Which Bolt-ons are best for a 99+ GT?

[red82gt]

This is for my friend's car. He wants to start with a shifter but doesn't know what to do next. If you could, make a list of top priorities for bolt-ons. Neither him nor I have the facilities to do anything major so nothing too heavy duty, he's looking for a very low 13 second car. These are what we're considering:
1. Cat back exhaust (entirely for the sound)
2. Catalytic X or H-pipe (emissions is an issue)
3. Gears (373's or 410'S?)
4. Pulleys
5. Cold Air
6. Headers?
7. Mass-air meter
8. Sticky Tires.
How do these sound? Any suggestions for name brands? What are we missing or what should we drop?
Thank you.

[StoplightWarrior]

Your list looks great. Only thing you need to remember is if you're going to do headers, (longtubes are the only way to go) you need to put on a matching H-pipe, so just make sure you do those mods simultaneously. Also, when you do the cold air, go with a matching Meter, i.e C&L.

Wait, what does your friend want with all those damn bolt ons anyway. Just tell him to go with a blower from the outset. With that and those drag radials, his car will be a hell of a lot faster than it would with bolton's (trust me, i know from experience, I have all the bolt ons and I'm NOWHERE near where I'd be with a blower) Best of luck.

[91LX2Bfast]

Most people go with bolt on's because they can only afford a little at a time. Take me, a college student for example. I would love to SC the car, but there is no such thing as saving up $3K+ for a blower on my budget.
red82gt - you guys are right on track. StoplightWarrior is right about the headers and H/X pipe also, so plan that accordingly. I'd also think about a Steeda Timing adjuster to go along with those pulleys. They seem to be worth a few HP and a nice torque gain.

[red82gt]

Thanks guys, I went through one of my MM&FF mags and found a dyno test for longtubes and an offroad H-pipe and the gains were huge! Something like 25hp and 30lbs of torque on an 01 Bullit. My friend would love to have a blower but can't afford it, he's planning on doing bolt-ons after saving up for a couple of months and see what each one is worth. He's going to get a B&M Ripper to start things off (he likes my Ripper) and then he's looking at the BBK longtubes and H-pipe (same as what they used on the Bullit, except he'll do the cat pipe instead).