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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Fall River, MA
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![]() Hello all
I don't believe that Christmas is just about what you're gonna get for gifts, BUT my wife says "let's both spend a certain amount on each other and let's say how about $300". I say "whatever", right. Anyway she loves it when I tell what to get me, go figure. My plan is strictly Mustang stuff!! I have FRPP 'C' springs waiting for the rest of the suspension, which I haven't purchased yet, but my wonderful wife says that those things should come out of the car repair budget, cuz it's maintenance! WOW! So I'll be ordering that soon, but as for Christmas with $300 what should I get?? Look at my sig, that's everything I've got so far. I was thinking a shifter, K&N Filter, clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster.... What do you guys think?
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Fall River, MA
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![]() The reason I haven't done the suspension yet, is that I want to install everything at once and only once. Such as shocks/struts, isolators, caster/camber plates, front lower control arms (i've done inner and outer tie rod ends), and rear upper and lowers.
Please don't suggest any of these things as I will be getting these already.
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Florida Keys
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![]() Try to get her to bump the $300 up to $500, and ask for some juice!
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89 notch-finally not stock!! ported gt40's, ported cobra intake, 65mm tb, 75mm maf, mac cai, lt's,prochamber, fms 1.6 rr, 125 shot. |
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 528
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![]() If you look at my car's specs, I am almost at the same point as you as far as mods, except that I have 3.73 gears. IMO gears are one of the best mods out there. I'm not sure if you could buy them and have them installed for under $300 but maybe if you do some research, you could find them for that price installed. Let us know what you deceide. Take care, Keith
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Confederate Cowboy
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Southeast Missouri
Posts: 546
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![]() What do I want for Christmas? An '03 Cobra of course!
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: New Jersey
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![]() If your gonna mod the car you could start with an autometer tach and maybe a pillar mount gauge cluster. That way you'de have accurate nice looking guages and a nice big shift light and tach. Thats what I'm asking for for x-mas. well that and a set of gt40-p heads but i don't think ill get the heads.
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'89 LX 5.0, off-road h pipe, flowmaster muffs, underdrive pulleys, rebuilt WC T-5, King Cobra Clutch, 65mm throttle body, Explorer Upper/GT40 lower, Lakewood Rear Lift Bars. 76mm C&L Mass air w/ inlet pipe, Twisted wedge heads w/ stage 2 port,polish, MAC equal length shorties, Billet AFPR, 255LPH fuel pump, fresh low end w/ 10.5:1 compression. If anyone ever wants to go to Raceway Park in Englishtown New Jersey, give me a shout. RICER HATERS CLUB MEMBER 87! www.ricehatersclub.com |
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: CLAYCOMO MISSOURI
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![]() Gears will give the most for the price you have to work with.
what a wife mines probably scouting the clearance racks for some cheap socks.
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91 Mustang GT TFS Heads 150 Shot NITROUS EXPRESS 3.73's 70MM Throttle Body 73 MM Mass Air 24lb. Injectors 190lb.Fuel Pump Crane HI-6 PS-91 Coil Cobra Upper Intake GT-40 Lower Cold Air Kit Crane 2030 Cam 1 5/8 Shorty Headers 2 1/2 Exhaust Off Rode H-Pipe Center Force Duel Friction Clutch Fidanze Aluminum Flywheel Aluminum Drive Shaft |
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Gonzales, Louisiana
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![]() gears, definitely
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Join Date: Aug 1999
Location: Fairfax, VA
Posts: 220
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![]() If not gears, then Pulleys ($100), and Shifter ($200).
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Fall River, MA
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![]() Yeah, I think the clutch quadrant and firewall adjuster is "tweaking" kinda stuff, I should keep to core upgrades, and the filter, I'll just pick up at the local parts store with pocket change.
