What to do with money?

Blue Thunder · 09-20-2007, 06:35 PM

So i've come into a lil money and now the question is....what to buy? I'm thinking of getting some VT stage 2 cams and valvesprings from a fella on here and then buying a nitrous system. OR!!!!! I could maybe save for about a year and get a basic superhcarger....but i'm impatient and am leaning towards getting the cams and nitrous system. I'm having a shop do all installations for free...so no install cost! I think cams and nitrous sounds fun! Any comments suggestions or ideas i haven't considered?

mpt_1962 · 09-21-2007, 01:20 AM

if you think you will get a supercharger down the road, go ahead and get the supercharger cams. You'll get the bump in performance and alot more when you get your supercharger.

spike_africa · 09-21-2007, 05:32 AM

Decide your goal before you buy anything. If your gonna be a n/a nitrous motor guy then do it. If you know you want a turbo/supercharger in a year dont waste money on a nitrous kit and n/a cams. Also you need a tuner who knows modulars to get a mod motor to run good when cammed so think about that.

jeredan2003 · 09-21-2007, 11:21 AM

get the supercharger. Youll end up spending tons of money on cams and nitrous, only to end up going s/c down the road. Then you have wasted money unless you build the block so you can use the nitrous.....

*03gtmustang* · 09-21-2007, 12:12 PM

Put it in a savings account for your future.

Stan · 09-21-2007, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 03gtmustang

Put it in a savings account for your future.

thats no fun!!

mpt_1962 · 09-21-2007, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 03gtmustang

Put it in a savings account for your future.

BAH HUM BUG!

Codiddy · 09-22-2007, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by 03gtmustang

Put it in a savings account for your future.

forget that. for maximum boringness put it in mutual funds and a money market account

mpt_1962 · 09-22-2007, 07:47 AM

or just buy the supercharger cams and get the supercharger later!!!

jeredan2003 · 09-22-2007, 01:54 PM

or just buy a supercharger!

mpt_1962 · 09-23-2007, 01:17 AM

made a decision yet?

Blue Thunder · 09-23-2007, 05:11 AM

I've been negotiating a good deal with a fell aon here who's selling a set of brand new vt stage 2 cams and new valvesprings so....i think ima buy them cuz it's a decent deal. Plus i'm impatient and can't afford a s/s.

Maybe a few years from now when i graduate i'll get one and sell the nitrous kit but i think ima go with these vt stage 2's and ima get a nitrous kit with all the bells and whistles and run like a 100 shot wet kit(either TNT or NX). If i was patient and smart i'm sure that iwould save for a sc but i'm an impatient punk who has a nasty thirst for go fast goodies. As far as saving for my future...i think i got that covered. I'm going to UT austin right now and i think i'm doin pretty good.

mpt_1962 · 09-23-2007, 06:02 AM

i went the vt stage 2 also. you better get a new torque converter with that too, you'll need a lil more stall. I went with a 3800 stall converter....nevermind. Didnt see the (Spec Stage 2 clutch) until after i mentioned the stall converter. I bought some new valve cover gaskets too. Get some of those from Randy, and get the timing cover gaskets, timing chains, and the plastic guides. I went ahead and replaced most of the parts for the swap.

Blue Thunder · 09-23-2007, 06:36 AM

Just a quick question...anyone have any idea what kinda numbers i'll put down with the cams and my current mods? Also what kind anumbers can i expect from these cams combined with 100 shot of nitrous and my current mods. Why should i get new gaskets etc?

jeredan2003 · 09-23-2007, 07:24 AM

by the time you buy cams, springs, nitrous with all accessories, you could have just put a s/c on it. And it would be tons less install time and work. Filling that n20 bottle gets expensive. Especially when its easy to empty a full bottle in one night and its $30 per fill.....Noone reads my vortech thread....

mpt_1962 · 09-24-2007, 01:08 AM

if you do the cam work and nos kit yourself you'll save alot of money and it will be cheaper than a s/c kit. Im doing my own cam install and torque converter, so i saved a few hundred$.

ShapeShifter · 09-24-2007, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 03gtmustang

Put it in a savings account for your future.

+1

Blue Thunder · 09-24-2007, 09:12 AM

Well im getting the cams and springs for under $600 and the install on the cams is free from my shop. Nitrous....i dunno but it's not too expensive and install isn't too hard. Honestly i would love to do an sc but dont have the money @ all. What woul dhappen if i do my VT stage 2's and then put an sc on this summer but no nitrous? Would it work? Upsides downsides? I'm pretty set on doin VT stage 2's but i'm not dead set on nitrous over a blower.

stanger00 · 09-24-2007, 11:28 AM

you will make more power with the N/A stage 2 cams then you will with stock cams. thats a plus right there.

