At what point should you consider dyno tuning your Mustang?
hey everyone, i have a question. this is my first mustang. its a 02 GT and these are the mods i have done so far:
flowmaster cat-back
bbk off-road x- pipe
c&l 85mm maf w/k&n
k&n cai
professional products 75mm tb and plenum
steeda tri ax shifter.
should i have the car dyno tuned or not at this point? theres a dyno shop where i live and they told me its not worth it. do u thinks thats true or not? let me know what to do. also is it possible to build a 12 sec. GT with bolt ons? what do u think my rwhp # are now with the mods listed above? thanks:thumbsup
I think you will benefit from a chip, i suggest you to first take it to a dyno for a base HP number and check AF ratio. The reason i tell you this is because you have changed the MAF without changing the EEC program, and normally a change of maf with affect AF ratio, could be lean or rich. A chip can correct this if anything is wrong.
I agree, I think you've done enough intake/exhaust mods to make a tune worthwhile. You're not going to see HUGE peak increases. But you will see your power and torque curves broaden and move upward at the same time.
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12 Seconds is definatly a possability without forced induction. If your lucky and you get the right bolt ons and dyno tune you could make about 280-290 at the rear wheels with a 5 speed. Next you'd have to get suspension work done and get some drag radials on your back tires. Looking at your mods I think if you went with pulleys, long tube headers, and a dyno tune you would make about 275-290 rwhp. If you really wanted to spent a couple thousand you could go with heads and cams and that would definatly put you in the right HP range. But even with enough hp/tq you need to transfer the power to the pavement to run lower E.T.s
I have yet to see a bolt-on car make more than 270RWHP. Throw the right cams in and you can get 300ish to the ground. With that power and enough gearing 12's are very doable.
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- Ronald Reagan
hey everyone, i have a question. this is my first mustang. its a 02 GT and these are the mods i have done so far:
flowmaster cat-back
bbk off-road x- pipe
c&l 85mm maf w/k&n
k&n cai
professional products 75mm tb and plenum
steeda tri ax shifter.
should i have the car dyno tuned or not at this point? theres a dyno shop where i live and they told me its not worth it. do u thinks thats true or not? let me know what to do. also is it possible to build a 12 sec. GT with bolt ons? what do u think my rwhp # are now with the mods listed above? thanks:thumbsup
Just got my car dyno'd and made a real difference. It was breathing really well but the A/F was way off. I'm lucky I didn't detonate. I ended up with 252 rwhp.
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You didn't have the car tuned while it was on the dyno?
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Sometimes I think that government fits that old-fashioned definition of a baby: An alimentary canal with an appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
- Ronald Reagan
I have yet to see a bolt-on car make more than 270RWHP. Throw the right cams in and you can get 300ish to the ground. With that power and enough gearing 12's are very doable.
Yeah but you also have a 4V motor. I was referring to the 2V motors.
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Well done that is a pretty decent number. You could put on some pullies and change the rear gear 4.10 and do some suspension work. With some slicks and good reaction time you could get close to 12s but I would say low 13's. An aluminum drive shaft couldn't hurt.
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New forged internals w/cobra crank, TEA CNC ported heads w/ comp cams XE270AH, AccuFab throttlebody and plenum, Spec III clutch, TKO 600 trans, aluminum drive shaft, 3:73 gears, BBK long tube headers, 255lpm intank fuel pump, Dyno tuned, Polished Procharger D-1sc 12psi, 3 core intercooler. SVO hood and 18in Budnik wheels w/toyo tires. Caster/Camber plates BBK lowering springs. Car web page
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At what point should you consider dyno tuning your Mustang? 
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