*FIRST MODS* What are the essential first foxbody modifications? 

1. Subframe Connectors 2. Rear End Gears 3. 130 amp alternator conversion 4. Under drive pulley 5. Headers and Exhaust

I hope to keep the Fox alive. Being 19, all my friends have tuners and no one knows about these. I'll never get rid of mine, I'll only add more foxes

Remember the 10 minute tune up from muscle mustangs? That’s pretty much the first mod my father and I always did. Then frame connectors, gears, driveshaft, & shifter. The Foxbody will always hold a special place in my heart after all the years of wrenching on them with my dad.

Love the vid man. Keep giving us updates. I drive an 89 gt auto cause I'm in a wheelchair. Would never give up the fox life.

#1 flowmaster 40's

I drove a fox in high school and after owning all the newer mustangs I just went back to the foxbody! Bought a 93 notchback

5 lug ...4 wheel disc...if u make it fast , stock brakes r scary...

I just bought a 92' LX 5.0. I have to wait til tomorrow to go back and pick it up. I feel like a kid on X-mas Eve. Your videos are helping me pass the time. I have looked at dozens of Mustangs over the last year. Finally I found my car. My Brother and I are Fox guys. My late Father and I both worked at the Ford assembly Twin Cities plant. Dad had a sweet 66 Fastback he bought brand new straight out of the Navy. Ford {and UAW} provided our family and myself with a good life.

Everything you mentioned is spot on. My second mod was a short shifter with aluminum bushings. Shifting feel was on another level . Ended up with Ford Racing long block installed. I moded my LX over the years to the tune of 375 HP at the wheels (naturally aspirated) after aaaallll the bolt-ons imaginable were installed. . Wow what a ride. It sat on Eibach specifics and Bilstein at the corners chrome 18 inch Cobra R wheels. I could fill a couple pages. Great vid. Took me back :)

I have done 3 of these 5 things (subframe connectors, 3.73 rear end, and equal length shorty headers with a catless X pipe and magnaflow racing mufflers) and these 3 things made the biggest improvements of all. I am aware of the benefits of underdrive pulley and upgraded alternator but just haven't gotten them yet. Great video, spot on list

I’ll thank you regardless. Listen to this man. Those subframes are a must

Thanks for insight.. I picked up a 92 GT Vert last spring. She had been sitting for about 5 years, good condition but needed TLC.. the only mod it had was Flowmaster mufflers. My first mods were the Maximum Motorsport full sub frame connectors, BBK rear upper and lower control arms, and MM K member. For me handling was a priority. I then continued with cold air intake (from fender) 3:55 gearing, and a full 5 lug front and rear disc swap w/ KYB/H&R shock/spring set up. I have a nice Bimmer but find myself wanting to drive her ('Stang) all the time. Now time for a little more speed.. She's a keeper and a looker and wouldn't trade her for nothing.

Gears,wheels and tires,lowering springs,cold air kit,and don’t forget the under drive pulleys,lol

Bro this is my favorite video you’ve done. Brings back so many memories. I got my first fox in 90. It was an 88Gt. I burned those Goodyear gatorback tires of in a summer. All those mods are dead on. Great great video bud!

Best channel there is, I'll be sure to tell my buddies at the shows to follow.

Pretty sweet channel. Subscribed, I may be a Honda Racer, but back in the day I did 2.3 Turbo Foxes. My son, was 3 when I had my first fox, and he was hooked on em. Now he's turning 16, and I'm pleased to have been able to get him his 1991 Mustang GT. Keep rolling out content!!

Your suggestion about the gears is spot on. I did cam, intake (84 carb car), headers and exhaust. I could tell a difference, but when I put the 4.10 in, it was like being kicked in the tail when I would mash the loud pedal. It was a bigger seat of the pants feel.

+1 on the gears. I had a new '93 Notch back in the day. The 5.0 scene was hot in the early 90's, and every one had the simple bolt ons...I sunk my money into a set of 3:55 gears and it was hands down the best money I have ever spent on ANY mod to this very day. The car was literally a different animal. Ahh, the good old days... Great video.

Great list. Many of these were my first mods as well.

