I've been driving a gutless 94 BMW 318 for 5 years and finally got fed up with it. I'm picking up a 2002 V6 Mustang 5 speed in the next couple of days that's very clean. It's the Deluxe and has no aftermarket mods, including standard tires and rims.
I'd like to take a few hundred bucks and try to tweak it out a bit. I'm not a car guy (webmaster is more my thing). I've been reading the forum and it seems like these are probably the way to go in order of increasing cost:
Aftermarket air filter
Cold air intake
3.73 gears (I do highway driving, 45 mi each way about 2X/week
T-Lok (28?)
I've been poking around American Muscle and for parts only I'm thinking the above is about $450?
If I do all that, should I be concerned about standard tires/suspension? Also, anyone recommend a short shift kit? I had one installed on a previous car and I liked it a LOT.
Vic, I'm an older married guy too. Just can't imagine doing some of the mods that you are planning, especially the air intake, while still choking the system off with a y-pipe and stock exhaust. And the new exhaust doesn't have to be THAT loud...
Vic, I'm an older married guy too. Just can't imagine doing some of the mods that you are planning, especially the air intake, while still choking the system off with a y-pipe and stock exhaust. And the new exhaust doesn't have to be THAT loud...
Hadn't thought of that. But I've already dropped $500 and told my wife it was $300.
I'll have to wait until next spring for anything additional.
What would you recommend for letting the car breathe better but not having it "teenage-loud"?
There are a TON of threads here about different exhaust set-ups and I think the majority of them are not obnoxiously loud, especially if you keep the factory cats and just modify behind them.
As for the wife, try this one. Slowly destroy the factory exhaust, all the while making it louder and louder. When she becomes annoyed enough by the noise to ask, explain that the exhaust must be shot and needs to be replaced.
There are a TON of threads here about different exhaust set-ups and I think the majority of them are not obnoxiously loud, especially if you keep the factory cats and just modify behind them.
As for the wife, try this one. Slowly destroy the factory exhaust, all the while making it louder and louder. When she becomes annoyed enough by the noise to ask, explain that the exhaust must be shot and needs to be replaced.
As for the wife, try this one. Slowly destroy the factory exhaust, all the while making it louder and louder. When she becomes annoyed enough by the noise to ask, explain that the exhaust must be shot and needs to be replaced.
If she catches on, I had nothing to do with it.
Good luck.
HAHAHAHA
how does one go about slowly destroying one's exhaust?
2002 Mustang owner, looking for performance help 
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