The "Don't mod unevenly" part is so true. Why I cringe when I see these dealerships slap a blower on a base model GT with standard brakes and all-season tires.

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Lightning!

@rickitysplitz7035

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Hennessey when they did the Exorcist. Everything is stock besides a supercharger and a few other things. lol

@nicholasborrelli7544

Жыл бұрын

@@rickitysplitz7035 that's not exactly the same thing. They just advertise how fast the car is in a straight line and they aren't starting with a base Camaro...

@woohunter1

Жыл бұрын

Dealership putting on a blower??? Never heard of that one.

@nicholasborrelli7544

Жыл бұрын

@@woohunter1 look up Lebanon Ford

The best advice I got as a kid was to build everything else in the drivetrain before I build the motor

Excellent advice! Never do power adders without supporting modifications. You know the old saying, "More power will always find the weakest link!".

I always told my buddies, if 1000hp is the goal, start with suspension, seatbelts, and cages before you even buy a single intake or anything

@adzz8012

Жыл бұрын

Dont forget good tyres. ;)

Excellent advice and real talk and straight to the point. With my Mustang, the only time I need to modify anything is when the parts are wearing and tearing from brakes to replacing an old catalytic converter, e.t.c... Just the basic necessities. I treat my Stang not just a car, but as If it has a life of its own.

I don’t even like mustangs, but man I gotta say this is some good advice. I agree with everything you’ve said. What a well spoken and knowledgeable man.

@woohunter1

Жыл бұрын

Silly question, if you don’t like Mustangs, why are you watching a CJPONY PARTS video?

@imjustanobody1233

Жыл бұрын

@@woohunter1 it popped up on my feed. I like cars. I might not specifically be a big fan of mustangs, but I have respect for all cars and builds. Most of my feed is car related. I actually used to own a 2000 gt mustang convertible a few years ago. Although it was a $500 beater. I’m a corvette guy. I like corvette’s. I own a 1990 c4. If it’s about cars chances are I will watch it. It doesn’t matter what car it is. It’s it’s informative I will be interested as I enjoy learning.

@woohunter1

Жыл бұрын

@@imjustanobody1233 cool! Makes sense to me now!

@mustang8206

Жыл бұрын

tnats why you should like Mustangs

@jeffreymrrs150

Жыл бұрын

I own a foxbody.i do like mustangs but they really are crap cars. Especially the foxbody. Extremely poor build quality from Ford.

Don't use an automatic car wash!! As a detailer, I've seen those destory cars. Don't be lazy, wash it yourself!!

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

Good advice! Thanks for commenting

Thanks for making this. You'd think it would all come as common sense but it never does.. The modifying unevenly is a huge one. You always see people going straight for power and neglecting everything else. Then they wonder why the 450whp car traps a faster time than their 650hp car. The oil thing, there's a small exception for the coyote (at least my gen1) it says to use 5w-50 for track use.

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

5w50 is absolutely fine, 20w50 racing oil is a whole different animal.

These are all excellent tips... I hope that the RIGHT people see it and LEARN from it!

Absolutely brilliant!; arguably the most informative guide as to what not to do regards "performance mods"; many thanks for sharing and have a great Xmas

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words! Have a wonderful Christmas as well!

On the issue of fuel in modern fuel injected cars the only thing you can change easily to gain a little power is to run clear gas IE no alcohol in it can help. To running e85 and get more power you need bigger injectors, a tune and probably bigger or a second fuel pump because it takes a lot more volume of fuel.

Thanks for explaining the why of what not to do instead of just saying don't do it...

Wow, I don't know how to respond. First. I've been racing for over 40 yrs. I run my own shop and do 100% of my builds and know what works and what doesn't. Next, a lot of high school kids don't have money to spend and do things right unless they have rich parents and spoilt. Life is about trial and error, and that's what test and tune nights are all about. So telling people not to do things, they aren't doing any of that. Kids don't have $100k to build a car perfect from the start. I've ran plenty of stock cars on both turbos and nitrous and had little problems after I found the weak points. Race fuel will help keep your engine alive when you add a turbo with high boost. If you just get told what to do and never test and try for yourself, you never learn anything. I don't want my kids to put slicks on and hook up on the street, thinking they are in full control. I want them to spin to learn to control the car and lean into controlling the speed. People think everyone needs to be politically correct, and everything will be fine. Nope, not at all. I don't want some scientists to tell me something won't work because he never tried it and was always told it won't work. I wouldn't be where I am today if I listened to what people told me not to do. Now those people call me to fix their problems. Yes, some of the things you don't want to do. But not all are beneficial. Some good points for some, but not for others.

