4.10 gears & T-Lok or... UDP's and hand held tuner

adammcmanus · 12-09-2008

so for my 02' V6 mustang i am getting either 4.10 gears and a T-Lok or underdrive pulleys and a hand held tuner. already have a CAI and exhaust. which would i see better performance gains from?? HP, Torque, Acceleration.. etc..

Country24 · 12-09-2008

i would go with the gears and t-lok, but get the handheld tuner also. it will help with calibrating your gears. i will be doing the same thing as soon as the winter is over. you will get much more acceleration with gears in my opinion. the underdrive pulley might give you about lets say 10 hp, which you prolly might not even feel. The gears, t-lok, AND tuner will let you feel like your driving a faster car.

Just my 2 cents

Stanger98 · 12-10-2008

i would go with all of them like I have

adammcmanus · 12-10-2008

oh i gladly would haha only i dont exactly have that much money to get them all. right now. i have big plans for the future but they will come over time.

Stanger98 · 12-10-2008

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Originally Posted by adammcmanus

oh i gladly would haha only i dont exactly have that much money to get them all. right now. i have big plans for the future but they will come over time.

haha, and I'm glad to see that people are actually running the exhaust setup that I originally had. Being a guinea pig ftmfw

but yeah, gears & t-lok + install will be around $1000 all said and done.

I recommend rebuilding the rear while you've got the gears and tlok out like I did. Here's what I replaced everything with.

Ratech 7.5 Rebuild Kit $75
Detroit TruTrac -$450
FRPP 4.10 Gears -$125 (ebay ftw; brand new too)
Shop Labor -$480

UDP's can be had anywhere from $80-$200... I'd go with ASP pullies myself, that's what I have and I love it.

If you go with a tuner, head on over to brenspeed.com, Brent creates incredible tunes and sells the X-Cal2 or 3 for an excellent price. Otherwise hit up ebay or mustang forums for an x-cal2 or 3, but make sure it's unlocked, especially if you buy off of ebay, make sure the seller guarantees it unlocked.

It's really up to you though because all are excellent bolt-on mods, they all provide some sort of gain

adammcmanus · 12-11-2008

ok well i would like to do it myself to save money, but i also realize gears are not easy to deal with. i would like to know how to work on gears and set them up and so on...

Stanger98 · 12-12-2008

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Originally Posted by adammcmanus

ok well i would like to do it myself to save money, but i also realize gears are not easy to deal with. i would like to know how to work on gears and set them up and so on...

i would not even attempt to do gears myself and I built my motor myself.

They are just not something that can be taken likely. Gear lash needs to be perfect, etc.

adammcmanus · 12-13-2008

ok so a differential is not too hard to deal with correct? so roughly how much shop labor would i expect to pay for the gears?

shinerstang · 12-13-2008

You could install a t-lock yourself. It is much easier to do than you think. You just need new carrier bearings, or have your old ones pressed off and installed on your new t-lock......

Stanger98 · 12-13-2008

It's about 5 hours worth of labor for gears. so multiply whatever shops hourly rate is, $20 for fluids, and $12 for friction modifier.