2005-2009 Mustang Information on The S197 {Gen1}

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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 10:51 AM
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What would everyone say the top Five most popular and/or 'important' Mods people are making... Seems to me like #1 has to be the CAI and tuner combo followed by exaust. Make a quick list! Looking for opinons!

note: doesnt have to only include performance mods.
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 10:52 AM
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For driveablitiy I love the Tuner.
Michael
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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Since I've been living in heck (aka Phoenix), tinting the windows has always been the first thing I've done with my cars.
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 11:33 AM
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Well its different for us V6 owners vice the GT guys.

1. Tint
2. Wheels
3. Exhaust
4. Intake
5. Stripes and/or rear blackout
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 11:43 AM
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1) CAI
2) tune
3) differential gears (4.10's seem to be the most popular)
4) axle back exhaust
5) wheels
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 11:51 AM
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Here is the list of the first 5 mods I plan on doing.

1. Exhaust
2. CAI
3. Tuner
4. New Springs
5. Steeda strut tower brace
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 12:04 PM
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Well. mine plans are

1. Axel-back Exhaust
2. Tint
3. CDC chin spoiler
3.5 Synthetic oil
4. Shaker Hood Unit
5. CAI & tune (want to make sure my engine doesn't fall apart before installing, maybe around 10K miles)
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 12:10 PM
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If I had it over again, I'd do these 5 mods and in this order:

1. Exhaust (x-pipe to tips)
2. 4.10 Gears
3. CAI
4. Tuner
5. 18" Wheels (with wider tires)
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 12:11 PM
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Here's my list so far..

1) Tint
2) Flowmasters
3) Intake and Tuner
4) 18x9 wheels
5) 4.10 Motive gears

Future mods...
5.5) Engagement ring
6) Power adder (supercharger, nitrous, turbo) most likely SC.
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 12:49 PM
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From: Waddington, NY (waaaay up north)
Here's my list....

1. Tune
2. CAI
3. 4.10 gears
4. Exhaust
5. Louvres
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 12:56 PM
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Here's my list.

1. Light Bar
2. Sequential tail lights
3. Chrome bullits
4. Pinstriping
5. CAI and Tune

Vert owner's see things a little differently.
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 01:34 PM
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I went with

1-window tint
2-20in wheels
3-springs
4-tuner
5-intake

If I could do it all over again, I would move the wheels down the list and substitute them for exhaust. I also wouldn't have sold the stock wheels back to Les Schwab for cash off of the new ones, should've kept them for winter wheels.
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 02:26 PM
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1) Interior Billett Accessories : Radio **** , AC *****
door locks , power point , etc. ( MGW/Steeda )DONE

2) Axle Back Exhaust ( Flowmaster Or Borla )pending

3) CAI & Tuner ( C&L package )pending

4) Shifter ( Hurst )pending

5) SuperCharger ( Kenne-Bell )pending
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 02:30 PM
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1. Window Tint
2. Exhaust
3. Shifter
4. Intake/Tuner
5. Gears
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 02:41 PM
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Here's the order I went in:

1) Tires
2) Tint
3) Tune
4) Stripes
5) Axlebacks
6) CAI

Next Up.... Headers/convertible mid-pipe X/H, custom tune, probably in the spring.

But I'm ALWAYS changing my mind.
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 05:18 PM
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I think

1) CAI and Tune
2) Exhaust
3) Stripes
4) Rims and Tires
5) Some sort of body modification
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 06:29 PM
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1. Spoilers
2. Stripes
3. Exhaust
4. CAI
5. Tune
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 09:13 PM
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My planned mods in order:

1. Anthracite 18x9s (was going with black but like anthracite on the black vert)
2. Saleen Hood (If they get it right the second time)
3. Steeda Springs (the perfect height)
4. CAI and tuner (HP baby!)
5. exhaust...research pending
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Old Oct 13, 2005 | 10:25 PM
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intake
exhaust
headers
tune (only because this car is sooooo greatly affected by this)
wheels/tires

then would come suspension mods, SC, gears, TB, pulleys
then things like cams and looks and so on.....
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Old Oct 14, 2005 | 04:16 AM
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For me it was.....
1. Tuner
2. Cold Air Intake
3. Underdrive Pullies
4. Flowmaster Aft-Axle Exhaust
5. Jet Throttle Body Spacer
6. CDC Sequential Tail Lights
7. Window Tint
8. Replacing the Red Floormats with Black Ones

I know, my counting is poor, but they were all 'necessary' mods for me.
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