Setting gears hasn't changed, the 8.8 rear has been around for ever. Use good fluid, if you decide to do gears and want to use Amsoil let me know.
That hp and torque increase is much more likely due to a more aggressive PCM calibration, just like with the 11/12 vs. the 13/14 GT.
...there are better choices than b###speed....
Just got the car. Its stock except for roush cai and muffler delete from previous owner.What are all the mods you have so far, whats your budget and what fuel can you get? Is this a DD or track car?
I was being polite lol...
I would focus on maintenance stuff for now and save towards that supercharger. Even with low boost you will have power to spare and you will get more for your money. You can do the full bolt-on and cam thing for $3k and barely make 400 crank, or spend $4500 ish on a complete DOB kit and a tune and have all the power you will need for a DD. With boost you won't need any silly bolt-ons and you will be capable of making rod snapping power & torque.My ultimate goal is just a conservative daily driver getting close to 400hp at the crank.
Thats pretty much it , after that was slowly going to piece together a low boost SC kit but that could be a year out.
I had a Brenspeed tune on my 3V. Massive improvement over stock. That being said, Mustang tuning is now catching up to the import world; meaning that your tuner (a good one) will send send you a base "map". You then load that into your PCM, datalog whatever the tuner wants you to, and then they send you a tune more specific to your individual car.
So the end user can buy the tuner and software, download a base map from the internet, and adjust whatever is needed without having to buy anything else.
I've had to use a Tactrix to tune an Evolution X. But I didn't tune it myself.No. Just do some research. Have you ever tuned an import?
How bad is it to change gears on these?
Last time (only time) i did gears was probably 15 years ago on a 67 impala 12 bolt rear end. The only part that worried me was setting the mesh or backlash of the gears with shims and that chalk stuff.
I had a gearhead friends dad help me back then with setting the backlash.
I was young then and the internet wasnt as expansive then, i have more patience now but dont want to screw it up either so just wondered if its a possible diy job or something I should take it to the dealer for? I dont think id trust any mom and pop garage over what I could do so wondered how much a dealer would charge.
That hp and torque increase is much more likely due to a more aggressive PCM calibration, just like with the 11/12 vs. the 13/14 GT.