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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 06:28 PM
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Alright guys like i said in the intro, New to gm gonna start getting some mods. pretty common gonna do suspension, Exhaust, and Lid im all open to ideas on which parts to buy, esp exhaust, im so use to stangs all the parts for these just throw me off. Any advise would be great thanks ahead of time
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 07:05 PM
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Look at the sticky in this section "so you wanna be fast" thats the best place to start.
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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I know all the parts and what they all do, Been a ASE Master Technician for 9 years im just asking (names) i.e mustang parts i like the best are Flowmaster, bbk, lunati, canfield, and mgw. Just looking for exp with items like which exhaust sounds the best or are there many differences in the brands of Lids Thanks
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I don't like my flowmasters....... I'm looking into going true duals in the near future..
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So flows arent very good on these cars?
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not really..
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 08:41 PM
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any lid is good pretty much. catbacks theres alot of options. my car came with an SLP DD and i havent changed it. i like how it sounds with LTs.
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Sounds good SLP lid it is and no flowmaster thanks ultimate and dee
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Magnaflow, Corsa, GMMG, Borla, and SLP are gonna be some of your more popular Y-Pipe exhaust brands you'll see on these cars. True Dual exhaust is another option you might consider, check out Texas Speed for that. As Ultimate stated, A Lid is A Lid, just pick one you like, or find a deal on. Kooks, Texas Speed, Pacesetter, American Racing, and a couple others that slip my mind at the moment, are some of the popular/better header companies. As far as suspension... the usuals... UMI, BMR, Strano, Madman, ..... just gonna have to take some time and scan all the sponsors over there.... ------------------------->>>>>>
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Sounds good SLP lid it is and no flowmaster thanks ultimate and dee
If you're trying to buy headers: QTP, Kooks, and ARH have the highest price tag but are all top notch in quality (stainless steel) and fitment (mines fit like a glove and they just slipped right up). Catback exhausts are all up to you, anyting is better than stock, and anything is better than a flowmaster!! I have SLP Loudmouth 2 and it is very quite with a just a rumble at idle and just purrs with part throttle. Go WOT and it just explodes!! You can also get a cutout for max power out of the exhaust.

Suspension mods: Umi performance,BMR, and SLP has some suspension stuff too I believe? They're just pricey imo. I don't know any other ones for suspension components lol
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Thank u all guess it's time to start ordering
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Setup clasic to start
|AIR
CAI SLP with SSRA or FTRA
|Exhaust
Catback 3 (Magnaflow-Gibson-borla-Dynomax...)
|Drags
Nitto 555R
|Tune
Efi live- hp tunner
|Suspension
LCA & relocat bracket

Before
Headers and ory...
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