???Inake,exhaust leak ???

[yoshiStang19]

hey so this is ma second post ever lol
im new to this and mustangs,but n e ways..i have a question:
i got ma 01 mustrang v6 bout 2 weeks ago,i got it ok wasnt running great i replaced the wires,plugs ,oil change ,fuel pump ,air filter,and the coil, but also b4 replacing the coil and fuel pump my cats were flamming red i would say on fire inside so i was told,may be clogged up!
ok so i took it to a muffler shop took the cats out put straight pipe.
ok now sounds like its rattling,some say theres a leak somewhere or idk, it sounds not too good if i could say,sounds like a wack ass lil honda,it cost me 300$ to do the pipes done should i take it back n see if theres n e leaks or what?

[hottcobra]

yes take it aback and have them check for leaks

[hottcobra]

It also could have a piece of the cat broke loose and went down the pipe.

[yoshiStang19]

how could i check if there is something in there bro ?

[hottcobra]

lay under the car with the engine off. Hit the pipe in different places and listen for any noises.

[yoshiStang19]

ya i should prob do that by taking it back right?
and also the guy said there was or might be a leack on the headers i believe so idk if that has any thing to do w it, he said it wasnt major....

[hottcobra]

either way you need to fix all the leaks.

[yoshiStang19]

well umm lets see first of all how could i add some quick cheap easy horse power to it?
something to start off in other words,i dont kno ANYTHING about these cars so help will be needed lol,n im already getting shit from ppl saying its a peice of shit cuz its ford and so on,but i wanna show them up by getting some horses built up yall kno lol.so ya if any body has tips please let me kno

thanks

[upton7]

Quote: Originally Posted by yoshiStang19 well umm lets see first of all how could i add some quick cheap easy horse power to it? something to start off in other words,i dont kno ANYTHING about these cars so help will be needed lol,n im already getting shit from ppl saying its a peice of shit cuz its ford and so on,but i wanna show them up by getting some horses built up yall kno lol.so ya if any body has tips please let me kno thanks

What dollar amount do you want to spend.

[yoshiStang19]

well idk what do u have for me bro?

[upton7]

I'm assuming its an auto if not it will vary slightly.

Rear end gears 4.10 ratio. Custom Handhelp tuner to make the shifts quicker and firmer. LOK limited slip differnetial. And if you want you can do all the bolt ons for a lil hp increase. If you got the money you can get a stroker kit which is about 1,500 maybe a lil less. This will give you more cubic inches. You could get a dry 50 shot of nitrous. A low boost super or turbo charger. Drag Radials but its a dd so only use that for the track. Some suspision (springs, shocks, struts) I'd get some subframe connectors. Take your pick.

[yoshiStang19]

sorry if im wrong but is gear ratios 4.10 u mean rpm's or what? lol
and where can i get a tuner for it? and yes its an AT.
lok ????
stroker kit??
and why noz?
subframe connectors???
sorry man ha i dont kno crap about these types of cars

[upton7]

4.10 means that your driveshaft turns 4.10 full rotations to one complete turn of the wheel. It makes you accelerate faster. A tuner you can get from americanmuscle.com or summitracing.com there are tons of places. Stroker kit makes your pistons come down farther in the engine which make more room for more and air fuel which will make a larger explosion than stock. Instead of it being a 3.8 liter it'll be 4.2 or sumtin like that. Nitrous is just a quick way for hp. Subfram connectors bolt or weld to the bottom side of the chassis and keeps your car from twisting during hard take off acceleration. Any more questions just ask you'll learn quick on this site.

[yoshiStang19]

cool bro ha ima have too google all this shit lol
i just got on my mustang bout an hour ago its faster than ma last car ha i got up to 90 pretty faster than i did n ma other car i liked that lil extra speed I WANT MORE !!!! haha
i want it faster and srtonger lol i just needa get my financial situation balanced and the ima start hitting the mods alot more on it since im 3 months away from having ma 1st baby so there goes all my money lol
oh yeah also i got the car w these chrome 17's wack as fuck lol but the thing is the rear tires r smaller than upfront and the traction light goes on when up to 45mph so i hace to turn off the traction to go past 45 i need all same size tires all around right to fix this?