Blue Thunder · 09-26-2007, 03:08 AM

Well i've decided not to buy anything right now not even cams and just begin saving for an s/c....i might buy a few lil parts, but nothing big. Hopefully by late summertime I will be the owner of a beautiful mongoose kit or procharger s/c

ShapeShifter · 09-26-2007, 04:00 AM

nitrous...

Blue Thunder · 09-26-2007, 04:14 AM

Any minor mods(under $500) that i haven't done yet that i should put on my Bullitt? As i've bitched about many times on here i'm extremely disatisfied with my Bullitt and it's numbers @ the strip...i'm ready to put some major power into my baby in the next year or call it quits and sell it. I've ppured so much money into this car that i could've bought a crate engine or a kenne belle with forged internals by now. Am i glad i've slowly built the car up? Yes...not only is my car car extremely solid in almost every aspect now, but it was a labor of love....it's just that i'm really sick of getting toasted by Craparos and ricers and telling people that i put down under 300hp and under 300trq and havin em laugh @ me....i want a fuckin monster @ this point.

Steeda97 · 09-26-2007, 06:49 AM

If you dont mind me asking, i'd like to see pictures of your stang. From what your signature says, it sounds pretty bad ass.

Blue Thunder · 09-26-2007, 07:55 AM

Will post some soon thanx!

09-20-2007, 06:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Blue Thunder Speed Demon Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 487	What to do with money? So i've come into a lil money and now the question is....what to buy? I'm thinking of getting some VT stage 2 cams and valvesprings from a fella on here and then buying a nitrous system. OR!!!!! I could maybe save for about a year and get a basic superhcarger....but i'm impatient and am leaning towards getting the cams and nitrous system. I'm having a shop do all installations for free...so no install cost! I think cams and nitrous sounds fun! Any comments suggestions or ideas i haven't considered? __________________ Bullitt Mods: 4.10 's , Magnaflow Catback, Prochamber (OR), BBK Ceramic Lt's, Custom Tune, MGW Short Throw, SLP Line Lok, MM LCA's, MM XL SFC's, MRT CAI, Steeda UDP'S, Tokicko Illuminas, Steeda Sport Springs, MM CC Plates, X2 Balljoint, Bumpsteer Kit, MSD Coilpacks, Eaton LSD, 31 Mosers, Spec stage 2 clutch, Spec steel flywheel, M/T DR's. Cervini's RA Hood, 04 Cobra F. Bumper, 18" Bullitt Wheels, 20% Tint, HID Kit, Smoked Headlights, Painted interior trim(DHG), Seq. Tailights, Billett Stuff.

09-21-2007, 05:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
spike_africa Administrator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Orlando,Florida Posts: 7,142	Decide your goal before you buy anything. If your gonna be a n/a nitrous motor guy then do it. If you know you want a turbo/supercharger in a year dont waste money on a nitrous kit and n/a cams. Also you need a tuner who knows modulars to get a mod motor to run good when cammed so think about that. __________________ Dustin 2002 GT Mustang 5-Speed Drag Radials,Sprayed,Powershifted WOOO HOOOO!

09-21-2007, 11:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
jeredan2003 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 1,788	get the supercharger. Youll end up spending tons of money on cams and nitrous, only to end up going s/c down the road. Then you have wasted money unless you build the block so you can use the nitrous..... __________________ 2003 DSG GT 5-speed Hellion 62mm and Flowmaster catback..... My bonestock 2v engine had been through 2 years of NX 100 shot, 3 years running 8-12lbs vortech s-trim, got into boost daily while racing on the weekends, had 157,000 miles on it, and was running like new

09-21-2007, 12:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
03gtmustang Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Va Posts: 3,231	Put it in a savings account for your future. __________________ D&D Auto Detailing -Dan

09-22-2007, 01:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
jeredan2003 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 1,788	or just buy a supercharger! __________________ 2003 DSG GT 5-speed Hellion 62mm and Flowmaster catback..... My bonestock 2v engine had been through 2 years of NX 100 shot, 3 years running 8-12lbs vortech s-trim, got into boost daily while racing on the weekends, had 157,000 miles on it, and was running like new

09-21-2007, 01:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
mpt_1962 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Twentynine Palms, CA Posts: 816	if you think you will get a supercharger down the road, go ahead and get the supercharger cams. You'll get the bump in performance and alot more when you get your supercharger.

09-22-2007, 07:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
mpt_1962 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Twentynine Palms, CA Posts: 816	or just buy the supercharger cams and get the supercharger later!!!

