95CamZ

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I have a 95 Z28 with 38k original miles, the car is an A4 with the stock 2:73s and has pacesetter lts, ory, dynomax bullet dumped, K&N CAI, TB bypass, TB airfoil and march UD pulleys. And I got beat by my two friends who have a 99 GT with CAI, bigger TB, and x-pipe with catback! And a 02 GT with CAI, x-pipe with catback, UD pulley, 3:90s and hand held tuner! Both are 5spd and both pull about 2-4 cars on me every time from a dig and role?? I dont know my car just doesnt feel like its running strong! I think i'm going to get a tune and gears next?? What do yall think??

95CamZ

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Also would the LT4 knock module be good to get now??

jsteele90

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definately need some gears and a stall. throw a cam in it and wave byebye to those mustangs.

95CamZ

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I'm deffinately doing gears soon and a cam was in the back of my head, but what cam would be good for a cam and bolt on car only? I dont want to touch the heads at this point!

95 bright teal

503 will work with mild upgrade valvetrain and the 306 for a good strong motor your willing to spin 6500+

oh and there is always the custom route, which would probably be best with a good tune

gatorhead

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Either they lied to ya or your car aint working right, same race stock I put that many cars from either way and was still walking when I let off!

95 bright teal

I think the gears are helping the stangs walk away
Most of my races with mustangs unless they have a supercharger or h/c i walk away pretty easily too but i have 3.23. maybe you should try gears and a stall before the cam

gatorhead

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I agree both of those should help, but I have a 94 A4 with the 2.73's and whooped many many many of them lol and bone stock to boot. I also pulled a 13.7 pass on it bare bones stock so............

BLACKTALON

You should'nt have any trouble wit a mustang at all.Only mustang on the do not race list that I can think of is the 03 and up cobras.

95CamZ

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Yea i'm going to get gears and try and get it tuned and see how it runs before i do the cam because like BLACKTALON said i used to pull on mustangs all the time with just CAI it dont make sense to me!!

Checkmate007

A nice little 125 shot of Nitrous should do the trick.

2:73 is a bit of a dog out of the hole IMHO. Most performance upgrade require a better gear.

Damn Mustangs! lol

transamws6_97

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yes. you could be sensing false knock with the stock lt1 knock module. Its cheap only like 30-40 bucks for some good insurance. also if you get a tune you can just desensitize the knock and youll pick up a few ponies with a tune also

95hitam6

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yeah, somethings not right, it only 38k miles but the car is still 13yrs old, when was your last tune up? try that, clean the maf, and get a custom tune.

Formula350

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I'd say with what you have and still with the gears, at the MINIMUM you should be neck and neck. Do they have an M6 or A4?

355z28

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it would be a m5 lol

the gears are really whats hurting you, even if you just picked up a set of 3.42s cheap around here you should put them ponys to shame.

Formula350

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haha Right, M5, silly Ford.

One thing to note for you on gears, is that you'll need to do 1 of 2 things. Buy 2 Series gears, because of your 2.73 carrier being different, or buy a 3 Series carrier and gears. The latter would be easier to do since you could goto a junk yard, or even here, and find a pull. You'll probably want to get the caps and stuff if swap to a 3 Series just in case they're different.

Or, do what I did and swap in a 99+ M6 full rear and get .3" bigger brakes, slightly better posi, and 3.42s I got lucky though and got a new rear that was going to be used in a project car and he decided not to for $650. No calipers, but had rotors.

Also, I bet a tune, even with those gears, would let you beat them.

I believe I might have 3.23s for a 3 Series, from my rear swap. I don't have the carrier anymore because I sold it to a friend for his S-10 project. There's only about a 25% chance I can find the gears though.

StealthFormula

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You have to figure that a 5 speed Stang especially the one with 3.90's will pull out infront of an Auto especially one with 2.73's from a roll and dig too if the guys can drive but some 3.73's would really wake the car up so I would do that and then invest in a stall converter. You will mess them up with a nice stall and 3.73's if you can get traction. Dont get a cam unless you have the converter first. Also def get the LT4 KM, I have always ran them and its a nice thing to have since you got LT's.

95CamZ

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Did all that and changed the water pump while i did all the other mods about two months ago!! I'm going to get both the LT4 KM and go to Futral Motorsports and let them tune the car!! Then i will do either 3:42s or 3:73s! But i'm not familiar with rear gears so would 3:73s be to much and also what all do i have to order if i just order the gears instead of getting a whole new rear end?

95CamZ

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Just have to make sure i get gears for a 2 series carrier??

BOLO

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High stall converter and 3.73 gear....and say "see ya"