Hey I gotta say your video's kick ass!!! I have owned my 91 LX for 25 years 104000 miles, titanium frost, I did and agree with all you have said to do, love your channel!!!

Over all, I love your channel the most of all.

Just got my first Fox Body, it's 83. Really looking forward to growing with this car.

I greatly appreciate your passion and work. Please keep up the good work. I'm following your work.

Love the video. Subframe connectors are definitely a must on these vehicles.

Great video. Definitely recommend a 5 lug conversion for disc brakes.

Love the channel my friend. I've had 7 Mustangs in my life ranging from 68 289, 77 Mustang ll , 88 lx 2.3, 92 lx 5.0, 95 gt 5.0 , 91 lx 5.0 and 97 3.8. And of course I'm shopping as we speak for the next Stang! Love the videos my friend so keep em coming!!!

I was watching this just to see if you knew what you were talking about and bravo. We raced a 90 gt (AOD) back in the day. Stock heads, cam and intake. We just did gears (4.10s) exhaust, nitrous (150 shot) and the things you mentioned (short belt instead of the pulleys) and ran 7.70s on street tires.

great video you took me back in time on how much fun i had with my 87 notchback

Always loved the channel picked up an 86 lx 5.0 5 speed a couple months ago already had a good bit done to it stiffing wise, Kenny Brown subframe connectors with jack rails and ladder bracing connected from rails to subframe connectors, Kenny Brown Rear pan hard bar, strut tower brace with 3.55 gears thing rides like its on rails! Currently peaceing together my cobra brake upgrade :)

happy new year bro thanks for all the info you bring us you are very knowledgeable!! i have a nice list on my 86 gt t top car that im slowly scratching things off cause mine was complealy stock when i got it which is rare for these types of cars not being molested. just got done painting it and new interior and lowered it with all suspension done , nice lookin tight car and now the engine i have most parts for on the stand then one it runs to my liking going to swap into the turbo world and then the list grows . so fun theese cars but i remember when i was young and these cars were considered the poor mans race car so say and now its up there with all other parts prices now .so bust out that wallet and work hard and soon there will be a stack of parts in the corner of your dreams.

What I want to do to my 89 fox. This opening scene car is what I want. Love the original look but sounds amazing. I know nothing about this car and am an open receiver of knowledge.

I would have to say an explorer intake and set of explorer heads can make a world of difference on a budget to free up very noticeable gains. Most yards you can get the heads and intake for $150

I'm 6'2", so I'm a Thunderbird man. I have a 1996 V-6, and a (factory) 5.0 V-8 1991. I'm planning on building the 1991. All these mods are great ideas on any Ford RWD vehicle. Great input. Thanks.

I just got a 88 fox body at 15 looking at wat mods to do I’m so happy my dream car I love mustangs especially the foxes

I felt nostalgic and came across your video to remember my fox body when I was in high school. I like your mods and I put a pulley. It changed the performance however it caused cooling issues, especially in hot days as I'm living in Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦. Electric fan and larger radiator may solve the issue

I wish that they had videos like these 20 years ago when I had my first fox body mustang.

Question? My bone stock 92GT I bought new has been as reliable as a Corolla, gets great mpg, drives perfect, and still blows ICE COLD on the R12! Should I leave it? What is there to make better as I use this as a driver. Oh, I did do flowmasters and an a shorty shifter.

Awesome vid! Miss those days as well.

Each group costs more. I want to go fast. 1. Remove air intake silencer and add proper filter 2. Advance timing 3. Bypass EGR preheat 4. Remove screen on MAF sensor if you have one. 5. Adjust TPS sensor to in spec. Next 5 1. Cooler thermostat 2. Full synthetic oil 3. Colder ASF32C plugs and open gap 4. MSD coil (engine will nose over early if you don't especially with 4:11s...) 5. Underdrive Pulleys Next 5 1. Short throw shifter 2. Aluminum clutch quadrant 3. 373 Gears 4. Weld a bead between tack welds on front subframe upper/lower THEN add subframe connectors. 5. Headers and mufflers Next 5 1. Alernator 2. Electric fan 3. 1:6 roller rockers 4. Hone out stock throttle body 5. Box weld control arms I want it to handle now 1. Energy suspension bushings all over 2. Strut tower brace 3. Springs 4. New Shocks and struts 5. Low profile rims and tires I want it to handle better and hook now 1. Global west Trac link 2. Panhard bar and remove upper control arms 3. a bit more camber 4. Move battery to the back. Back to the engine. 1. Aftermarket heads 2. Aftermarket throttle body 3. Aftermarket upper/lower intake 4. Aftermarket cam 5. higher capacity injectors and MAF 6. Fuel pump By now the car will be known as a serious threat on the street, Drive around Camaros in the corners and handle them with ease in a straight line.

