new from IL with a few ?'s

cookgt98 · 09-02-2005, 04:28 PM

hey i am new and just got my first mustang today! 98 gt 45000mi. I want to put some mods on it but i dont know where to start so i need some help. thanks

MineralGT · 09-02-2005, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by cookgt98

hey i am new and just got my first mustang today! 98 gt 45000mi. I want to put some mods on it but i dont know where to start so i need some help. thanks

Congrats on the car and welcome. Are you leaning more towards looks or performance and is it an auto or manual?

cookgt98 · 09-02-2005, 05:31 PM

its manual and im lookin more towards performance

*Lances03SVT* · 09-02-2005, 05:50 PM

Welcome and if you want performance I'd change the gears.Search the forums there is alot of gear threads to help you decide.

oohsoobad2 · 09-02-2005, 07:13 PM

Welcome !! Also from Illinois here. These 4.6's need RPM to get going so Id recommend 4.10's then a off orad pipe and catback and a shifter. These mods will make your car a much more enjoyable ride !!!

*venom* · 09-02-2005, 10:56 PM

Go with gears and PI head swap if you do not plan on forced induction.

oohsoobad2 · 09-03-2005, 08:06 AM

A PI swap is a good way to make more power, but some find it easier to just swap an entire engine instead. Not sure where you are at in Illinois, but theres is a place in Elgin and also Blue Island that sells 02-04 Explorer engines used for around $1000. These are identical to 99+ GT 4.6's except they are all aluminum saving about 90 lbs of the nose of your car.

*4.6 Love* · 09-03-2005, 02:16 PM

Glad to have you man, i'd start with the usual: some gears...4.10's , full exhaust,pullies,CAI,t/b and plenum combo and a pi swap later down the road!

Juicedcoupe · 09-05-2005, 09:12 PM

hey man how's it goin. i'd swap gears and get a good shifter to start.

09-02-2005, 04:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
cookgt98 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4	new from IL with a few ?'s hey i am new and just got my first mustang today! 98 gt 45000mi. I want to put some mods on it but i dont know where to start so i need some help. thanks

09-02-2005, 05:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lances03SVT Super Moderator Join Date: May 2005 Location: Carthage, Missouri Posts: 9,247	Welcome and if you want performance I'd change the gears.Search the forums there is alot of gear threads to help you decide. __________________ _______________________ 2003 Cobra SOLD

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venom Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,420	Go with gears and PI head swap if you do not plan on forced induction. __________________ http://www.mustangboards.com/mustang...500/ppuser/103

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4.6 Love Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mexico Posts: 6,154	Glad to have you man, i'd start with the usual: some gears...4.10's , full exhaust,pullies,CAI,t/b and plenum combo and a pi swap later down the road! __________________ Go Cowboys! X pipe and flows

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09-02-2005, 05:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
cookgt98 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4	its manual and im lookin more towards performance

09-02-2005, 07:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
oohsoobad2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 258	Welcome !! Also from Illinois here. These 4.6's need RPM to get going so Id recommend 4.10's then a off orad pipe and catback and a shifter. These mods will make your car a much more enjoyable ride !!!

09-03-2005, 08:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
oohsoobad2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 258	A PI swap is a good way to make more power, but some find it easier to just swap an entire engine instead. Not sure where you are at in Illinois, but theres is a place in Elgin and also Blue Island that sells 02-04 Explorer engines used for around $1000. These are identical to 99+ GT 4.6's except they are all aluminum saving about 90 lbs of the nose of your car.

09-05-2005, 09:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
Juicedcoupe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Blountville, Tn. Posts: 234	hey man how's it goin. i'd swap gears and get a good shifter to start.