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11
11.70%
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Power adder decision?
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Power adder decision?
Ok i have a 96 LT1 Trans am with a newly rebuilt 355 with a bunch of bolt ons this car is my daily driver and am heading of to college next fall of 2008 so right now im used to what i have and i want to go faster and i have come acrossed a couple of deals. I have a budget around $1500. then one of my friends wants to paint my car (it could use it since the car has 140000 miles on the body) so what do i do?
New Motor (355 LT1) with an M6 Transmission
4.10 gears in newly completly rebuilt 10-bolt
SVO 30lb injectors
58mm throttle body
K&N filter, Ramair intake box
Aeromotive adjustable fuel pressure regulator
3 inch exhaust
pacesetter headers
High Fow Magnaflow Cats
Taylor Wires
Drilled and Slotted Rotors
metalic brake pads
MSD Distributor
New Clutch
Skip shift eliminator
here is a pic of the car:
New Motor (355 LT1) with an M6 Transmission
4.10 gears in newly completly rebuilt 10-bolt
SVO 30lb injectors
58mm throttle body
K&N filter, Ramair intake box
Aeromotive adjustable fuel pressure regulator
3 inch exhaust
pacesetter headers
High Fow Magnaflow Cats
Taylor Wires
Drilled and Slotted Rotors
metalic brake pads
MSD Distributor
New Clutch
Skip shift eliminator
here is a pic of the car:
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i say turbo. im building my own rearmount kit and so far im under 800 bones on everything. will be close to 1000 when i get the 12v oil scavenge pump and my vband style down pipe. then when i take it to speed inc in chicago to get it tuned ill be right at 1500 with dyno time and the gas to get there.
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Elliott did my heads. So where was this $1500 supercharger cause thats what i was looking into next.
Elliott did my heads. So where was this $1500 supercharger cause thats what i was looking into next.
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Elliott did my heads. So where was this $1500 supercharger cause thats what i was looking into next.
Elliott did my heads. So where was this $1500 supercharger cause thats what i was looking into next.
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Take it to a real detail shop, or a body shop and have the really restore the paint..
Not of the handwax crap can touch what a pro can to do restore a cars finish
Head N Cam with Spary
Done and done
Not of the handwax crap can touch what a pro can to do restore a cars finish
Head N Cam with Spary
Done and done
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http://www.eportworks.com/lt1.html
Elliott did my heads. So where was this $1500 supercharger cause thats what i was looking into next.
Elliott did my heads. So where was this $1500 supercharger cause thats what i was looking into next.
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I said heads & cam assuming your running stock H/C now. Maybe even just a cam, RR's, valve springs, and hardened pushrods... All that and a good tune would soak up that $1500. Might consider upgrading the stock fuel pump since you did the FPR and injectors already.
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White 96LT1: Xtreme Horspower in North Richland Hills has a cam and install deal. It comes with Cam,springs,pushrods tune for X dollars. I believe its around $1500 but you will have to call them and see.
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AGREED!!! I run a procharger and love the power --- but it comes at a cost......and you don't need that when you are heading off to college.