I'm glad I found this channel. I would like to own a foxbody later in life. Great video content! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Dude that's a brilliant idea, getting a stock fox and doing the mods to it!!!

Hey great vids I bought my first 5.0 in 1990 and love the car but I had to sell it for financial reasons bbbut 26 years later and a year later of looking for the perfect one I found a 1993 very very good condition and bought it for 6500.00 it's like being a kid again the smile is back great channel brother.

My list from having an 89 GT and a 2k GT and plenty of Mustang friends... 1)gears. Don't fear the gear. Don't be afraid of 4:30s if it never sees the highway 2) Taurus alternator. It's a cheap junkyard swap. It is the 130a 3) Taurus electric fan. More go-fast junkyard goodies 4) Long tubes with full exhaust. Save up if you are broke, no sense in building the exhaust around a shorty set up only to go long tube later. 5) Steeda Tri-Ax. This makes a world of difference over that stock worn out shifter. Very solid mechanical feel. Stop bolts let you bang gears without trashing the forks. Other good mods are, Upgraded brakes, H/C/I, bigger throttle body, larger intake with bigger MAF, lightweight flywheel and driveshaft, uppers and lowers, real performance springs (not eBay "slammed" springs), CC plates, Steeda ball joints, drop tie rods. Past that you are adding more than basic mods. That list will be a good start into getting your Mustang respectable but not overdone. Over the top has been done before. People respect clean.

Nice video. I love the fox body as well. I had a 93 cobra that I built up that ran 10.40's with a 306 trickflowed. Miss the car dearly. Plan on getting another Fox Body to build

My dream car right there! Never owned one , but will one day. So I appreciate this video, thank you!

I'm right there with ya..coyote swap daily and another 5.0 fox to beat on. Keep it up...awesome stuff!

Such a awesome video man! Good info! Keep it up

I had a 1986 Mercury Capri 5.0 5-speed. (bubblehatch) Stock bowl ported heads, B303 cam with Texas Turbo 1-5/8" long tube/equal length headers (They were looong, like 5ft long) into a 2.5" MAC off road H pipe feeding into "3 chamber" flowmasters. It sounded awesome... I don't think they make the 3 chamber mufflers any more. Super mellow when you were cruising & then when you got on the pedal they screamed! Best of both worlds.

Best thing ever sub frame connectors completely changed the handling of my car

My first fox I did all the bolt-on stuff. Gears, pullies, headers & exhaust , K & N , 1.7 rocker arms, upper & lower control arms,( I had south side bars) lol they destroyed my torque boxes. Short hurst shifter, timing to 16 degrees.

Picked up a 87 black vert last fall. Rebuilt the 5.0 over the winter. Getting ready to tackle the top. Hopefully she’ll look almost as good as the one you had. Thinking about putting a megesquirt on. That way I can mod without worrying about maf and ECM upgrades.

I raced a few fox bodies every week at the local drags when I was 16-21 years old. Nothing beats those days and these cars!

