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Dancerway2hyper · 02-12-2002, 06:08 PM

I've just recently talked my Mom into letting me buy a mustang.

. I'm only 16 years old ( I'll be 17 in March ) so it took a lot of convincing. I had to go a whole year without any tickets, wrecks, blah blah blah. I made it though. Now my only problem is figuring out what I want.

I found a really nice 1999 GT, it's silver too, which is a plus! I can afford it ( Momma is paying half ) with money left over to play around a little. So now on to my questions. What kind of performance and body modifications can I get done to make it look better and go faster? I've almost already decided on the basic things like ground effects, neons, and rims. I tossed around the idea of modifications to my 19 year old brother, immediately he started in on things that I have no clue what they are or what they do. Supercharger, Intake, Headers... I just smiled and nodded through his whole spill. I know that my brother can go overboard way to quick. So what is ya'lls opinion? Any ideas?

Thanks,
Steph

MidNiteBlu 5.0 · 02-12-2002, 06:20 PM

First of all welcome to the site. It is an awesome place to hang out here. A lot of cool people and you can learn a lot on here. I am only 17 and just bought my stang like 3 months ago. I would say that your first modification would be like a exhuast system from the catalytic converter and back. This will give you awesome sound and some more power. It would probably be like $300 but im not too familiar with 99's. A good place to go and hang out on here is the blue oval lounge. Have fun!

Later,
Nick

91GTturbo · 02-12-2002, 06:40 PM

If speed is what your after, the first thing I would recommend is not getting the ground effects or neons, they add unnecessary weight and will only slow you down. Plus 99's have ground effects anyway.

As far as performance mods, I'll list them in the order I think is the best bang for the buck.

1- 3.73 or maybe a 4.10 gear. The modular motors love to rev, the gears will keep you high in the rpm range most of the time.

2- Exhaust. A cat back will do fine as Midnite mentioned, but a full exhaust (i.e; headers, h or x-pipe, and mufflers) will help alot.

3- Steeda timing adjuster so you can bump timing.

4- A larger mass air meter. This allows more air into the motor, more air=more power.

5- Aftermarket shifter (i.e; pro 5.0 or hurst).

There are alot of other things, I don't know your budget, but since your still in school, I can't imagine it's too much.

You could also find a 90-93 fox bodied 5.0. Parts are every where for these cars, plus parts for 5.0s are cheaper than for the modular stuff. And a fox will cost you considerably less than a modular.

96GTfanatic · 02-13-2002, 12:33 PM

I've almost already decided on the basic things like ground effects, neons, and rims.

If you turn that car into a ricer....grrr

VNAMUS in VA · 02-13-2002, 05:16 PM

Hi Steph!

Don't listen to your brother....listen to a fellow female

First, you gotta loose the idea of putting neons on that Mustang! This ain't no Honda, sweetie! You've gotta keep up the good name of Ford Mustang!
If you want it to sound good n' loud, you'll need a cat-back ehaust system...or at least an offroad H-pipe (you can keep your stock mufflers). You'll soon catch the speed bug that makes you wnat to go fassst...so gears would be next on the list. A lot of new owners get new shifters, too.
I bet you'll be happy (for a short while) once you do those few, inexpensive things. Talk to these guys on the board for types of exhaust and what kind of gears to get...I dunno too much about new GTs.

Take care! Good to have you here!

blue00gt · 02-13-2002, 05:34 PM

The nice thing about Mustangs is that you can make them into anything you want - cruiser, drag racer, road racer, etc.
Body kits and other appearance mods are a matter of taste. I went with a Saleen body kit and Torq Thrust II's (no stickers or anything else).
There are many routes you can go for power - it just depends on how fast you want to go and how much money you want to spend. Blowers and Turbo Kits are awesome on these cars and run from about $3-5K and up. I myself and going to do all the bolt-ons and then get an intercooled blower...
As far as bolt ons that give you the most horsepower, I would say timing adjuster, underdrive pulleys, and long tubes with an h- or x-pipe.

