Best way to spend 6k on LS1
06-19-2014, 11:34 AM
#25
Throwing $6k at the car just because you have that much to spend is likely not a good idea.
What are your plans with the car? Is it a daily driver? Taking it to the track every weekend? These are important questions to answer before spending a bunch of money.
What are your plans with the car? Is it a daily driver? Taking it to the track every weekend? These are important questions to answer before spending a bunch of money.
06-19-2014, 01:10 PM
#27
You still need to decide what you want from the car. $6K is a lot of money to put into the car and money you'll likely never recover when you sell it. I personally wouldn't like a 500HP fbody with stock decarbons. To me, ride quality is an important factor in my overall enjoyment of the car. Now if the car only sees the dragstrip, then crappy shocks may be perfectly fine.
Do you want every last bit of horsepower out of the car, drivability be damned? Do you see where I'm going with these questions? You need to be honest what you want from the car after you've spent the money or you'll be disappointed and broke when it's over. Every mod usually has some sort of negative consequence to it.
Do you want every last bit of horsepower out of the car, drivability be damned? Do you see where I'm going with these questions? You need to be honest what you want from the car after you've spent the money or you'll be disappointed and broke when it's over. Every mod usually has some sort of negative consequence to it.
06-19-2014, 02:49 PM
#31
You still need to decide what you want from the car. $6K is a lot of money to put into the car and money you'll likely never recover when you sell it. I personally wouldn't like a 500HP fbody with stock decarbons. To me, ride quality is an important factor in my overall enjoyment of the car. Now if the car only sees the dragstrip, then crappy shocks may be perfectly fine.
Do you want every last bit of horsepower out of the car, drivability be damned? Do you see where I'm going with these questions? You need to be honest what you want from the car after you've spent the money or you'll be disappointed and broke when it's over. Every mod usually has some sort of negative consequence to it.
Do you want every last bit of horsepower out of the car, drivability be damned? Do you see where I'm going with these questions? You need to be honest what you want from the car after you've spent the money or you'll be disappointed and broke when it's over. Every mod usually has some sort of negative consequence to it.
06-19-2014, 03:10 PM
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06-20-2014, 05:50 PM
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save your money, burn the car and never look back. it's a dark road you're heading down. first you'll be spending 6k on an engine just to break a transmission and rear end. another 10k to fix the trans/rear, then the engine will let go. after the engine lets go it will sit in a garage for 3 years and you'll lose interest. then your window motors will go. it's always something. put the money in the bank IMO LOL.
06-20-2014, 06:12 PM
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6Gs will def make more power than that rear can handle. A procharger is a little over 7Gs after all said and done. I just did AFR 210 heads, comp XER273HR-14 cam and lifters, Crane 1.7 golds, FAST92/NW92tb, and FAST 36lb inj. parts were prob 6Gs with gaskets/seals. It makes 450hp/440tq rwhp with the 1 3/4 tuned length SLPs, hi flow cats and CAI. Drives great but the rear is on borrowed time and a blower would have made over 500rwhp and would have been easier to install. I did all the work so im not sure about labor times/cost. A complete rear is about $3,000+ and will prob add drag but is prob a wiser decision if you beat on it a lot. good luck
06-21-2014, 05:15 PM
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12-13-2014, 04:16 AM
#38
So I ended up bolting up an s60, some konis, subframes, adjustable panhard, new clutch, and couple other small things. I did consider a supercharger but have seen that they dont fit so well on the fbody. Was leaning towards a fast 102/102 and bigger cam for now then most likely some afr 215s. What do you guys think?
12-13-2014, 06:39 PM
#39
So I ended up bolting up an s60, some konis, subframes, adjustable panhard, new clutch, and couple other small things. I did consider a supercharger but have seen that they dont fit so well on the fbody. Was leaning towards a fast 102/102 and bigger cam for now then most likely some afr 215s. What do you guys think?
12-13-2014, 08:33 PM
#40
You really need to think on what you are doing with the car, and how your drive it. Pulling the 10 bolt out will give you a safe rear end for the track but it will be a lot noiser and heavier. I ran a stock 10 bolt for years when the car was H/C with a few trips to the track but I never put on a sticky tire. Ever mod that you do is going to take you farther away from the comfort and feel of a stock automobile. And I agree with the other poster, take the cash, throw it into the car and then throw a match in and save yourself all of the headaches.