3 BEST mods for power gains for the 2005-2010 V6 Mustang For Under $500 

You've pretty much covered anything haha, the only thing I was not running was the 3.73 gears I wanted to do and the thermostat housing. And I 100% agree with you about enjoying what you have, also your response to the gt guys asking why not buy a gt is great

This deserves more likes

So, just before this comment. I met with the guy who I just struck a deal with to buy my next car. It’s a 2006 Mustang v6 premium and as much as I wanted the v8, this helped me see that I couldn’t help that. Thank you

@Jack Russelle Lewis i agree

Legendary

Was there a change in ur top speed bro??

@@hbg7078 “Top Speed” is all in your Tune. If you’re looking at increasing top end speed just pick yourself up a flash tuner or go get your vehicle tuned. I’d recommend getting a set of tires/wheels that can withstand the MPH you are wanting to achieve. Driveshaft upgrade too.

@@hbg7078 4.0 L Can reach Top speeds of 130-145 without the governor. There’s a few links out on the web with the info.

@@kevingarcia9514 top speed is horsepower and gearing

@@trystanswansonart 05-09 4.0 V6 govern out about 115MPH. With a tune is can be by passed. Thanks for the refresher !

How long have you had it and what kind of maintenance

I've had my 09 v6 for about going to 9 years and it has 175k the main big problem I had a couple months back was the transmission went out and had to get it rebuilt

I got the original 4.0 SOHC in my 01 XPLR Sport 2door up to 375,000 miles B4 I cracked cyl 4 trying to race an SVT Raptor 6.2 on the highway, that engine would prolly still be running to this day around 430k on the odometer if it wasn't for that Raptor lol. O and I put an Eaton M90 on it from a Thunderbird Supercoupe at around 225k on the XPLR, I call my 01 Explorer an SVT Explorer because I tried to build what I imagined Ford would have built as an 01 to 03 SVT Explorer Sport(I have an 01 SVT cobra so I'm an SVT kinda Ford guy lol). The way cyl 4 cracked, I've seen the exact same piston breakage on multiple 4.0 Sohcs that broke under full load and 9 times out of 10 it's always cyl 4 that cracks a piston lol. Ive had a few engines since my first motor but that's because I just get em from the junkyard for a dime a dozen and usually the timing drive is all busted and u can usually get away with just rebuilding the timing drive and she's good to go. I am gonna build a proper motor for it eventually tho, the only problem is that the couple or the few 4.0 performance internals suppliers know they can get away with ridic prices because almost nobody has perf parts for this German made Cologne 4.0 SOHC. I just wish somebody would build a performance timing drive kit thats better then the Ford kit cuz just about all the aftermarket timing drive kits for the 4.0 don't have the same quality or reliability of the Ford timing drive kit for the 4.0 SOHC, I've done extensive research on this lol and their are a few RU-vid vids that illustrate pretty well just how much better the Ford timing drive kit is compared to aftermarket kits. However I do currently have an Amazon timing drive kit that I'm testing out lol and so far so good after like 10k with my blower. But I'm in the process of refreshing another Junkyard motor cuz my crank is nicked up under the rear seal and keeps letting oil out. Repair sleeve seal didn't help either lol. I accidentally nicked the crank when I was swapping out the rear seal while refreshing the motor so it's my own fault lol, I'm making another better motor because of it lol. I currently have 4 4.0s sitting in my garage right now that I'm tearing down for best candidate parts to make a good motor. But eventually I will build a motor with custom pistons and rods etc and I already have upgraded head bolts, I woulda got ARP head studs but they cost more then the engine Soo lol I just got rid of the TTY bolts and went to some Grade 12 bolts instead. I'm too invested in the V6 set up to swap in a V8 plus I want to keep my air conditioning and four-wheel drive. The dream would be to get DOHC cyl heads from the UK off a Sierra Cosworth and adapt them to the 4.0 block which requires redoing the entire timing drive so the timing Drive wouldn't be an issue anymore after that the real issue is getting the Cosworth cylinder heads they're almost impossible to find. I'd love to have a 4.6 DOHC in my XPLR like in my 🐍, but like I said I'm already to invested in the V6 setup and that's too much work and the torsion bar leaf spring suspension rides like crap anyway and I'd like to get an 02 4 door with a 4.6 SOHC v8, then I could DOHC swap no problem whilst retaining 4wd and ac, plus the suspension in the 02 4-door is independent coil springs all the way around and is much nicer than torsion bars in the front and leaf springs in the rear. The reason I want an 92 4dr and not 03-05 4dr is because in 03 they started using the electronic throttle bodies, the O2 still has the cable throttle body. Tuning an electronic throttle body used to be harder than tuning a cable throttle body, but it's not anymore these days, I just prefer my gas pedal to be connected to a throttle cable rather than some wires lol for a whole bunch of reasons. I'm planning on ditching my front torsion bars and doing a coilover swap after I install this lift kit that's been sitting in my garage for a while. Sorry I wrote so much

Yeah thanks! I will def upload more content for you guys

Same

please do, just bought a 2010 4.0 :)

Thanks bro, I really appreciate you watching, hope you have fun with your new car

Yo I got one the 9th💸

how much was your quote?