[upton7]

even if that wasn't the problem i would fix that quickly. If you bought it from a dealer he might have just put on some tires to sell it and let you worry about it. what size are the fronts and what size are the backs

[upton7]

Holy shit i just looked i just looked at your profile pic those rears are alot smaller i'd fix that asap.

[yoshiStang19]

ya i kno im prob gna have to wait on that for some cash...oh and also since i had the cats taken out my engine light is on...the guy at auto zone said its the o2 sensors there reading wrong or something since its straight piped and that there making me use more gas wich i think is so true its wasting alot of frken gas...and he said that i shoud pull the sensors out some by putting some kind of things that screw on and then screw the o2's back in so idk what should i do ?

[upton7]

I just did the exact thing last week go to napa and get 2 18 mm spark plug non-foulers and get a 1/2" drill bit and drill out the bottom side then screw the 02 sensor into that and then screw it into the pipe. Remember to do it to the rear sensors.

[yoshiStang19]

oh damn haha thats cool ya ima try it...was ur engine light on also ?
n if i do that will it go off or what?n is it really wasting extra gas ?
i still have that nasty ratling noise tho also..

[upton7]

Mine never threw a light cuz i put it on b4 i started it. I put on a new off road x pipe i have a rattling in the front which is a leak between the exhaust manifold and the downpipe your rattling might be the same or sumtin loose. And your car is running rich which means its putting extra fuel in the cylinder and thats causing your loss in gas mileage

[yoshiStang19]

oh ok i see....and how could i fix that running to rich thing?

[upton7]

that thing i told you to buy from napa will do it. thats why it threw a light.

[yoshiStang19]

oh ok will do i should have that fixed by this friday for sure i just need time to do it i work all day basically...im on americanmuscle.com which lowering springs should i go with since i wanna go either w 18" or 20" rims and ma car has some kind of body kit on it?

[upton7]

i've never bought springs but if i did they would be eibachs. btw that light may come back on some day but if it does you can get the computer tuned so it never comes up again

[yoshiStang19]

ya they only do 1.5 or less drop tho im prob gna go w 2" all around
i saw a vid on youtube a guy got dynamic racing springs is what he called them i think,idk where to get them from tho.
what do yall think about those HP ,gas saver chips off of ebay?
should i try them or what?

[yoshiStang19]

ok another question: i got this mustang off a guy i kno it has 98400k miles on it its an 01 v6 convertable leather,power seats,and some wach chrome rims and the tires are just worth nothing literaly ..ok so i got it for $6500. Was i ripped off??

[upton7]

U payed a lil high. I wouldn't have gave him anything over 6 grand

[yoshiStang19]

so shoud i do the foulers to all four or just the last ones ..or the second ones i mean?

[upton7]

the "second ones" only they are the ones toward the back. Since the front ones were in front of the cats anyway it still has the same amount of fumes the ones after them will have more fumes and make it run lean or rich since the cats aren't there anymore

[yoshiStang19]

ok i just put those non foulers on but the engine light is still on? now what ??

[upton7]

did you drill the holes?

[yoshiStang19]

well ya of course or else the sensores wouldnt of fit in there

[yoshiStang19]

also just disconected the negative cable to the battery idk if that might help it turn off

[upton7]

ok here are your choices either get a tuner and have the code erased forever. Or buy another set of the non-foulers and don't drill the hole out and put the non drill in first then the drilled non fouler and then the sensor. You could also go to american muscle and try out their 60 dollar mil eliminatorsthey plug in between the o2 sensor and the harness.

[yoshiStang19]

hmmmm but thats will still be making it run to lean or too rich wont it?
im still going to be wasting alot of gas tho.