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Old 05-28-2006, 02:38 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default got 5000 to spend...on what??

i need a lil help on wut to buy to add sum HP to it...any ideas?:dots:
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Old 05-28-2006, 02:41 PM   #2 (permalink)
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first off, what do you drive?
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Old 05-28-2006, 02:48 PM   #3 (permalink)
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He started off here. http://www.mustangboards.com/v6-tech...d=1#post160842
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o haha oops. i drive a 03 v6 manual....
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Old 05-28-2006, 03:42 PM   #6 (permalink)
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S/C ! Only thing to buy
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is this not the same thread as the other? looks like it is headed in the same direction.
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Old 05-28-2006, 03:59 PM   #8 (permalink)
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ehh the other one kinda died but ne one got like a list then can give me or sumin...and prices and HP??
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Old 05-29-2006, 06:30 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Id take the $5K and your car and trade it on a 96-98 Cobra but thats just me
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Id take the $5K and your car and trade it on a 96-98 Cobra but thats just me
Dont listen to this go to www.tmaturbo.com and find some prices. You will not find a low miles cobra for that price.
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If you are thinkin' about tradin' in your '03 and gettin' a GT or Cobra, I'd say buy one with a nice body and really high mileage, then drop a brand new engine in it.
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OOOOK


your going to want either a turbo or a supercharger, since turbo gives more hp and is in your pricerange, ill talk about that.

www.tmaturbo.com (like he said above) buy yourself a nice race kit with an intercooler, call Andy (the owner) he is very helpfull and will custom make the kit to your needs, but just a warning, he is a very busy guy, so dont expect this kit to get to you in a week, or even a month.


to prepare for that turbo kit your going to need your fuel upgraded. You need a focus 310lph fuel pump and 42# injecters. Your also going to need a tune, so i sudjest either getting a SCT chip, or a SCT X-cal2. then you need to pay someone to tune it (preferably a v6 guy, depending on your area)


when it is all said and done it should be ~5k. and it should give you ~350whp.
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focus pump =210lph
aviator pump =310lph
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your going to want either a turbo or a supercharger, since turbo gives more hp and is in your pricerange, ill talk about that.

www.tmaturbo.com (like he said above) buy yourself a nice race kit with an intercooler, call Andy (the owner) he is very helpfull and will custom make the kit to your needs, but just a warning, he is a very busy guy, so dont expect this kit to get to you in a week, or even a month.


to prepare for that turbo kit your going to need your fuel upgraded. You need a focus 310lph fuel pump and 42# injecters. Your also going to need a tune, so i sudjest either getting a SCT chip, or a SCT X-cal2. then you need to pay someone to tune it (preferably a v6 guy, depending on your area)


when it is all said and done it should be ~5k. and it should give you ~350whp.
If he doesnt feel like upgrading injectors and fuel system and he can run the 4.4 psi setup right? He will make a good deal of hp and with a bit of head and intake worke be making near the 300 hp area.
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yep. im running the aviator pump
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If he doesnt feel like upgrading injectors and fuel system and he can run the 4.4 psi setup right? He will make a good deal of hp and with a bit of head and intake worke be making near the 300 hp area.

i have no idea why you would spend 5000$ on your car but not upgrade your fuel system . . if you are going to be making more power, then you want more fuel, if you want more fuel, you upgrade it.

but yes, on a stock car he can run ~4.4psi and not have to upgrade, but if he does heads/cam etc then he will have to upgrade just because he will be making more power.
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Dont listen to this go to www.tmaturbo.com and find some prices. You will not find a low miles cobra for that price.
Yes you will, according to edmunds, an 03 V6 private party is $9K, so figure you could get $8K + $5K = $13K. You can get a helluva low mileage nice 96-98 Cobra for that.

4V > 2V > V6

Also according to edmunds a 98 Cobra Vert with 0 miles retails for 12K, so I dont think you would have much trouble.
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Yes you will, according to edmunds, an 03 V6 private party is $9K, so figure you could get $8K + $5K = $13K. You can get a helluva low mileage nice 96-98 Cobra for that.

4V > 2V > V6

Also according to edmunds a 98 Cobra Vert with 0 miles retails for 12K, so I dont think you would have much trouble.
I thought you meant keep the sixer and buy an extra cobra for 5,000 if your lucky you could find one for that price, but you would be very lucky.
I disagree 4v>2v=v6:shifty:
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Yes you will, according to edmunds, an 03 V6 private party is $9K, so figure you could get $8K + $5K = $13K. You can get a helluva low mileage nice 96-98 Cobra for that.