I love the advice given at the beginning of this video. Great job CJ Pony parts.

Some good suggestions here but Bill please let the "some backpressure is good" myth die.

@jordanposvar3616

Жыл бұрын

Yep, doesnt help with modern cars, only hinders.

I got rid of the stock mufflers on my 2019 GT because they sound tinny. I added the MBRP Pro series race exhaust, and yes, the cold starts are loud, but I didn't delete the resonator or cat. So it's loud. But not abnoxiously loud.

Honda owners: This is BS !

Don't throw on certain mods without a retune. So true. I bought my 2018 Mustang GT that was already modded with a JLT cold air intake, among other mods, and although it ran ok the check engine light was on and it was throwing engine codes. I did some research and realized the prior owner likely didn't retune the car so I bought a Bama RevTech tuner and did a 93 octane race tune based on what mods I had. That cleared up the codes and of course opened up the performance potential from the factory tune. It's been running like a 500 hp beast ever since.

1:47, haha, I’m 48 now but when I was 20 (low rider phase, extremely low budget) I cut one whole turn out of all my coil springs on my Geo Tracker! Haha, it looked cool as hell but rode like 💩

Back pressure does not create horsepower. Deleting the muffler albeit raw sounding is gonna be less restricted especially on turbo motors.

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

I said back pressure but what I was trying to explain was scavenging and I used the wrong terminology. There are absolutely cases like turbo cars where running wide open is beneficial, my point in the video was not to remove the mufflers just to make your car loud.

See it often about the Race Gas/Premium in a stock car. Actually, MotorTrend made an EXCELLENT video comparing different grades of gasoline and race gas in an engine and showed the horsepower differences. It was all the same because the car wasn't turbo/super charged. If you cannot make use of a fuels ability to avoid Pre-Detonation then using a higher octane fuel doesn't do anything for you.

Cold air intake lol 😂 90% don’t have larger MAF sensors hence the reason most have little to no advantage for getting them other than looks. My favorite argument I hear is guys saying the metal ones are the best.

@rickitysplitz7035

Жыл бұрын

Unless you plan on getting a tune, a simple K&N drop in will work well to replace the paper crap.

@hieronymus..bosch8532

Жыл бұрын

Its about intake sound really

@juniordiaz6445

Жыл бұрын

All cold air intakes do are make your car run hot IAT’s lmao. Unless it’s a closed box intake

@4567playstation

Жыл бұрын

@@rickitysplitz7035 facts!! That’s what I did

@dorkydarell4073

Жыл бұрын

@J...why do a cold air intake make the car run hot???

That SN95🔥

I seen the guy from gathom garage heat the springs to lower and the whole time I was shaking my head

Did the 5lug cobra brake swap on my fox before I put my my intake and heads on. So the don’t mod your car unevenly is true asf

All excellent advice!

You say a couple and I have -3 up front!? Is that too much. Who knows. Had to fit those 305s up there somehow 😂

I love that reputable shops or mechanics are coming out with solid information thanks to all the FAME/CLOUT seeking idiots destroying basically anything they get their hands on

Had a friend at work that I told not to cut his springs, he cut his springs in his old Civic and the windows both fell off the tracks into the doors lol

... and don't add power or style "mods" from AutoZone. 😅

Great video. A lot of people needed to hear this!

I deleted my muffler in my car. Yes, I have a resonator, but it's somewhat loud and sounds great. Mostly when I cold start it and when I step on it. Love the muffler delete.

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

Definitely works when you have a resonator!

@mekrobar7872

Жыл бұрын

@@cjponyparts and a hellcat, lol.

@tmike200687

Жыл бұрын

@@mekrobar7872until a gt500 pull up on ya lol

@mekrobar7872

Жыл бұрын

@tmike200687 I love mustangs, but needed a 4 door. I've actually have a 65gt and a 66 restomod. Both very nice condition. Actually would have gotten a gt500 if it wasn't for being a family man, lol.

@tmike200687

Жыл бұрын

@@mekrobar7872 definitely understand. That’s why I’m trying to get a gt500 before me and my wife decide to have kids. I have a 2018 5.0 already but I just can’t push myself to trade it in. I love it too much. We already have a 4 door car but I know she will want to upgrade eventually so I want to get the gt500 out the way lol

I prefer to use a Brillo pad to remove dirt from the paint.

