Big thumbs up to the SCT2! I also added the JLT CAI. On top of gaining
approx. 30HP, the tune eliminated the notorious electronic throttle
lag.The car feels like a completely different animal. It also raises
the very conservative stock 6050 RPM fuel cutoff. My tune was done at
Evolution Performance in Aston, PA, where my '06 GT 5 speed laid down
292 rwhp (93 octane tune) on their dyno (stock Mustang's typically put
260-270 hp to the rear wheels).

The shaker hood is a sweet mod that I would do in a heartbeat if money
wasn't tight. Being all about bang for the buck, my next mods will be a
4.10 gear and off-road X pipe. My experience is that "high-flow" cats
really don't add much power, and the cats rob about 15-20hp. The 4.10
gear still allows for a reasonable 2677 RPM at 70 mph, and can launch
the Mustang harder than just about any car on the road.


tony wrote:
> davea wrote:
>
> > A friend of mine has a BMW M3. He reckons that round a track he would
> > beat a 2005 V8 stang hands down. Didn't dispute that one but I did say
> > though that the 'stang would give the M3 a run for its money in a
> > straight line drag (plus sound much better doin it!). Both are about
> > 0-60 in 5.0secs. Anyone think different?
>
>
> My 06 GT ragtop beat an M3 handily at a "non-sponsored event", held at
> a "non-sanctioned venue"... (Read: Light to Light, a little over a 1/4
> mile)
>
> The driver of the M3 was someone driving like a 'dick' and challenged me at
> the light... When the light went green, I simply pressed the pedal to the
> floor (Automatic Trans) and never looked back... Of course, the driver of
> the M3 could have simply sucked at it too.. I think the driver will have a
> lot to do with it in that case... A Mazda Rx-8 met a similar fate a few
> weeks ago, but they are a full second slower in the 0-60 department..
>
> My car is completely stock at the moment, but I am ordering a Shaker Scoop
> and an STC Excal 2 for it this week..
>
> Tony