where to start on upgrade
Asked by bruce Jun 19, 2007 at 10:21 PM about the 1983 Ford Mustang GT
Question type: Car Customization
I have just bought this convertible.Its in fairly good condition with 60,00 on a rebuilt engine. I don't want to turn it into a hot rod, I just want to improve the performance. What are the bolt on things that I could do to achieve this.
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lightGear answered 10 years ago
Good place to start is a cold air intake. You can find them at lots of sites online.
squirrel answered 10 years ago
how does upgradeing the cold air intake imprve perforance except teh amount of air like installing and k&N or tournado air intake gives you about 15-25 more hourse
meanoldmoe answered 10 years ago
The Tornado is a good wast of cash , esp when used with a fuel injected vehicle . ( kinda like using " platinum vapor" to improve fuel economy ) An upgraded cold air intake , with a good high flow air filter will help allot , and it is fairly cheap.It is an improvement over the restrictive stock air intake. Installing good platinum plugs ( such as NGK, G- power plugs) and good ignition wires will help too. making sure the car is well tuned helps out allot in performance. For a little more money , you could install an under drive pulley system. It replaces stock pulleys run by the serpentine belt , with smaller diameter pulleys to help free up horsepower and it has minimal effect on the charging system ,water pump , and other items run by the serpentine drive belt . You can also go with intake manifold upgrades , as well as throttle body upgrades. Another step , is to upgrade the computer....after you have done any major engine/performance upgrades. I hope this helps out a bit !!
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