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Old 10-19-2009   #1 (permalink)
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after i order my Cold Air IntaKe i will have about 200 bucKs left over. So what would you all recommend to give me some pretty good ponies that will be worth my dollar will appreciate suggestions everyone. thanK you. By the way i have a 2000 v6 mustang with headers, dual exhaust, K&N air filter, and some little stuff. what do you all recommend
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save the 200.. theres not much you can do with it for power
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Maybe a short throw shifter?
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Throttle Body Spacer maybe?... although I hear gains are minimal.
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Throttle Body Spacer maybe?... although I hear gains are minimal.
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Actually from what I keep hearing throttle body spacers are actually very useful as nice paper weights, lol, if i had an extra $200 that I just had to spend on my car, id probably go with a short throw shifter, specifically a mgw short throw shifter lol ... but thats just me
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A short throw does add any power but it sure makes your drive feel a thousandtimes better. If you have an auto I suggest a j-mod.
Another cheapish mod is an intake spacer. VAP Auto has them for $120. They are good for a few ponies.
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after i order my Cold Air IntaKe i will have about 200 bucKs left over. So what would you all recommend to give me some pretty good ponies that will be worth my dollar will appreciate suggestions everyone. thanK you. By the way i have a 2000 v6 mustang with headers, dual exhaust, K&N air filter, and some little stuff. what do you all recommend
Buy a new set of GEARS!!! Have 'em installed when you save up another $200 or DIY (NOT RECOMMENDED...)
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You could get some udp, under drive pulleys, around 100, but not much hp, around 16 was the cites findings
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Would any of you all recommend a performance chip? suggested by a friend of mine..
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Would any of you all recommend a performance chip? suggested by a friend of mine..
Personally, I prefer tuners since you don't have to send them back in for adjustment every time you get a performance upgrade.
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so with the performance chip that should probably be the LAST mod so i dont have to Keep adjusting it? and how much is a tuner usually? and what is it
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so with the performance chip that should probably be the LAST mod so i dont have to Keep adjusting it? and how much is a tuner usually? and what is it
No, I wouldn't say that a chip should be your last mod if (if you choose a chip over a tuner). I'm just saying that they're just impractical & far too limited compared to tuners.
Tuners are like handheld computers for your car. They tap into your car's onboard CPU & allow you to make adjustments (the same adjustments a chip will allow + many more). A Dyno shop technician can give you custom tunes with just a couple of Dyno runs. They're far more convenient & practical INHO & tend to hover around $360-$380 whereas chips are about $270 --
If you get a tuner from AM, they'll email you new custom tunes for the life of your stang any time you buy a performance mod from them. I'm not endorsing AM...just giving an example of the convenience differences between adjusting a tuner yourself or professionally & mailing a chip after each Go-Mod.

Hope this helps.
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yea actuall a tuner does sound ALOT more convenient than a performance chip...i thinK i would spend the extra couple bucKs on a tuner. thanK you for the advice. i will probably do that after this next mod i do. which will probably be the gears. thanK you for the help
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yea actuall a tuner does sound ALOT more convenient than a performance chip...i thinK i would spend the extra couple bucKs on a tuner. thanK you for the advice. i will probably do that after this next mod i do. which will probably be the gears. thanK you for the help
No prob bro. Glad I could help. Happy Modding
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if youre going to do gears do a LSD at the same time as well you'll hate yourself if you have to open up the rear again
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