best 1st mods for an auto?
04-12-2006, 02:15 PM
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best 1st mods for an auto? i am about to get a 98-00 automatic ls1 and want to know what everyone thinks the best 1st mods are. is it smart to put in a stall converter and shift kit in a bone stock car? could that money be better spent elsewhere?
04-12-2006, 08:41 PM
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I Got My Ls1 About 3 To 4 Months Ago First Thing That Went On Was The Exhaust. Than The High Flow Cats , After That I Got The Y-pipe Done Custom By A Friend At His Shop , Slp Lid On , Msd 8.5 Wires ,opened Up The Mass Air Flow And At This Min. I'm Looking At The Summit Racing Catalog.
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04-12-2006, 09:07 PM
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Yup go with the stall.I held off on it for two years,not believing the "hype".Then I finally got a tci 3800 and I couldn't believe the difference.It made more of a sotp difference than my nitrous (until I sprayed the 150 shot).Deffinately go with a 3500+stall you won't regret it.
04-13-2006, 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by LS144
If you can drive the car with a stall.....I vote exhaust, lid, SFC's, and bigger wider rims and tires. Then get a stall...
How hard is it to learn to drive with a stall??
How hard is it to learn to drive with a stall??
.It's not like learning to drive a stick or anything.At light throttle you can barely tell the differance from stock on my car.But when you step on it it revs up alot faster.Thats the best I can explain it.
04-13-2006, 01:19 AM
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In the 1/8 mile track I ran a best of 8.58 with a 2.08 60 ft w/stock converter.I changed out to a tci 3800 and ran a best of 8.12 with a 1.79 60 ft the very next week.Eventually I ran better times as I got used to it but .46 in the 1/8 mile is about .7-.8 in the quarter.Every 10th off your 60 ft time is equal to about 1.5-2ths off your et.Using an 1/8 to 1/4 mile conversion I ran a 13.38 w/stock converter and a 12.66 w/3800 stall.Its hard to find differences like that for the price.
04-13-2006, 07:35 AM
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My vote is also for the stall I did all bolt ons and a cam before I did a stall. I wish it would have been the other ways around. Huge difference in the way the car pulls now if i can only get it to hook. before the stall the car went 12.8 im hoping for 12.20s with a sticky tire and a good 60 ft. The stall is a 3200 vig. Hope this helps
04-13-2006, 10:25 AM
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First, the two musts are lid and catback. Then I'd say go for subframe connectors. Best bang for the buck is a stall, but some people don't quite want that. If you do, go for a 3200-3500 stall your first time around. Makes a huge difference.
04-13-2006, 01:33 PM
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I wouldn't get a catback, cut-outs are way cheaper and practically same performance/sound. but the following are all great mods to do early on:
lid
ported tb
tranny cooler (mandatory if you have a stall)
underdrive pullies
subframe connectors
none of those mods will cost more than $200 a piece. Then you can do stall and LTs + X,H or Y pipe. But thats when stuff starts getting really expensive. At least if you're a highschool student like me.
lid
ported tb
tranny cooler (mandatory if you have a stall)
underdrive pullies
subframe connectors
none of those mods will cost more than $200 a piece. Then you can do stall and LTs + X,H or Y pipe. But thats when stuff starts getting really expensive. At least if you're a highschool student like me.
04-13-2006, 02:04 PM
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Don't forget the free mods like porting the throttle body, coolant bypass, ... etc.
Also setting the shift firmess higher and geting a tranny cooler will help with tranmission life.
Also setting the shift firmess higher and geting a tranny cooler will help with tranmission life.