Time to get serious....
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Staging Lane
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Time to get serious.... Im not into the Drag racing yet...just lookin for a fast street car 
to occasionally take to the strip...gimme the rundown of what i start with...i know diddly squat about this...lol im still young ill catch on..sooner or later 
ok i have a 1998 Trans Am Ram-Air. what can i do to the car first that wont make a crater in my wallet..if anyone can make a list of stuff and prices it would really help..later on in a few millenia im going to save up for a D-1SC and Nitrous..so if it helps keep that in mind...thnx again and plz help a soul corrupted by economy cars and soft times-Joe
to occasionally take to the strip...gimme the rundown of what i start with...i know diddly squat about this...lol im still young ill catch on..sooner or later ok i have a 1998 Trans Am Ram-Air. what can i do to the car first that wont make a crater in my wallet..if anyone can make a list of stuff and prices it would really help..later on in a few millenia im going to save up for a D-1SC and Nitrous..so if it helps keep that in mind...thnx again and plz help a soul corrupted by economy cars and soft times-Joe
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Staging Lane
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Originally Posted by streetbad
I am a broke nerd. My path has been exhaust,gears,tuning,rockers,traction,headers,cam-n-heads,tuning,rearend,suspension,nitrous,blower.tun ing.
thnx imma look into that...
Try sitting back and just watching the board. You learn what works the best that way. If you plan on a SC then start with a full exhaust system that way you will be ready for the sc when the time comes.
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From: F.H,Waterford,Port Huron, MI
I don't know what alot of money is to you but I would just buy a used turbo kit "around $3000-$4000" and then tires when you can.
I say this b/c turbo "I think" is cheaper as you can change boost for free as a supercharger needs pulleys and some have slip problems. With the turbo power and exhaust is done.
The real question for you is how much you want to spend in the end and what power are you looking for! I Call my 01" Camaro SS the ultimit street car as it will have streetablity at 800rwhp,still nice to drive, handle very well, with a huge DVD audio system. But at a huge cost. It would have been cheaper to just build one thing out of it but it is ok as I also have a 92" Drag only with over 1600rwhp. for the track.
The best thing I can tell you is "know what you want no matter the price and ONLY do that" It costs way to much to redo a setup then to do it once right! Trust me I have blown over 100k redoing setups b/c I changed my mind!
I say this b/c turbo "I think" is cheaper as you can change boost for free as a supercharger needs pulleys and some have slip problems. With the turbo power and exhaust is done.
The real question for you is how much you want to spend in the end and what power are you looking for! I Call my 01" Camaro SS the ultimit street car as it will have streetablity at 800rwhp,still nice to drive, handle very well, with a huge DVD audio system. But at a huge cost. It would have been cheaper to just build one thing out of it but it is ok as I also have a 92" Drag only with over 1600rwhp. for the track.
The best thing I can tell you is "know what you want no matter the price and ONLY do that" It costs way to much to redo a setup then to do it once right! Trust me I have blown over 100k redoing setups b/c I changed my mind!
