Good upgrade preferably around $500. I already of a CAI

FireryDriver · October 15th, 2006, 11:39 PM

Yeah I'm pretty much just looking for another cheap good upgrade around $500 and preferably something that I could install on my own.

itschristorres8 · October 15th, 2006, 11:41 PM

SCT X-CAL 2 for sure!
most would say gears...but IMO why get gears and then have to tune it, when if you get this first which most will get anyway can tune it for you!

so thats my suggestion...it runs for about $379-400

or exhaust!

ckthecerealkiller · October 17th, 2006, 01:33 AM

I would say gears but 1. You need a lot of experiance to install them. 2. It costs between 200-300 dollars just to get it installed. Oh and you don't need a tune for the gears really, just a speed adjustment.

I second the SCT Xcal 2!

whtleroy4you · October 17th, 2006, 01:58 AM

Get the tuner!!! once you have that all the mods afterwards become more effective. so its more bang for your buck.. or i just thought about it. for a lil over 500 like 600 you could get a zex nitrous kit and be hella fast. and zex put it on there stang with out a tuner. turn 12's easy with that. and you cheap your gas mileage!

ckthecerealkiller · October 17th, 2006, 02:34 AM

Originally Posted by whtleroy4you

for a lil over 500 like 600 you could get a zex nitrous kit and be hella fast. and zex put it on there stang with out a tuner. turn 12's easy with that. and you cheap your gas mileage!

And probably lose a cylinder or 2. I wouldn't put nitrous on my car any higher then a 50 shot on a stock motor. After a few mods HELL YAH nitrous is lots of fun! But without those mods it may be fun till you see a rod in your oil pan.

ChrisJ · October 17th, 2006, 02:37 AM

Originally Posted by ckthecerealkiller

Originally Posted by whtleroy4you

for a lil over 500 like 600 you could get a zex nitrous kit and be hella fast. and zex put it on there stang with out a tuner. turn 12's easy with that. and you cheap your gas mileage!

And probably lose a cylinder or 2. I wouldn't put nitrous on my car any higher then a 50 shot on a stock motor. After a few mods HELL YAH nitrous is lots of fun! But without those mods it may be fun till you see a rod in your oil pan.

With a tune a 100 shot is easily handled by a 4.6...

ckthecerealkiller · October 17th, 2006, 02:45 AM

Originally Posted by ChrisJ

Originally Posted by ckthecerealkiller

Originally Posted by whtleroy4you

for a lil over 500 like 600 you could get a zex nitrous kit and be hella fast. and zex put it on there stang with out a tuner. turn 12's easy with that. and you cheap your gas mileage!

And probably lose a cylinder or 2. I wouldn't put nitrous on my car any higher then a 50 shot on a stock motor. After a few mods HELL YAH nitrous is lots of fun! But without those mods it may be fun till you see a rod in your oil pan.

With a tune a 100 shot is easily handled by a 4.6...

I personally wouldn't trust it. I've seen some scary stuff when someone does something that they shouldn't. You can but don't run it too often.

I'm not saying that I am right and you are wrong but that is just kinda my opinion, my thinking is why spend that much on a motor just to see it explode. But I'm a poor ass youngian with a wife and that will soon be a dad, so I can't afford anything to break.

But then again there is a saying that says if nothing is breaking your aren't fast enough. So hey just put some power to the wheels and keep a camera on it and then post!!!!!

L33T · October 17th, 2006, 06:46 AM

Yeah if you don't have the XCAL2 yet get one then go get a custom tune for you car on a dyno. After that or before you get it dynotuned, get some Charge Motion Delete Plates.

FireryDriver · October 17th, 2006, 05:48 PM

okay well how about exhaust? Anyone support that idea?

L33T · October 17th, 2006, 05:56 PM

Yeah man that's the very first thing I did.
I just took that as a given. My bad!

LOL
For the love of all things sacred and holy...
get rid of those granny muffs man!

