Tips for going the FBO route

[gameovergt]

My tip, dont.

Just get the cheapest ESS kit and keep everything else stock. That will be the most cost effective way.

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[NGOT8R]

So for starting out (stage 1) GT350 manifold, 87mm throttle body, and tune required cold air intake? This would leave room for me to do headers and catback later on?

If you go with a tune required CAI, you’ll need to tune right away. I run the no tune required PMAS. Yes, they would be good supporting mods in preparation for headers and catback.

 

[5.0Rooster]

If you go with a tune required CAI, you’ll need to tune right away. I run the no tune required PMAS. Yes, they would be good supporting mods in preparation for headers and catback.

Is there a reason why you picked the no tune ?

 

[K4fxd]

Is there a reason why you picked the no tune

The no tune PMAS is still a 120mm tube it comes with a calibrated MAF sensor so it does not need a tune.

 

[5.0Rooster]

The no tune PMAS is still a 120mm tube it comes with a calibrated MAF sensor so it does not need a tune.

Ohhh ok gotcha

 

[NGOT8R]

Is there a reason why you picked the no tune ?

I liked the fact that it came with a new MAF sensor, whereas the tune required reuses the factory MAF sensor. In your case, you won’t be tuning up front, so it makes sense to go with the no tune required version. When you do tune, your tuner can squeeze any additional power out of the no tune required CAI if there’s any to be had. It’s a win/win situation for you.

 

[5.0Rooster]

On American muscle it says the GT350 manifold requires custom calibration and that an handheld tuner is recommended? I thought no tune would be required?

 

[5.0Rooster]

I liked the fact that it came with a new MAF sensor, whereas the tune required reuses the factory MAF sensor. In your case, you won’t be tuning up front, so it makes sense to go with the no tune required version. When you do tune, your tuner can squeeze any additional power out of the no tune required CAI if there’s any to be had. It’s a win/win situation for you.

Oh ok that makes perfect sense

 

[I Bleed Ford Blue]

Since the Op has a gen 2, why not just get the Ford racing stage 3 power pack? it has just about everything he will need all in one kit and it's 50 state legal. it has the 350 manifold, 87 mm throttle body, a 350 CAI and a tune all from Ford. down the road, he can get a custom tune to get more power out of it if he wants.

https://lmr.com/item/M9452M8/15-17-mustang-gt-ford-performance-power-pack-3-m-9452-m8

 

[NGOT8R]

On American muscle it says the GT350 manifold requires custom calibration and that an handheld tuner is recommended? I thought no tune would be required?

My car came from the factory with the GT350 IM. Someone who has made the swap to a GT350 IM on a GT will have to answer this question, although it doesn’t look like this guy Alex, who’s a tuner for Lund Racing is retuning between IM swaps in this video.

 

[5.0Rooster]

My car came from the factory with the GT350 IM. Someone who has made the swap to a GT350 IM on a GT will have to answer this question, although it doesn’t look like this guy Alex, who’s a tuner for Lund Racing is retuning between IM swaps in this video.

Ok I just wanted to ask because I saw that

 

[I Bleed Ford Blue]

Why not just buy the kit i linked? LMR has it in stock, and they are in Texas.

 

[5.0Rooster]

Why not just buy the kit i linked? LMR has it in stock, and they are in Texas.

I considered that. But that kit is $500 more. Does the GT350 manifold HAVE to run 91 octane or higher? Or was that just with that specific tune the kit offers?

 

[K4fxd]

I thought no tune would be required?

The GT350 manifold is a direct swap on a gen 2. The IMRC plug in and work. The stock 80 mm throttle body works with an adapter, I like the one from VMP.

The reason AM and others will say it needs a tune is because it makes power above what the gen 2 RPM limiter is set to. So to get the most out of it the RPM limiter needs to be raised. This can wait till you get all the other parts installed. Then your tuner will raise the limit.

The FRPP 3 tune is a nice kit.

 

[K4fxd]

Does the GT350 manifold HAVE to run 91 octane or higher? Or was that just with that specific tune the kit offers?

It needs 91 or 93 with the FRPP supplied tune. If you follow what I laid out you can still run 87.

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