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i recently acquired a stock 96 se with a MTX, and im interested in giving it a bit more go. ive read through the faqs and howtos... which go mods do you gurus recommend? i have a limited budget, so which mods would be the most effecient, and give me the most bang for my buck? thanks in advance for the info.
96 Contour SE, MTX
2 Pioneer 12"s in a bandpass box
2 5x7 Pioneer Plates
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Intake (MAF adapter and K&N)
Exhaust (Y-pipe & Cat-back)
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Pro-Flow Pro-M 75mm MAF
Availability: All V6 equipped vehicles
Approx Cost: $220
Description: Replaces the stock 70mm unit with a specially-calibrated 75mm unit. Reported improvements include more torque and harder pull from 3000 to redline.
this what youre talking about?
96 Contour SE, MTX
2 Pioneer 12"s in a bandpass box
2 5x7 Pioneer Plates
2 Stock Speakers
600 watts of blistering radioshack power
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No, he meant a KKM or similar air filter... it comes with the MAF adapter which allows you to install a conical air filter as opposed to screwing on the airbox. Also, do the TPS mod for more improved throttle response. Look in this forum... there is a thread going right now.
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Gut your PRECATS!!! link here
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Originally posted by mcon99: Gut your PRECATS!!!
link here the link you posted has a bum link in it -
23. Put the MILs on the lower O2 sensors. not needed for 2001+ vehicles. This site explains how to build MIL Eliminators for Ford vehicles. If the capacitor and resistor you buy do not look the same as thoses in the pictures on this site, don't worry about it as long as the ratings are the same.
the link in that paragraph points to http://www.eaton-design.com/mustang/mil/ which gives me a 404 error - so does anyone else know how to build a MIL eliminator? p.s. what the hell is a MIL eliminator?
96 Contour SE, MTX
2 Pioneer 12"s in a bandpass box
2 5x7 Pioneer Plates
2 Stock Speakers
600 watts of blistering radioshack power
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Originally posted by Eli:
23. Put the MILs on the lower O2 sensors. not needed for 2001+ vehicles. This site explains how to build MIL Eliminators for Ford vehicles. If the capacitor and resistor you buy do not look the same as thoses in the pictures on this site, don't worry about it as long as the ratings are the same.
the link in that paragraph points to http://www.eaton-design.com/mustang/mil/
which gives me a 404 error - so does anyone else know how to build a MIL eliminator?
p.s. what the hell is a MIL eliminator?M.I.L. = Malfunction Indicator Light = Check Engine Light The MIL eliminators are(basically speaking) a bundle of resistors and wire that plug between your O2 sensors and wiring harness to tell the PCM that the sensors/cats are working correctly. When you gut the cats the O2 sensors wouldn't read correctyly(if I understand it)so the PCM triggers a check engine light(MIL).
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If you are chipped, do you still need to run the MIL's. My CEL is on all the time but the car runs awesome. I think the CEL is from the chip. But back to the orig question. Do you need to run MIL's if you have a chip.
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Originally posted by Mike:
If you are chipped, do you still need to run the MIL's. My CEL is on all the time but the car runs awesome. I think the CEL is from the chip. But back to the orig question. Do you need to run MIL's if you have a chip. Yes. The CEL comes on because the second series of O2 sensors does not read a change in A/F compared to the first series and throws a Cat Efficiency Code. A chip will not affect this in any way.
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SVT throttle body, and upper intake manifold...it will feel like a totally different car.
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