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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 10:43 PM
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hello from california ,

i recently bought me a 98 torch vette , i wanted to sell her but thought about it and decided to keep her , this is the first vette i own so its kind of hard to know what to do to her within the legal boundries of california , specially where i live .. cops around here are very piggy ..

my plans were
exhaust
intake
headers
and tune ..

show me the way please as i cant figure out what to go for and how much to spend , i also though about a new engine like the ls2 as i found some engine for a decent price , but with ur help i can know what to do or where to start ..

joe
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 8vette
hello from california ,

i recently bought me a 98 torch vette , i wanted to sell her but thought about it and decided to keep her , this is the first vette i own so its kind of hard to know what to do to her within the legal boundries of california , specially where i live .. cops around here are very piggy ..

my plans were
exhaust
intake
headers
and tune ..

show me the way please as i cant figure out what to go for and how much to spend , i also though about a new engine like the ls2 as i found some engine for a decent price , but with ur help i can know what to do or where to start ..

joe
u wanna pass smog ?? too be honest i live in san jose straight pipe with just cats and it's pretty loud cops dont bother looking at my c5 they just give me a thumbs up and what not myc ars is in the process of getting some mods .... they are light cars with cam heads and intake with a nice gear and tune u should be looking 11's just my 2 cents stat off with some nice mods and just save up for an engine build on th eside when ur done
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 02:48 PM
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When I was looking to buy a vette I found myself asking the same thing. The advice I got was get a Vararam cold air intake, American Racing headers (with a catted x-pipe since your in CA), a good catback exhaust, and a tune. That should get you by until you get your other engine built if that's the route you are going to go. Good luck
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 03:17 PM
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supercharge or turbo it

You can still pass smog

and you'll have one quick 98


Bon
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Old Feb 8, 2010 | 04:33 AM
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what about the x-pipe , h pipe , and whats the diameter i should be going for ?
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