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Old 06-16-2006, 12:39 AM
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what do you guys think will be the next upgrade i should get on my camaro? parts in sig..i was thinkin gears (373) or nitrous? but do you think it would be safe on a 130K mile car?
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I would do some gears, unless you plan on racing n2o is pointless.
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so if i am planing on getting nitrous its usless to get gears? y is that?
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No spray is not gona be to fun on the street unless you can get good traction.
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yeah i think that i am going to get a few traction parts too, like control arms and maybe farther down the line a 9"...but for now the gears and control arms sound good
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It also depends on what your plans are for the car, Race? Street? AUTO X?
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i want it for a street/strip car.
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Then start on your suspension... honestly... you could probrably drop a hell of a lot of time in the quarter by hooking your car up with some lower control arms and relocation brackets... will cost you at most 250 new...
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I wouldnt go Nitrous just yet.
I would liven up the Valvetrain first, with a nice set of Comp pro mag rockers, roller lifters and new valve springs.
58MM is alot for the mods you have.

SFC's and a Torque Arm would help alot to. They will make the car feel and drive more solid, and put more power down. Gears would be a good upgrade.
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definitely gears, 4.10s for a manual, then probably some suspension (shocks, sfc, tq arm, etc.)
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how bad would 4.10s hurt my mpg?
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gears is a good mod but i say suspention is the best place to start and i have heard you dont lose much if any with 4.10s
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Suspension, then the rear end. useless to have a ton of power if you can't get it down. My cars no fun on the street, all it does is spin. My buddies car has every suspension mod, and less power and kicks my *** all over the place....
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ive been reading about the relocation brackets, do you think its worth the extra $$ to get bolt ons or should i get the weld on and take them somewhere to get put on beacuse i dont have a welder



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