Whats Next Step to Speed

garyvang · April 26th, 2006, 04:07 PM

I have a 1992 Mustang GT with dyno max exhaut, headers, X pipe, mac intake, Corbra Upper and Lower intake manifold. What is the next step for increase horshpower. I was thinking about cams or gears. What would work good for my car and how much does it usally cost.

1slo5.0 · April 26th, 2006, 04:37 PM

How much do you have to spend?

83five0 · March 31st, 2007, 05:56 PM

cam swap would probably be cheaper than a gear swap overall.....but it also depends on if you are doing it yourself also. most places charge anywhere fron $275-$400 to put a set of gears in as for swapping a cam i have no idea on labor cost for that. i could almost guarantee you would see a bigger improvement on your timeslips with a gear swap than with a cam swap though. also depends on what kind of tranny you have. if you do a bigger cam then you might have to get a stall convertor if you have an automatic. as for the gears anywhere from 3.73 to a 4.11 would show a big difference

Haggis13 · March 31st, 2007, 06:54 PM

You need to let your pony breathe. Cam is kinda useless with stock heads. Heads +Cam = Good.

homebrewed · March 31st, 2007, 08:17 PM

Nitrous! FTW!! Cheap and easy... I am not an advocator of nitrous, but it is a very big bang for the buck.

Gears will most def show the greatest time improvement, like 83five0 said, but an H/C swap will benefit in the long run, just like Haggis said, especially if you plan a major poweradded. Ie; Supercharger or Turbo...

Darrell brought up a good point too; how much $ ya got?

Rustbelt · March 31st, 2007, 11:50 PM

fast, cheep, reliable - pick two

+1 on all of the above. just think what you are going to use the car for. drag, race, daily driver?

homebrewed · April 1st, 2007, 12:11 AM

Question: are you wanting control and speed or just balls out, god I hope my car goes straight, power?

If you are planning on actually hooking up, do your suspension.

HPDE · July 16th, 2007, 02:14 PM

What do you use the car for? What are your priorities?

mikebert · July 16th, 2007, 02:39 PM

Um, guys, the next time you feel like posting to this thread, hold a sea shell up to your ear. You get the same effect, the thread is over a year old and the topic creator hasn't posted anywhere on MM in just as much time.

nba1341 · July 16th, 2007, 03:50 PM

Originally Posted by mikebert

Um, guys, the next time you feel like posting to this thread, hold a sea shell up to your ear. You get the same effect, the thread is over a year old and the topic creator hasn't posted anywhere on MM in just as much time.

April 26th, 2006, 04:07 PM	#1
garyvang Newbie Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 24 iTrader: 0 reviews	Whats Next Step to Speed I have a 1992 Mustang GT with dyno max exhaut, headers, X pipe, mac intake, Corbra Upper and Lower intake manifold. What is the next step for increase horshpower. I was thinking about cams or gears. What would work good for my car and how much does it usally cost.

April 26th, 2006, 04:37 PM	#2
1slo5.0 MM Ninjas! 1990 Mustang LX 9.36@143 mph Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Posts: 11,375 iTrader: 1 reviews	How much do you have to spend? __________________ My daily driver has 16 cylinders and 4400hp @ 1000 rpm.... ***1988 Mustang GT - Stock....almost

March 31st, 2007, 05:56 PM	#3
83five0 Regular 1983 GT UNKNOWN Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: MEMPHIS,TN Posts: 126 iTrader: 0 reviews	cam swap would probably be cheaper than a gear swap overall.....but it also depends on if you are doing it yourself also. most places charge anywhere fron $275-$400 to put a set of gears in as for swapping a cam i have no idea on labor cost for that. i could almost guarantee you would see a bigger improvement on your timeslips with a gear swap than with a cam swap though. also depends on what kind of tranny you have. if you do a bigger cam then you might have to get a stall convertor if you have an automatic. as for the gears anywhere from 3.73 to a 4.11 would show a big difference __________________ 1983 FOX BODY-LIL SOMTHIN IN PROGRESS

March 31st, 2007, 06:54 PM	#4
Haggis13 Enthusiast 1993 Mustang GT Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 593 iTrader: 0 reviews	You need to let your pony breathe. Cam is kinda useless with stock heads. Heads +Cam = Good. __________________ Bart 93 Black on Black GT Kenne Bell S/C GIVE 'ER!

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Rustbelt Regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 245 iTrader: 0 reviews	fast, cheep, reliable - pick two +1 on all of the above. just think what you are going to use the car for. drag, race, daily driver?

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mikebert Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 906 iTrader: 0 reviews	Um, guys, the next time you feel like posting to this thread, hold a sea shell up to your ear. You get the same effect, the thread is over a year old and the topic creator hasn't posted anywhere on MM in just as much time.

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