4V > 2V > V6

Also according to edmunds a 98 Cobra Vert with 0 miles retails for 12K, so I dont think you would have much trouble.

my 3000$ car with about 3500$ in mods made 300whp, a 96-98 cobra stock dynos at what? 265-275whp?

v6 > 4v > 2v

if he spends that 5000$ wisely he can run 03/04 cobras, and laugh at 96-98 cobras
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my 3000$ car with about 3500$ in mods made 300whp, a 96-98 cobra stock dynos at what? 265-275whp?

v6 > 4v > 2v

if he spends that 5000$ wisely he can run 03/04 cobras, and laugh at 96-98 cobras
Different strokes I guess, but I would still rather have a stock 270whp Cobra than a blown V6 with 300whp.

1. The 4V has WAY more potential than the V6, you cannot deny that. You can get 300whp pretty easily on a 4V with a few bolt on upgrades.

2. The Cobra has better brakes, suspension, motor, interior, SVT pedigree, resale value, etc.

3. The Cobra will sound better, look better, be faster with less mods.
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Different strokes I guess, but I would still rather have a stock 270whp Cobra than a blown V6 with 300whp.

1. The 4V has WAY more potential than the V6, you cannot deny that. You can get 300whp pretty easily on a 4V with a few bolt on upgrades.

2. The Cobra has better brakes, suspension, motor, interior, SVT pedigree, resale value, etc.

3. The Cobra will sound better, look better, be faster with less mods.
1. When does the stock 4v rotating assembly go bad? (just about the same as the v6's)

2. It takes ALOT of bolt ons to get those cars to 300whp, like ALL OF THEM, and a dyno tune, i know because i was looking into selling my v6 for one but i decided against it.

3. Yes the 4v has more potential, but that depends on how much power you want, do you want 800whp? then yea maybe the v6 isnt the best choice. But to get 300-400whp I think the v6 is the best bang for you buck because you can pick them up for so much cheaper.

4. Ever look into how much money it takes to do heads/cams/intake? a cam kit cost over 1000$, 4 cams? eek! the heads are expensive to port, your only option is a power adder enless you wanna dish out lots of $$$$$$

5. Yes. the cobra sounds better, hands down but personally i care more about going fast then sounding good, thats just me. If i ever raced and beat a cobra and he said "yea but my car sounds better" i would just laugh in his face and call him a ricer. (not that i dont like the sound of a 4v)

There is one other major thing about the v6 that draws me to it .. . the originality, i dont like to go with the majority, i like to be origionaly, when you see a 300whp cobra you go "wow thats a nice cobra, sweet ride" when you see a 300whp v6 you go "holy **** thats a quick v6, how'd he do it etc etc" At the end of the day, the guy with the v8 is just like every other bolt on 2v/4v
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1. When does the stock 4v rotating assembly go bad? (just about the same as the v6's)

2. It takes ALOT of bolt ons to get those cars to 300whp, like ALL OF THEM, and a dyno tune, i know because i was looking into selling my v6 for one but i decided against it.

3. Yes the 4v has more potential, but that depends on how much power you want, do you want 800whp? then yea maybe the v6 isnt the best choice. But to get 300-400whp I think the v6 is the best bang for you buck because you can pick them up for so much cheaper.

4. Ever look into how much money it takes to do heads/cams/intake? a cam kit cost over 1000$, 4 cams? eek! the heads are expensive to port, your only option is a power adder enless you wanna dish out lots of $$$$$$

5. Yes. the cobra sounds better, hands down but personally i care more about going fast then sounding good, thats just me. If i ever raced and beat a cobra and he said "yea but my car sounds better" i would just laugh in his face and call him a ricer. (not that i dont like the sound of a 4v)

There is one other major thing about the v6 that draws me to it .. . the originality, i dont like to go with the majority, i like to be origionaly, when you see a 300whp cobra you go "wow thats a nice cobra, sweet ride" when you see a 300whp v6 you go "holy **** thats a quick v6, how'd he do it etc etc" At the end of the day, the guy with the v8 is just like every other bolt on 2v/4v
I couldnt of stated it any better myself
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just slap a vortech supercharger on there and forget about it....maybe add some exhaust later......Turbo is too involved unless you really want to tear your car apart to get it on there. The supercharger will transform the V6 into a GT. You can pick one up for 3K and youll still have money left for exhaust or wheels/tire, etc......
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