Horsepower

[HarleyD65]

What would be the best bang for the buck. Looking to increase horsepower without breaking the bank. Would love to drop in a SC just not feasible right now. I have a 07 GT and not sure what is out there that would be great power adders...
Thanks

[Agent Jones]

best thing to do is set a budget...how much u have to spend?

[RuthlessGT]

Nitrous would be best(funds wise) only if you would look to get your car tuned.
S/C is even better though.

[3.9LMustang]

dont know what gear ratio come with the 05-09 GT's but Gears are best bang for buck

[racer99]

With a 75-100 shot the factory gears will be fine.
A blue bottle and some sticky tires would be up first.

[RuthlessGT]

dont know what gear ratio come with the 05-09 GT's but Gears are best bang for buck

its 3.55s but i think that's a premium option, my car came with 3.31s though.

[RuthlessGT]

With a 75-100 shot the factory gears will be fine.
A blue bottle and some sticky tires would be up first.

+1 I switched out my ratio to 3.90s and with M'T's and a 75 shot, I was cutting 1.8s at that time before any tune, suspen., bolt on's. cams, etc. and now the cars cuts a 1.6-1.7. Still Slow but good.

[TheTeacher]

+1 I switched out my ratio to 3.90s and with M'T's and a 75 shot, I was cutting 1.8s at that time before any tune, suspen., bolt on's. cams, etc. and now the cars cuts a 1.6-1.7. Still Slow but good.

You happy with the 3.90'? I hear a ton of bad stuff about them whining.

On a side note, if I could do it again I would go 4.10's, but stuck with my 3.73's and moving on to new mods.

To the OP.

Easiest bang for buck itemsnot all of them add hp, but still make the car feel quicker)
CAI
TUNE
GEARS
UDP
Delete plates
Tires

Should start with the tuner really, because you have to retune for so many other mods anyway, might as well get one first. Always good deals on CAI+tune around.

[thatdavidkid]

I've driven an 07 with the mods listed in the post above mine plus a short shifter and vogtland(?) springs and tokico shocks/struts and that car was a f^€<in blast to drive!!!!

[HarleyD65]

Someone mentioned about a tune, is that something that I can have done even if I don't do anyother mod and still gain horsepower, if so who and approximately how much and what system seems the best...thanks for the replies

[RuthlessGT]

You happy with the 3.90'?

very happy indeed, able to maintain my launch and top end with them. as far as the whine, gears are gears they eventually do whine, though no whine in my gears yet.

[WarHorse]

dont know what gear ratio come with the 05-09 GT's but Gears are best bang for buck

Ditto! Even though it won't add power to your baseline, the acceleration advantage you will gain will feel like you increased the horsepower. You're gonna do it eventually anyway

[TheTeacher]

Someone mentioned about a tune, is that something that I can have done even if I don't do anyother mod and still gain horsepower, if so who and approximately how much and what system seems the best...thanks for the replies

Reading a bazillion forums and posts on that topic, the consensus seems to be its fine to go with a canned tune from one any of the big mustang shops, and you should see a gain in hp and torque.

I know Blowbyracing does $50 email tunes and as they would say "we got the s197 dialed in nice..."

[Dark04GT]

Reading a bazillion forums and posts on that topic, the consensus seems to be its fine to go with a canned tune from one any of the big mustang shops, and you should see a gain in hp and torque.

I know Blowbyracing does $50 email tunes and as they would say "we got the s197 dialed in nice..."

the s197's seem to like the CAI tune combo. That is a decent gain.

If you want a little more a set a cams would go over well in combination with a tuner.

[Big Turkey]

CAI + tune for sure. You can buy a ton of used CAI on the forums for very cheap. But whichever direction you choose to go, you need to have a tune as that is your foundation.

I am a big nitrous fan but not everyone is comfortable with using it. As long as it is installed correctly and tuned for the nitrous, it will be as safe as any other direction you decide to go.

If you decide to go with a blower, I don't recommend getting gears just yet.