So I'll tell you what I've done to my car and what I plan to do. I got LED headlights, I replaced my air box to a K&N Cold Air Intake, as well as replaced my Throttle Body with the 2.3L Ecoboost Mustang TB. I cut out my exhaust up to my catalytic converter and put in a FSWERKS race exhaust. I put on NXT Hood Lift Kit on my car and took out the hood prop (also from FSWERKS). I tinted my windows to the maximum my state allows (35%) by a professional and bought a tune + tuner from Tom (focus-power). I've also half installed some mudflaps on my car. Some other things I plan on doing is getting the 180 degree engine thermostat, steel braided brake lines, custom header without a cat, metal hood release latch, and maybe a big brake kit in the future. That's all that I've either done or plan to do. I might consider debadging my car in the future but I'm not sure yet. If you need any more information on the mods I've listed you can get alot of good info by searching them up in the forum. Hope this helps you get started.

 

this helps a LOT!!! Thank you so much!!

 

Go for a rear motor mount. Easy install not too expensive. Should be step 1. Step 2 get a K&N intake after that have fun with it

 

Im checking out rear motor mounts now, and definetly getting the K&N intake done, saw lots of recommendations for it! Thank you!

 

Wheels and tires! You're not gonna be able to do too terribly much with the car power-wise so my go-to would be handling upgrades!

 

Have any recommendations?

 

I’m with you I picked up nice ‘17 SEL hatchback with only 31k miles and deciding what I want to do. It’s my everyday driver and I already have a ‘91 5.0 Mustang Couple 5 speed that I grossly overbuilt so I’m interested more in MPG than trying to build a hot rod. That said, I’d still like to make it a bit peppier, handle better and look a little more aggressive.

Ive built a few hot cars so I’d HIGHLY suggest that yiu take your time. Don’t fall into the trap of making mods before you make a plan. Decide what you want and more importantly decide what you need, then make a budget.

The easiest way to get your car looking nicer is a nice set of wheels Skiriki said. But before you do you need to decide what tires make sense for you.

After that you can do simple bolt ons or go with a turbo setup such as the ones that Tom’s Tune (sorry don’t recall the name of his business).

So that’s the “Proper way” that many told me and I didn’t follow until my current Mustang.

Since you probably won’t listen to that. Do a few small mods while saving up for bigger ones. Feed the bug, have fun and enjoy!

 

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Find yourself factory 19 inch ford fusion wheels or any other 19. 235/35/19 is the size your looking for. Looks amazing. Also I have h&r lowering springs and h&r trak+ 20mm spacers. And adjustable upper control arms. Find an st front bumper too. All of this works wonderful on my 15 se and functions perfectly. It's a little grip machine

 

Bless you on the tire sizes, I’ve had noooo idea what size to go with at all, especially because I wanna do air suspension, so thank you!!!!

 

I also have snow tires on my factory 16s

 

Ltexprs already covered most of the best mods, but I would say that the cosmetic mods should take a back seat to improved performance - form follows function, as they say. K&N cold air intake, 2.3L Mustang throttle, beefier rear sway bar (Megan Racing or Whiteline are good options), and a new FSWerks rear engine mount are the best places to start, imho. Those four mods produce immediate results and are fairly simple to install, they won't break the bank, and you won't have any problems with inspections should that be a consideration.

 

100% agree. I separate my plans into sections, Performance, Aesthetics, and Body Mods. I add every part price together and give myself a Build total, then I go through each section and budget for the cheapest things to start on.

Currently by budget for this year is around 2,600, which is all performance mods besides some floor liners which I need desperately. Here is my current full budget!

I completely forgot about the sway bar so thank you for remining me, gonna check those out now!!!

 

Just curious, what's the gain on the 2.3 ecoboost throttle body? Anyone know?

 

It's really more about throttle response than power. The Mustang throttle body doesn't lag nearly as much as stock.

 

Oops.

 

Perfect. I was wondering if it was about response or hp. Thanks a lot. I was looking for something to do that. Not those throttle kits everywhere. I also need toms tune from focus power to help it work with my intake and exhaust at that point im sure

 

That's a big list.

From your parts list $715 for the Mustang throttle body is way too much. I think I spent around $100 for the parts when I did mine a few years ago. Keep in mind that was from an online seller. Should be no more than about $150 today.

As for the ford rear motor mount, I went with the same mount as the ST and Focus Electric use. Is that what you are considering in your list? It is sometimes referred to as the ERMM. Electric rear motor mount. It is the right amount of stiffness for me.

 

That's a big list.

From your parts list $715 for the Mustang throttle body is way too much. I think I spent around $100 for the parts when I did mine a few years ago. Keep in mind that was from an online seller. Should be no more than about $150 today.

As for the ford rear motor mount, I went with the same mount as the ST and Focus Electric use. Is that what you are considering in your list? It is sometimes referred to as the ERMM. Electric rear motor mount. It is the right amount of stiffness for me.

Thats about the going price for the Ford performance throttle body for the 2.3 ecoboost. You probly got a stock replacement.

 

It blew my mind too. I drive around feeling like a gtr with the gauges up lmao

 

It's a question of when, not if, that transmission will die on you. I swapped mine out after it killed itself. The takeoff shudder was also horrible, and it would randomly fault out and put me on the side of the road.

 

I feel like mines on its way with 150k. If I'm in it to win it taking off from a light its shuddering and then sometimes it cuts out completely and I have no power. Manual swapping is a must for me in the near future.

 

My sister has a 2014 Se Hatchback with 250+ miles and she shudders occasionally but been going strong for awhile, its definitely probably going to get worse soon though.

 

Mine did the same thing before dying around 172,000 miles

 

So stupid question, I have a ‘15 SE hatchback with a 5 speed manual. What difference will changing the rear motor Mount make?
Is it beefier?
Hard to change?

 

I switched to the eRMM years ago and it was an easy DIY. It added a little vibe at idle at first, but that went away or I got used to it. The DCT owners seem to love this swap, but it didn't do much on my 5spd.