what are the best bang for the bucket mods?
I don't want to go crazy with mods just the basic stuff that make the car perform better
what are the best bang for the bucket mods?
I don't want to go crazy with mods just the basic stuff that make the car perform better
Pulley/CAI/Tune for horsepower.
Suspension mods and BETTER TIRES for more traction.
My dad has an 09 GT500 with the typical bolts ons, so even though I don't own a GT500, I always pay attention when I see threads about GT500s. One of the funniest phenomenon I've noticed about the GT500s is that people are convinced that GT500s spontaneously combust at 40° or less.
Okay, maybe not that they spontaneously combust... but people do act like the GT500s become completely uncontrollable in cool whether on the factory goodyears. I just laugh.
I think the real problem here is just because a person can AFFORD a GT500, that doesn't mean they have any business behind the wheel of one! It's like a Suzuki GSXR1000. Just about all of us can afford one, but not everyone can handle one.
I drove my dad's Shelby on Thanksgiving break last year, and it was about 40° and overcast. It was a little drift machine, no doubt. But it wasn't unsafe.
I think the biggest limitation to the common bolt on GT500 is TRACTION. I'd consider good struts/shocks/springs/control arms and TIRES to be absolutely essential.
1st you have to decide what you want. Do you want a drag car, a car that handles really well, or a little of both? This is very important as my experience with people with these cars spend more $ redoing things because they don't have a plan and just start doing stuff to their cars. My advice is don't spend a dime until you read many threads on this and other forums, talk to a couple Mustang shops in your area, go to you local drag strip and closest road course track event and talk to all of the GT-500 people there. Listen to what they did, undid and redid. Listen to what worked and what they liked the most and why.
Once you do all that, put your long term plan and budget together. Go to the shop you chose to do the work and get started. You will need to prioritize what order you do things, based on your budget. With your plan, all the components should be picked to work together and you will save on taking parts off to work with things that you didn't plan on.
You will be happy, your bank account will be happy and you will have a really nice car that you will be proud of how you put it together. I know lots of people who gave up, or were discouraged by the spending on their cars to get them to be what they wanted when they started.
Make a good plan!
BJ
I have a drag car I don't need another one.
The plan for now will be Pulley, cai, tune, exhaust. I need to decided which company for each now.
any ideas?
Famous first quote by any mustang owner lol youll be wanting more once you get used to it. Not trying to be a dick or anything just saying youll want more horsepower we all do520 RWHP is enough for me
^^^^^ He's right, ya know. I started out happy with the Pulley/CAI/Tune combo, and couldn't have been happier. Then I bought O/R Exhaust and a 10% lower. I was fine with that for a while....
Now I just ordered a blower upgrade on Monday... it's like crack!! If you can resist the temptation, you are a better man than I!!
Pulley/CAI/Tune for horsepower.
Suspension mods and BETTER TIRES for more traction.
My dad has an 09 GT500 with the typical bolts ons, so even though I don't own a GT500, I always pay attention when I see threads about GT500s. One of the funniest phenomenon I've noticed about the GT500s is that people are convinced that GT500s spontaneously combust at 40° or less.
Okay, maybe not that they spontaneously combust... but people do act like the GT500s become completely uncontrollable in cool whether on the factory goodyears. I just laugh.
I think the real problem here is just because a person can AFFORD a GT500, that doesn't mean they have any business behind the wheel of one! It's like a Suzuki GSXR1000. Just about all of us can afford one, but not everyone can handle one.
I drove my dad's Shelby on Thanksgiving break last year, and it was about 40° and overcast. It was a little drift machine, no doubt. But it wasn't unsafe.
I think the biggest limitation to the common bolt on GT500 is TRACTION. I'd consider good struts/shocks/springs/control arms and TIRES to be absolutely essential.
Don't worry about traction I can handle it.