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Old 07-16-2009, 12:37 PM
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Hey guys I'm new to all this, but my dad and I do lots of mechanic stuff for fun so I'm not completely lost

I have 09 Mustang 4.0L and I want to do some performance upgrades, but nothing really expensive and nothing that is going to force me to get 8.8 rear end.

I was looking at 4.10 gears and T-Lok system! Here are links below.. what all do I need to buy in order to install the gears and t lok? I saw something about an install kit in another thread but I wasn't sure??

http://www.americanmuscle.com/ford-28spline-75-lsd.html
http://www.americanmuscle.com/v6gears.html

I was wondering as well.. would i need a tuner when I upgraded to 18" tires, 4.10 gears, t lok, and cold air intake?

What other things would be reasonable to add on, or would this be enough? I'm not wanting to race in it, and it's a daily driver, but I would like a little more acceleration!

Thanks for help Guys!
 
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Old 07-16-2009, 01:29 PM
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yea you'll need a programmer to set the speedo right for the gears and wheels and since u have a auto the programmer will REALLY help with shift points and pressure...

i have EVERYTHING you need for gears.. i bought them from here but i recently got a wreckless driving ticket so i gotta sale them to pay for it =(

if you're interested let me know, i can work with u on the price and probably save u some money.

Edit: everything minus the programmer
 

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Old 07-16-2009, 04:18 PM
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I would buy a CAI/Tuner first then get gears and a Tlok. Your going to like he said need a tuner to fix the speedo for the gear swap. Rim size does not matter because you always run a tire that is the same total height as what stock is.
 
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Old 07-16-2009, 06:12 PM
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What is everything I need for the gears? 4.10 gears or those and the t lok system? What is a reliable payment method??
 
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Old 07-16-2009, 07:54 PM
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You need the gears,T-lok, and bearings, and a way to fix the speedo.

Payment can be whatever American muscle takes from you.

I would highly recommend the CAI/Tuner first as its the best mod for the money on the 05+ cars.

Here is a link to a good intake/tuner setup from a good tuner.
http://www.vmptuning.com/store/index...=198&parent=92
 
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Old 07-16-2009, 09:56 PM
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^ Agreed that was my first mods and i love it. I got mine from VMP as well. Justin really does a good job.
 
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Old 07-17-2009, 07:27 AM
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+1, cai/tuner first then gears later. If it's a daily driver you might want 3.73's. 4.1's are a little much for n/a sixxers.

You don't really need to tune for diff rims/tires but I recommend it. You definitly need to tune for gears though, stock gears ar 3.27 I believe
 
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Old 07-17-2009, 10:09 AM
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I think stock for our year is 3.31
 
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Old 07-17-2009, 04:28 PM
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Ok thanks guys! I will look into a tune and make sure to pick one up as soon as i can. I was just wondering though, isn't there a electronically limited top speed on my car? Will a tuner get rid of that?
 
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Old 07-18-2009, 07:45 AM
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Yes, you can disable the governor and raise your rev limiter but be careful we don't need anymore wrecked stangs

justin at vmptuning.com is your best bet for the cai/tuner combo, unless you want to find a dyno shop and have them do it
 
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Old 07-18-2009, 09:11 AM
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Like he said the tuner will get rid of it but our driveshaft is only rated at 115 so idk if i would push it to much lol. Sorry to thread jack but has anyone change out theirs for one like this on our cars? http://v6mustangstuff.com/05Drivetrain.htm
 
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Old 07-18-2009, 10:25 AM
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I was looking into that when I was thinking about s/c'ing. The link you gave doesn't list the HP it can withstand, but I found the same part on dallasmustang.com. Says it can withstand 500HP, they're two diff products tho.. #cd30360 for manual and #cd30370 for auto.

Looked like a good mod to me, drop some weight by getting rid of the stock shaft and not take the risk of using that whilst s/c'ing

/me wants a gt
 
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Old 07-18-2009, 03:35 PM
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well i decided that i am gonna supercharge this once i finish paying it off but then after that i will also get a GT or look for a 03-04 cobra or Mach 1.
 
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