My mom bought hers brand new in 2009. She loved that car until her last day. Every time I drive it I think “this is a great place to be”

Hey man, I’m looking to flip this car. What r some common issues u had? Throughout its life.

@@brentolbrych230they’re just lovely cars regardless of engine displacement. They’re an American heritage vehicle and generally beautiful to see on the road. I’m happy that you can have a connection to your mother in the form of that car.

What have you added to it?

@@dylanbirmingham5517 I have a cold air intake somehow along the way I got GT ultra tires I’ve put an aftermarket clutch Headers The exhaust is a more free flowing one I also did a cat delete (I swear I don’t live in Texas don’t turn me in) And I’ve gotten a softer suspension Bc dirt roads are abundant here in Tex- I mean Mexico

bro, what part of Texas?? I live in mid cities and I’m looking for a set up like yours. Ever since I got my ‘10 mustang 4.0. Ive been regretting for not waiting another 2 year for a 4.6 or 5.0. I wanna do some littles mods. Could you name your parts tho??

I currently have a 2009 V6 and I can’t wait until I can afford a 2014 GT

@@TwoStepTeggy you will not regret it trust me 😏

I own a 2010 V6 and saved up $27k as of this comment but I was thinking about buying a 2014-2018 GT. Only problem is that my car insurance is tied with my family's insurance with a family discount. So if I buy a newer car I have to pay way more since there will be no discount and my insurance would be separate. Really debating

Yeah I’m glad I could help!

I’ll sell you mine

J O haha

It doesn’t hurt to go cheaper and get an early 2000s. I have an 02 and today I’m getting an 09, cheers to you m8

Did you ever get that mustang and your license?

Exactly gotta start somewhere

I’m trying to buy one currently at the age of 16

@@saulmorajr4811 16 as well rn bought a 2009 v6 myself ab 5 months ago.. really fun car you wont regret it. 73k miles for $5000

This would be really cool to see, I am not at the point that I could cobble together a turbo kit from eBay without some help haha

The roush,airaid or bbk no good?

@@J_Dukes nope for other buyers and the experience I had is within a couple of days you will get a check engine light for "running lean" And Sorry to say some of the biggest distributers of these parts are unreliable and apparently are more interested in making a fast buck.

Thanks! I really appreciate that

Haha I’m so sorry for leaving you guys out I always forget that the 2010 is the same 🤦🏽 and yeah the spark plugs are a great mod after a tune and another supporting mod, I actually ran the Accel coil pack and it was a good purchase. Def get those shorty headers tho they make a huge difference in the sound from these engines

i’m waiting for the coil pack wires and plugs to come in wednesday! super excited to get those in as i’ve been putting it off for a while now, running the ford performance cai along with pace setter long tube headers, pypes x pipe, and straight pipe out to some 4x16 inch tips and i absolutely love the sound

Thanks! Let me know how that goes!

RIP Clutch

So how did it go

Lmkkkk bc i have the same car, the owner sold it to me w problems already ripppp, we’re working on getting it fixed but lmk what was your experience w yours

Ofcourse but you want mods so Do Coil pack Fuel injectors Cold air intake stay away from spectre intakes For real more affective mods get Catless Exuast with an Xpype and tune for the most power Then do long tube headers on 93 octane Next do a bigger throttle body this will really wake up on engine If you want to really get crazy get cams / ported heads, and a bigger intake manifold this will be the most expensive but their the best ones for really boosting power gains especially addings turbos or goin procharge. This is advice from a v8 owner i did this mods first all in order i seen good ass results

Is any intake $300> gonna be effective like the pricey ones?

Nice upload vids

Yeah fair enough, especially if you are shooting for the next gen coyotes, which one are you leaning toward?

Same here. Looks good. But i dont want to go thru all the motions of speeding this up. Going GT next though.

Tie rods, control arms, rear shocks, thermostat housing needs the aluminum replacement option. The listed item's above are the common wear points and if over 150k should be done asap.

I'm in the same boat as you! My story to the T! I wanted to get a 2015 but the insurance is insane!!

v6 gt???

