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Old 09-05-2006, 09:13 PM
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I have a 02 z28,this is my first car, and i was woundering what i should do first heads and a cam or boltons or a a little of both?
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I have a 02 z28,this is my first car, and i was woundering what i should do first heads and a cam or boltons or a little of both?
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start with long tube headers and a good flowing exhaust. If u drive a stick get a cluutch and a flywheel , if an auto get a good stall . also if your gearratio is 2.73 switch to 3.42 or 3.73 . free mods helps alot too. get a fast 90 combo setup for ur intake side if you r going for C/H very soon.
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What is a 90 combo setup, and what kind of clutch and fly wheel do you recommend
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i would go with long tube headers and a y pipe, bullet muffler. youll enjoy it alot more that way.
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Honestly just read all you can on here and you will find out about all the little problems some mods have and all the benefits that others have. Read a ton before you buy anything so that down the road you dont kick yourself in the head for buying something stupid and useless when you didnt know any better. That is my suggestion and enjoy that car!!
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I would go with longtubes and a full exhaust... How loud can you live with? What are your future plans with the car?
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Originally Posted by white_ls1z28
What is a 90 combo setup, and what kind of clutch and fly wheel do you recommend
Here u kind find all what u need:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/search.php
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lid, full exhaust, pulley
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that totally depends on your goals, . . and your pocket, . . most people, (including me) have started out with simple boltons, lid and exhaust, start there, . . . .
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well since heads and cam need the supporting mods (headers, intake etc) to breath i would do the bolt ons first.
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actually first do the free mods like the free ram air, and you can do your own throttle body bypass also..
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Actually first read the stickies over in the External Section titled Induction and Exhuast Guide followed by the Cam Guide in the Internal section. We can sit here and tell you the best mod to do all day long. Just pick somewhere and start. Lid/Intake/Headers/Catback is a good starting block.
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I would do a 454 warhawk with a custom twin t88 setup....

Nah, just messin. Def check out the stickies
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Originally Posted by Rothman
I would do a 454 warhawk with a custom twin t88 setup

Seriously....who told you what I was doing? I wish the 454 w-hawk was out already.
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How many threads do you need?
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I think everyone's waiting for that bad boy to be released. I can't wait to see what it'll do.
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My first mods were:
Lid
Ported TB
Headers- Y-pipe-D/D
Torque Convertor
Supension Mods- Frame Connectors, Sway Bars,etc.
Cam-Springs-Oil Pump
I am at 401 RWHP Right here

Heads are next on my list and then maybe 90/90 Intake.

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4.10s if a stick, 4000 stall if an auto.
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Originally Posted by orangeapeel
How many threads do you need?
How many posts do you need in each thread?!?

As for the question... Cang go wrong with intake and exhaust. While you get the basics, research what internals you want to do and how radical you feel like going. Build a good foundation first...



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