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Old 06-06-2009, 09:23 AM
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Best bang for your buck horsepower mod has always got to be nitrous. So much for so cheap.
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Old 06-06-2009, 01:44 PM
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change your thermostat from 195 to 180 ,motor is colder and air will have more density
and put a little of octane in your tank you can go as high as 110% octane,the timing will get ahead in high rpm a little bit at the time .
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Old 06-06-2009, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Crafty
just wanna add... i went to a pick a part today, found an 03 v6 with a K&N CAI...

all you v6 owners... GET IT!! you can feel a little more pep out of it, nothing drastic. and i love how the sound of the engine has changed as well!!

lol bonus is now: i also have a better MAF sensor
CAI.........YES,
K&N air filter..........NO big NO, NOT on MAF cars! Oily residue sticks to MAF and you loose Horse Power!!!
Go with a AMSOil Air filter or even a OEM one for that matter! Stay away from K&N!
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Old 06-08-2009, 04:16 PM
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NOS is a good bang for the buck. I'll second stang illusions about the K & N filters. Not a good idea on MAF sensored vehicles. If you want to go dirt cheap do a weight reduction.
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Old 12-29-2009, 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by jackass
change your thermostat from 195 to 180 ,motor is colder and air will have more density
and put a little of octane in your tank you can go as high as 110% octane,the timing will get ahead in high rpm a little bit at the time .
Might question this one. I have an '06 GT and put in a tank of 92 Octane this summer. It ran terribly. Switched back to 87 the very next tank and ran smooth as a top. I don't have any extra mods or tunes on my car so maybe that makes a difference I am not sure but I will be running regular until I get a 93 Octane tune.
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Old 12-30-2009, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by -PLOTNIK-
are there Under drive pulleys for the 3.8/3.9 L engine ?
Yes Plotnik there are. See Steeda.ca. They aren't cheap but worth the money IMHO.
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Old 12-30-2009, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Stang Illusions 5.0L
CAI.........YES,
K&N air filter..........NO big NO, NO on MAF cars! Oily residue sticks to MAF and you loose Horse Power!!!
Go with a AMSOil Air filter or even a OEM one for that matter! Stay away from K&N!
OK,

This is a load of crap. The ONLY time this is an issue is, after you clean the filter you over oil it. If you follow the instructions given with the cleaning kit to a 'T' you won't have this problem.
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Old 12-30-2009, 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by jackass
change your thermostat from 195 to 180 ,motor is colder and air will have more density
and put a little of octane in your tank you can go as high as 110% octane,the timing will get ahead in high rpm a little bit at the time .
OK,

You COULD do this OR you could spend $10 on a bottle of Redline Water Wetter, pour it in your oerflow tank and achieve the same effect without the muss and fuss of swapping out a thermostat, unless it NEEDS to be changed.
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Old 12-31-2009, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackheart4355
OK,

This is a load of crap. The ONLY time this is an issue is, after you clean the filter you over oil it. If you follow the instructions given with the cleaning kit to a 'T' you won't have this problem.

Sorry bud but you need to do your research, most of everyone on here will tell you the same thing!
K&N Filters come factory with a oil coating, and using a larger displacment via 4.6, 5.0 etc... and with a larger Throttle body you sucking even more air, hell then there is forced induction via S/Cer/Turbo that wants to suck the air filter right in.
Regardless ANY oil residue on ANY filter is not good for a Mass Air Flow sensor, there is proof all over the internet people have done dyno runs, etc...
When I bought my car it was stock I cleaned the MAF and I actually felt the difference.

Do more research and come back and let us know what your learned.
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Originally Posted by Stang Illusions 5.0L
Sorry bud but you need to do your research, most of everyone on here will tell you the same thing!
K&N Filters come factory with a oil coating, and using a larger displacment via 4.6, 5.0 etc... and with a larger Throttle body you sucking even more air, hell then there is forced induction via S/Cer/Turbo that wants to suck the air filter right in.
Regardless ANY oil residue on ANY filter is not good for a Mass Air Flow sensor, there is proof all over the internet people have done dyno runs, etc...
When I bought my car it was stock I cleaned the MAF and I actually felt the difference.

Do more research and come back and let us know what your learned.
OK,

No matter what filter you use there comes a point when a MAF needs to be cleaned. Everyone I know who runs either NA or Supercharged or turbo cars run a K&N filter or similar. K&N themselves have been fighting this falicy and have said the same as noted above in my last post. If you don't like using them that's your choice, but don't trash it just because you personally don't like them.
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