Hey everyone! So yeah, sadly I'm recently divorced. Whatever. It is what it is. I loved her but you can't make a daughter a housewife. Now that the mutual hogwash is over, I'm totally torn what to buy myself now that I don't have to ask permission or forgiveness. :grin:
So, my budget is basically $750, but probably $1k MAX. My mustang is an extra/fun/play car. Mods are in my signature. I've got a beater daily driver. I went to the drag strip once early this past summer, and had an absolute blast. I plan to be back to the strip way more than once next year. I also love the twisty turny roads that Michigan has to offer, and honestly wouldn't rule out the possibility of road course/autoX racing next year either. All this being said, I still have to get my own place, so I know I won't be able to afford too many major mods in the foreseeable future, at least until I find a house and get re-established.
Note- pretty much anything will be personally installed by myself and friends. I'm a machinist with a fair amount of years working on my own vehicles. Between common sense, google, youtube, and no stress of "having to have it done to get to work in the morning" I'm not concerned by doing anything myself other than tuning
Ideas in my head so far would be as follows, and in no particular order.
DSS one peice aluminum driveshaft : I've heard good things about this mod, allegedly picks up acceleration but I've heard contrary. Also read a couple threads about slight vibration at certain speeds. But, no other mods would be needed to support this out of the box.
Headers : Depending on the setup/brand, could pass well over budget. Even with a less expensive, but fairly well fitting brand like the BBK's, Still going to need to tune it, which will definitely put me beyond budget.
lowering/suspension : A good set of springs and dampers could be had for right around my budget, but there would still need to be a panhard bar, probably rear UCA mount, and depending on the drop, caster/camber plates, LCA relo's etc. So I know this topic is very "iffy" and dependent on what I actually do regarding suspension.
Nitrous kit : Obviously I've read ad nauseum about the dangers of poor tuning, need for re-filling, and "cheating" aspect of N2O. But under the right circumstances with the right safeties, it can be one of the absolute best dollar per HP upgrades, depending on how it's used. But also, since it's not a strictly drag car, how much will I really make use of the money spent here, since I don't street race or act a fool on public roads 99% of the time?
Sorry for the long winded post everyone. But you know my budget, goals, what I'm working with already, and kind of direction I'm heading. I'm not saying choose one of the options I listed, maybe someone else has an idea I haven't thought over yet. So give me your thoughts, comments, opinions, whatever you got.
Thank you very much brothers and sisters, your advice and opinions are appreaciated!!
So, my budget is basically $750, but probably $1k MAX. My mustang is an extra/fun/play car. Mods are in my signature. I've got a beater daily driver. I went to the drag strip once early this past summer, and had an absolute blast. I plan to be back to the strip way more than once next year. I also love the twisty turny roads that Michigan has to offer, and honestly wouldn't rule out the possibility of road course/autoX racing next year either. All this being said, I still have to get my own place, so I know I won't be able to afford too many major mods in the foreseeable future, at least until I find a house and get re-established.
Note- pretty much anything will be personally installed by myself and friends. I'm a machinist with a fair amount of years working on my own vehicles. Between common sense, google, youtube, and no stress of "having to have it done to get to work in the morning" I'm not concerned by doing anything myself other than tuning
Ideas in my head so far would be as follows, and in no particular order.
DSS one peice aluminum driveshaft : I've heard good things about this mod, allegedly picks up acceleration but I've heard contrary. Also read a couple threads about slight vibration at certain speeds. But, no other mods would be needed to support this out of the box.
Headers : Depending on the setup/brand, could pass well over budget. Even with a less expensive, but fairly well fitting brand like the BBK's, Still going to need to tune it, which will definitely put me beyond budget.
lowering/suspension : A good set of springs and dampers could be had for right around my budget, but there would still need to be a panhard bar, probably rear UCA mount, and depending on the drop, caster/camber plates, LCA relo's etc. So I know this topic is very "iffy" and dependent on what I actually do regarding suspension.
Nitrous kit : Obviously I've read ad nauseum about the dangers of poor tuning, need for re-filling, and "cheating" aspect of N2O. But under the right circumstances with the right safeties, it can be one of the absolute best dollar per HP upgrades, depending on how it's used. But also, since it's not a strictly drag car, how much will I really make use of the money spent here, since I don't street race or act a fool on public roads 99% of the time?
Sorry for the long winded post everyone. But you know my budget, goals, what I'm working with already, and kind of direction I'm heading. I'm not saying choose one of the options I listed, maybe someone else has an idea I haven't thought over yet. So give me your thoughts, comments, opinions, whatever you got.
Thank you very much brothers and sisters, your advice and opinions are appreaciated!!