jimbo98z

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I'm really looking into modding my car some more (I really haven't done anything to it in a while) but money is kinda tight, and I'm thinking that the next step(s) for my car would be taking the big dive into the engine. My current mods are:

-1998 Z28 M6
-Pacesetter Race-Style Long Tubes and ORY
-SLP lid w/ FRA mod
-Ported Throttle Body w/ Coolant bypass
-Built T56 tranny (~800 lb-ft)-LS7 Clutch and Flywheel
-Z06 Slave Cylinder w/ Drill Mod
-Hurst Shifter and Pistol Grip ****
-Brembo Blank Rotors
-Hawk HPS pads
-Computer tuning (EFI Live)
-17" Z06 Motorsports wheels for the street
-16" salad shooters with Nitto NT555R's for the strip
-Steel Driveshaft
-Moser 12-Bolt with Detroit TrueTrac Posi, 33 Spline Conical axles, Hardened studs, 4.11 gears
-KYB AGX 8-way adjustables all 4 corners
-RPM Speed tubular lower control arms
-RPM Tubular Panhard Bar
-UMI Adjustable Torque Arm (tranny mount with relocation bracket)
-UMI Boxed weld-in SFC's
-Flowmaster cat-back
-McCord Power Plate 2 Electronic Cutout
-Poly mounts on pretty much everything.
-Katzkin 2-tone seats (F&R)
-Spohn 33mm front sway bar
-Spohn 23mm rear sway bar
-2-1/16" Digital Tach w/ Adjustable shift lights
-2-1/16" Oil Temperature Gauge
-Hardwired iPod Input/Charger and Mount


I'm trying to figure out what to do next without really blowing a lot of money. Any ideas?

I'm tossing the idea of putting some Strano springs on the car, but it's a DD and the roads around here aren't so great. There are a few places I bottom out now, and I already hate it enough as it is. I'll most likely be doing the brakes some time this summer and will go back to a slotted rotor, but other than that, I'm kinda lost...

EDIT: On another note, since the car is a '98 I've been thinking about trying to pull off a "budget" heads/cam setup based around some ported stock heads off of a 01-02 car. The problem with that is I hate half-assing things and I'd probably end up spending too much money doing that...

davered00ss

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Used procharger kit from the for sale forms.

OSU Football Fan

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Maybe I missed it. Are you still running an LS1 intake manifold?
You could buy a used LS6 intake manifold for cheap.

jimbo98z

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Yea that was one of the things I was looking at, I don't know why I keep forgetting about it. I'd like to get my hands on Weiand's new street warrior deal...

Nate81Camaro

Props to you, cause it sounds like you got a stout car!

SELLSZ06

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a cam and LS6 manifold , you find it used for $500 for both. and tune it, you should see as much as 50rwhp
if got more $ get some heads too.

TooLateVTEC

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What he said.

If my car wasnt 11:1 I would have one.

davered00ss

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Same issue here. 11.1:1 compression.

Forced Induction is the way to go for big power. Forget the H/C route. I wish I had gone the other way.

SilveradoSS500

Start Saving for something big...

SELLSZ06

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get a D1 if you can, but a reliable powerful car is big $$$!!
a forged shortblock, a blower, good fuel system and a rear that holds is going to be at the very very least 12k. without any of those things you are on borrowed time. anything above 550rwhp is going to be expensive.
a head and cam NA fbody will make 450rwhp and haul *** for less than 5k.