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Old 07-19-2010, 12:24 PM
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I have no Idea going about making an ls1 faster. Im only 16 with no job at this time so my budget is around $500 for the time being. Good part is that I have a connection so labor, lift, tools and a tuner (not the dyno cost) lol is free. I was thinking about buying a kit and doing a 100shot. What are my best options?
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First thing is get a weekend part time job to pay for the tickets you will eventually get
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well im 17 with no job and im in the middle of a head swap due to 2 blown head gaskets and trust me dude. if you are 16 with no job i wouldnt even try to do anything past intake and exhaust because once you start makin power than stuff starts breakin and that car will start sittin more than you think. just do little stuff and id stay away from the bottle or anything like that until you have a steady stream of money comin in.

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Im not getting tickets...I only drive hard in the middle on nowhere...Yea I totally agree I cant be down its my DD I would be fucked
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tires and lid is about the best you can do right now.
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/new-ls1-o...anna-fast.html
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Originally Posted by ULTIMATEORANGESS
tires and lid is about the best you can do right now.
Ok...My uncle has a 99 hugger ss...Clint uve prob talked to him
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get a job or leave it alone...$500 would only fix a handful of the small things that could go wrong at any given time with the car and leave you stranded for over a week

save your money, get a job, save some more, then start playing...but do it little at a time...have a goal of keeping say $1000 in the bank at all times or something
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yes, GET A JOB. **** will break
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You guys are ****** scaring me...U make me feel like f-bodys are pieces
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Originally Posted by LS1_824
You guys are ****** scaring me...U make me feel like f-bodys are pieces
Well, they are..So sell yours to me for 500 bucks, and go buy a honda..

Jk.. If you want to go fast, then you have to have $$$. Leave it stock for now, and get a job like everyone is telling you. Start off little by little when it comes to modding. You will get there. good luck
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Just be prepared to fix ****. Some people have great luck and nothing goes wrong, others buy a lemon. ****, my 10 bolt broke when I was bone stock. You never know when or if things will go wrong.
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Originally Posted by LS1_824
Ok...My uncle has a 99 hugger ss...Clint uve prob talked to him

cant say i know him.
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Well, they are..So sell yours to me for 500 bucks, and go buy a honda..

Jk.. If you want to go fast, then you have to have $$$. Leave it stock for now, and get a job like everyone is telling you. Start off little by little when it comes to modding. You will get there. good luck
How about I buys some rice or a mustang and trade u? Haha
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is your ins. paid up and your gas tank full?
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I was just going to put $500.00 in mine to start with and now 40 grand later its still not fast enough
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here is what you should do if you want to make your car faster.

step 1: get a job
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500 bones
get a cat back
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Let's just say I'm 19 and a full time student who works part time everyday after class and full time in the summer and it's all I can do to buy the parts I want, pay for gas, food and all the little things that go wrong on a DD. And without a job I'd keep that $500 lol
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Originally Posted by LS1_824
How about I buys some rice or a mustang and trade u? Haha
03 Cobra, and you have a deal.



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