Well...Im new to this V8 community...I use to have a SRT-4 before it got stolen...soo I found a good deal on this 98' GT...bone stock w/87,000 for $3600 ... very good condition inside and out...

Well anywayz...i hang out with a lot of srt-4 owners and well, lets just say i ran the slowest one...and he pulled 4+ cars on me from a 30mph roll

I got no idea what the car has, the Speedometer reads 10mph above what it should (compared with a friend) and i dont think 6,000 rpms is redline anymore since it doesnt pull hardly anything past 5,500 <--- dont know if thats normal for V8s

Anywho...any advice on what to get and what to start off with...I have already installed Long Tube Headers, Mac Catless H-Pipe and a flowmaster 40 series cat back exhaust....I have a CAI, Intake Spacer and Short Throw coming in the mail. What else can be good to add. I am wanting to get rid of that ugly 4X4 stance it has. Any suggestions???

 

Forgot to add that i installed a king cobra clutch and that i have a spending limit of $500 for right now...



HELP ME>>>>I CANT BE SLOW ANYMORE!!!

 

shouldnt have bought a non-pi head mustang? lol that intake spacer is useless, or so I am told. You can always get new heads and grab yourself some more power. Nitrous is always an option for around 500... just depends on what you think of being on the bottle.
EDIT: Gears - get 4.10 gears lol

 

since you have a 98gt I would do the PI Swap. If you wan't to get rid of the 4x4 stance by the H & R Sport springs from americanmuscle.com. They are actually Super Sports.

 

Yes 4.10 gears is always a good thing to buy.

 

Yeah, people list it as their fav mod... I just cant bring myself to do it... given so much of my driving is highway it would hit me where it counts, the wallet ='(

 

well i do a lot of highway driving 70mph ish...and dont want 4.10 gears...im thinking more of 3.90 gears....

whats soo wrong with these engines?? why are they soo slow?

 

oh yea....i have had problems with the bottle

soo no bottle....would some heads and cams get me to atleast hang with the srt-4s??

 

Ya but I would really look into the PI swap...you got a 96-98gt..should of looked into the 99-04's

 

whats a PI swap???

sorry im not V8 savy...




i just wanted a daily beater...but i was dissapointed on how bad it runs for a V8 .... guess ill go for looks or something else :rofl:

 

when we mention PI heads we are just talking about the power improved heads they put on the 99+, gave it a good amount of power over the old ones. While the heads are still considered a point of restriction, it is not nearly as bad as it was on the 96-98... Im not sure how much it would cost to grab a set of newer heads, used or otherwise...

 

You can probally find a set of PI Heads on ebay..I think there might be a couple of members on the board that have a set for sale.

 

Try sending a PM to WaterDR...

 

96-98 GT's had "non-pi heads+intake" while the 99-04 GT's had "pi-heads" ford improved the heads because well . . . they flowed like dogshit (this is what your experiencing) the good side to this all is that if you swap the heads out (getting heads and intake from a 99-04) then you'll be faster then a 99-04 GT, because not only do the heads flow better but on your car, they will bump up the compression a little bit.

hope that helps. goodluck

 

my 03gt holds its own against the srt4's that prowl my neighborhood so with a PI head and intake swap you should have no trouble.

You want to really take it to em... get a 00+ 5.4L and swap that in. They pretty much bolt in and you'll own them.

 

I have no problem hangin with modded srt-4s.

 

is that possible???

well tanx for the advice and tips guys...really appreciate it...and well soo far i learned this

*I bought a slow car
*I need some heads
*1 out of 500 mustangs can hang with an srt



Would it be better to get GT40 heads or is the gain over the PI heads minimal from those?

 

I have no problems beating srt-4's, so after the PI swap you should be even better off!

 

soo right now i have long tube headers, catless h-pipe and flowmaster catback with a CAI and a POS Spacer....just add PI heads and intake and im set???


ya'll sure???? ive ran modded 98gts before when i had my srt before and well...they didnt do soo good either...

will it run mid 12s with just the PI swap??? if it doesnt...well i have no chanse with my modded srt friends

 

I'm scared of them....

 

back on topic guys

:gay:

 

"On Topic" doesnt happen here very much... especially since this was posted in the lounge. Its like thread genocide.

 

a damn.....


oh well.....guess this will be another site to ***** up.....



:woohoosmiley:

 

u wont run mid 12's by just adding pi heads....ur gunna need a lot more traction for that and a lil more power

 

what kind of traction mods are we looking at here besides tires?

 

lol @ SRT-4's

 

check out modualrdepot.com or modularpowerhouse.com forums you can get a set of PI heads and cams for $3-400 (but you still ahve to get the intake and kit which should be around another $2-250) but it will all be well worth it. With just that you are looking at 35-40 RWHP increase.

And on the gears, go with 3.73 that's what I have and drive daily at 90+ on the interstate and still get 20-22 MPG.

 

I bury those cockroaches...

 

i raced 2 srt's before and beat both of them, once i do the 5.4 swap with a 100 shot ill be beatin the srt's with stage 3 kits go with gears and pi head and intake swap to start ya off!

 

i eat ***** for breakfast