[01 V6 Mustang]

I have a 01 mustang v6 all stock except for a k&n air filter and have a buddy with a 95 mustang GT stock and i am wanting to be able to keep up with him so does anyone have any ideas on what i can do?

[6Stang99]

Windstar Intake Kit, exhaust, gears, and a tuner would be a nice first few mods.

[01 V6 Mustang]

I do a lot of highway miles so would you recomend 3.73s or 4.10s?

[6Stang99]

3.73's would be a little better on gas mileage, but you'll probably like 4.10's more when you're at the track. I drive a lot of highway miles with my 3.90's and still get good gas mileage. I cruise at around 70 in 5th gear which I can't really remember, but I think it puts me at about 2400-2500rpms. I also know a few guys who run 4.30's in their dd's and say they would have it no other way. I think they cruise around 65mph on the highway and feel comfortable with that. Hope this helps a little.

[01 V6 Mustang]

ok thanks i think i'm going to go with the 3.73's. what would you do for exhaust? I'm debating on slp loudmouth or Flowmaster 40's and want to be legal and keep my cats

[Codeman]

I would recommeng going with true duals or an h pipe and the flowmasters. They seem to be best. And as far as keeping up with the 95, it depends on if it is an auto. And if it is stock, I think they only had like 215 hp stock which is not too far off your stock v6. If your v6 is a 5 spd I would say it would be a decent race stock. He would beat you but it would not be crazy.

[01 V6 Mustang]

His 95 is manuel and so is mine. I have raced him and he does circles around me. what do you think about a 65mm throttle body and underdrive pulley? I cant find anywhere that has a pulley for my car.

[AndrewA.]

Well if you do a hole bunch of bolt ons and lets just say you end up getting him. He can just add on something and than you are again chasing him with alredy spending $$$. Skip the bolt ons.

[Night Rider Kit]

I'd go with 373's and don't forget a Tlok. Gears are almost pointless without one.
Exhaust I'd say listen to youtube vids to get an idea of the sound you might get. Most people list their mods to help you can duplicate the sound. I'd personally Go with an H pipe and flows if your on a budget. If not try giving the borlas a listen they sound very nice on some setups but are like twice as much. Bassanni has great sounding X pipes too not sure if they smog tho.

[6Stang99]

I agree with AndrewA. I learned the hard way that bolt ons do very little for our cars. Not until I did some engine work did I see real gains. What I listed above might get you at or even a tad above him rwhp wise, but they came with a lot more torque than ours. I think they are rated at 275 at the crank to our 220.

My exhaust is BBK shorties, pypes catted x-pipe, and flow 40's, and I love this setup. Although I do plan to swap out the shorties for some MAC Longtubes.

[Codeman]

Ok, well don't spend your money on a TB they don't do much. Here is a list in my opinion and most ppls of the best bolt ons to the least.

Gears and Tlok Biggest Speed Gain, no hp but better accel
Windstar upper intake
Udp
LTs
Cai
Exhaust
and top it all off with a tuner.
With those mods you would be pretty close i think.

If you want the cheapest way to beat him your bet would be to go with a wet nitrous kit and a 75 to 100 shot.

[mustangmike!]

LTs ?

[Night Rider Kit]

You may get close in HP 215 but he's got 285 TQ. Where yours should be around 195 HP and 225 TQ with maybe 5-7 HP and/or TQ With that K&N. It's alot to make up.

[Codeman]

Longtube headers.

You may get close in HP 215 but he's got 285 TQ. Where yours should be around 195 HP and 225 TQ with maybe 5-7 HP and/or TQ With that K&N. It's alot to make up.

That is why you add 75 shot of nitrous that will be well over a 100 ftlbs of torque added from a 75 shot. That should easily make up the difference.

[6Stang99]

Originally Posted by Codeman Gears and Tlok Biggest Speed Gain, no hp but better accel Windstar upper intake Udp LTs Cai Exhaust and top it all off with a tuner. With those mods you would be pretty close i think.

Yup, this should make it a nice race. But like night rider and I said, they do have a bunch of torque.

[Night Rider Kit]

Originally Posted by mustangmike! LTs ?

Long Tube Headers (Mac seems to be the most popular)

[Night Rider Kit]

Originally Posted by 6Stang99 Yup, this should make it a nice race. But like night rider and I said, they do have a bunch of torque.

Don't mean to thread jack but how many ponies would you guys guess from the windstar intake setup?

[6Stang99]

Originally Posted by Night Rider Kit Don't mean to thread jack but how many ponies would you guys guess from the windstar intake setup?

VAPauto.com claims 7hp and 15tq just with the Windstar. Add in some other mods that help get more air in and out of the engine quick, fast, and in a hurry, and it'll probably help a bunch over the stock manifold. I think the Windstar is what helped me to get so much out of my current set up.

[One Bad Sixxx]

Do new people just skip the stickies area??

[6Stang99]

Not everyone knows to look there all the time. I read through the stickies here, but I didn't wanna seem like a douche and just post, "Check out the sticky."