Lots of respect for you Mike and the choices you’re making towards your family. That’s the same reason I am driving 2016 V6 which I’m totally happy with when I could’ve bought a GT but wouldn’t have had much extra money to put anything into my daughters college fund
Awesome. Using your videos as inspiration, I put a new 3.40 pulley on the ProCharger on my 2016 and got it dyno tuned w/ Methanol Injection and 93. At ~12 PSI it's now pushing 475 RWHP and 408 Torque. Still has stock headers and cats, so I'm really happy w/ it as a daily driver.
Good shit man, i had my 15 v6 for 2 years now and I think its time for an upgrade as well. I didn't do too many performance mods but if I was to stick with the 3.7 your stang is pretty much as good as I would want mine! You might want to look into 08+ corvettes, that's what i'm looking at because of the bang-for-your-buck on those cars. Stock those rockets shoot up to 190 mph! However no back seats and it'll probably be worse in the winter lol. Whatever you get though its fun to watch you build, being a college student I don't have much 'fun money' to throw around on cars unfortunately.
I completely understand. Been having the same thoughts for the last months. Been debating a Ranger FX2 pre-runner build. Congrats on the A++ student!!!!
Staying tuned, I figured out a while back that building a car is a learning process, I mean you can duplicate someone else's build but ultimately it comes down to what works for you. I personally follow others build but also not afraid to try out a few things even if as I've been told "it won't work", & if it don't work I sell the part & try something else. On that note, as you yourself have said "do what works for you". You get out of it what you put in to it. Always looking forward to what you do next. 🤔
First year I owned my 3.7, I hated winter because rain. Second year of ownership now, I love winter because rain = fun losing traction = rev-happy stang going sideways. Safety of others taken into consideration of course.
Hey there Mike, nice video, once again. I plan on doing some things to my Roush, just small things, but will make my car more "user friendly." I plan on installing the oil drain kit on my procharger, and either the Laguna seca gauge pod, or an A pillar pod holder with an oil pressure gauge and a boost gauge. Hopefully these will be TH-cam worthy. Good luck with the present build, it's real world, and many identify with your philosophy. I may email you for some advice about how to video my additions. Keep the great content coming!
Sounds good Mike, it's good to keep things in perspective and you are clearly doing that and doing right by your family 👍 Just a thought here but maybe to make things easier on you think about picking up a nice used 3.7 S197 and then put the Doomsday supercharger on that car. I.E. re-investing the mods in a new way😉 Lots of good cars still out there and the S197 isn't played out yet IMO, especially on the V6 side. Keep us posted!!
Everything sounds all good brotha, im right where you are, yeah I could do a few more things but I dont feel like I need to, it's fun were it's at and I'm completely happy. I definitely wanna change out this stock radio tho lol. And congrats on your kids graduating early that's awesome. As we used to say I believe that's a direct reflection of there leadership 👍🏻🇺🇲. And cant wait to see what blow off valve your gunna run. Well keep it cool and keep it easy my friend.
I live in Seattle so I totally hear you about the winter/fall/spring months. With that being said, ever thought of finding an AWD vehicle? Then those bad weather months can actually turn into small tutorials about how to "enjoyably" drive your car in all types of weather. Just a thought, anyways keep reppin' for the V6!
Well, no car lasts forever, so while hate to see it go, if it was my car it would eventually go too. Thanks for giving us the heads up! Hope you hit that 11.99 at least in 2020! Keep on creating! Will you by chance do Power Tour?
I'm excited to see the upgrades you're making. What are some worth while suspension upgrades for the s550 other than springs? Most of the stuff I see on the Facebook page are for the s197.
TheUsmc913 Ask 10 people probably get 10 answers lol. I’m a big BMR fan. I’ve got their drag springs and vertical links now. Soon I’ll have their cradle lock out too. The S550’s are a struggle with the IRS and the wheel hop is for real. I’d also throw in some Viking adjustable shocks too. Heard great things about them as well. Thanks
@@Doomsday410 I'll have to look into those. Yea I have some wheel hop issues with my stock 235 on a 17 wheel. Hopefully my new 19s with 275 help with that. Dose the BMR drag spring drop it enough?
TheUsmc913 I actually like the stance. It’s a 1.5 front and .5 rear if memory serves. Gives it kind of an old school muscle car lean. I’m running a 295/40/18 in the rear though so it fills up the wheel well.
