New LS1 Owners - Newbie Tech - What would you do with 2000

I own a 01 camaro z28 . The only thingsi have done to it is an air induction kit, flowmasters exauhst , and a hypertech chip with thermostat. I want to spend around 1500 to 2k for some more performance parts. Where will i get the most bang for my buck

You didnt specify so I am assuming you have a catback?
Go;
Headers/Duals
Headers/ORY
^ I think the duals sound awesome but im rockin Borla atm.

A4 or M6?
Either way gears wake things up a bit.
3:73's seem to be popular..

It depends on how far you are wanting to go as well..
You could do an intake/cam as well.

How many miles?? If not too many cam it stall it and gear it.If alot of miles, short block(from one of our sponsors).$.02

67k miles and it is an a4

Definetly get a 3600 stall converter, then 3.73 gears as long as you don't drive highway too much. That alone will make a world of difference.

i actually do drive highway ... san antonio to houston just about every othter weekend

LTs or a TC with tires and gears. depends what youre looking for. TC with tires and gears will help your 1/4 considerably but LTs with a tune will improve your power and sound.

h/c intake mani and headders

sorry didnt see the 2g price limit.

Depends on what kind of performance you want
Cornering prowess, shocks, springs, sway bars, adjPHB, and rotors and pads
Straight line, lt headers, stall, nitrous, tune

stall,LTs,gears,tires, some skinnies and a tune that will put u in mid to low 12s guaranteed

Shoudl i just go with some nos hwo much will this cost

any one no a good shop in houston\

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I just went through this delema. I now have longtubes, ory, ls6 intake and ws9 hood to show for it :) (i installed everything myself so that saves major $$$)

I say 3600 stall,custom cam,long tubes,true duals,tune and a little hit from the bottle for those supercharged and turbo beast out there! and leave the 3.23 gears alone they will be great left alone!:chug:

LT's, cam and ls6 intake gets my vote

or stall, gears, tires and a small (75-100) dryshot

depends on your aspiration/power-adder preferences if you have any

Pacesetter LT's & TSP 3" Y-Pipe or Stainless Steel LT's & ORY (don't remember the sponsor's name but check the GP/sponsor sales section)
Custom Cam
n2o (you can find a used kit with just about everything you'll need for fairly cheap)
Racetronix Fuel System and proper sized injectors for how ever big shot of n2o you'd plan on running...

I say that performance is not just 1320 feet. You say you drive this thing on the highway a significant amount. I would suggest Hotckis springs. They lower the car only about 1 inch but that is an important inch. The stock decarbs shocks are junk. If you have the money use Koni adjustables or to save some cash use the bilsteins. Call Sam Stranos and order his hollow sway bars 35 front 22 rear and the heim joint pan hard bar. Then get a good set of used 17 inch rims and but some 275x40x17's on them. This will make the car very fun to drive. Every corner you feel like having a bit of fun in just requires you to push a bit on the gas and roll through it. When I bought my camaro the suspension was stock. The car felt sloppy. These upgrade make it very stable and you can feel confident about pushing it. I know that I am by far the minority here and most people think camaro/ firebird cars are for 1/4 mile. Well maybe I am getting abit old but I like my fun to last more than 12 seconds. And that is my $.02 worth. Good luck which every way you decide to go.

Here's a good start...

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=800254

get some nice wheels tires they really change the look of the car

Pacesetters, TSP Y of your choice, plugs, plug wires, lid/filter, stall and tune.....that should blow your 2G's! Just remember whatever you do, include the stall in your A4.:nod:

get a stall, longtubes, and a tune, and if you can afford it, new shocks, and a tune up. make sure to keep all of your fluids fresh, i killed bearings in my rear end that could have been avoided had i changed the oil.

btw, your gears are fine. i changed mine from 2.73's to 3.42's and the power is nice but my gas mileage went from about 25-26 hwy down to 22-23. low 3.xx's in these cars are as low as i'd go for a DD auto car. more can be gained with a converter than with gears.

Get rid of the flowmasters and get a good cat-back or duals, some headers, cam, stall

and a good tune

Give the money to those in dire need... like me.. lol!

ok well seriously it depends on what you want to do with the car.. corner carving or straight line.. straight line goal I'd start out with a stall and sticky rear tires. there is no other mod that gains more than a stall per dollar other than spraying the car. If its corner carving I'd shoot Sam Strano a PM with what you are looking to do and go form there.

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I say that performance is not just 1320 feet. You say you drive this thing on the highway a significant amount. I would suggest Hotckis springs. They lower the car only about 1 inch but that is an important inch. The stock decarbs shocks are junk. If you have the money use Koni adjustables or to save some cash use the bilsteins. Call Sam Stranos and order his hollow sway bars 35 front 22 rear and the heim joint pan hard bar. Then get a good set of used 17 inch rims and but some 275x40x17's on them. This will make the car very fun to drive. Every corner you feel like having a bit of fun in just requires you to push a bit on the gas and roll through it. When I bought my camaro the suspension was stock. The car felt sloppy. These upgrade make it very stable and you can feel confident about pushing it. I know that I am by far the minority here and most people think camaro/ firebird cars are for 1/4 mile. Well maybe I am getting abit old but I like my fun to last more than 12 seconds. And that is my $.02 worth. Good luck which every way you decide to go.


Very wise but,when he said "should I get some nos",I think that means he is probably looking for straight line perf.

I do agree with you though...there is more to performance than just a straight line!

put it towards something that will make you money. CD's or the Bank. haha. once you get started it will never stop. 2000 is just the tip of the iceberg. once you spend that you will want more and more and more and it never ends.