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Old 01-09-2006, 02:34 PM
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what are some cheap/free mods u guys have done?

like spray pant interior panels, remove air scilncer.
those are the only ones iv seen
haven done any on moms car yet....

but will on my gt in a few years
 
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Old 01-09-2006, 02:53 PM
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How do you remove the air silencer? and what does it do?
 
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Old 01-09-2006, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by hockeyplayerhere
How do you remove the air silencer? and what does it do?
Makes the air not silent
http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/intke.htm
 
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Old 01-09-2006, 03:11 PM
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haha, Thats funny.
 
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Old 01-09-2006, 03:17 PM
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I painted my interior for about $30 bucks, thats about it..
 
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Old 01-09-2006, 03:41 PM
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Keep the car waxed to reduce friction. You can also cut the airbox and add a k&N.
 
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Old 01-09-2006, 04:00 PM
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r u serious bout the waxing??
lol
 
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Old 01-09-2006, 04:49 PM
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Best free mod would be cutting tail pipes off my mac catback then welding dumps on them, that was a good mod cost me nothingt ot do.
 
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Old 01-09-2006, 04:54 PM
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Lowering the windshield wiper's.
 
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Old 01-09-2006, 05:03 PM
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yeah, there's a bunch of free mods in here-
http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/fcar/ctips.htm
 
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Old 01-09-2006, 05:20 PM
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i love that site!!

can u guys have a section on MT like that??
 
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Old 01-10-2006, 05:23 PM
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Borla Exhaust and a BBK Cold Air Intake, both free (slightly used). My uncle is cool as ****! A friend of my brothers has some 3.73s laying around that I'm thinking of adding next.
 
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Old 01-10-2006, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Roxio
I know it makes the air....not quite, but is there any other use for it,or is there any harm in removing it..
 
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Old 01-10-2006, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by hockeyplayerhere
I know it makes the air....not quite, but is there any other use for it,or is there any harm in removing it..
No harm in removing it.Allow's it to breath a little better.Supposed to anyway.
 
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Old 01-10-2006, 07:32 PM
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take off hood, front bumper, back bumper and windows for weight reduction, youll get great times.
 
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Old 01-10-2006, 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by jaybird
Borla Exhaust and a BBK Cold Air Intake, both free (slightly used). My uncle is cool as ****! A friend of my brothers has some 3.73s laying around that I'm thinking of adding next.
Holy crap send some to me really!!!! anything to add performance or looks to my moms 6pack
pm me for my address!!!!!
Pleze :helpsmili
 
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Old 01-11-2006, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by TEXASPAUL
Holy crap send some to me really!!!! anything to add performance or looks to my moms 6pack
pm me for my address!!!!!
Pleze :helpsmili

relax kid, nobody is going to go around giving out free parts when there's plenty of people that would pay for them. besides his car is a gt, yours is a six pack. the parts wouldnt work for you.
 
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Old 01-11-2006, 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by TEXASPAUL
r u serious bout the waxing??
lol
Im just yanking your chain but Im sure it does do something but not enough to be noticable. I however would suggest shaving your left arm of body hair if you like to hang your arm on the door while driving. This will reduce the friction of the air passing over you arm.
 
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Old 01-11-2006, 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by venom
Im just yanking your chain but Im sure it does do something but not enough to be noticable. I however would suggest shaving your left arm of body hair if you like to hang your arm on the door while driving. This will reduce the friction of the air passing over you arm.

hahahaha, nice venom.

waxing your car is proven to reduce gas mileage if you drive long distance at high speeds on the highway.
 
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Old 01-11-2006, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by floppy
relax kid, nobody is going to go around giving out free parts when there's plenty of people that would pay for them. besides his car is a gt, yours is a six pack. the parts wouldnt work for you.
ITS NOT MINE ITS MY MOMS 6PACK
DONT OWN ANYHTIN YET BUT IN A FEW YEARS I WILL OWN A GT
 
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Old 01-11-2006, 11:51 AM
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Yeah the cheapest mods have already been listed,

1: Air Box silencer removed
2: depending on the year you can remove the rear wing/move it back farther
3: Taillight tints are like 20 bucks on Ebay...
4: Stripes are cheap too like 40 bucks
5: if you get a strong enough bolt cutter you can shorten the Antenna
6: keeping it clean always helps appearance 1143541235%
 
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Old 01-11-2006, 02:36 PM
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Stripes are cheap and make a huge difference. The biggest issue is if you are going to have someone do it then it will go up alot in price. If you have patience go for it.
 
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Old 01-11-2006, 03:32 PM
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Grimmz: I was reading a article where they cut the antenna down with a hacksaw..just another method. And I agree 100% with keeping it clean. I always hate seeing a dirty mustang. Mine sees cleaning and polishing almost daily.
 
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