- Feb 15, 2011
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I just purchased an 05' GT . I had a built 88' 5.0 LX hatchback years ago, but it has been a long time for me with out a stang.
The 05' has an AriRaid cold air intake already, but is stock beyond that (I think, bought it used from a dealer).
I want to juice it up a little, but I don't want to supercharge it at this point. I have been reading up on performance upgrades and have a few ideas, but I thought it would be helpful to get the opinions of a few guys that have already been through this.
Also - I might supercharge it in the future, so I do want my upgrades to be compatible with that if possible.
Here are my ideas so far: I believe exhaust and a programmer will get me the most bang for my buck. I would like to go with some long tube headers, off-road X pipe and some less restrictive axle backs and mufflers. Not sure on brand or size at this point. I do need to pass emissions every two years, so I need a system where I can re-install factory cats to get that done. (FYI - I live in AZ, so we can actually un-install and re-install exhaust components without a problem - no rust). Then I would install a programmer set up for the exhaust and CAI.
Please let me know if you think this is a good start to get some more HP and what kind of HP gain I would be looking at.
Thanks for any help you may be able to provide!
The 05' has an AriRaid cold air intake already, but is stock beyond that (I think, bought it used from a dealer).
I want to juice it up a little, but I don't want to supercharge it at this point. I have been reading up on performance upgrades and have a few ideas, but I thought it would be helpful to get the opinions of a few guys that have already been through this.
Also - I might supercharge it in the future, so I do want my upgrades to be compatible with that if possible.
Here are my ideas so far: I believe exhaust and a programmer will get me the most bang for my buck. I would like to go with some long tube headers, off-road X pipe and some less restrictive axle backs and mufflers. Not sure on brand or size at this point. I do need to pass emissions every two years, so I need a system where I can re-install factory cats to get that done. (FYI - I live in AZ, so we can actually un-install and re-install exhaust components without a problem - no rust). Then I would install a programmer set up for the exhaust and CAI.
Please let me know if you think this is a good start to get some more HP and what kind of HP gain I would be looking at.
Thanks for any help you may be able to provide!