Really cool for kid graduates early from school. Also nice your gonna help them out with first car. If I was you don’t buy your drag wheels and tires new. On Facebook marketplace or OfferUp look and see what’s available used. I see many front skinnes and rear drag bias or radials from 700 to 1500 for the full set with tires. If you planning on building another mustang I would suggest a gen 2. I love my S197 but I would really like the gen 2 because of how much they can handle. My gen 1 is lighter and can be built to handle more but the cost is crazy. My plans after my blower is a buy aluminator block
Underfedcoyote 5.0 thanks man. Yeah I’ve been keeping my eye open for a used set but the timing will have to be just right. I want to get a set that can work on the next car too etc. If I get lucky and there’s a set that’ll work when I’ve got cash in hand my plans might change. I still haven’t settled on exactly what car I’m going to do next. I’m probably going to test drive a few different ones and see what speaks to me. If that makes sense 😂
Doomsday410 ya there is a big part of me that wishes I would have bought the 18 2ss I test drove before my 18 pp1. That SS was a eight speed and was pretty damn quick and the interior was really nice. Myself I saw out the windows fine I’m shorter then most and it seemed to fit me great. I think if I would have bought the 18 camaro I would be Running deep into the 10s if not the 9s by now. But live and learn. My dream is to someday have a nice hellcat Challenger or a C8 will see after I get my car completed.
Underfedcoyote 5.0 I feel you for sure. I’m going to try and take my time to be sure I drive away in what I really want. A gen 2 is definitely on my list but I’m going to test out and see what Chevy and Dodge feel like too most likely.
Bartosz Zakurzewski They’re a known weak spot on these cars once you add some power with a stick car. If you check droppin gears channel he just snapped his trying to launch at the strip. It’s 2 hours one way when I go to the strip. I want the piece of mind to know I can drive home after. 😂
@@Doomsday410 OK, I get it. For the same reason I upgraded mine to aluminium driveshaft. I often do hours with high speeds on German autobahns and I wanted to avoid a major failure in the middle of nowhere. Can you share how you fuel consumption changed after the upgrades ? I think this would be a good subject for a video. What it was with 8-10 pounds of boost and how it changed with 14 ???
cheap gamer Definitely won’t be an import. I have nothing against them I’m just more of a domestic guy. My heart is with Mustang but I plan to test the other brands out too to see if I fall in love with something else. 😎
It's a no brainer the man has to help his family first. Sell the s550 for 17k to 19k take off what you can. Buy low mileage 2014 s197 3.7 for 10k help your son and turbo the 14 s197 it's lighter than the s550 it's cheaper than s550 and it has the old 8.8 rear end parts are cheap, turboed s197 3.7 quarter mile record on stock sealed engine is 9s auto mafia you could take some power out of his set up and run 10s or low 11s.
rookie teacher uncertified Thanks! Yeah my options are wide open in my mind. Something older something newer. I’ll know once I get to that point and test drive a few things. I don’t know about a 10 second build though not trying to blow my engine 😆. I still drop kids at school and pick up groceries in my car occasionally 😂
When it comes to a full drag pack,, I don't think the juice is worth the squeeze. Skinnies with wheels will run you about $800-1,000 to knock about a tenth of a second at the end of the quarter mile. I would get a good set of tires for the back and call it a day. If you have a good set of Mickey Thompsons or M & H Racemasters, you might not need to replace the half shafts. If I'm not mistaken, the factory half shafts are the same for all S550s. Since your car is a V6, low end torque is less than a 5.0. I think the problem you were having is the Nitto 555rs drag tires you were using is a middle of the road tire. It's essentially a street tire that you can use at the dragstrip. I had those tires before. It is neither a good street tire because they wear out too quickly, nor is it a good drag tire. I had trouble getting good traction out of the hole with those. The M&H Racemasters I have now dead hook and I have a high stall torque converter. If you get cheap 15" or 17" wheels and either the Mickeys or the Racemasters, you should be able to launch fairly hard without spinning. Even with the lame 3.31s on my car, I get 1.8 60 foot times consistently and the tires absolutely dead hook. Autos have a steeper 1st gear than manuals so when it comes to coming out of the hole we are essentially about the same. I'd try the tires first because you know you're going to need them before I spent money on half shafts that you might not need. I'm going to replace the 3.31 gears with 4.10s. The reason for that is that I want to be close to red line in 4th gear at the end of the quarter mile. Right now I'm only turning about 5,200 RPM. The gears are on order and I should be getting them this week. Hopefully, I will be able to get 60 foot times in the high 1.6s or low 1.7s. If I'm close to the 11s which I expect to be, it will either be long tubes or changing the supercharger pulley to a smaller one. Like you, I am getting close to the end when it comes to performance mods. In my case, I will keep the car. I think I would like to add appearance mods and take it to car shows.
