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Old 05-12-2006, 02:36 PM
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hey i have $500 and i dont know what to do with it so any body have any ideas??? it has a cat-back and thats about it...
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auto or 6spd? Auto save more for a stall converter. 6 spd buy headers.
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i second the headers if it is an m6, and if a4 keep saving for a stall converter
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its a 6sp.....shoud i get Shortys or mid or Long tubed? my friend has Long tubes chrome for $225 New...is that a good deal?
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I vote long tubes unless your lowered. However some people will say that long tubes are not very benificial over mids or shortys but I think thats a load of crap. What kind of headers are they? Pacesetters and Hookers are good headers for the price.
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Long tubes are really the only ones that are worth the money. Shorties give almost no gain over stock.
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Originally Posted by lt1 97 formula
I vote long tubes unless your lowered. However some people will say that long tubes are not very benificial over mids or shortys but I think thats a load of crap. What kind of headers are they? Pacesetters and Hookers are good headers for the price.
im not sure what kind there are but there not Pacesetters.....the ppl im getting them from are Muscle Performance......
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Hm never heard of them but $225 for brand new long tubes sounds a little to good to be true. My hookers were $429.99 brand new.
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i think there wholesale....
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Oh well that makes sense then, find out what brand they are though.
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ok...
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I vote long tubes.... and with the left over try and find a CAI
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i got a CAI
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I have a M6. I say headers. As far as long tube over shortys. I have mids on mine, my friend has long on his with the same mods and we make 3-4 hp to the wheels diff. So I wont spend the money for the long tubes. So I say mids and a cai. For the best gains. It was my first two mods and I gained 4-5 tenths in the 1/4.
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Originally Posted by fbodyls1ws6
i got a CAI
No offense, but what a waste.
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Convert to a LS1 lid setup, March pulleys (power and amp series), adj. fuel pressure regulator,TB bypass, port maf ends, and do a tune up.
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Cold air intake for $500????

I certainly would of said Long tubes......you probably would of loved teh sound too. Return the CAI and get long tubes. That sounded like a good deal!
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No, I think you guys took it wrong, he recommended headers and then said that if he had any left over to get a CAI, he didnt say CAI for $500, but then the guy asking what he should do then said that he already had a CAI
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Originally Posted by stevemilz
Convert to a LS1 lid setup, March pulleys (power and amp series), adj. fuel pressure regulator,TB bypass, port maf ends, and do a tune up.
will it fit with the Stock Lt1 Hood?
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Originally Posted by zlover129
No, I think you guys took it wrong, he recommended headers and then said that if he had any left over to get a CAI, he didnt say CAI for $500, but then the guy asking what he should do then said that he already had a CAI
But now I see he has a WS6 which means ram air, so I wouldn't bother with a CAI.


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