[SWEET2KSTANG]

my build i really depnding on if my stuff will sell on ebay. i am looking for opinions if it doesnt. if it does then i will do the forged bottom end, cams and etc, but if not my budget is a lot smaller. i am looking into 1 of 4 things if not.

1-cams, and suspension
2-forged pistons and h-beam rods
3-suspension and cosmetics
4-hell with the mods and pay off bills

whats your opinion, or do you have any other suggestions. if my ebay stuff sells i will have roughly $1600 left. if not, then i am looking around $1000. for pistons i am thinking about diamond, dss, keith black, or probe forged pistons all are around $500 with rings and -10cc dish (10.4:1). i am looking into TMD or legend rods, and maybe mod max cams. if i forge i will 2 stage it on a 200 shot. i am still on stock suspension, if i go all out i wont have any $$$ left to do it, i will have to invest money into injectors, valve springs, gasket kit, machine wirk, etc. just another thing to think about.

[Timm10221]

I say pay off bills because, once the bills are gone then you can start saving for anything you want, lets say you can take a total of umm... 350 a month off your bill list.... so really that mean you could do 350 a month into your car ya know... Thats just how I think. When i come into money i am paying off 3 credit cars totaling right around 3 grand... ripp up 2 of them then that clears up right around 300 to 400 bucks a month. Then since i am budgeting for that 300-400 dollars i am gunna keep putting that away in a savings and save for ummm s/c and so on. IDK maybe i am crazy
Tim

[White99stang]

speaking from someone who put a shit load of money into his car, there is always going to be a time to put stuff into the car, pay off your damn bills, and keep them paid off. there are so many times that i kick myself in the ass cause i could be debt free but spent money on a motor, suspension, and everything else for the car. Now since i have so many bills i can't get my F250 that i want until bills are paid off. So again the smartest thing to do is pay off all your bills. Cause then instead of paying a couple of bills every month you can put that money away for mods.

[SWEET2KSTANG]

well thats the thing, me and the wife have 5k to spend most of it is going to bills. i ordered a transmission from promotin powertrain, my trans is broke and it couldnt wait. i am giong to p&p the heads, fuel pump, fpss, intake w/ aluminum x-over, and tires. those are a must, i dont want to wait till the pump quits, intake cracks, etc and i have no money. after that i am just debating on what to do. i would like to get back into the top 20 on the timeslips scoreboard. i have been trying to talk myself into just the basics and wait, but the more i work on it the more i want to just get it done.

[Garhfer]

I'd get suspension so you can make your mods worth while at the track, or pay off bills, depends on your situation on that one...

[00SlvrStang]

cams and suspension

the cams will really make good use of the p&p heads