Hello new guy here young enough to enjoy a conv. mustang old enough to know what mods I need,I have a 05 v6 daily driver{cept for when the snow falls}one streetlight to deal with on a 90mile mtn.drive comute. looking for info on cai,dual exhaust,new ring and pinion,bigger brakes and wheels. Trying to build a nice hwy cruiser that is not only fun to drive but good on fuel lets face it most v6`s are better on the hwy than stop and go. If anyone can tell me what changes to expect with 3;73`s on my top end it would be appreciated it goes fast enough to get a ticket now but I`m wondering if the gear change will make it more responsive for passing and climbing. Thanks new member old driver
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If you drive mainly highway or above 50mph and are still concerned with gas mileage, I would not do gears. They are good for round town, stop and go driving on the street. They will hurt your gas mileage, especially a 90 mile commute. You can get a GT rear fascia, or cut the bumper, and get some take offs from OEM Parts & OEM Wheels - Original Equipment Parts from NewTakeOff or another brand, flowmaster, magnaflow, whoever. Do a search too. There's lots of stuff on this. Don't know if you'll ever need bigger brakes. Wheels are personal choice, lots of stuff found with search button. For CAI and tunes check out steeda and vmptuning.com.
welcome! get a CAI that requires a tune. yes, buying a tuner also increases the price, but it is the #1 BEST MOD you can do to your S197. like said above, wheels are a personal choice. for the brakes, the cheap solution (and most cost effective, IMO for a near stock vehicle would be to upgrade he brake pads and gfet some stainless steel lines. you can get the lines from HotPart Suspension Products, i did
as far as fuel economy, i would skip the gears as well. you would want to keep to a numerically lower gear ratio and the installation cost and performance gain would not make it beneficial IMO. i have 4.30s and do not have a problem with losing top end. you cant go that fast on the road anyway, so why worry about it. i do not do much hwy driving, so i cannot comment on hwy mileage numbers
ford racing makes a dual exhaust kit for the V6, and newtakeoff.com has a conversion kit as well. i am not familiar with exhaust for the V6, so i dont know if you are required to cut the rear bumper for installation of these kits or not. you can always get a GT bumper if you dont want to cut the bumper.
as far as fuel economy, i would skip the gears as well. you would want to keep to a numerically lower gear ratio and the installation cost and performance gain would not make it beneficial IMO. i have 4.30s and do not have a problem with losing top end. you cant go that fast on the road anyway, so why worry about it. i do not do much hwy driving, so i cannot comment on hwy mileage numbers
ford racing makes a dual exhaust kit for the V6, and newtakeoff.com has a conversion kit as well. i am not familiar with exhaust for the V6, so i dont know if you are required to cut the rear bumper for installation of these kits or not. you can always get a GT bumper if you dont want to cut the bumper.
NastyStang113
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Check out VMP Tuning. Justin sells packages for V6s that include a GT muffler (which will gain power), a "cheap" alternative for a cold air intake, and a custom tuned Xcal3. Of course you can buy the package with a C&L but it's more expensive. Here's a link for you to both packages. I think this is the best way you can go with your new Mustang.
VMP Tuning - Buy Ford SCT & GM Custom Handheld Flash Tuners Performance Economy Towing: 05-08 Mustang V6 Custom X-Cal2 or X3, VMP Intake, GT Muffler +25 RWHP
VMP Tuning - Buy Ford SCT & GM Custom Handheld Flash Tuners Performance Economy Towing: 05-08 Mustang V6 Custom SCT X-Cal2 or X3 Flasher and C&L Intake
VMP Tuning - Buy Ford SCT & GM Custom Handheld Flash Tuners Performance Economy Towing: 05-08 Mustang V6 Custom X-Cal2 or X3, VMP Intake, GT Muffler +25 RWHP
VMP Tuning - Buy Ford SCT & GM Custom Handheld Flash Tuners Performance Economy Towing: 05-08 Mustang V6 Custom SCT X-Cal2 or X3 Flasher and C&L Intake
Thanks for the info have been looking at k`n cai without tune ,does tuning to cai make that big a diff, local muffler shop say`s $500 and dual h-pipe installed with a fibrepack muffler to keep em quite. Was looking at higher performance rotors and brakes, long winding rd,to travel,need to pass quick because there`s only 4-5 places along the route to do so and have you any feedback about intake spacers looking to go quick with some economy looks like it`ll be $1;50-1;75 a liter for fuel {thats almost $5;50 or more a gallon}. Always drove a truck so might as well feel good in a stang without breakin the bank
NastyStang113
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Any cai that doesn't require a tune isn't worth it. A cai and tune is the biggest bang for your buck mod you can do. It's going to be like a whole new car. Throttle body spacers are paper weights. Do not spend your hard earned money on one.
Get a GT muffler, it adds 10 rwhp. VMP Tuning sells them, too. I put them on my girlfriend's car and they sound awesome. $100 for two. Just put the passenger side muffler on until you want to dual it out and than you can buy the factory piping and hangers. Without a supercharger or turbo, adding dual exhaust won't add anymore power than doing just a GT muffler.
If it was my car I'd get a C&L cai with a Xcal3 tuned by VMP Tuning and than a GT muffler. It'd add a good amount of power. Definitely the best bang for your buck.
Get a GT muffler, it adds 10 rwhp. VMP Tuning sells them, too. I put them on my girlfriend's car and they sound awesome. $100 for two. Just put the passenger side muffler on until you want to dual it out and than you can buy the factory piping and hangers. Without a supercharger or turbo, adding dual exhaust won't add anymore power than doing just a GT muffler.
If it was my car I'd get a C&L cai with a Xcal3 tuned by VMP Tuning and than a GT muffler. It'd add a good amount of power. Definitely the best bang for your buck.
OK, I have a six and personally The magnaflow exhaust will give you 17 hp gain(Thats the rating) and is still a single to dual exit exhaust. The cai is only rated at 5-7 hp gain which imo is not worth 5 bills. I do have a sct2 tune and that did make a diff in the lag in the throttle.
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