CHEIF MANY HORSES

What is the cheapest, most effective mod for my T/A...


Mods so far:

offroad H pipe w/ Flowmasters
SLP lid
3.90
Nittos
shift kit (tranny rebuilt)

Jantzer98SS

iTrader: (54)

Lose as much weight as you can and pull the front swaybar or endlink for better weight transfer. Also the free ram air mod.

After the free mods:
TORQUE CONVERTER!

tylerdj

iTrader: (31)

A stall! If you want it then nitrous would give you the most hp per $.

CHEIF MANY HORSES

Not in the Tn hills...I like my car

TheLS1Kid

iTrader: (12)

LS6 intake.

CHEIF MANY HORSES

What about porting the throttle body???

Danny2tek

iTrader: (1)

for us A4 guys the best bang for the buck would be a nice stall

rsodeputy61

i think everybody forgot to tell you that headers should be your very next mod!!

tylerdj

iTrader: (31)

Yes they should if you don't have them, I guess I just saw the H-pipe setup and assumed he had them.

CHEIF MANY HORSES

Nope, no headers. Long or short?

CHEIF MANY HORSES

Also, what about a Superchips?

rsodeputy61

i'd go with a stainless long tube from one of the sponsors on here (depending on how much $you want to spend) and then get a custom tune. i recently ordered the ARH Lt's and ORY and a GMMG cat back. as soon as i get that on, i'm gonna get a "wait4me" tune.

tylerdj

iTrader: (31)

I would get longtubes (which brand depends on how much you want to spend on them) and then like rsodeputy said, get a custom tune.

95 Z28

iTrader: (21)

Longtubes, or a stall. If it were me I'd get a stall in there before the headers.

TXws6

iTrader: (10)

stall for sure! I would also consider ditching the flowmaster exhaust!

JohnnyC

There are many mods that are affordable and can make your car much better in the performance category. Some have already been mentioned, such as gears, stall, tires, suspension, pulleys, ect. As far as HORSEPOWER is concerned, here is a rough breakdown of the “best bang for the buck”, starting with the highest horsepower to dollar ratio:

NOS ~ 100 HP / $500 = 0.2 HP / $
Cutout ~ 10 HP / $60 = 0.17 HP / $
Lid ~ 5 HP / $95 = 0.05 HP / $
LT Headers with ORY Pipe ~ 30 HP / $700 = 0.04 HP / $
Forced Induction ~ 150 HP / $3500 = 0.04 HP / $ (probably more like 10 grand to do it right)
Catback ~ 10HP / $300 = 0.03 HP / $
LS6 Intake ~ 15 HP / $450 = 0.03 HP / $

These are only rough estimates obviously, as I am sure that I will get many responses questioning the horsepower numbers I have chosen. Some of the numbers will depend on many factors – especially the forced induction which depends on boost values, intake mods, exhaust mods, and cooling, to name a few. I didn’t mention heads or cams because there are too many varieties and variables to sort though. They can be a very good mod as well if chosen properly. Finally, your bankroll is also important: The NOS may be the best bang for the buck, but if all you have is $95 then the lid becomes the clear winner…

GG01SS

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You have the off road Y, get the stall, and a cutout before headers. If your looking for best bang for bucks - Headers probably not worth much unless Heads and or Cam in the future.

BLK02TA

iTrader: (11)

You have an H pipe with stock manifolds and cats? Pics?

Tram

iTrader: (14)

I'd do a converter next.. then the headers..

SSkillz

iTrader: (22)

Converter before you do anything eles..thats the best bang for a4