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Old 05-23-2007, 09:19 AM
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Ok so far i have a slp lid and bellow and im going to do the ram air mod. I wanted to know what other little projects i could do to make the car faster/have more power. Im trying to keep it under like $400. What are some good mods to free up more power/add power? Oh btw i have a 2002 camaro z28 w/ 38000 miles on it.



(all of this excluding nitrous)
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For 400 bucks you could pick up some cat-back exhaust. Now that you have after market air intake, you should look into some of the different cat-back systems, maby the magnaflow is in your price range.
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you can get a magnaflow catback for about $350. Also:

Port & Polished throttle body--about $150
TB Bypass mod--<$8
Cutout--about $40-$50

This is what I can think of now, other will pitch in some other info.

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you can get a ported polished throttle body for 70$-80$
http://www.performancethrottlebodies.com/Products.php

I would say go for a magnaflow catback.. looks awesome.. sounds awesome.. about 380-420$


ddcook07, where can you get a magnaflow for 350$.. not doubting I just want to get one to complete my exhaust
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what year is the car, is it a stick? 1/4 mile faster or just faster?
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De-screen MAF. I picked-up 3 horse 15 minutes after dynoing the first time. 379 first pull, 382 on the second.
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best bet will be the cutout...

the tb is a good idea
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Im trying to stay away from a new exhaust and headers, because i want to be able to control the volume of the motor. Im on a restricted liscense and i cant be driving around in a real loud car. But the cutout would work well, because i could just make it loud in a parking lot or something. Oh and are superchips a good or bad idea?
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Originally Posted by Jwahdan
Im trying to stay away from a new exhaust and headers, because i want to be able to control the volume of the motor. Im on a restricted liscense and i cant be driving around in a real loud car. But the cutout would work well, because i could just make it loud in a parking lot or something. Oh and are superchips a good or bad idea?
bad idea to the superchip, I guess get a cut out...or just keep saving for a cam setup and be really happy only another $600 on top of your $400, there will be a real performance gain and with stock exhaust it won't be that much louder
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Cam swap with stock exhaust is pointless unless its big, the exhaust really wakes up your car and there are quiet set ups with headers.
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Cutout and headers, open when u want it loud close when you want it quiet (with the stock catback)




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