How do you make your 1998 Ford Falcon go faster?

Answer 1

A cheap and effective starting point, is to make your engine breath better , k&n make a very good panel filter which will allow better induction airflow, and will make a noticeable improvement in power after a few hundred k"s

Next would be extractors/headers, you can pick up a set of cheap and nasty's for around $180 fitted, but keep in mind with headers, its a case of you get what you pay for.

next hi flow cat, butted up to a 2 1/2 inch exhaust with one resonator, and a straight through (sports) muffler, on average you can have this fitted for around $500, using red back or lukey, this combo has a tenancy to drone but with the foot into it, will sound quite tuff,

Progressive stall converter, most of the falcons out there are autos,and i also am stuck with one, usually all of us will cop the 3.25 diff ratio in the run of the mill gli, fairmont, whatever,which is quite tall when coupled with the output drive of the old 4 speed slug box, i was very impressed with a stally that jim mock motorsport helped me out with, it is what he calls a progressive stall converter, it has a natural stall rate of around 2500 -2700, but the more powerfull your engine, the higher it will stall,i bought mine for $800, and installed it myself, you also have to run an auto cooler, but my Ford now hauls some serious arse boys, and made the difference from a pathetic sluggish 1st gear chirpy, to a 1st gear twined up sideways, punching 2nd sideways, and booting 3rd gear which all equated to a very big smile on my face.