Hu 3.7 Yeah all good points and I keep going back and forth on which tire. I’d love to have something with decent tread life that can be used and won’t kill me if I get caught in the rain. That’s a lot to ask 😆. For half shafts I’m just going with the GT350 ones for a little extra piece of mind. Only about 375 for the pair and they’ll come off if I trade it in.
Like me, you need a tire that has a tread on it. I live about 100 miles from the dragstrip and the last thing I want is to get caught in the rain with a tire that has no tread. I would suggest going to the Jegs website. You will be able to tell which tires would work by looking at the tread design. Look at tires that have a tread design that would channel water away. The M&Hs and the Mickey Thompson S/S have a softer compound than the Nitto 555rs and give you better traction. The bad part is both the M&Hs and Mickey are good for about 6,000-7,500 miles. As long as you change to a street tire when you're not racing, they should at least last the season.
Hu 3.7 Yeah on my aftermarket AMR wheels. G2’s all around 295/40/18 rear 255/45/18 front staggered set up. I still have my stock 17’s with the 235 pzero tires sitting in the garage. 99% tread on them 😆
3.7 community is dying that's sad. I plan to make an appearance on youtube to keep the 3.7 family going. Mostly content on 11-14 NA stuff until I get a new coyote car
KEEP DOING GREAT THINGS...
MIKE.
I wish your children...ALL THE BEST. You are a great guy and family man.
V6 4 LIFE !
Paul Haywood Yes sir! Thanks!
Lots of respect for you Mike and the choices you’re making towards your family. That’s the same reason I am driving 2016 V6 which I’m totally happy with when I could’ve bought a GT but wouldn’t have had much extra money to put anything into my daughters college fund
Will Keen Totally understand. Thanks Will!
Awesome. Using your videos as inspiration, I put a new 3.40 pulley on the ProCharger on my 2016 and got it dyno tuned w/ Methanol Injection and 93. At ~12 PSI it's now pushing 475 RWHP and 408 Torque. Still has stock headers and cats, so I'm really happy w/ it as a daily driver.
Jeffrey A-Bomb Nice man! The 3.40 pulley is no joke 🌪 Still stock headers here too 😬
Good shit man, i had my 15 v6 for 2 years now and I think its time for an upgrade as well. I didn't do too many performance mods but if I was to stick with the 3.7 your stang is pretty much as good as I would want mine! You might want to look into 08+ corvettes, that's what i'm looking at because of the bang-for-your-buck on those cars. Stock those rockets shoot up to 190 mph! However no back seats and it'll probably be worse in the winter lol. Whatever you get though its fun to watch you build, being a college student I don't have much 'fun money' to throw around on cars unfortunately.
xS0N1Kx thanks man I appreciate the support!
I completely understand. Been having the same thoughts for the last months. Been debating a Ranger FX2 pre-runner build. Congrats on the A++ student!!!!
JR Rocketboy thank you!
All the best for 2020 battle !!!
Determined Veteran Same to you man!
Staying tuned, I figured out a while back that building a car is a learning process, I mean you can duplicate someone else's build but ultimately it comes down to what works for you. I personally follow others build but also not afraid to try out a few things even if as I've been told "it won't work", & if it don't work I sell the part & try something else. On that note, as you yourself have said "do what works for you". You get out of it what you put in to it. Always looking forward to what you do next. 🤔
Jude Edouard So true on all your points. Thanks for the support man
@@Doomsday410 No problem, we share the same passion after all. 🏎
First year I owned my 3.7, I hated winter because rain. Second year of ownership now, I love winter because rain = fun losing traction = rev-happy stang going sideways. Safety of others taken into consideration of course.
Baso Hahaha Nice!!
Hey there Mike, nice video, once again. I plan on doing some things to my Roush, just small things, but will make my car more "user friendly." I plan on installing the oil drain kit on my procharger, and either the Laguna seca gauge pod, or an A pillar pod holder with an oil pressure gauge and a boost gauge. Hopefully these will be TH-cam worthy. Good luck with the present build, it's real world, and many identify with your philosophy. I may email you for some advice about how to video my additions. Keep the great content coming!
divemaster 03 Thanks man. Yeah hit me up anytime on the video stuff.
Sounds good Mike, it's good to keep things in perspective and you are clearly doing that and doing right by your family 👍
Just a thought here but maybe to make things easier on you think about picking up a nice used 3.7 S197 and then put the Doomsday supercharger on that car. I.E. re-investing the mods in a new way😉
Lots of good cars still out there and the S197 isn't played out yet IMO, especially on the V6 side. Keep us posted!!
