I'm really upset that I can't get a SS because I don't qualify for it cuz I'm trying to finance one. But oh well better this way money wise. So other then the stuff I put on my car, is there anything else I can do to my Maro to make it quicker? ?

 

Just drive your car as it is man, save up the money and then down the road make a bigger down payment or find a car in your price range that you can buy out right. You dont want to put money into a car you dont REALLY want.

 

Yes, there are other things that you can do to make it faster.

 

Add a Whisper air lid and an SLP CAI and you will notice the car wake-up a bit...

There are plenty of other things you can do, but this is the easiest.

 

What's a whisper lid and a SLP CAI and where can I find them? ?

 

Whisper lid has been on backorder I believe, and SLP intake thing can be found on most performance websites.

 

You can still get Whisper lids if you get the carbon fiber ones.

 

I'm kind of interested as to what a whisper lid is myself, I don't want anything that will make it look like I've got anything done to the car though, that's why I'm keeping the stock single tip muffler. even getting wheels was a stretch for me.


and there is always the option of turbo...


now to put in my two cents

Ford is about to produce a twin turbo V6 mustang that produces the same power as the GT. now I know most of us (includig myself) don't care anything about wha ford does. Having said that, maybe it would be nice to take a page out of their book and build somethig with that layout. I know it's not an SS, but with fuel cost as high as it is, and believe me $4 per gallon will be back in the near future, it might make more sense.

 

The whisper is a great mod for the money and with a K&N filter you will notice a difference. If your trying to go faster the 19inch rims are probably not helping you much. There is a good size market of aftermarket for the 3.8 every thing from cams and heads to full long block services. If your looking to beef her up a little bit get the lid (120 bucks or so) then you can start looking into a good cam and springs to wake her up a bit more. Also gears are always a good investment as long as you have a LSD rear. If not picking up a 10 bolt out of any ls1 car is cheap. I have one for sale for 350 ready to bolt up. Nitrous, turbo, sc are also options. If you car is a auto then a good converter could cut some big time off your 1/4. So yeah i guess you could say there are a few things you could do.

 

I dont see ford producing a V6 turbo that would be direct competition with the GT that would just be retarded on there part. Also you need to keep in mind the new V6 camaro has a base price of around 22,000-23,000 comes with a 300+ HP DOHC engine and slandered 6 speed auto or 6 speed stick vs fords week 5 speed. With that kind of set up it could be giving the GT a run for its money for a lot less. I cant see Ford produce a V6 turbo mustang for less then 25,000 and once again i dont see them allowing it to produce more then the 3 valve 4.6 right now at a respectful 315 horses.

Just my 2 cents