95mustanggt · 02-13-2002, 06:08 PM

GEARS!!

Then an off road or high flow H-pipe or X-pipe and a peformance Cat-back.

That will get you going.

stevstum · 02-14-2002, 12:02 PM

Before you go out and by a stang drive a few and see what you like. Drive a nice 86 to 93 and then drive a 96 to 02 mustang. After you decide on what you like then ask yourself what you want the car to do. Do you want to go fast or just cruz around and sound good. The basic mods to start with would be.

1. Remove the air silencer and get a K&N air filter.
2. Cat back exhaust like Flowmaster or Borla
3. Rear end gears.

I would do a lot of research on all of this and become familiar with all of these parts before you go wild. A word of advice though...one you start moding four stand it will be a little Addictive . Welcome to the madness

95mustanggt · 02-14-2002, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by stevstum
Drive a nice 86 to 93 and then drive a 96 to 02 mustang. Welcome to the madness

What about the 94-95 GT's ???? Why did you leave them out

They ROCK too ya know

96GTfanatic · 02-14-2002, 01:06 PM

Agreed. If I could go back in time I would have gotten a 95GT. New body style with the 5.0......soooooo inexpensive for new heads and intake (although they're runnin a deal on new heads and intake for $1500 for the 4.6).

There is also a huge difference between a 96GT and a 99GT, a 45 horsepower difference...

Dancerway2hyper · 02-14-2002, 01:12 PM

Okay... so the 95GT is less expensive for some of the parts, but then I'd have to go out and buy ground effects because I like the 99's body style.... and to answer stevestum... I want a fast car that looks and sounds good. Basically I'm tired of the girls around here gettin' a bad rep because they are too scared to stand up and race the guys. Seeing as how I come from a racing family... I'm not scared

) So I want beat the pants off all the guys that think they are SOOOOO bad *****. Just because I can

) Well.... thanks again for all of ya'lls help... keep it comin'

) Bye!

Steph [COLOR=deeppink]

Dancerway2hyper · 02-14-2002, 01:15 PM

Okay, this thing is gettin' on my nerves. It's messin' up all my smileys and my color... grrrr... just kiddin' it's not THAT big of a deal... I also wanted to ask 96GTfrantic if the horse power difference between the 99GT and 96GT is in favor of the 99GT?
Bye guys (* and girls *)

Steph

Green9550 · 02-14-2002, 01:40 PM

99-02 Gt's have 260 hp 94-97 GT's have 215 hp and the 98 GT's have 225 hp. I personally would get a 87-95 GT because they are so damn easy to mod. Their parts are a lot cheaper. Just my opinion. They are all great cars to drive though.

-Billy

96GTfanatic · 02-14-2002, 02:44 PM

The 95 5.0 has practically the same interior as a 99 and for $225 you can make the car look just like a 98 (taillights) Get a 5.0 if you wanna be fast and not spend insane amounts of money.

Green9550 · 02-14-2002, 02:58 PM

96GTfanatic has a very good point, the cars are amlost identical accept for the tail lights and the side badges. In my opinion the 5.0 is your best bet.

-Billy

venumus93 · 02-14-2002, 08:27 PM

Go drive a couple 99+ cars and then a good fox-bodied(89-95---yes 95mustanggt, i included YOUR car!)5.0 and see what you think. the 95+ cars have 33% stiffer bodies & the 5.0 have tons of torque & are easy to modify to go quick...i am still a fan of the 5.0's, but go with what YOU want, it's your money! later!

66 Racer · 02-15-2002, 12:07 AM

Whats wrong with a 60's mustang, sounds like you would be able to afford a fastback. Hell, pick up a stang for $4G's and you'll have A LOT of money to go fast if your thinking about a 01 stang. By the way, i think classic stangs stand out more, but dont worry guys, I love all stangs, well, v8 powered stangs.