Tom Stamatakos Thanks Tom. Nothing is off the table next car wise. I’m truly keeping my options wide open. 👍
Most epic intro on TH-cam
Determined Veteran Haha thanks man!
Everything sounds all good brotha, im right where you are, yeah I could do a few more things but I dont feel like I need to, it's fun were it's at and I'm completely happy. I definitely wanna change out this stock radio tho lol. And congrats on your kids graduating early that's awesome. As we used to say I believe that's a direct reflection of there leadership 👍🏻🇺🇲. And cant wait to see what blow off valve your gunna run. Well keep it cool and keep it easy my friend.
STang2017 Thanks man that means a lot. Yeah as funny as it sounds I’m most excited about the blow off valve 😆
@@Doomsday410 can I tell ya a secret
This will be the last year of my 3.7 as well. The wife and I are waiting for the mach 1 that's coming in 2021. So there it is
STang2017 Too funny. My wife likes them too 😆
@@Doomsday410 lmao
I live in Seattle so I totally hear you about the winter/fall/spring months. With that being said, ever thought of finding an AWD vehicle? Then those bad weather months can actually turn into small tutorials about how to "enjoyably" drive your car in all types of weather.
Just a thought, anyways keep reppin' for the V6!
slydewayz84 Will do appreciate it!
Well, no car lasts forever, so while hate to see it go, if it was my car it would eventually go too. Thanks for giving us the heads up! Hope you hit that 11.99 at least in 2020! Keep on creating! Will you by chance do Power Tour?
Str8sixfan Thanks man will do! Is that the one in Ohio?
@@Doomsday410 I can't remember where it starts but goes through Indiana Illinois and St Louis in 2020
I'm excited to see the upgrades you're making. What are some worth while suspension upgrades for the s550 other than springs? Most of the stuff I see on the Facebook page are for the s197.
TheUsmc913 Ask 10 people probably get 10 answers lol. I’m a big BMR fan. I’ve got their drag springs and vertical links now. Soon I’ll have their cradle lock out too. The S550’s are a struggle with the IRS and the wheel hop is for real. I’d also throw in some Viking adjustable shocks too. Heard great things about them as well. Thanks
@@Doomsday410 I'll have to look into those. Yea I have some wheel hop issues with my stock 235 on a 17 wheel. Hopefully my new 19s with 275 help with that. Dose the BMR drag spring drop it enough?
TheUsmc913 I actually like the stance. It’s a 1.5 front and .5 rear if memory serves. Gives it kind of an old school muscle car lean. I’m running a 295/40/18 in the rear though so it fills up the wheel well.
Really cool for kid graduates early from school. Also nice your gonna help them out with first car. If I was you don’t buy your drag wheels and tires new. On Facebook marketplace or OfferUp look and see what’s available used. I see many front skinnes and rear drag bias or radials from 700 to 1500 for the full set with tires. If you planning on building another mustang I would suggest a gen 2. I love my S197 but I would really like the gen 2 because of how much they can handle. My gen 1 is lighter and can be built to handle more but the cost is crazy. My plans after my blower is a buy aluminator block
Underfedcoyote 5.0 thanks man. Yeah I’ve been keeping my eye open for a used set but the timing will have to be just right. I want to get a set that can work on the next car too etc. If I get lucky and there’s a set that’ll work when I’ve got cash in hand my plans might change. I still haven’t settled on exactly what car I’m going to do next. I’m probably going to test drive a few different ones and see what speaks to me. If that makes sense 😂
Doomsday410 ya there is a big part of me that wishes I would have bought the 18 2ss I test drove before my 18 pp1. That SS was a eight speed and was pretty damn quick and the interior was really nice. Myself I saw out the windows fine I’m shorter then most and it seemed to fit me great. I think if I would have bought the 18 camaro I would be Running deep into the 10s if not the 9s by now. But live and learn. My dream is to someday have a nice hellcat Challenger or a C8 will see after I get my car completed.
Underfedcoyote 5.0 I feel you for sure. I’m going to try and take my time to be sure I drive away in what I really want. A gen 2 is definitely on my list but I’m going to test out and see what Chevy and Dodge feel like too most likely.
First...Damn that sound great.
Stupid Fast Truck thanks man 🤘
Why you want to replace the half shafts ?
Bartosz Zakurzewski They’re a known weak spot on these cars once you add some power with a stick car. If you check droppin gears channel he just snapped his trying to launch at the strip. It’s 2 hours one way when I go to the strip. I want the piece of mind to know I can drive home after. 😂
@@Doomsday410 OK, I get it. For the same reason I upgraded mine to aluminium driveshaft. I often do hours with high speeds on German autobahns and I wanted to avoid a major failure in the middle of nowhere. Can you share how you fuel consumption changed after the upgrades ? I think this would be a good subject for a video. What it was with 8-10 pounds of boost and how it changed with 14 ???
