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Old 12-10-2007, 03:30 PM
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What should be my starter mods?
I have a 2002 Firehawk LS1 Auto
Just buy a TSP airlid from a freind.
HEADERS
CAM
3:73
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Next move???
NOT A RACER BUT I NEED SOME MORE HP

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Old 12-10-2007, 03:50 PM
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Congrats. on your new buy. I would say airlid, freemods, long tube headers with Y-pipe, catback with cut-out, gears 3:73s or 4:10s, and a good tune. Then you could do cam and heads.
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3200 Stall
Pacesetter LT's
Cam
Lid
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Port your throttle body, headers, cam, and stall.... all very good, oh and do yourself a favor and put a transmission cooler on it asap before you have problems... If your not really a road racer dont do the stall. it hinders drivability in wet conditions.
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You cant forget 315's, drop, adj phr, lca, sway bars, springs, and konis....for the killer stance and to plant you power
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if you already have a lid, go with some lt's, p/p td, a good cat back, and a tune. you will deffinatley feel a "seat of the pants" difference. good luck with the build!
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Get tuner software & a wide band. All of the other mods will be of limited value w/o tuning.
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It's nice to build a great setup on paper, but how much money to you have to play with at the present time?
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A stall will really make that car move, especially with the addition of the gears and nice cam.
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Thanks
Forget. The car have 21000miles on it, Its have 1LE Suspension Package with double adjustable Koni Shocks
Waiting for
G2 Super Springs
UMI Tublar Single Adjustable Panhard bar
UMI Chrome Moly Shock Tower Brace,
Ruff 281 10x20" rear with 305/25 and 9,5x19" front with 275/30
Not a daily driver, have it just for fun, Mostley drive to Club meetings, No racer but like good looking fast cars.

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^Didn't answer my question.

Also, are the headers, cam, and 3.73's things that you have ordered, or are you asking if yhou should get them?
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I would get a 3200-3600 stall right away! Dont forget the tranny cooler when you do. How big of a cam are you looking at? Its always best to take care of the boltons before you throw a cam in.
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i would do stall, headers, lid, and cat-back
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Stall, headers, duals cant go wrong with that!
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cam, cut-out and 4000 stall
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Thanks again
Originally Posted by ScreaminRedZ
It's nice to build a great setup on paper, but how much money to you have to play with at the present time?
I know that things cost and i cant do al now, but i want to have a plan. Otherweise its easy just to buy and then the parts not be suitable with each other.
I want a fun ride with some more HP than stock and a little bit quicker.
I haven't order any HP parts, just bought a TSP lid from a freind.

Stefan H
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Full exhaust, cam, and gears. If you want to keep it a street car I would stay away from a stall or at least a big stall. Stay low like 2400 to 3200. Pace Setter long tubes are great and pretty cheap. A nice cat back like Borla or Magna Flow. Gears like 4.10's or 3.73's.
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headers, lid, true duals and leave that beauty alone ;D
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Originally Posted by WS6Stefan
Thanks again

I know that things cost and i cant do al now, but i want to have a plan. Otherweise its easy just to buy and then the parts not be suitable with each other.
I want a fun ride with some more HP than stock and a little bit quicker.
I haven't order any HP parts, just bought a TSP lid from a freind.

Stefan H
That's fine. It's good to have an extensive finalized plan. But there's also an order in which to do things to see the best gains with each mod. Also, it helps to know exactly how far you plan on going. If you say you're final goal is to put a turbo on it, then headers or lid wouldn't be a good idea (just as an example). Some people have uber money and are looking to do it all at once, and some people want to do one mod a year. It all depends on the person, but having such information helps everyone give better advice
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My final goal is to have a nice car! No but say something like 370-400HP, no turbo, no charger, no NOS, Its a Firehawk and if i change my mind i will build it back to stock easy.

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