BluePearl T/A

I have a 95 firebird lt1 and was wondering how can i make my car faster with out breaking the bank. my buddy have a 02 GT the first time we race i bet him with not problem but when we race yesterday he got in my a** and he would tell me what he did to his car and i know he didnt spend alot of money cuz he really dont have none lol so can yu guys help me out

Funkster

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Shave some weight.

nik1703

Unfortunately English lessons cost money, so you're out of luck there.

Weight reduction is the first obvious thing, also - you can more or less build your own CAI with a few parts from Home Depot. Pick up a used exhaust system for a few hundred.

BluePearl T/A

all im working with is 2000$ to spend on my car

joelster

Look in the classified section in here for some parts. I'm sure you could come up with some good deals on some good parts:

$200ish for a cat-back
$100ish for a CAI
$150 for gears (3.73's)
$300 for the install

Do a bunch of free mods, like TB bypass, a prell shampoo cap in the intake elbow.

If you have extra coin then get some headers, a tune, and a stall, but the stall will cost a lot. I'm also assuming you can do all of the labor too.

Jcl_96TA

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You could get a le2 package for about that all said and done. You would be a lot faster then most cars out there. 410 hp with a m6, and supporting mods.

Funkster

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Stall. 4.10s. Headers. Intake. Tune.

He can have fun trying after that.

BluePearl T/A

i have a A4 and i all ready have 4.10s now will header make my car dumb loud and where can i get a le2 package from

meine96ws6

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going faster costs money.. so how fast do you want to go?

i would shop around for a good used parts on here..take your time because im sure something you can use and afford will pop up..

if i had 2k to spend on a new set up..i would find another form of temporary transportation..

take the stock heads off your car now and send them to lloyd elliot.. depending on the package you can have those heads fully rebuilt to flow great.

look into a used intake system and exhaust. (long tubes if you dont do emission in your state)

but the heads and a cam will make your car a best.. and put the rest of the money on a good tune..

but, you will always run into the "supporting parts" as i tell my wife..

if i do this..then i want to do that.. -she usually just agrees.. good luck with your build..

Funkster

iTrader: (97)

Alright.

Stall
Long Tubes
Good Tires
Tune

Jcl_96TA

iTrader: (1)

Do a search for elliotsportworks, that is his website. He is a sponsor and a member on here and goes by NightTrain or something close to that.

96lt1m6

iTrader: (31)

2k is very easy to work with but will be spent quickly.

Le2 package without headers will suck!
So i would say 1.6rr kit,headers,cutout,3200-3600stall,CAI or SLP lid and tune
this will get that pesky stang back to the corral......as stated USED PARTS are a great bonus

4.10s Will require the use of a stall converter to get you rollin!

IronOutlaw

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I'd go

sticky tires
headers
cutout
cai
n2o

then use the last 500 to bet against your buddy that you'll win the race.

Travis Johnson

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Heads and cam probably isn't a good recommendation for only $2000, especially since it doesn't sound like he's experienced enough to install himself.

I've priced out a bolt on project I'm doing soon, he could do something similar:

$400-600 Long tube headers and ory
$300-400 Catback
$100 Resonator if exhaust ends up too loud
$100 Intake
$100 Plugs wires
$75 Motor and trans mount
$60 O2 sensors
$100 160 Thermostat, coolant, hoses, and change other fluids
$150 Mail order tune
$100 contingency for bolts, sensors (check codes), small parts, etc.

$1485-1785

Use the rest for install costs (if/where needed), maybe a stall, or just save it.

trilkb

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DO what?

Jcl_96TA

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If i wanted to smoke my buddy and had 2 k floating around i would go heads n cam, but i can do the work myself.. In all honesty though he should probably do what you said, because he will still need the headers at a bare minimum to do H&C, which could put the expense around 2,500 if he went with cheep used or ebay headers.

robsquikz28

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Long tube headers and Catback
nitrous

gregrob

iTrader: (8)

******* spray it

slomarao

iTrader: (6)

Buy some tools if you dont have access to any. Get the LT1 rebuild book & a sawzaw. Lose about 150 lbs, search for the weight reduction threads and you ll find plently to keep you busy. Read the book and when you can afford it do a cam + headers.

Wallet mods **cheap**
cutout
PCM tune
Poly TQ bushing
used CAI
lose the cat

that and some seat time should do quite a bit.

MasterTomos

iTrader: (15)

Catback exhaust, tune, and 150 shot of nitrous.

should be able to do that for around $2,000 I'd imagine, and you'd have yourself an easy low 12 second car with those things after some weight reduction.