Bartosz Zakurzewski Not a bad idea but I’d have to try and remember what my MPGs were at each point 😂 I’m not sure I can.
The cosmetic stuff is just as good as the power mods. I want mine to look just as good as it runs.
Canadian Cruisin Totally agree!
Import or challenger i guess?
cheap gamer Definitely won’t be an import. I have nothing against them I’m just more of a domestic guy. My heart is with Mustang but I plan to test the other brands out too to see if I fall in love with something else. 😎
It's a no brainer the man has to help his family first. Sell the s550 for 17k to 19k take off what you can. Buy low mileage 2014 s197 3.7 for 10k help your son and turbo the 14 s197 it's lighter than the s550 it's cheaper than s550 and it has the old 8.8 rear end parts are cheap, turboed s197 3.7 quarter mile record on stock sealed engine is 9s auto mafia you could take some power out of his set up and run 10s or low 11s.
rookie teacher uncertified Thanks! Yeah my options are wide open in my mind. Something older something newer. I’ll know once I get to that point and test drive a few things. I don’t know about a 10 second build though not trying to blow my engine 😆. I still drop kids at school and pick up groceries in my car occasionally 😂
When it comes to a full drag pack,, I don't think the juice is worth the squeeze. Skinnies with wheels will run you about $800-1,000 to knock about a tenth of a second at the end of the quarter mile. I would get a good set of tires for the back and call it a day. If you have a good set of Mickey Thompsons or M & H Racemasters, you might not need to replace the half shafts. If I'm not mistaken, the factory half shafts are the same for all S550s. Since your car is a V6, low end torque is less than a 5.0. I think the problem you were having is the Nitto 555rs drag tires you were using is a middle of the road tire. It's essentially a street tire that you can use at the dragstrip. I had those tires before. It is neither a good street tire because they wear out too quickly, nor is it a good drag tire. I had trouble getting good traction out of the hole with those. The M&H Racemasters I have now dead hook and I have a high stall torque converter. If you get cheap 15" or 17" wheels and either the Mickeys or the Racemasters, you should be able to launch fairly hard without spinning. Even with the lame 3.31s on my car, I get 1.8 60 foot times consistently and the tires absolutely dead hook. Autos have a steeper 1st gear than manuals so when it comes to coming out of the hole we are essentially about the same. I'd try the tires first because you know you're going to need them before I spent money on half shafts that you might not need.
I'm going to replace the 3.31 gears with 4.10s. The reason for that is that I want to be close to red line in 4th gear at the end of the quarter mile. Right now I'm only turning about 5,200 RPM. The gears are on order and I should be getting them this week. Hopefully, I will be able to get 60 foot times in the high 1.6s or low 1.7s. If I'm close to the 11s which I expect to be, it will either be long tubes or changing the supercharger pulley to a smaller one. Like you, I am getting close to the end when it comes to performance mods. In my case, I will keep the car. I think I would like to add appearance mods and take it to car shows.
Hu 3.7 Yeah all good points and I keep going back and forth on which tire. I’d love to have something with decent tread life that can be used and won’t kill me if I get caught in the rain. That’s a lot to ask 😆. For half shafts I’m just going with the GT350 ones for a little extra piece of mind. Only about 375 for the pair and they’ll come off if I trade it in.
Like me, you need a tire that has a tread on it. I live about 100 miles from the dragstrip and the last thing I want is to get caught in the rain with a tire that has no tread. I would suggest going to the Jegs website. You will be able to tell which tires would work by looking at the tread design. Look at tires that have a tread design that would channel water away. The M&Hs and the Mickey Thompson S/S have a softer compound than the Nitto 555rs and give you better traction. The bad part is both the M&Hs and Mickey are good for about 6,000-7,500 miles. As long as you change to a street tire when you're not racing, they should at least last the season.
Hu 3.7 I could throw my stockers back on but they’re 235’s 😂. It’s like driving on pizza cutters.
I thought you had Nitto 555G2s. Those are pretty good for a street tire.
Hu 3.7 Yeah on my aftermarket AMR wheels. G2’s all around 295/40/18 rear 255/45/18 front staggered set up. I still have my stock 17’s with the 235 pzero tires sitting in the garage. 99% tread on them 😆
3.7 community is dying that's sad. I plan to make an appearance on youtube to keep the 3.7 family going. Mostly content on 11-14 NA stuff until I get a new coyote car
REDSKINNED azn RentalStang Let me know if you do. I’ll throw you a sub.