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Old 10-04-2004, 04:59 PM
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Default Have I run out of external mods? What to do next if not?

The list below is what Ive mostly done to the car. It think it has everything, but I may have left a few things out. Anyhow, I was just wondering if Ive completed all the bolt-on modifications and its time to move to the internal section or if there's something that Im missing? I want to hit 10s naturally aspirated with a cam only and I wanna make sure that I have everything else that will help me to get there. Anyhow, just let me know. Thanks.

2000 Camaro SS

Fast Toys ram air kit
K&N air filter
Texas Speed & Performance air lid
Granatelli MAF
SLP high flow bellow
Bauer Racing ported & polished throttle body
LS6 intake manifold
NGK TR-55s
Holley 9mm wires
Kooks 1 3/4" long tube headers
Custom 3" true duals w/Dynomax bullets dumped
ASP underdrive crank pulley
Meziere electric water pump
MTI C2 cam (224/.581/112) plan on changing cams, but dont know which one
Manley valvetrain kit
AMW oil catch can
Billingsley ABS delete
Century 200-4R w/all options
Yank SS4000 soon to swap over to a PT4400
TCI flexplate
Hal shocks in a 4 corners w/R series in front
Spohn-LCAs, PHB, TA, SFCs, & 25mm rear sway bar all in chromoly
BMR-K-member, upper & lower a-arms, & relocation brackets
Airlift airbag
Prothane motor mounts
Energy Suspension transmission mount
Denny's nitrous ready driveshaft
Strange 12 bolt w/4.10
Bogarts-15x10/ET Drags 15x4/165R
Wolfe chromoly 6 point weld-in roll bar
Hawker battery
Kirkey Pro Drag racing seat

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Sooo...have you ran it at the track yet?
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...the next mod should be to sell your car and by a Viper.
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Weight reduction time
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Strahley: I havent ran it yet, not with my new set up anyway. I plan to do so after the gears are broken in. I also need a set of tires because mine are gone.

robertbartsch: I could never sell my car...have way too much invested to let it go now. Chevys only for me.

Keenov: I have done some weight reduction, but I dont want it to be completely stripped. Ill have to weigh it next time Im at the track.
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So as far as external mods go, do I have them all?
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How about a nice SPohn Torque Arm? Oh yeah, and more WEIGHT REDUCTION! You can never have too much of that.
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I have the Spohn torque arm, its listed under Spohn on my list. I'll have to go back over the weight reduction list to see what I could remove without turning it into a stripper.
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nitrious?

I didn't see a strut tower bar or a front sway bar either.

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Im shooting for 10s naturally aspirated cam only, so nitrous is out of the question. I building my car mainly for the drag strip, so I dont run a front sway bar. The STB doesnt do anything for straight line racing and is added weight, so dont run one.
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Short belt?
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If you get a cam with stock heads get a 228 cam btw since you have 4.10's. I believe the cams that people make with that are all mid-top end. Just my .02

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i know i said this in another one of your threads, but you need a 90mm intake and tb and if you really want some quick hp, run the car with no belt (about 10+rwhp and do a battery relocation with a optima, just slap the charger on it between runs.
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Originally Posted by Gloveperson
If you get a cam with stock heads get a 228 cam btw since you have 4.10's. I believe the cams that people make with that are all mid-top end. Just my .02

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trying to go 10's with a pig car will take more than a 228 cam.
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00Z-28Maro: I removed the power steering, so I had to get a shorter belt, does that apply to the short belt mod? The only things that the belt goes around is the alternator, crank, tension pulley and under the water pump.

SMOKIN01TA: I have a Hawker battery, I forgot to mention that in my list, Ill add it in there. Will I need a 90mm intake and throttle body with the cam that I have now or are you saying I will need it for the bigger cam?
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Originally Posted by BlackBeaSSt
00Z-28Maro: I removed the power steering, so I had to get a shorter belt, does that apply to the short belt mod? The only things that the belt goes around is the alternator, crank, tension pulley and under the water pump.

SMOKIN01TA: I have a Hawker battery, I forgot to mention that in my list, Ill add it in there. Will I need a 90mm intake and throttle body with the cam that I have now or are you saying I will need it for the bigger cam?
you already have a short belt technically so thats not a option

90mm will benefit you now and even more with the bigger cam.
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I thought about changing intakes and throttle bodies, but now the LS2 comes into play and makes it hard for me to decide. Also, I read somewhere that they are going to make a C6 ZO6 with an LS7 in which that particular intake will be available soon. Not sure if I should wait and see what happens, or buy the FAST products. They sure are expensive and I think I remember reading that there wasnt much difference between the LSX and the LS2.
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nobody has dyno'd the LSX and LS2 back to back, so nobody can say. they both have 90mm tb's, so its tough to tell if they're both gaining everything just from that. i'm willin to bet the farm that the lsx will edge out the ls2 every time tho with a big cam b/c of improved flow design, especially when port matched.
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Originally Posted by BlackBeaSSt
I thought about changing intakes and throttle bodies, but now the LS2 comes into play and makes it hard for me to decide. Also, I read somewhere that they are going to make a C6 ZO6 with an LS7 in which that particular intake will be available soon. Not sure if I should wait and see what happens, or buy the FAST products. They sure are expensive and I think I remember reading that there wasnt much difference between the LSX and the LS2.
I would get the 90mm TB from LSX. The new vette uses throttle by wire again I believe so you won't be able to do a swap to the F-body.



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I didn't see a strut tower bar or a front sway bar either.
How would that help you run 10's



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