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Old 02-14-2008, 12:27 PM
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So i was wondering what to do first i planned on getting headers, exhaust, ls6 intake taraction bars and either tuned out skip shift or buy the kit. so if you guys would help me out what brand works best for my carand my pocket lol.

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Old 02-14-2008, 04:48 PM
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So what year ws6 is it? I'm gussing Ls1 because of the ls6 intake.But we need a little more info
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First off lets get some pictures, and congrats on the buy. Second figure out what you want your car for ex: drag racing, road racing, daily driver, weekend fun, ect. Then base your mods off that, so that way you don't waste you money buying stuff you don't need. For first mods an intake is always good, i got the SLP intake lid, its pretty cheap brand new, and is very easy to install. Headers i would say stay away from SLP longtubes, they hang extremely low. Enough to the point that i cant lower my car, or i will scrape them on everything. Exhaust is all on what tone you like, and how loud you want your car. Check out LS1sounds.com
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Congrats !
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congrats.

i'm doing this the hard way.. i bought the t/a... i'm trying to make it a WS6
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^ Who cares your car (if its the one in the sig), looks bad-*** either way. WS6 or not a black T/A is the meanest looking ************ on the planet.
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On top of the engine mods, get gears. The 3.42-4.10 swap I did in my 6 speed made a world of difference. She'll light up the tires whenever. American Racing long tubes are expensive, but my experience with them is great. I am still amazed as to how nice they fit. And they're stainless. But obviously you can get regular steel ones for a third of the price. Which is what most guy go for.

One thing you didn't mention is porting/polishing your TB. This will make a very nice difference. Took me about 2 hours to do mine with a die grinder. Just don't touch where the blade goes
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Originally Posted by 2000Hawk
^ Who cares your car (if its the one in the sig), looks bad-*** either way. WS6 or not a black T/A is the meanest looking ************ on the planet.
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lol..

thanks Joe. that's what i thought.

i could not find a clean black WS6 that i could afford.. so i went with that one.

hood coming in the next weeks, already added 17x9.5" wheels.
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Ok so its a clean black 98 ws6 with the ls1 with 67,268 on it im second owner i think i got pretty lucky. Umm yeah so i love the input im taking everything into consideration. I have alwasy wanted one and now i finnaly got so im pretty geeked. But i think i want it to be street/strip. So if i headed that way how you guys go about statring?? Thanks i really appreciate all the tips. O pics will be up in a while comp at home broke so im using any means to get on.

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This message board has thousands of valuable threads archived relating to the things you're wanting to do to your 'bird. Just type in related key words into the search engine, and enjoy the results! You can also find many interesting and informative threads in the specific engine, drivetrain & related forums.
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Originally Posted by y2k_ta
This message board has thousands of valuable threads archived relating to the things you're wanting to do to your 'bird. Just type in related key words into the search engine, and enjoy the results! You can also find many interesting and informative threads in the specific engine, drivetrain & related forums.
are ya gonna close the thread now?
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cracked door panels?
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No door panels arent cracked


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