LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

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Old 08-05-2009, 11:57 PM
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okay so i finally got my good ol paypal back...then went on ebay..well i racked up a bunch of purchases...umi trailing arms adn such...bought a set of canton valve covers for a few hundred...and i have found lt1 fog lights for $50 bucks!!! and there are a ton on ebay so i basically hit the jackpot..but now i have a very serious dilema...NA or boosted??? and give opinions..like lots...
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NA lol...unless you are going to the track alot, or wanna kill every set of tires you ever owned lmao
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what kind of mods do you have?? and ima take a wild guess here, you have an lt1 ta??
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if money is no issue, boosted, if money is an issue, NA...

edit, NA + N2O if money is tight
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Unless your gonna build a low compression short block, Id stay NA. You really cant use much boost on a stock shortblock maybe 7psi. You can make that kinda power NA with H/C package from LE or AI
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I'd say NA unless you have about $15K or more to do everything RIGHT the first time, otherwise you are constantly going to be fixing your car, maybe even blowing the engine.
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NA. Call up Advanced Induction (Ai) and get a nice heads and cam package. Then you can follow through with your mod obsession in finding every weak link that your new found power will break, lol. Speed = $$$, but you should know that already.
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The saying on forced induction is always assume spending $10,000-$15,000 if you want a safe setup that runs good and has a less possibility of breaking. How much you want to risk it is your choice. I'd say NA. If heads/cam/intake LT1 don't satisfy your needs, just throw some spray on there and your golden
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Thanks guys, well i've got a magnaflow catback..intake..brake conversion..just started but ive got lower control arms by umi and now im gunna order some eibach lowering springs...lol...okay well im gunna get a hold of the ai guys this afternoon..if i get the heads and cam would i need a new intake manifold?? and if so what kind should i get??
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Get Sam Strano Springs and heres a link to what happens to stock pistons at 8psi
http://ltxtech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7170
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Noo boost for me!!!!!!!!!!!
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ai will port your intake to match your ported heads...
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Either the strano springs or the ones i went with and love the Hotchkis
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Okay thanks
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i have always thought that N/A was much more impressive.
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im gonna say that you should start with full bolt ons first, then h/c
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Or do what I did and collect all the parts and do it at once!!
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lol that could work too
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i am collecting...well kinda hoarding...lmao..so when i figure out how to put pics on here i will put pics up..but i don't know how long that will be..job then senior year...but as soon as winter rolls around the car will be in pieces in the garage
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think about it if you fully bolt on a NA car, and then further down the line you do FI, think how beastly she will be. Far more impressive I think too.

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