This video is for Dodge guys isn't it? :)

@03mm24

Жыл бұрын

Heyyyyyy 😕

@kcdesignconcepts5216

Жыл бұрын

Are you referring to the 800 plus horsepower Hello Kitty's, that have the same weight as a full size truck, and have bicycle brakes?😁

@Kamal_AL-Hinai

Жыл бұрын

@@kcdesignconcepts5216 toxic

@Kamal_AL-Hinai

Жыл бұрын

Yes im here

love this

You must be a human Dyno NOT! Deleting the mufflers, absolutely makes more power, although very obnoxious on the streets, especially with boosted applications, the resonators kill the most power, and mufflers only help with torque near the bottom on smaller cubic inch motors the more cubes the more boost the more it likes free flowing, exhaust unless every Dyno I’ve ever run or seen on earths wrong??

Idk, seems like the s550 sounds best if you replace the resonator with a single muffler and no rear mufflers.

On ford's website it says to run 93 octane fuel to get the hp numbers they advertise, would adding a octane booster be bad for the vehicle

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

It won't hurt but probably won't help either unless you had to run a low octane fuel and are making up the difference.

First thing on a fox is delete cats and cut springs!

If a muffler adds back pressure it's hurting power. There is never a performance gain with back pressure and I hope people, especially professionals, stop saying that. If the muffler flows as much as a straight pipe then it would not add back pressure. What might be the case is that deleting the muffler hurt velocity and therefore hurt power. Even though that's rarely the case. Also turbo engines most certainly don't want any restrictions in the exhaust. Blanket statements make the world a bad place

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

I said back pressure but what I was trying to explain was scavenging and I used the wrong terminology. There are absolutely cases like turbo cars where running wide open is beneficial, my point in the video was not to remove the mufflers just to make your car loud. My bad

@randyschmidt19

Жыл бұрын

@@cjponyparts Thank you for clarifying

I’d argue HEMIs sound amazing without a muffler

@MegaLimeboy

Жыл бұрын

I second that

I definitely agree with a few things you listed but when you say your car wants back pressure, that is absolutely false. You have to take into consideration volumetric efficiency. Back pressure doesn't allow for proper exhaust scavenging. You want as little back pressure in your exhaust system as possible. Ideally under 2 PSI. Anything more than that and you're losing power.

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

I said back pressure but what I was trying to explain was scavenging and I used the wrong terminology. There are absolutely cases like turbo cars where running wide open is beneficial, my point in the video was not to remove the mufflers just to make your car loud.

Great video 👌🏽. When you were going over camber, I cringed at the tires on that import. Why these dudes stretch a 235 over a 10” wheel I’ll never understand. Safety first

@bradwoods371

Жыл бұрын

because there are a lot of dumb people in the world. Matter of fact dumb people make the world go round.

All good advice. But I bet BREW2L would argue with you in regards to cutting the springs on a Fox body lol.

2 mins into the vid and I’m like uh oh😂. I’m riding around with muffler deletes and cut springs and loving it. 😂

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

Haha

@insanehellkids

Жыл бұрын

95 s10 was cut front springs and it rode like a cloud

@mustang8206

Жыл бұрын

ew

@danielcamacho1913

Жыл бұрын

Well, he modded it evenly 😂

I had that exact mustang GT behind you. Same color and same paint color I used to inlay. Believe tht is a 98? mine was.

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

This one is a 96 but Pacific was available 96-98.

Great vid , hopefully people will learn from it .

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave!

Back pressure adds horsepower? LOL...... I think the twins have something to say about that.

@whpony96

Жыл бұрын

You sir, need to do some more research....you got lots to learn.

@jordanposvar3616

Жыл бұрын

@@whpony96 maybe in old cars, but in modern cars backpressure restricts flow which restricts performance. A lot of newer disigned mufflers use straight through technology for this reason like borla and magnaflow.

@rreno496

Жыл бұрын

@@jordanposvar3616 physics don't change based on vehicle age, Scott is right.

@motiv8d111

Жыл бұрын

Back pressure plays a role in some boosted applications. Fact.

@rickitysplitz7035

Жыл бұрын

@@rreno496 Who said this has to do with age? We are talking about cars that work with newer and different technology

Love this video!

you missed the perfect opportunity to stand against "stance" its dumb and dangerous especially if the car has any sort of power.

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

That was the "Too Much Camber" part of the video.

@ywe3

Жыл бұрын

@CJ Pony Parts any camber is too much especially the drive tires.

@ywe3

Жыл бұрын

@CJ Pony Parts I know I'm being hyperbolic...I know "safe camber" exists but no one and I mean no one ever gets a professional analysis done before stancing...

Idk my fox sounds pretty good with shorty headers to an off road x pipe to 3 inch straight pipes

Deleting the muffers or cat's is bad. The louder noise will attack the Police to pull you over.