Trying to think back to my first fox what mods i did lol. 10 min tune up, 3:73s, short throw shifter, frame connectors, torque box plates, headers and off road H, pullies and K&N filter in the stock air box with silencer removed. This was what the basic combo was back in 92 lol.

i got all these mods besides sub frame connectors will be investing in some soon great video keep them coming

best place for parts Just bought my first Fox 93 Mustang w/ trick flow

I’ve got a 89’ fox body 2.3L LX with a 5-speed manual and got plans to do a 5.0 swap and do a black paint job with purple racing stripes, and be able to track it

I have a mint 92 fox body with the exact bolt ons u mentioned plus a line lock and 150 shot of NOS..... 11.85sec in 1/4 mile,,,,, work and family took over and this will be the first summer I had it out in 6yrs

Nice I have the same black fox u have convertible. Great car but having start up idle surging issues. But still learning it keep up the vids

Nice! I have a 87 tbird sport Long Block 5.0 HO, Cammed, intake, fluidyne radiator, cobra headers, valve covers and cobra brakes! New bf Goodrich super sports and new throttle body cleaned egr.. Aod 4spd.. Love my Foxbody

Do it. Id love to see ir get an old fox and slowly build it up. Nice vids man.

My 92 lx emerald green I still have since 2000 garage kept , my first upgrade was off road H pipe 2 chamber cat back .2 was 355 ford racing gears 3 sub frame connectors 4 remove air silencer in fender put a cone k&n filter Fordracing wires . 5 Hurst short throw shifter . 6 was 95 amp alternator 7 -3 row Aluminum radiator 8 msd 6al and b 303 cam new roller chain . I have all original parts kept in a Rubbermaid storage box , always keep your original parts . Fox 4 life . Forgot one upgrade factory chrome ponies . Just Acquired a set brand new never used they sat in the guys house for 20 years rare find .

Good video. Subframe connectors are really necessary, even for completely stock cars. When I put mine on, I noticed the difference even going over speed bumps and crummy roads. Before, the whole car would lurch and creak. Feels a lot more solid now. Next chassis mod after subframes would be torque box reinforcements: Wild Rides Battle Box or something similar. I did these at the same time as upper/lower control arms.

Going this Friday to check out a 87 gt red vert..cant wait

My fox body isn’t starting rite now because when I bought it couple weeks ago it came with a sound system electric fans and a alarm system, I need to buy a new alternator is the 130 amp enough or should I go with 200 amp???? Couple days ago I removed the alarm system since I don’t need it

If you have an AOD car, along with the gears is a reprogrammed valve body, so the trans will let you upshift gear by gear, and more importantly will allow the car to stay in OD without shifting down at WOT! Now you can use those 4:10's!

I miss my reef blue 93 lx too all black int. So sweet!! # FOXES FOR LIFE

That was cool, walking down memory lane with you.

I've always figured, suspension Wich should include, shocks, springs, subframes and control arms. If you can get them all and get them installed. Good tires, and exhaust. Just the basis for a start. Agood handling car. They got power from the start. As time and money allows you can move onto adding more HP.

Hey man! Great vid!!! I have all the mods except the 130amp. Where would you recomend to get one???

That black convertible brought back some awesome late teen memories. I should have never sold the car. Time to build another beast.

Only mod from your list that I have not done is the 130 AMP Alternator. I replaced my upper & lower control arms as well. The 3.73 gears on my AOD made the biggest difference.

My main mod to 1990 notchback was tear stock heads off for port, polish, 5 angle valve job and mill 30 thou at E.T Automotive Garland Texas. Flow masters and off road exhaust too. 3 to 4 car gain to 80 over other mustangs with simple bolt ons. Would love to get another stock one and just do 3:55 gears and 4-5k Paxton supercharger if they still have those. Then need subframe connecters forsure. Centerline wheels to finish off.

89 gt was my first car and I later owned a Saleen in 01, a 99 gt, and a 12 gt500. I’m looking to get a terminator or a gt maybe notch. Hard choice. Love them all. Great cars all with there own look.

Always been a ford guy all my life but yeah I’m a new foxbody owner. 1986 Mustang gt convertible w 86,000 miles all stock and clean. First mods I did: plugs, wires, cap rotor, coil. Tinted windows. Air intake headers.. taking her slow and easy. So many damn mods that need to be done: shifter, rear gears, underdrives, tires, sway bars, coolant hoses, bigger front disc conversion, drum to disc rear etc.

I love seeing foxes with ls swaps like the blue one from 1320 that gapps everything

I always hear the first mods you should make to a car is better brakes and better tires. There’s probably a good reason for that.