09-23-2007, 01:17 AM	#11 (permalink)
mpt_1962 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Twentynine Palms, CA Posts: 816	made a decision yet?

09-23-2007, 05:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
Blue Thunder Speed Demon Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 487	I've been negotiating a good deal with a fell aon here who's selling a set of brand new vt stage 2 cams and new valvesprings so....i think ima buy them cuz it's a decent deal. Plus i'm impatient and can't afford a s/s. Maybe a few years from now when i graduate i'll get one and sell the nitrous kit but i think ima go with these vt stage 2's and ima get a nitrous kit with all the bells and whistles and run like a 100 shot wet kit(either TNT or NX). If i was patient and smart i'm sure that iwould save for a sc but i'm an impatient punk who has a nasty thirst for go fast goodies. As far as saving for my future...i think i got that covered. I'm going to UT austin right now and i think i'm doin pretty good. __________________ Bullitt Mods: 4.10 's , Magnaflow Catback, Prochamber (OR), BBK Ceramic Lt's, Custom Tune, MGW Short Throw, SLP Line Lok, MM LCA's, MM XL SFC's, MRT CAI, Steeda UDP'S, Tokicko Illuminas, Steeda Sport Springs, MM CC Plates, X2 Balljoint, Bumpsteer Kit, MSD Coilpacks, Eaton LSD, 31 Mosers, Spec stage 2 clutch, Spec steel flywheel, M/T DR's. Cervini's RA Hood, 04 Cobra F. Bumper, 18" Bullitt Wheels, 20% Tint, HID Kit, Smoked Headlights, Painted interior trim(DHG), Seq. Tailights, Billett Stuff.

09-23-2007, 06:02 AM	#13 (permalink)
mpt_1962 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Twentynine Palms, CA Posts: 816	i went the vt stage 2 also. you better get a new torque converter with that too, you'll need a lil more stall. I went with a 3800 stall converter....nevermind. Didnt see the (Spec Stage 2 clutch) until after i mentioned the stall converter. I bought some new valve cover gaskets too. Get some of those from Randy, and get the timing cover gaskets, timing chains, and the plastic guides. I went ahead and replaced most of the parts for the swap. Last edited by mpt_1962 : 09-23-2007 at 06:06 AM.

09-23-2007, 06:36 AM	#14 (permalink)
Blue Thunder Speed Demon Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 487	Just a quick question...anyone have any idea what kinda numbers i'll put down with the cams and my current mods? Also what kind anumbers can i expect from these cams combined with 100 shot of nitrous and my current mods. Why should i get new gaskets etc? __________________ Bullitt Mods: 4.10 's , Magnaflow Catback, Prochamber (OR), BBK Ceramic Lt's, Custom Tune, MGW Short Throw, SLP Line Lok, MM LCA's, MM XL SFC's, MRT CAI, Steeda UDP'S, Tokicko Illuminas, Steeda Sport Springs, MM CC Plates, X2 Balljoint, Bumpsteer Kit, MSD Coilpacks, Eaton LSD, 31 Mosers, Spec stage 2 clutch, Spec steel flywheel, M/T DR's. Cervini's RA Hood, 04 Cobra F. Bumper, 18" Bullitt Wheels, 20% Tint, HID Kit, Smoked Headlights, Painted interior trim(DHG), Seq. Tailights, Billett Stuff.

09-23-2007, 07:24 AM	#15 (permalink)
jeredan2003 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 1,788	by the time you buy cams, springs, nitrous with all accessories, you could have just put a s/c on it. And it would be tons less install time and work. Filling that n20 bottle gets expensive. Especially when its easy to empty a full bottle in one night and its $30 per fill.....Noone reads my vortech thread.... __________________ 2003 DSG GT 5-speed Hellion 62mm and Flowmaster catback..... My bonestock 2v engine had been through 2 years of NX 100 shot, 3 years running 8-12lbs vortech s-trim, got into boost daily while racing on the weekends, had 157,000 miles on it, and was running like new

09-24-2007, 01:08 AM	#16 (permalink)
mpt_1962 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Twentynine Palms, CA Posts: 816	if you do the cam work and nos kit yourself you'll save alot of money and it will be cheaper than a s/c kit. Im doing my own cam install and torque converter, so i saved a few hundred$.

