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<blockquote data-quote="New Nick at JDM" data-source="post: 1402696" data-attributes="member: 33540"><p>In my humble opinion, I tend to not want to do modifications past the point of diminishing horsepower per dollar.</p><p>If I had a Gen 2, I'd probably stop around something like our stage 1 kit and downpipes. The first about 70 horsepower to be made reliably with these trucks is honestly cheap in the aftermarket world, but after that point there is a diminishing return.</p><p></p><p>All in with us, you'd spend about 2K minus a downpipe for about a 30 dollar per horsepower gain.</p><p>That seems most efficient to me.</p><p></p><p>Aside from these Raptors, we do a lot of GT500 builds.</p><p>Over 675 at the tire without radials, the GT500's tend to nuke the rubber in all 6 gears pretty much instantly.</p><p>People drop 30+K on built motors and bigger superchargers just to smoke the tires faster.</p><p></p><p>For an 07-09 GT500 if you are smart you can spend about 4.5K on parts and pick up about <strong><em>300</em></strong> at the tire for about 15 dollars per horsepower.</p><p></p><p>The male ego though... says something like enough is never enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="New Nick at JDM, post: 1402696, member: 33540"] In my humble opinion, I tend to not want to do modifications past the point of diminishing horsepower per dollar. If I had a Gen 2, I'd probably stop around something like our stage 1 kit and downpipes. The first about 70 horsepower to be made reliably with these trucks is honestly cheap in the aftermarket world, but after that point there is a diminishing return. All in with us, you'd spend about 2K minus a downpipe for about a 30 dollar per horsepower gain. That seems most efficient to me. Aside from these Raptors, we do a lot of GT500 builds. Over 675 at the tire without radials, the GT500's tend to nuke the rubber in all 6 gears pretty much instantly. People drop 30+K on built motors and bigger superchargers just to smoke the tires faster. For an 07-09 GT500 if you are smart you can spend about 4.5K on parts and pick up about [B][I]300[/I][/B] at the tire for about 15 dollars per horsepower. The male ego though... says something like enough is never enough. [/QUOTE]
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