Buying a 1988 5.0 in rough condition but for a project and it’s a stick! Can’t wait to fix ‘er up and drive it!

I have a 4cy rip but I do plan on swapping the car whenever I can afford

What does the 130 amp alternator conversion consist of? Just an alt or what else is needed

If u can do it I would love to see results. My got to 13.1 with what u said and street slicks

What would cause my 94 5.0 to sputter under throttle around 3500-4000 rpm? I keep hearing it can be maf problems

bought a 92 GT Rag 5spd un molested with 25k. love the stock fun. I can't run away from a hemi charger but he aint getting away either with me behind the wheel.

Thank you for this video!!

full length subframe connectors. 5 lug conversion. short throw shifter. adjustable clutch cable kit. springs and control arms were 1st most of the time

Any suggestions on where to get those subframe connectors installed? Do u think a local exhaust shop might be a place to start? Not knowing any wellders in my area, i just dont know where to have them welded on! Ive got the max motorsports full length for my 98 Cobra. But no luck getting them installed yet. Agreed about the fox body! Those 5.0s were the best of that era! I still regret selling the one i owned (88 LX 5.0) in the 90s after losing my license.

Do you think it's possible to be Scat Pack charger fast with the fox body with just the top half meaning heads cam intake and bolt ons on a stock Five-O block?

I found an 88’ foxbody in my area I’m thinking of buying as my first stick car. Can you daily drive it? Are they reliable? Expensive to maintain?

Im really glad i seen this because im this close to buy me a foxbody stang the reason is i love mustangs plus my father had 2 86's mercury cougars with the 5 liter efi and they haul ass

I can get it done. Cowl hood unpainted, blowmasters, no fear sticker, white letter mastercraft tires, and a beer.

The way that red fox sounded man. That right there is what I want my fox to sound like 🤌

Hey man be watching your videos for quite some time really enjoy the content, have a question do you have any recommendations on a performance shop that does all around tuning and mods for a fox in the dfw area and possibly okc area? I live in Amarillo Texas. Thanks

Glad to see you've owned a convertible. I just bought my 4th fox which is a Convertible. My buddies giving me hell about it, but I wanted to build something different. And I couldn't beat the price for it.

I have an aod 92 hatch and I put new cam, new speedo gear, shift kit, solid cam n lifters, new alternator, 3.73 gears, underdrive pulley, in process of getting new twin 40mm turbos, GT40 heads, shorty headers, and later will be new pipes, new front brake system (is a 5.0 in a lx car) and I’m only 16 and have bought everything myself. Any suggestions on future things?

You forgot lowering springs,add that to the suspension list. I would have added a short throw shifter(night and day for me)and brake upgrade(5 lug conversion optional). Ive had 3 foxes,just bought another one full bolt on. I had a bone stock to the silencer 92 notch i bought back in 2003 with 64k original miles for $2600,i got the deal of a lifetime and still my fav car to this day.

I have an '87 LX 5.0 5spd less than 90,000 original miles and still stock. I'm trying to figure out if I should modify it 🤔

I had a 1990 GT with Canfield stage 3 ported heads, Holly systemax port matched to the heads, Z-303 cam 75mm mass air, 75mm throttle body which my intake was ported to 75mm, stock. 308 gears. I never get a chance to run it at the track though. What do you think the car made HP wise and with traction what do you think it would have ran in the quarter mile? Oh, it was a stick car.

Do you recommend subframe connectors if I'm just running a stock 4 cylinder?

How about a video on welding in subframe connectors? I'm getting ready to do mine, but I understand to do it properly, you need the wheels to have weight on them - requiring a lift. Any shade tree mechanic ideas for keeping the suspension under load, and yet have enough room to weld in the subframes? I would really hate to have to farm that out - I've done everything else myself.

I have a 91 mustang gt automatic with a shift kit aftermarket kick down cable b&m hammer shifter makes shifting the automatic a little more fun to drive

I have a 1980 that's been passed down my family and I wanna fix it up and make it a nice car again. It's completely stock with a 2.3l 4 cylinder 4 speed manual without the turbo. Not sure where to go or where to start.