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Who out there has built up a 2011-2013 V6 Mustang? And what successes or failures have you had?
6 months ago, I bought my first Mustang. After many hours of research, I concluded that a 2011-2013 V6 model would be perfect for me. Regardless of trim and engine option, the plan was to build the car to 500+ hp. It's a tad more difficult to do this with the 3.7l V6 than the 5.0l V8, but I was determined.
Within a week of taking ownership, I purchased a ProCharger D1 centrifugal supercharger and an SCT Flash Programmer. The extra 150 ponies were lovely, but the car was still kind of a dog with the 2.73 gears. Went to Summit Racing, and ordered a bunch of Strange Engineering products -- 3.90 gears, 33-spline axles, C-clip eliminator kit, and a Posi unit. 3 days and one LONG night later, they were installed and the difference was night and day. The car now had power everywhere, and it was able to accelerate like none other. I debated stopping right there, but naturally I wanted more power. I only needed 45 more horsepower to reach my goal of 500+ hp.
After talking with some professionals, I realized I needed quite a bit to get to where I wanted to be while allowing for maximum reliability and overall excitement. I wanted to do all of the rest of the mods at once, and it took me about 3 months to save up enough for them: BBK Full-Length headers, Bassani X-Pipe, Borla XR-1 Sportsmen Mufflers, 80 lb/hr Siemens Deka Fuel Injectors, McLeod RST Twin-Disk Clutch, 205/55-R17 Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 Front Tires, and 295/55-R15 Mickey Thompson ET Rear Tires. I tossed the work off to my mechanic, and he wrenched on the car for a few days installing everything, tweking the supercharger for more boost, and then tuning the car to run like a daily driver should. Once the work was done, we took it for a 20 mile test ride. I wasn't expecting a huge difference, but again the difference was like night and day -- 75 more horsepower, new tires (tires that are designed for performance), and a better sounding exhaust do change the car quite a bit.
For a street/strip daily driver, this car is awesome, and I'm wondering if anyone else has had similar success with this particular powertrain.
6 months ago, I bought my first Mustang. After many hours of research, I concluded that a 2011-2013 V6 model would be perfect for me. Regardless of trim and engine option, the plan was to build the car to 500+ hp. It's a tad more difficult to do this with the 3.7l V6 than the 5.0l V8, but I was determined.
Within a week of taking ownership, I purchased a ProCharger D1 centrifugal supercharger and an SCT Flash Programmer. The extra 150 ponies were lovely, but the car was still kind of a dog with the 2.73 gears. Went to Summit Racing, and ordered a bunch of Strange Engineering products -- 3.90 gears, 33-spline axles, C-clip eliminator kit, and a Posi unit. 3 days and one LONG night later, they were installed and the difference was night and day. The car now had power everywhere, and it was able to accelerate like none other. I debated stopping right there, but naturally I wanted more power. I only needed 45 more horsepower to reach my goal of 500+ hp.
After talking with some professionals, I realized I needed quite a bit to get to where I wanted to be while allowing for maximum reliability and overall excitement. I wanted to do all of the rest of the mods at once, and it took me about 3 months to save up enough for them: BBK Full-Length headers, Bassani X-Pipe, Borla XR-1 Sportsmen Mufflers, 80 lb/hr Siemens Deka Fuel Injectors, McLeod RST Twin-Disk Clutch, 205/55-R17 Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 Front Tires, and 295/55-R15 Mickey Thompson ET Rear Tires. I tossed the work off to my mechanic, and he wrenched on the car for a few days installing everything, tweking the supercharger for more boost, and then tuning the car to run like a daily driver should. Once the work was done, we took it for a 20 mile test ride. I wasn't expecting a huge difference, but again the difference was like night and day -- 75 more horsepower, new tires (tires that are designed for performance), and a better sounding exhaust do change the car quite a bit.
For a street/strip daily driver, this car is awesome, and I'm wondering if anyone else has had similar success with this particular powertrain.
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