Are you looking for things you can do yourself or are you looking for a list of what order you should do mods in. My very first mod on my first Mustang was a CAI. It's quick, it's easy and it looks pretty good.
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would'nt be doing the work myself just trying to get an idea of where to start and where i should be heading.. not looking to race just want a fast great sounding car..
Gears, full intake (CAI, throttle body and plenum), exhaust (Midpipe, catback), underdrive pulleys, lower control arms and tune. All that should get you one pretty quick ride.
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First off.. congrats on the new Stang and welcome!
I am with those guys, but... I'd do what's called a PI swap first, then add gears and a tune, bolt on, etc., the engine you have right now is called a non PI engine, which doesn't respond really at all to the bolt ons they've suggested.
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2003 Redfire Cobra
Steig stg 3 port w/ported TB plenum
Steeda Intake w/sniper tune
Mac O/R H-pipe w/flowmaster catback
Steeda Tri-Ax 315/35-17 Nittos
2.93 Pulley w/Even Flow Head Cooling Mod
LFP Dual pass Heat Exchanger
Spec 3 clutch w/fidanza flywheel
First off.. congrats on the new Stang and welcome!
I am with those guys, but... I'd do what's called a PI swap first, then add gears and a tune, bolt on, etc., the engine you have right now is called a non PI engine, which doesn't respond really at all to the bolt ons they've suggested.
Good point xxkazp3rxx, a PI swap consist of changing out your current heads and intake with PI parts from 99+ Mustangs. (Please correct if I'm wrong here, 4.6 guys.)
Theses parts breathe better than the current setup on your car.
I guess you can do the upgrades in whatever order you want but the point is that a new intake and exhaust will give you better results when you have the PI parts installed.
Wow, I totally misread the year, I thought it said 99. Good catch. A PI intake, head and cam swap will REALLY make a difference. If you stay with the stock 96 style pistons, you'll see a higher compression ratio after it's complete. Higher compression means a little more power and hopefully a little more responsive to bolt on mods. Unfortunately it also means higher octane requirements for fuel if you try to exploit that parameter with a tune.
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newbie needs help.. 