02-12-2002, 06:08 PM	#1
Dancerway2hyper Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 10	I need help & didn't know where to post. I've just recently talked my Mom into letting me buy a mustang. . I'm only 16 years old ( I'll be 17 in March ) so it took a lot of convincing. I had to go a whole year without any tickets, wrecks, blah blah blah. I made it though. Now my only problem is figuring out what I want. I found a really nice 1999 GT, it's silver too, which is a plus! I can afford it ( Momma is paying half ) with money left over to play around a little. So now on to my questions. What kind of performance and body modifications can I get done to make it look better and go faster? I've almost already decided on the basic things like ground effects, neons, and rims. I tossed around the idea of modifications to my 19 year old brother, immediately he started in on things that I have no clue what they are or what they do. Supercharger, Intake, Headers... I just smiled and nodded through his whole spill. I know that my brother can go overboard way to quick. So what is ya'lls opinion? Any ideas? Thanks, Steph

02-12-2002, 06:20 PM	#2
MidNiteBlu 5.0 I got something to say Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,557	First of all welcome to the site. It is an awesome place to hang out here. A lot of cool people and you can learn a lot on here. I am only 17 and just bought my stang like 3 months ago. I would say that your first modification would be like a exhuast system from the catalytic converter and back. This will give you awesome sound and some more power. It would probably be like $300 but im not too familiar with 99's. A good place to go and hang out on here is the blue oval lounge. Have fun! Later, Nick __________________ 91 LX Hatch 5.0 - made for the twisties 89 LX Hatchback 5.0 5spd. stolen/stripped 4/7/05 http://www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/...splay.cgi?3494 1987 Toyota Pickup Ricer Haters Club Member #33 Want a custom gauge cluster for your Vintage Mustang? www.jmeenterprises.com

02-12-2002, 06:40 PM	#3
91GTturbo Registered Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Valdese, NC Posts: 361	If speed is what your after, the first thing I would recommend is not getting the ground effects or neons, they add unnecessary weight and will only slow you down. Plus 99's have ground effects anyway. As far as performance mods, I'll list them in the order I think is the best bang for the buck. 1- 3.73 or maybe a 4.10 gear. The modular motors love to rev, the gears will keep you high in the rpm range most of the time. 2- Exhaust. A cat back will do fine as Midnite mentioned, but a full exhaust (i.e; headers, h or x-pipe, and mufflers) will help alot. 3- Steeda timing adjuster so you can bump timing. 4- A larger mass air meter. This allows more air into the motor, more air=more power. 5- Aftermarket shifter (i.e; pro 5.0 or hurst). There are alot of other things, I don't know your budget, but since your still in school, I can't imagine it's too much. You could also find a 90-93 fox bodied 5.0. Parts are every where for these cars, plus parts for 5.0s are cheaper than for the modular stuff. And a fox will cost you considerably less than a modular. __________________ 91 single turbo vert

02-13-2002, 12:33 PM	#4
96GTfanatic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 93	I've almost already decided on the basic things like ground effects, neons, and rims. If you turn that car into a ricer....grrr __________________ 96 green GT, 5-speed, 2 chamber Flowmasters, BBK offroad h-pipe, Pro 5.0 Shifter, shiny 96 cobra rims Next Mod: 2003 Cobra (not any time soon)

02-13-2002, 05:16 PM	#5
VNAMUS in VA Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Reston, Virginia, USA Posts: 134	Hi Steph! Don't listen to your brother....listen to a fellow female First, you gotta loose the idea of putting neons on that Mustang! This ain't no Honda, sweetie! You've gotta keep up the good name of Ford Mustang! If you want it to sound good n' loud, you'll need a cat-back ehaust system...or at least an offroad H-pipe (you can keep your stock mufflers). You'll soon catch the speed bug that makes you wnat to go fassst...so gears would be next on the list. A lot of new owners get new shifters, too. I bet you'll be happy (for a short while) once you do those few, inexpensive things. Talk to these guys on the board for types of exhaust and what kind of gears to get...I dunno too much about new GTs. Take care! Good to have you here! __________________ 1998 Cobra, Black/Black

