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Old 05-24-2009   #1 (permalink)
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Default 2003 Mustang GT.. Newbie.. Advice appreciated

Hi. My name is Mike and new to forums in general.. love advice about my mustang.. i believe that someone out there can keep me from making mistakes to my baby and would be stupid of me not to listen to their advice when they have probably been there and done that. My Mustang is currently in the body shop right now getting a new paint job (satin black) and stage 3 roush kit.. bought a k & n cai.. debating on what mods to do next.. short throw shifter mgw or steeda.. gears 3.73 or 4.10.. any advice again is well appreciated. Thanks in advance
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Welcome aboard... We'll find you some advice in here.
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sounds good, thanks..
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i have MGW short shifter and love it. dont have gears yet, but im going to go w/ 3.73. i've driven a car w/ them and like em. haven't driven a 4.10 though, so i can't really compare :-\ but yeah, i would also recommend full exhaust. catback midpipe, and maybe headers if you have the time and $ good luck to you and welcome!!

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hey joe.. thanks.. i got the full roush exhaust set-up w/ a shorty x-pipe.. so i hope that sounds pretty good (beastly).. i heard that headers would hit the ground when driving (any truth to that?) oh i guess i should add that my car is a convertible.. i need to post up some pics really soon
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ya that would awesome. if you are in the need of parts, www.americanmuscle.com has some good parts for cheap and give free shipping. most sites do. just a good site. love to see some pics. ur car really a roush or just kit and exhaust for it? everyone on here is never near me HA. most cali
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thanks for the site.. just roush body kit and exhaust.. should be out of the shop in about a week.. super excited to see the paint!
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wow, if thats ur car before, it looks tore up!! damn. can't wait to see new pics, sounds like it going to be awesome! love the side exhaust look. feel free to PM if u have questions, i know a little but everyone here knows a lot.
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what is PM? sorry bro.. im super super new
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Id get the MGW short throw.

As for gears id get 3.73's unless you hit the track a lot then go 4.10s
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as far as gears go if your car is a 5 speed i would go with 3;73s if its an auto get 4;10s i have 4;10s in my car and love them, gears by far are the best upgrade for the money it is a mod that you can really feel, i would do that next then maybe a set of underdriven pullies and a tuner post some pics when you get your car back from the paint shop and welcome to the site
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You're in a great place for advice! Welcome onboard.

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wow.. thank u guys for all of the advice so far.. what are underdrive pullies?
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underdrive pullies are different crankshaft,waterpump and alternater pullies that take the load off the crank freeing up a few horses and making faster throttle response if you decide to go with a set get steeda pullies because they come wih a one piece crank pully and are better than the ones that use a piggyback style pully
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