FireryDriver · October 17th, 2006, 09:53 PM

haha alright I'll trash the stock mufflers but what should I buy L33T?

FireryDriver · October 17th, 2006, 09:54 PM

Just so everyone is clear I have a Stock 06 GT and the only thing I've done with it so far is install a K&N CAI.

itschristorres8 · October 17th, 2006, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by ckthecerealkiller

I would say gears but 1. You need a lot of experiance to install them. 2. It costs between 200-300 dollars just to get it installed. Oh and you don't need a tune for the gears really, just a speed adjustment.

I second the SCT Xcal 2!

im sayin the SCT XCAL because his year stang needs a tune for every mod....might as well get that, and it'll adjust the speedometer

if you go for exhaust. flowmaster 40's whould make you a cool man!

but i'd stillsay sct xcal2 over it...if your gunna get exhaust might as well get long tubes with it at the same time

1LOUDGT · October 18th, 2006, 05:58 AM

Get an SCT XCAL II. or save up $ and purchase a HP pachage from one of the webvendors.http://www.blowbyracing.com/20mugtst3pep.html

ChrisJ · October 18th, 2006, 06:59 AM

I think most people's first mod is exhaust...

Try a pypes o/r x-pipe and a flowmaster axle back...

nbk13nw · October 18th, 2006, 03:37 PM

Definitely a tuner, I use SCT. THis is the first thing I would do. Adjust out the throttle lag, increase the rev limiter a bit. Get everything out of the K&N that you can.

Then there are some many options...

Aluminum drive shafts for reduced rotational weight, or a chromoly one. These can be had under 500

Gears and isntall can be had around 500

FRPP CMCV deletes for under 100

UDP's about 250

So many choices

FireryDriver · October 18th, 2006, 09:28 PM

Ooh damn I just installed the Intake like 30 minutes ago and god damn it is sooo fucking sweet.

whtleroy4you · October 18th, 2006, 11:17 PM

why is everyone scared of the bottle? nitrous is simple cheap and works. most people just dont understand it. nitrous works on simalir ideas as a supercharger or a turbo, more O2 and more HP. but you also have to add more fuel, people get a nitrous kit and forget to add the fuel part and have problems. the zex kit is good becuase it does everything automatically! just trying to protect the good name of nitrous out there.

itschristorres8 · October 18th, 2006, 11:18 PM

Originally Posted by FireryDriver

Ooh damn I just installed the Intake like 30 minutes ago and god damn it is sooo fucking sweet.

then gears will blow you away

FireryDriver · October 19th, 2006, 12:10 AM

haha probably true but the noise is sick

October 15th, 2006, 11:39 PM	#1
FireryDriver Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 543 iTrader: 0 reviews	Good upgrade preferably around $500. I already of a CAI Yeah I'm pretty much just looking for another cheap good upgrade around $500 and preferably something that I could install on my own.

October 15th, 2006, 11:41 PM	#2
itschristorres8 Banned 00 V6 & 09 GT 13.37@104.4mph--BONE stock GT Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: south florida Posts: 15,806 iTrader: 2 reviews	SCT X-CAL 2 for sure! most would say gears...but IMO why get gears and then have to tune it, when if you get this first which most will get anyway can tune it for you! so thats my suggestion...it runs for about $379-400 or exhaust! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Acmillr loves me

October 17th, 2006, 09:53 PM	#11
FireryDriver Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 543 iTrader: 0 reviews	haha alright I'll trash the stock mufflers but what should I buy L33T? __________________ SLP Loud mouths SLP x-pipe 4.10 gears K&N intake X-Cal II custom tune

October 17th, 2006, 09:54 PM	#12
FireryDriver Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 543 iTrader: 0 reviews	Just so everyone is clear I have a Stock 06 GT and the only thing I've done with it so far is install a K&N CAI. __________________ SLP Loud mouths SLP x-pipe 4.10 gears K&N intake X-Cal II custom tune