02-13-2002, 05:34 PM	#6
blue00gt Mustang Addict Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: McKinney, TX Posts: 1,294	The nice thing about Mustangs is that you can make them into anything you want - cruiser, drag racer, road racer, etc. Body kits and other appearance mods are a matter of taste. I went with a Saleen body kit and Torq Thrust II's (no stickers or anything else). There are many routes you can go for power - it just depends on how fast you want to go and how much money you want to spend. Blowers and Turbo Kits are awesome on these cars and run from about $3-5K and up. I myself and going to do all the bolt-ons and then get an intercooled blower... As far as bolt ons that give you the most horsepower, I would say timing adjuster, underdrive pulleys, and long tubes with an h- or x-pipe. __________________ Strike down the unroadworthy! 2000 GT Atl. Blue: '03 Cobra motor - 465rwhp/473rwtq, T-56 6-speed, full MM TA/PH & tubular K-member suspension, Saleen body, 17" Torq-Thrust II's, M/T ET Street radials, and lots more '94 Rio Red Cobra: All the bolt-ons, 3.73s

02-13-2002, 06:08 PM	#7
95mustanggt Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Kamloops, BC Posts: 2,875	GEARS!! Then an off road or high flow H-pipe or X-pipe and a peformance Cat-back. That will get you going. __________________ 1995 Mustang GT 20016 F150 Lariat Super Crew

02-14-2002, 12:02 PM	#8
stevstum Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Salem, Or. USA Posts: 233	Before you go out and by a stang drive a few and see what you like. Drive a nice 86 to 93 and then drive a 96 to 02 mustang. After you decide on what you like then ask yourself what you want the car to do. Do you want to go fast or just cruz around and sound good. The basic mods to start with would be. 1. Remove the air silencer and get a K&N air filter. 2. Cat back exhaust like Flowmaster or Borla 3. Rear end gears. I would do a lot of research on all of this and become familiar with all of these parts before you go wild. A word of advice though...one you start moding four stand it will be a little Addictive . Welcome to the madness __________________ Steve Stumbaugh 89 LX 5.0 5sp, Removed air silencer Mac High Flow Air Filter Motorcraft 8mm wires Autolite platinum plugs Mac O/R h-pipe Flowmaster American Thunder 3:55 gears Accel Super Coil (42,000) 75 mm Mass Air Meter

02-14-2002, 01:06 PM	#10
96GTfanatic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 93	Agreed. If I could go back in time I would have gotten a 95GT. New body style with the 5.0......soooooo inexpensive for new heads and intake (although they're runnin a deal on new heads and intake for $1500 for the 4.6). There is also a huge difference between a 96GT and a 99GT, a 45 horsepower difference... __________________ 96 green GT, 5-speed, 2 chamber Flowmasters, BBK offroad h-pipe, Pro 5.0 Shifter, shiny 96 cobra rims Next Mod: 2003 Cobra (not any time soon)

02-14-2002, 01:12 PM	#11
Dancerway2hyper Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 10	Okay... so the 95GT is less expensive for some of the parts, but then I'd have to go out and buy ground effects because I like the 99's body style.... and to answer stevestum... I want a fast car that looks and sounds good. Basically I'm tired of the girls around here gettin' a bad rep because they are too scared to stand up and race the guys. Seeing as how I come from a racing family... I'm not scared ) So I want beat the pants off all the guys that think they are SOOOOO bad *****. Just because I can ) Well.... thanks again for all of ya'lls help... keep it comin' ) Bye! Steph [COLOR=deeppink]

