ZzTeaRs

well after many many months of searching i finally found my first f body. shes a 96 z28 camaro with 101k miles on her. the car has been in storage for about 4 years total, only taken out to go to the woodward cruise in detroit every year. After driving it home from detroit it feels kind of sluggish especially first gear im hoping its just going to be a tune up issue maybe with some old gas still in it although the car seems to be well taken care of...

my goals for this car are to reach low 12s with a full interior and still be able to drive it on the street to take the kids to get ice cream on friday nights , then to the track on saturdays for some fun with my dad and his drag cars. what should i be looking into to get to my goals of low 12s with full interior?? and any idea or recommendations on why the car might feel sluggish?? ( if the tune up doesnt work out as planned)

b00geyman

Nitrous. full bolt on's, gears depending on the ones you have you can do heads and cam

puddingmmmmmmmm

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headers and exhaust, cai, stall if it's an auto, gears, nitrous

ZzTeaRs

wow i have been reading threads on this site for months now lol i didnt realize it was this active . id like to not use nitrous if possible im iffy on it ever since i read an article in i think it was hot rod when i was like 15 lol. is it really that dangerous for the engine internals?? this is my first f-body and weekend warrior car also. im pretty new to this

TravisMcGill2000

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Full bolts, gear, stall, cam and supportin mods.

FormulaTA96

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^ Yea I feel ya,I'm gonna stay away from nitrous when I do my 355 build. But i think..

-Longtube headers
-Cold air intake
-Air foil lol
-stall converter for auto
-3.73 or 4.10 gears,auto and manual
-heads & cam
-52mm Throttle body
-PCM tune

will do ya good for a strong street car and descent strip car..should do good at the strip with some drag radials..

ZzTeaRs

by bolt ons you guys mean the headers/cam, full exhaust and intake right?? this is going to be my first car build still kind of new at this stuff lol. been around drag racing my whole life but never actually tried to build one myself

TravisMcGill2000

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Boltons are headers, exhaust, cai, ewp, tb, rockers, pulleys.

ZzTeaRs

alright thanks, it sounds good, i'll be ordering some parts here in the next few days then. thanks guys. just like reading the boards for the last few weeks really informative

stuart4185

nitrous technology has changed a lot since you were 15, there are many kits out there dead nuts reliable and damn near idiot proof. its a pick your poison, but nothing to be afraid of. i started nitrous and after 3 years went blower. maybe next year blower with nitrous lol

bowtienut

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You can get to low 12's with a full weight F-body without getting inside the motor (stock heads and cam) and without nitrous. I ran 12.3's with just bolt-ons in a B-body, lightened but still heavier than you for sure.

Yank SS3600 converter is top on the list for an auto.
Slicks or DR's (you'll need low 1.6x 60 foot times).
4.10 gears for auto, 4.56 for 6spd, since it sounds like this will not be a high mileage highway car.
LT headers and at least a single 3" free flowing exhaust.
Free flow intake.
Electric WP.
Dyno tune.
A 52mm TB will help a tiny bit; the "airfoil" will do nothing.
..Edit: Skip the 52mm TB, unless you get a good deal on one. If you buy new, go straight to a 58mm. Even though the passages in the front of the intake manifold are only 52-54mm, it leaves headroom for more power you may decide to infuse farther down the road, when you can pull the manifold and enlarge the holes to 58mm.

93M6Formula

Exactly what he said^^^^^^^

License2Ill

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Hey man....swap out your plugs and wires. Best way is to drop the ypipe off and from the plugs from the bottom or top where u can. But drop the Ypipe trust me.

2. Buy cold air intake.

If your going to take it slow stop there you'll feel a diff. Then go to exhaust after.

fuzzyjk

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Welcome to the club.

Do some reading on Nitrous, it is not what you think. Case and point, many unknowing people still think it is flammable. It is the easiest way to good power and if used property no more distructing then other power adders. Progressive with a 100 shot to start, proper injectors/FP and without ripping the car or engine apart you will have your 12's. Dry/wet that is a whole new discussion. Oh an by the way, when nitrous "hits" it's not like the movies, programed in, it comes on steady but not out of control.

BTW, Nice choice on the LT1, we are a dieing breed, there are ls1 engines everywhere. The first time you shut up a big mouth LS1/2/3 owner.... it is an aha moment.

quik95lt1

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3600 stall if its an auto.......set of gears 3.73 if its auto 4.10's if its a 6 speed........headers, exhaust, tune, cold air intake and id put a mild cam in it .....

itSSlowZ28

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If you decide on nitrous it's easy. 3200 stall converter, 3.42 rear-end, cold air intake, BFG drag radials and 100 shot. I went 12.2 like that with issues