October 18th, 2006, 05:58 AM	#14
1LOUDGT Enthusiast 2006 GT 11.99@114 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Orlando, FL. Posts: 802 iTrader: 0 reviews	Get an SCT XCAL II. or save up $ and purchase a HP pachage from one of the webvendors.http://www.blowbyracing.com/20mugtst3pep.html __________________ 2006 GT (Fastest) 2004 COBRA (Faster) 1990 LX 5.0 (Fast)

October 17th, 2006, 01:33 AM	#3
ckthecerealkiller Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Windsor CO Posts: 940 iTrader: 0 reviews	I would say gears but 1. You need a lot of experiance to install them. 2. It costs between 200-300 dollars just to get it installed. Oh and you don't need a tune for the gears really, just a speed adjustment. I second the SCT Xcal 2!

October 17th, 2006, 01:58 AM	#4
whtleroy4you Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 73 iTrader: 0 reviews	Get the tuner!!! once you have that all the mods afterwards become more effective. so its more bang for your buck.. or i just thought about it. for a lil over 500 like 600 you could get a zex nitrous kit and be hella fast. and zex put it on there stang with out a tuner. turn 12's easy with that. and you cheap your gas mileage!

October 17th, 2006, 06:46 AM	#8
L33T Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 731 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah if you don't have the XCAL2 yet get one then go get a custom tune for you car on a dyno. After that or before you get it dynotuned, get some Charge Motion Delete Plates.

October 17th, 2006, 05:48 PM	#9
FireryDriver Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 543 iTrader: 0 reviews	okay well how about exhaust? Anyone support that idea?

October 17th, 2006, 05:56 PM	#10
L33T Enthusiast Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 731 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah man that's the very first thing I did. I just took that as a given. My bad! LOL For the love of all things sacred and holy... get rid of those granny muffs man!

October 18th, 2006, 06:59 AM	#15
ChrisJ RLY SRS Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ft. Meade, MD Posts: 38,220 Blog Entries: 4 iTrader: 10 reviews	I think most people's first mod is exhaust... Try a pypes o/r x-pipe and a flowmaster axle back... __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S - 2008 EB Ford Expedition - 2002 Boosted GT - Sold Facebook Google+

October 18th, 2006, 03:37 PM	#16
nbk13nw Newbie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 14 iTrader: 0 reviews	Definitely a tuner, I use SCT. THis is the first thing I would do. Adjust out the throttle lag, increase the rev limiter a bit. Get everything out of the K&N that you can. Then there are some many options... Aluminum drive shafts for reduced rotational weight, or a chromoly one. These can be had under 500 Gears and isntall can be had around 500 FRPP CMCV deletes for under 100 UDP's about 250 So many choices __________________ 2005 GT Mods: Flowmaster, SCT, JLT CAI, Eibach Sportlines, FRPP Struts / Dampers, FRPP Deletes, BBK UDP's, Hurst short throw, Foose / Falken, Tune by Doug (BamaChips)

October 18th, 2006, 09:28 PM	#17
FireryDriver Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 543 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ooh damn I just installed the Intake like 30 minutes ago and god damn it is sooo fucking sweet. __________________ SLP Loud mouths SLP x-pipe 4.10 gears K&N intake X-Cal II custom tune

October 18th, 2006, 11:17 PM	#18
whtleroy4you Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 73 iTrader: 0 reviews	why is everyone scared of the bottle? nitrous is simple cheap and works. most people just dont understand it. nitrous works on simalir ideas as a supercharger or a turbo, more O2 and more HP. but you also have to add more fuel, people get a nitrous kit and forget to add the fuel part and have problems. the zex kit is good becuase it does everything automatically! just trying to protect the good name of nitrous out there.

October 19th, 2006, 12:10 AM	#20
FireryDriver Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 543 iTrader: 0 reviews	haha probably true but the noise is sick __________________ SLP Loud mouths SLP x-pipe 4.10 gears K&N intake X-Cal II custom tune

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