02-14-2002, 01:15 PM	#12
Dancerway2hyper Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Douglasville, Ga Posts: 10	Okay, this thing is gettin' on my nerves. It's messin' up all my smileys and my color... grrrr... just kiddin' it's not THAT big of a deal... I also wanted to ask 96GTfrantic if the horse power difference between the 99GT and 96GT is in favor of the 99GT? Bye guys (* and girls *) Steph

02-14-2002, 01:40 PM	#13
Green9550 Resident Redneck Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cecil County, MD Posts: 165	99-02 Gt's have 260 hp 94-97 GT's have 215 hp and the 98 GT's have 225 hp. I personally would get a 87-95 GT because they are so damn easy to mod. Their parts are a lot cheaper. Just my opinion. They are all great cars to drive though. -Billy __________________ 95' GT: 306, XL Ross Pistons, Ultra Lite H-beam Rods, Forged Scat Crank, 28oz Romac, 28oz JW flexplate, FTI ported RPM II intake, FTI ported AFR 165's, FTI custom cam, 75mm BBK Throttle body, 80mm Pro-M, 4800 PI stall, PA Super Comp AODE, Strange 33 spline race axles, Strange ultra lite spool, Motive lite 4.30's, Strange rear race brakes, Mega bite seniors, double adjustable uppers w/spherical bushings, Racecraft anti-roll bar, LPW rear end girdle, Metco d/s loop, A9L conversion, AFM PMS

02-14-2002, 02:44 PM	#14
96GTfanatic Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 93	The 95 5.0 has practically the same interior as a 99 and for $225 you can make the car look just like a 98 (taillights) Get a 5.0 if you wanna be fast and not spend insane amounts of money. __________________ 96 green GT, 5-speed, 2 chamber Flowmasters, BBK offroad h-pipe, Pro 5.0 Shifter, shiny 96 cobra rims Next Mod: 2003 Cobra (not any time soon)

02-14-2002, 02:58 PM	#15
Green9550 Resident Redneck Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cecil County, MD Posts: 165	96GTfanatic has a very good point, the cars are amlost identical accept for the tail lights and the side badges. In my opinion the 5.0 is your best bet. -Billy __________________ 95' GT: 306, XL Ross Pistons, Ultra Lite H-beam Rods, Forged Scat Crank, 28oz Romac, 28oz JW flexplate, FTI ported RPM II intake, FTI ported AFR 165's, FTI custom cam, 75mm BBK Throttle body, 80mm Pro-M, 4800 PI stall, PA Super Comp AODE, Strange 33 spline race axles, Strange ultra lite spool, Motive lite 4.30's, Strange rear race brakes, Mega bite seniors, double adjustable uppers w/spherical bushings, Racecraft anti-roll bar, LPW rear end girdle, Metco d/s loop, A9L conversion, AFM PMS

02-14-2002, 08:27 PM	#16
venumus93 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Melbourne, FL, USA Posts: 237	Go drive a couple 99+ cars and then a good fox-bodied(89-95---yes 95mustanggt, i included YOUR car!)5.0 and see what you think. the 95+ cars have 33% stiffer bodies & the 5.0 have tons of torque & are easy to modify to go quick...i am still a fan of the 5.0's, but go with what YOU want, it's your money! later! __________________ 93Cobra#3974, 114K miles 3.55's, flo's, pullies, C&L 1/4: 13.985 60': 2.088 (street tires) MPH: 99.58

02-15-2002, 12:07 AM	#17
66 Racer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: West Covina, CA Posts: 77	Whats wrong with a 60's mustang, sounds like you would be able to afford a fastback. Hell, pick up a stang for $4G's and you'll have A LOT of money to go fast if your thinking about a 01 stang. By the way, i think classic stangs stand out more, but dont worry guys, I love all stangs, well, v8 powered stangs. __________________ Under Construction 66 Coupe -289 V8 - 600cfm Holley -Tri-Y Headers - Flowmaster 2.5 dual exaust, Centerforce Dual Friction - Performer intake

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