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Old Dec 31, 2011 | 11:51 AM
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My 1994 5.0

Anyone have any advice on how to get my stang moving a little quicker
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Old Dec 31, 2011 | 11:58 AM
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Anyone have any advice on how to get my stang moving a little quicker
gears
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Old Dec 31, 2011 | 01:16 PM
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Gears, I've heard that the 5.0s respond very well to exhaust, if it's a 5 speed then get a short throw, if it's an auto then get a shift kit.
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Old Dec 31, 2011 | 01:19 PM
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What do you have done already? A cold air intake always helps a little bit
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Old Dec 31, 2011 | 03:41 PM
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Gears, exhaust, h/c/I, stroker kit. All depends on what you want to spend. A CAI is a waste of money and won't do very much of anything.
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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 08:03 AM
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It's a 5 speed...
And I have bbk intake and throttle body with cat backs straights
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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Ricerkiller91
It's a 5 speed...
And I have bbk intake and throttle body with cat backs straights
Gears again. I'm pretty sure you have 3.08s so 3.73s would be a nice bump. your T5 has a 3.37 1st gear so it will really like the 3.73 rear gears a ton and if you are more fuel minded with the ratio you have in your T5 you even go with 3.55s to bring the rpms down a tad more at highway cruising speed. 4.10 would give you punch of the line but 1st gear would be useless, your rpms would be pretty high at highway speeds so your gas mileage would suffer badly and the heads don't really like to breathe at that high anyway. 4.10s are a great match for an autos gearing and even a T5Z ratios setup. Gears don't increase HP but boy do they change how the car moves, you think it's slow now stuff some 2.73s in the back then drive it

Headers would be on my list also.

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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 10:19 AM
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Sounds good thanks a lot I'll be looking into that ....
She moves but I feel like she's holdin.
What about a tune???
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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Ricerkiller91
Sounds good thanks a lot I'll be looking into that ....
She moves but I feel like she's holdin.
What about a tune???
Definitely a tune. Do gears first though
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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Ricerkiller91
Sounds good thanks a lot I'll be looking into that ....
She moves but I feel like she's holdin.
What about a tune???
Not now wait until you dig into the motor more ie heads, cam, etc the gains are small.also if you go with 3.73s get the red speedo gear to correct the speedometer.

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Old Jan 4, 2012 | 11:20 AM
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Definitely a tune. Do gears first though
not to get into a huge thing but a tune on a '94-'95 OBD1 push rod V8 isn't worth it until more worth while mods are done. It's much different on the OBD II mod motors.
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Old Jan 5, 2012 | 04:00 PM
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You can never go wrong with gears, and while you are back there you may aswell rebuild the lsd.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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Torque converter for 94 mustang 5.0???
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 05:08 PM
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Torque converter for 94 mustang 5.0???
Its a 5 speed right? I think you said that earlier so you dont have a torque converter.
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Old Feb 6, 2012 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 1999Pony

Its a 5 speed right? I think you said that earlier so you dont have a torque converter.
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 09:52 PM
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What's a good place to get or order syncros from
My car is somewhat a B*tch to put in 1st an 2nd sometimes not sure what it might be . Think might need trans fluid?
Is this a bad thing?
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Old Feb 17, 2012 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Ricerkiller91
What's a good place to get or order syncros from
My car is somewhat a B*tch to put in 1st an 2nd sometimes not sure what it might be . Think might need trans fluid?
Is this a bad thing?
Get the trans fluid changed. Any work to the transmission is going to cost an arm and a leg.
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 06:16 AM
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May need a new clutch!
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 08:32 AM
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May need a new clutch!
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Old Feb 18, 2012 | 09:02 AM
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Check your clutch cable first.
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