give my 3.8 more power for cheap?
 

lookin for some inexspensive ways to give my 3.8 more power

250 shot of NOS!!!!!

haha thatd kill my car. but if i did hook nitrous up where could i get a cheap kit an about how much could my 3.8 handle without hurtin it? i figured just like a 75 shot

why did you start a new thread?

Ya, he is asking the same thing in 2 places.

used kits can be found on craigslist and carolinarides where i see you are a member. remember search the for sale before you make a wtb thread

Sorry didn't mean to make a new thread.
Thought I was postin on the one I already had

dang V6 owners...can't even trust them with a keyboard... :boohoo:

NOS it!!!

But will nos burn up my pistons?

Yes, and it will blow the welds on the intake.

WHYYYYYYY SOOOOOOOO SEEERRRRIIIIOOOSSSSS?

U a grudge racer now changin your signature...

Sorry for the thread jack

Put an intake, cat-back, and a tune with a 50 shot and save up for something that comes stock with a little more power. Maybe find a used centrifigal supercharger kit somewhere that fits it, that you could make 7-9 lbs of boost.

Or this...^^^^^^^^^^^^

Changed my sig since I don't know what the car makes for power anymore and the turd hasn't been to the track in forever so why show times? Grudge racer? Hahaha I wouldn't have a chance hiding what my car runs or could run.


Back on topic, an intake and good shot of nitrous would be all I would do. The 3.8 from Ford isn't a very good sounding motor so exhaust wouldn't be very high on my list.

I can give you a run down on some things to make a 3.8 respectable and be N/A.

Longtubes, exhaust, CAI, tune, and 4.10s. Ive driven a car with those mods and on plain street tires, it went a 9.6. Thats very respectable IMO for a v6 with minimal mods. On good tires and a rear that made both of them spin :hysterical:, id say its good for a 9.2/9.3 how it sat.

O, and this was a 5 speed car, and a girls car at that!

There are also head/cam packages for a 3.8 that makes them wake up. Just research some v6 mustang boards and you will be suprised at what you find im sure. I know theres a stock internal, cammed, nitrous one that runs 12.2 in the 1/4. Thats gettin it done with a v6.

Thats a lot of money to spend to still have a v6.

roughly $1000??? Those are mods that dont hurt anything or ever get used up....Id say its a smart $1000. Hell, if he sprays or supercharged it, then he'd already have longtubes and gears so hes headin in the right direction.

LS1 swap

Okay so still my question is will my car handle nos? Some ppl are sayin yes an others no?

Yes your car will handle a small shot of NITROUS (not nos) provided you have enough fuel supply and good tune.

Seems like a waste of money, the V6's are extraordinarily slow. I would save up for another car. Just my 2 cents.

No matter what you do with it, it is still going to be slower than a stock V8. Unless you dump alot of money in it. You are wanting to go faster, But I have a feeling you want to be faster than a V8. Of course it is your car and money. Do what you want. Not trying to be an ass but realistic.

like Harry said, its all in how much you want to spend. But there are tons of potential with the 3.8 motor (4.3 stroker kits, turbo, s/c, n2o, etc). Its all in what you want. Itd be cool to say "its just a v6" and cut ass with it.

BTW, I read that the stock v6 block is good for right around 1000 with forged internals.

Let's simplify this:

How much do you want to spend?

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That is about what the bird makes.:bigthumb: check the super six motorsports page out. It will give you an idea of what is out there and what they can do. Exhaust is harder to get right because it can easily sound like pissed off bees in a jar.

i really dont know how much i wanna spemd, i kinda just want to take it one step at a time so im not blowin a lot of money at once

and than double or triple that.

are you wanting to be able to beat a stock v8 stang or just speed up a bit?

when all is said and done your still going to say " I wish I had a V8" I just think its not worth it.

Personally I would save my money and go to college, the payout has a much better return on investment.

I have a brand new nitrous kit. $450.00 complete, and you can move it to the next car you get pretty easy if you like. It will adjust 50, 90, and 125 hp shots.

Or get a cobra

i just wanna go faster, an andrew i wish i could afford a cobra

you have a great car for a young dude, lets get you to the auto-x in MB

I wanna go bad. When is it?

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your car is awesome for a guy your age.

just roll with it, and enjoy the convertible.

i have a fast car, and you can only go SO FAST...so it's more bout bragging rights than actually racing on the street.

just relax & e-race some.

lots of things more importnat than wasting money on a car.

Not all V6's are slow my friend.......there is not a "stock production V8" made now days that my little V6 could not whup in the 1/4, but it is not stock either.....it is also broke at the moment as well. :oops: but she will be better than ever soon.....it's a love hate relationship with my GN. Speed is not cheap as most know. Unless you know what you are doing tuning a forced induction V6 for HP, then it is best you stick with a V8 for your power needs.

I never said all V6's are slow lol, just the Mustang ones. I've ridden in both old and new ones, and it always felt slow. Hell there was a bolt on 97 GT that hopped on the Mustang dyno right after me, made a lot of noise and sounded good, but when all was said and done I made almost double his whp, and I was on low boost on my little 16g, that pretty much killed the whole mustang thing for me lol