I know many Foxbody folks who have cut their springs lol

I pretty much keep my car's stock just go out and enjoy driving it the way it is.

Back pressure's is never good for an engine, That myth has persisted since Karl Bent first invented the automobile in 1885. *Leaded race fuel is not going to hurt your engine. If you dont have the money to lower your car/ truck and are willing to give up the ride comfort for what you want, then heat or cut you springs be a man. (Using leaded race fuel at the track will eventually clog your catalytic converter and O2 sensors. It would take a lot of track days for that to happen. Its not recommended for every day use because of that reason)

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

I said back pressure but what I was trying to explain was scavenging and I used the wrong terminology. There are absolutely cases like turbo cars where running wide open is beneficial, my point in the video was not to remove the mufflers just to make your car loud.

All I heard from this parts retailer is "Don't do any mods that result in us not getting your money"...

@AwesomeFinish

Жыл бұрын

But some of the advice is good...

1:11 back pressure doesn’t add any power. In fact back pressure is terrible for power. You’d think that someone like you who claims to be a professional would know that this is the case…

@luismelchor744

Жыл бұрын

Not true back pressure creates suction which helps exhaust gases escape faster. Theres a sweet spot for each engine when it comes to diameter of the pipes. Too big and there is no suction at all and too small there is too much restriction.

@TheDuckTeamYT

Жыл бұрын

@@luismelchor744 Yes the whole point is to maximize the velocity of the exhaust gases. And you are right that back pressure creates velocity. If you have air escaping in a wide pipe the pressure difference between the gases in the pipe and outside in the atmosphere will be smaller and thus the air won’t escape as fast and might actually cause some exhaust gases to travel back (newtons third law). Generally speaking to maximize velocity you want to minimize pipe size changes in your exhaust and smooth out turns. Sharp turns are really bad and are going to rob you of power. Catalytic converters too cause back pressure, yet the only benefit of them is environmental, it don’t help in any way with improving engine efficiency. This is the main reason why saying back pressure is good is wrong is because it’s a misunderstanding of this velocity concept. Yes back pressure can help increase velocity but it can also do the opposite in cases like tight turns in pipes ect.

@TheDuckTeamYT

Жыл бұрын

@@luismelchor744 And honestly if you have like 10 minutes to spare, instead of reading my reply, watch either the MotoIQ video on this topic or engineering explained. They both do a great job explained the physics - honestly a much better job than i ever could.

The fact that most of this has to be stated …

Back pressure and power do NOT go in the same sentence… this has never been proven EVER Unleaded Race gas DOES NOT BURN SLOWER… the octane rating is the fuels resistance to “pressure ignition” or “pre ignition” even when switching from 93 to e85 your timing tables DO NOT CHANGE unless your engine is spark limited by boost or higher compression ratios, but thats because of the octane not the flame speed!

@hieronymus..bosch8532

Жыл бұрын

E85 air fuel ratio is different though than gasoline , 9.7 to1 so fuel maps are different & timing should be too

@randyschmidt19

Жыл бұрын

@@hieronymus..bosch8532 absolutely not true. The motor if not knock limited will make the most power at the same timing whether it's on 87 octane or Ethanol or methanol. Also if you tuned to 13:1 on pump gas and then drain and refill with E85 you would then see it run lean and tune it right back to 13:1.

@hieronymus..bosch8532

Жыл бұрын

@@randyschmidt19 the air fuel ratio is drastically different & that requires a different tune , even if they use the same timing maps, as alcohol likes more timing but it isn't necessary ?

@randyschmidt19

Жыл бұрын

@@hieronymus..bosch8532 oh my god alcohol does not"like" more timing. You are right that the "tune" is dramatically different. It takes 30 to 35% more fuel than gasoline. That's it. Unless you didn't set the timing right the first time, changing the timing on alcohol will yield zero results. Any time on the Dyno would show you that.

@hieronymus..bosch8532

Жыл бұрын

@@randyschmidt19 that's my main point the tune is different for fuel but it might vary with timing between methanol and E85

Well explained sir 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🌹

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Kamal_AL-Hinai

Жыл бұрын

الله حيووو 🇴🇲❤️

Does Ford not say to run 5w50 for track use?

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

Yes 5w50 is recommended for supercharged or track use. Much different than the 20w50 "racing" oils though.

@tylerphelps4868

Жыл бұрын

@@cjponyparts if it’s 3 degrees outside sure but on track they’re basically the same, the 20w50 would even shear less

Hi, wondering how to contact CJ Pony Parts Customer Service, I've trouble with my order and I have not had an answer to my email for 10 days... Please tell me what to do

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

send an email to mhoward@cjponyparts.com. He should be able to help!

