What should I do?
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lox222
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Ok I want to mod out my car. But I have little money, so I can only do a few things at once. So what do u guys think I should do , cause I cant make up my mind. and only have about a 1000 bucks to play with.
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umdivx
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I'd do an intake, and TB first, duratec's respond extreamly well to bigger TB and new intake, the stock intake is extreamly restrictive. You'll get more out of the butt dyno with the TB and intake than an exaust.
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2007 Ford Fusion SEL AWD
No mods yet, but you never know...
2007 Ford Fusion SEL AWD
No mods yet, but you never know...
go suspension and a little exhaust. The full cossy exhaust/headers will net you what, like 3 hp? However, the drop will give you better handling, and a difference you would be able to quantify
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IMINHELL
For those of us who don't know what your driving (me), it may help to tell us 
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My vote is for nothing at all. Odds are you have not pushed the car to it's limits to find what YOU need to improve upon. For instance, if you do not do any agressive turning (and I mean on the edge, tires hopping) I just don't see the need for any suspension work. Also the odds are that most anything you "bolt on" to the motor will not be worth the effort, $1000 for 5-10 hp is worthless in my book.
My vote is for using that money for machine work. Park the car for a month and pull parts off and have them lightened, peened, cryo'd, ect. Try to drop rotating weight, this is where real power can be found (not to mention fun power).
John
.My vote is for nothing at all. Odds are you have not pushed the car to it's limits to find what YOU need to improve upon. For instance, if you do not do any agressive turning (and I mean on the edge, tires hopping) I just don't see the need for any suspension work. Also the odds are that most anything you "bolt on" to the motor will not be worth the effort, $1000 for 5-10 hp is worthless in my book.
My vote is for using that money for machine work. Park the car for a month and pull parts off and have them lightened, peened, cryo'd, ect. Try to drop rotating weight, this is where real power can be found (not to mention fun power).
John
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he has the st. i would get rid of that intake box, you havethe fix already. that motor responds to cams big time!!!!! the head flows pretty good out the box. your mani will chocke that motor!!! get rid of it for the cosi unit and for bang for buck that 2.3 liky sprayeeey 
, the bottom end of that motor is beefy! spend 500 bucks and do a 50-60 shot ... trust me. i hate spray but trust me you wont see much from the bolt ons tell you open the motor a bit ,, in this order..... cams, cam gears, intake mani, header, cat back, tune, spray, valve train, suspinion, stroker kit, boost, warp dampneer 
, the bottom end of that motor is beefy! spend 500 bucks and do a 50-60 shot ... trust me. i hate spray but trust me you wont see much from the bolt ons tell you open the motor a bit ,, in this order..... cams, cam gears, intake mani, header, cat back, tune, spray, valve train, suspinion, stroker kit, boost, warp dampneer 
wink wink.....bitches