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What should I do?

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:23 am
by lox222
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.

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:08 am
by sc0tty8
Full exhaust from motor back.

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:23 am
by mars
u should really need to do a drop first... then exhaust....

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:16 am
by sc0tty8
Performance first, when you are passing people they are just going to remember that stock focus that kicked their ass :lol:

I know what car/motor you got, but, I can't resist...

SVT header/flex, SVT ORP, and SVT cat back :D

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:14 am
by umdivx
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.

- Josh

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:30 pm
by sc0tty8
I still say full exhaust. gives you time to think about what to do on the intake side of things, turbo, SC, nawz, cosworth intake mani...

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 2:32 pm
by spots25
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

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:57 pm
by lox222
i do have a cosworth cai i still have to put it in. i just never got the time to do it or the tools

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:17 pm
by zurno
how about TB and suspension then? then you could do the whole exhaust the next time

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:04 pm
by IMINHELL
For those of us who don't know what your driving (me), it may help to tell us :roll: .

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

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:17 pm
by zurno
he has a ST

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:22 pm
by focinite
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 :twisted:

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:38 pm
by zurno
buy Nils' spray? hehehehe

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:47 pm
by sc0tty8
focinite wrote: in this order..... cams, cam gears, intake mani, header, cat back, tune, spray, valve train, suspinion, stroker kit, boost, warp dampneer :twisted:


Make sure adj cam gears get dyno time or they are worthless!

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 10:32 pm
by Y2k
IMO do some engine mods first, become a sleeper ST that kicks ass...then do the cosmetic upgrade at a later day. thats what i would do
:D