@dlx808

Жыл бұрын

@@cjponyparts thanks a lot, I appreciate it

Im no expert in exhaust, but I still find it odd that you have open headers on cars and aircraft (think a P51 Mustang etc). That was for maximum peak rpm power.There is never any mention of backpressure requirements for those applications. I cant find a decent example, or a study that really dives into this. Any good places to start? Thanks. Good tips indeed, just this point is very muddied by people that do a thing, and then want to justify said thing. I still like to learn new aspects, no matter how much I may know in one area etc.

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

I said back pressure but what I was trying to explain was scavenging and I used the wrong terminology. There are absolutely cases like turbo cars where running wide open is beneficial, my point in the video was not to remove the mufflers just to make your car loud.

@RipRoaringGarage

Жыл бұрын

@@cjponyparts Got it. Happens to me too when I switch terms, reverting to the one I used longer, even if less correct. I admit that exhaust has been my weakest area, where the resonances due to length of pipes always throw me off. So, if I ever design a car...Ill just have eight straight pipes going to some basic muffler then out the back like a B52 lol

😂 yeah I Interpret this at cheap car mod list, thanks

shiiiit i had mbrb axle back & then added catless headers & there was no difference, didn’t sound different or better- then i deleted those mufflers & i love it lol. get compliments all the time but then again, yeah it’s my car 🏌🏾

The muffler part is a surprise to me, but I do have one question for a part I will install soon on my 14’ gt. I will soon add the Corsa Xtreme Axle Back Exhaust, but I do not have the resonators anymore, would that still be okay for the car?

@TheDuckTeamYT

Жыл бұрын

@@White_Fox_5.0Especially the part about back pressure. That’s a common myth and is completely untrue

@TheDuckTeamYT

Жыл бұрын

@@White_Fox_5.0 I honestly can’t tell if you are agreeing with me or disagreeing

@White_Fox_5.0

Жыл бұрын

@@TheDuckTeamYT i am agreeing with you and making a sarcastic joke. Most people at the strip are trying to squeeze every hp out of their build. Im sure if open headers were really hurting hp 90% of drag builds wouldnt have fender/hood exit exhausts😂

@cjponyparts

Жыл бұрын

I said back pressure but what I was trying to explain was scavenging and I used the wrong terminology. There are absolutely cases like turbo cars where running wide open is beneficial, my point in the video was not to remove the mufflers just to make your car loud.

My 2018 Elantra Sport has no muffler. I bought it like that. I think it may have the resonator. Sounds good too.

What car? Im too poor to even afford a Dodge Stealth or Geo Metro. 🤣

Been cutting springs for 20 years. If done correctly you can keep 90% of original ride quality. Better than 90% of aftermarket springs.

I was about to remove the catalytic converter but now I decided to keep them 😪 .

@whpony96

Жыл бұрын

Working on any car without cats will make you quit working on it quickly.

@midnight347

Жыл бұрын

@@whpony96 this is a very false statement lol. I know the epa is on everyone these days but if your car is properly tuned for the mods it's fine and when you're running big power like 800 rwhp with a power adder cats can actually cause issues if you blow them out in some cases if can clog up your exhaust and cause severe engine problems. So that is a very untrue blanket statement. It will smell little bit more but if it's properly tuned it won't be that bad and on e85 it'll actually be cleaner than a bone stock car.

@whpony96

Жыл бұрын

@@midnight347 GT500 Makes 760HP with all the emissions in tact....Nice try.

and last but not least, don't get a bama tune

@reddbull9772

Жыл бұрын

Good alternative?

@stevenhinckle7597

Жыл бұрын

@@reddbull9772 lund, venomous tuning, pbd, vmp. basically anyone other than bama

@reddbull9772

Жыл бұрын

@@stevenhinckle7597 i got bama rn is it possible to still get lund nguage device ?

@Dranzerl

Жыл бұрын

What’s wrong with bama lol

A towel is going to scratch the paint? Well, maybe with the Mustang paint that actually might be true.

@midnight347

Жыл бұрын

A towel will absolutely scratch your paint, any paint not just mustang paint. This is why they make microfiber paint safe towels to dry your car with.

👽...🎶🐧🐧🐧

Excellent vid Bill

People cut their springs still? I thought that was like 90's hatchback civics that do that.

The "stance" crowd kills me 😂🤣😂🤣😂 like how do they think it looks cool 🤮🤣😂🤣😂

More back pressure has never given more hp. Total fake news.