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Old 01-27-2007, 03:53 PM
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Fellas post you opionions on the single best bang for buck mod. I am torn between LT, ls6 intake, and crank pulley. Let me know what is should roll with next.
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Can't go wrong with the LT's! LS6 would give you a little gain, but without the LT's opening up your exhaust flow, the gain would not be as great. No sure about the pulley though... From my experience and from friends of mine.... I would definately got with the LT's!
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Longtubes!
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longtubes out of the choices you listed, might I suggest a 3600 stall as well.
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LT as well...do u have a ported throttle body? its like 75 bucks and definitely worth it...
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Lts all the way.
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nitrous.My dry kit was only $254
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nitrous is always the best bang for buck.
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yeah nitrous is the best bang for the buck by a loooooooooong shot! From your choices though I would definitely say LT's
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if at all possible, go the extra distance and get long tubes and an intake manifold. each one will benefit the other immensly...though as a stand alone mod i would go with the headers.
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Long tubes
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I would also agree on the exhaust mods first.
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Long Tube Headers...for power...and sound....nothing sounds better than LT'S ..
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If you havent already gotten a stall, I would stick with that or the long tubes. I have an A4 and did mac mids with no stall. Lowest 60ft time was 1.9 and i ran a 12.9 1/4 mile. I think the time difference would be the same with either a stall or the long tubes. Maybe more time off in the 1/4 for the stall because you dont have to get a tune to use it to its fullest. Of course, out of your options long tubes is the best deal.
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MS4, Trex, G5x4
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Exhaust system, long tubes and true duals.
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If those are the only choices i think LT's are the best.

But a ported TB is a very good bang for the buck
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best bang for the buck... after you get all the bolt ons, a cam. a cam bit its self is only $350, but once you add everything else up that goes with it it does make it kind of expensive. but a tr224 is a great mod
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Default No for NOS

I can dea with the bolt ons, but with me beung overseas often, NOS is a no go. So from what i am gathering the LT, then the intake and tb? Let's say if emissions could be a potential problem, how would the Mac Mids do instead?
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+ for stall, then lts, (the stall will keep that sleeper look under the hood too)



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