09-24-2007, 09:12 AM	#18 (permalink)
Blue Thunder Speed Demon Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 487	Well im getting the cams and springs for under $600 and the install on the cams is free from my shop. Nitrous....i dunno but it's not too expensive and install isn't too hard. Honestly i would love to do an sc but dont have the money @ all. What woul dhappen if i do my VT stage 2's and then put an sc on this summer but no nitrous? Would it work? Upsides downsides? I'm pretty set on doin VT stage 2's but i'm not dead set on nitrous over a blower. __________________ Bullitt Mods: 4.10 's , Magnaflow Catback, Prochamber (OR), BBK Ceramic Lt's, Custom Tune, MGW Short Throw, SLP Line Lok, MM LCA's, MM XL SFC's, MRT CAI, Steeda UDP'S, Tokicko Illuminas, Steeda Sport Springs, MM CC Plates, X2 Balljoint, Bumpsteer Kit, MSD Coilpacks, Eaton LSD, 31 Mosers, Spec stage 2 clutch, Spec steel flywheel, M/T DR's. Cervini's RA Hood, 04 Cobra F. Bumper, 18" Bullitt Wheels, 20% Tint, HID Kit, Smoked Headlights, Painted interior trim(DHG), Seq. Tailights, Billett Stuff.

09-26-2007, 03:08 AM	#20 (permalink)
Blue Thunder Speed Demon Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 487	Well i've decided not to buy anything right now not even cams and just begin saving for an s/c....i might buy a few lil parts, but nothing big. Hopefully by late summertime I will be the owner of a beautiful mongoose kit or procharger s/c __________________ Bullitt Mods: 4.10 's , Magnaflow Catback, Prochamber (OR), BBK Ceramic Lt's, Custom Tune, MGW Short Throw, SLP Line Lok, MM LCA's, MM XL SFC's, MRT CAI, Steeda UDP'S, Tokicko Illuminas, Steeda Sport Springs, MM CC Plates, X2 Balljoint, Bumpsteer Kit, MSD Coilpacks, Eaton LSD, 31 Mosers, Spec stage 2 clutch, Spec steel flywheel, M/T DR's. Cervini's RA Hood, 04 Cobra F. Bumper, 18" Bullitt Wheels, 20% Tint, HID Kit, Smoked Headlights, Painted interior trim(DHG), Seq. Tailights, Billett Stuff.

09-26-2007, 04:00 AM	#21 (permalink)
ShapeShifter Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 509	nitrous... __________________

09-26-2007, 04:14 AM	#22 (permalink)
Blue Thunder Speed Demon Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 487	Any minor mods(under $500) that i haven't done yet that i should put on my Bullitt? As i've bitched about many times on here i'm extremely disatisfied with my Bullitt and it's numbers @ the strip...i'm ready to put some major power into my baby in the next year or call it quits and sell it. I've ppured so much money into this car that i could've bought a crate engine or a kenne belle with forged internals by now. Am i glad i've slowly built the car up? Yes...not only is my car car extremely solid in almost every aspect now, but it was a labor of love....it's just that i'm really sick of getting toasted by Craparos and ricers and telling people that i put down under 300hp and under 300trq and havin em laugh @ me....i want a fuckin monster @ this point. __________________ Bullitt Mods: 4.10 's , Magnaflow Catback, Prochamber (OR), BBK Ceramic Lt's, Custom Tune, MGW Short Throw, SLP Line Lok, MM LCA's, MM XL SFC's, MRT CAI, Steeda UDP'S, Tokicko Illuminas, Steeda Sport Springs, MM CC Plates, X2 Balljoint, Bumpsteer Kit, MSD Coilpacks, Eaton LSD, 31 Mosers, Spec stage 2 clutch, Spec steel flywheel, M/T DR's. Cervini's RA Hood, 04 Cobra F. Bumper, 18" Bullitt Wheels, 20% Tint, HID Kit, Smoked Headlights, Painted interior trim(DHG), Seq. Tailights, Billett Stuff.

09-26-2007, 07:55 AM	#24 (permalink)
Blue Thunder Speed Demon Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 487	Will post some soon thanx! __________________ Bullitt Mods: 4.10 's , Magnaflow Catback, Prochamber (OR), BBK Ceramic Lt's, Custom Tune, MGW Short Throw, SLP Line Lok, MM LCA's, MM XL SFC's, MRT CAI, Steeda UDP'S, Tokicko Illuminas, Steeda Sport Springs, MM CC Plates, X2 Balljoint, Bumpsteer Kit, MSD Coilpacks, Eaton LSD, 31 Mosers, Spec stage 2 clutch, Spec steel flywheel, M/T DR's. Cervini's RA Hood, 04 Cobra F. Bumper, 18" Bullitt Wheels, 20% Tint, HID Kit, Smoked Headlights, Painted interior trim(DHG), Seq. Tailights, Billett Stuff.