kevin02

hey everyone, i have some problems that are driving me crazy. i have 4 or 5 grand to spend on my car, where do i put it, i want to go fast as poop.lol. i just need some power!!!! i have basically a stock car. its a 2002 slp firehawk. everyone please help. i want to have a sick 1/4 mile time and sound nice!!! just tell me the best things to do.everyones opinions are welcome.if you can, please tell me thepossible power gains and 1/4 mile times i could expect if you know them.ok thanks for your time people.

Cal

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With that pot of money I would just buy an ATI Procharger!

ta12sec

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Is it a stick or an auto?

kevin02

i have an auto. an ati procharger is more that 4 or 5 grand including installation. and i dont want any other kind of supercharger.

koolrayz

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torque converter first, Long tube headers, nitrous, tuning, suspension parts and drag radials. whoops your broke again. Man does the money go fast or what.

kevin02

what kind of power and 1/4 mile times would that produce? oh and i have the firehawk so i have the bilstein suspension package, and a slp lid also comes with it

koolrayz

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You will still want lower controll arms and a better TQ arm. Your times will depend on how big a stall converter you get and how much nitrous you run. youll be deep in the 11's without much trouble. If nitrous interests you do some looking in the nitrous section. You definately want to go the the auto transmission section and look at some converter info, It will really wake your car up

kevin02

yea man, i love nitrous, i had it in my 01 before i wrecked it. should i do the direct port set up or the dry set up or the wet? please, everyone, more idea wanted. every idea you have please post. what size stall should i do kool? 2800 or 3500? or something different

FI FREAK

man go wit a diablo sport predator programmer first, then get bassani mid length headers/y and 34.00 dollar cut-out. Then go with the transmission equipment. Then nitto 555r's

mike.

kevin02

nobody else has any ideas? i really need some more, please help

slow01z28

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I would do a high stall Yank PT 4000 or more
FTRA
ASP pulley
Long tube headers
lca
12 bolt
Hals adjustable shocks
torque arm
cut out
Slicks and skinnies
there's alot more before going into the motor
Seen alot of a-4 cars with bolt on's in the mid to high 11's
What is your goal I know you want to be fast just how fast?

I am in Frederick md just north of you and If you need some help look me up or pm me

Also check out www.easternfbody.com alot of guy on this board are in the area


hope this helps

Rob

Steve98Z

big converter-700
susp. upgrades-700
longtubes-300
true duals-300
big cam (maybe T-rex) pushrods springs-$800
Sticky tires-350
tuning-450
bolt ons-500
n20-800

thats about 5 grand and you should be deep in the 10's

kevin02

everyone has to also remember about the install prices too.

slow01z28

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well if you buy the parts and give me a call I can help you out installing the parts that way it would cut the labor cost. I have a shop and a lift and a big yellow tool box. In other words I am a auto tech in frederick.

jrp

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Agreed. Stall and s/c would be my choice, espcially since he's just starting out and doesnt have any mods yet.

if you just want to go fast in the 1/4 you dont need alot of power; new stall and a few bolts will go along way.

if you want a no hastle high power setup, i'd go s/c. h/c + bolt ons make great power but if you have 5k to spend you can get h/c power without any loss of driveability you get from big h/c setups.

cruise through the FI and educate yourself.

Benjamin Russick

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I would go:
Torque converter- $1000 w/install and shift kit (3600+ stall)
LT headers- $550 Pacesetters or Hookers with Y-pipe (anybody can install these)
TNT F1 nitrous kit- $1000 with all goodies like heater and purge (install yourself)
Drag rims/tires- $500 for some boneyard 16"s with sticky rubber
Drvieshaft loop- $75 (just in case)
T/A rear girdle- $200 (may hold the 10-bolt a while with an auto)
Cutout- $75 installed

4mula1

Put your parts on yourself. Once you know how, you'll never want to trust anyone else again!

kevin02

hey slow, would you really help me out with the install on some stuff? i dont really know much about everything but i deffinately like to learn if thats what you ment. but if i got a s/c i would really only trust an ati procharger.and what kinda power would i have and what kinda 1/4 mile times. i know that without building up the bottom end i should run aany more that like 8 or 9 psi. thats what i heard anyways. i would also like some et streets or something like that but im afraid my rear will go the first time i use the car. my car has no traction right now. if i put it in first( i have an auto) i will spin until i let off, so id effinately need some tires. and with the stall do you think i would brake something first time out with everything combined?

RealDealCamSS

iTrader: (1)

heads / cam / spray / exhaust
probably good for about 500rwhp
the rest for suspension and chassis parts

I'm sorry, but I haven't seen an LS1 supercharger yet that was worth the money for how much power it put out, especially compared to the nitrous systems I've seen. My buddy spent $5,000 on a procharger, and made 380rwhp from a "stock" 320rwhp. It's funny that his $5,000 procharger won't do what my $320 NOS 5177 kit will do. Plus, he had to pay to get it installed and tuned. I installed my nitrous kit myself in three hours and was ready to go.

I'm not saying that the superchargers aren't any good - just that I prefer N20 as the best bang for the buck - ESPECIALLY if you aren't going to run the dog out of your car (I haven't used nitrous in over a month).

kevin02

well i have seen ati procharger with tuning on a stock car push out about 450 500 hp. so i guess it just varies