Yeah you’ll be pushing power for sure, I’m also running the tr3650 with my coyote swap that I’m doing hopefully it holds up

@@erikjenks6426 a tr3650 with a coyote should be interesting, but it should hold up just fine

nice i’m planning to go with an inter cooled procharger to start then upgrade internals and hopefully a custom grind cam...currently has the stock auto 😣 but definitely looking to swap a stage 2 tr6060 if it’s within my budget this year then around the fall i’m hoping to go widebody with a shirokai kit

All things considered, its a pretty good car. All around good but not excellent at anything, but it is reliable. The gas mileage is pretty average, but it has pretty ok power and is very torquey. If you wanted to get something with a little more power and faster, definitely recommend the 2011-2014 v6's, but i honestly prefer the body style for the 2005-2009, plus the 2011-2014s will be a little more expensive. It also sounds very good for a v6, and there is a ton of aftermarket support for bolt on's if you so choose to upgrade the car in the future. Working on it is also pretty easy theres a ton of room in the engine bay and relatively easy to understand what is going on. Its a very good bang for your buck car and since it was my first car I'm a little biased but i think you should go for it cause its a good first step into the car world

@@erikjenks6426 Alright, thank you so much for the extensive reply, How reliable are they as the mileage gets higher? When I was looking on the used market most of the ones I saw had around 150k miles, do you think they would still be very reliable with that much usage? Thanks again

Of course I'm glad I can help! So I don't want to sell you that it will be perfect, cause there will be 4.0s with problems, and for the most part they should be fine (other the rare engine chain guide problem, if you can find a car that has had this problem fixed and replaced with a new timing chain guide, that would be ideal), I actually purchased mine at 130k miles. Ideally, you would be able to find one with a maintenance history and a well taken care of, cause if that's the case, it will be reliable past 150k miles. And on top of that, it doesn't make enough power that the engine would blow any pistons or any things like that and has a very hardy bottom end. It just comes down to maintenance history and if the previous owner took care of it

Inhave the 05 and its not that bad honestly haha it looks good sounds good but its not that fast

If you had a couple hundred more to spend I would have said tuner, but with $300 you can actually get the BBK shorty headers

@@erikjenks6426 A tuner would be great, the bama/sct x4/sf4 tuner would be cool. I think I wanna do that now. I've also considered the airaid mxp cold air intake but without a tune it wouldn't add a ton

Dual exhaust , bbk TB, long tube pacesetter, 93 oct tune, x pipe, bigger wheel setup, accel coil pack, LIVEWIRE wires n iridium spark 🔌, pypes high flow 🐈, v3 sprint booster, bbk cold air intake, FM outlaw axle back 4 inch tips (up to date mods) 3.73 or 4.10 ⚙,

Mine came on today, I have a 2006 mustang. Not sure what the issue is yet.

it varies but realistically your'e probably in the 185-200hp range with all shorty headers, cai, and email tune... i had at one point all this plus aluminum driveshaft and gears, the gears made the biggest difference imo, without tune and with cai and headers i made 178rwhp

Well said.

Also 7.5 rearend or 8.8 , 3.73 or 4.10 ⚙, lower CA, Panhard Bar (Adjustable)

still all good? will these be good for 06? what did u do for tuning

How fast does it go now with all that

@Insomnia it was pretty quick for what it was quarter mile time about 14.3, 14.4 somewhere in there .

Upgraded now tho 5.0 10 speed

Check my videos out and the description i got alot of mods you can see and try out👌🏾

Go check out LMR.com or American muscle, you can get some handheld tuners with some "custom" tunes they they send out with your tuner that will allow you to get better engine performance

It won't blow ur engine up get a dyno though let a professional tune it believe me I have a 4.0 automatic almost fully modified like seriously and I have no problems with the car and I love it she's no joke rgh now

@@lamontmoore410 hey veryyyyy late reply but how much is it to tune in buying my 05 tomorrow

Currently almost 500 000 kms n runs strong

I have worked on this car for a long time. It looks great but it is slow of course bc its just a V6. If anyone could help me with suggestions to increase the HP, I would appreciate that. Thanks, Chris

umm, sorry about the language barrier, a Finn here - but i hear that the piston rings are prone to failing when you go for higher horsepower. i have a vortech V-3 supercharger on mine, built by a previous owner. she's around 348 horses (to the wheels), and very enjoyable. At the moment i don't feel safe about boosting it for higher horse power without changing the pistons... :)

and mine is a 06...

pre owned vortech kit might be worth your while? @@Chris-li6do

Yeah sorry the 2010s are the same thing I actually need to change the title, everything I said in the video applies to your Mustang too

I got mine from LMR.com

Wrong video, but the internet is a huge place search what you're lookin for

First thing I did to my 06 V6 was a new exhause and that really changed the feel of the car, I got the SLP power-flo, you can find it on American muscle

@@cobymendoza8423 thanks appreciate you fam I’m going to check them out now💪🏾

They're the Axial turn signal housings

Premium blinker fluid for these bad bois!

Bro why do people hate, at least you have a car. And plus, v8 insurance is pretty high for a high-school kid lol

@@holdenamos7445 Fr like I mean I mean I changed a lot sense this last comment but tbh I’m just happy I have something to get me places tbh

Lmao yeahhhhhh it be like that, they definitely made it underpowered on purpose from factory

getting walked by honda civics out here

Did you mean a 2013 v6?

fortunately these cars dont have any power

A great option

How do you feel Abt the Ford gt motor or the Porsche 911

@@jeremiahthomas5482 Anything forien is really touchy. Very difficult and expensive to work on. But if you can afford it you can't take money with you. I prefer Ford's, easy to wrench on.