The only way I'd do pulleys because of my electric fan and stereo system is if I also bought an SN95 alternator. Which makes pulleys about a $200-225 expense. I've definately made up my mind on the Shifter. What should I get with the other $150+/-? Maybe I'll just raid the Platinum Visa for $8-10,000 and build my whole car!!! Just kidding!
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Portland Oregon
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![]() I plan to ask for more time to spend with my friends.
To get my kids more hooked into racing. To get my wife off my back...... To win the lottery so I can assault the 7's. For our great country to come together as "Americans" instead of a bunch of "MultiCultural" pieces that all expect something for free. For a world where freedom and justice are not just empty terms. I wish you all health and happiness in your pursuits of power! Now for speed equipment, I want a Tremec or a T56 so I can ditch the boring C-4 in my rod. The car is going to be my sons in about a year. I know that he, like his ol man, lives to bang the gears.
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Corona, Ca.
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![]() Honestly, before you go ANY further you need that adjustable clutch. Sure it is just tweaking, but you don't want to keep adding power without the proper clutch adjustment
Get the Pro 5.0 shifter or the Tri-ax. depending on your smog laws, I would go for an h or x pipe after that.
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Fall River, MA
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![]() Unfortunately I have to keep EVERYTHING smog legal. I know people that can fudge things for me, but I also have good buddy's that have been caught fudging emmissions for people, so I refuse to ask anyone to do that for me.
I've seen many people ask what the best shifter is, I think they're all major improvement over stock, my buddy has a hurst billet and that was cool, but I've never heard anyone mention using one here. I may just go with the MAC 'cuz it's so inexpensive ($129 50resto.com)! HMMMMM... ![]()
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Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Amarillo, Texas, USA
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![]() My son's safe return from the land of oil and sand.
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1986 four-eyed LX coupe, 358 Cleveland, Tremec TKO600/centerforce clutch, dish cut Probe forged pistons, comp cams hyd.roller cam, .579/.588@224/230, Edel.performer, 670 holley street avenger, CPR custom built long tubes, ported and polished 4bbl heads, manley valves, beehive springs, MSD peo-billet dist/MSD6AL, fluidamper, 5 lug conv. with 17x8 bullits there's more but it's still not finished yet. Oh, and the oldest boy is turning his 89 GT into a FFR cobra this next summer. |
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Sevier Co,Tennessee
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![]() Ford Motorsports aluminum drive shaft @160.00. More power to the hardball and smooths out alot of vibrations.
Gears.
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Ft. Worth, TX
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![]() I would get a Pro 5.0 instead of the MAC shifter. You get what you pay for and that is one item you don't want to skimp on. You'll thank me every time you shift.
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Thanks guys, you really are looking out for a fellow enthusiast. Keep it coming!!! I still don't know what to get ![]()
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: maryland
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![]() I'll keep it cheap..
Give me a new set of spark plugs and Faith Hill!!!!! Yeah sure....................
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01 GT 12.3 @ 112mph Steeda timing adjuster,Steeda underdrive pullies, ,steeda tri-ax 3650 shifter,24#fms injecters,bbk 70mm throttlebody,80mm maf,bassanni x pipe, Borla Side Exit exhaust, fms 4.10's, moser 31 spline axles, custom diablo chip.Steeda caster camber plates,g-trac bar,cobra r ground effects and hood,cobra r springs,ported upper intake.Comp cams #102600,fms jet hot coated shorty headers,mod max cam gears. msd 7020 Stacker 8 |
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Location: Gallatin, Tn
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I agree with lots of posts on here such as the pro 5.0 shifter, only had experience with the hurst other than the pro, I love mine. I say get the aluminum driveshaft and gears since a gear swap commonly causes vibration issues. The gears will be a very noticable swap and the driveshaft swap will be doing the gear swap right! GEARS AND DRICESHAFT! It will be pricey to install the gear, but can't we fit that into car amint?! ![]()
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Location: Gallatin, Tn
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![]() actually a driveshaft would be better than a driceshaft
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