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Old 03-01-2010, 10:10 PM
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About a dollar 2 80 !! LOL
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2 much !
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to much! ever try restoring a 2000 ws6? and going big turbo.... dont wanna even add it all up! i just keep telling myself it will be worth in when its done haha
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$185 headers
$35 cut out
$90 Lid
$45 flowmaster merge
$80 custom Y
$65 Plugs and wires
So $500 end result so far is 328hp and 348tq
Old 03-02-2010, 09:17 PM
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$11,000 Cost of car
$2,000 Stereo(4 Arc 10's,MB Quart components,Alpine head unit,Kar 1000.1 & 600.4, Arc EQ
$750 Clifford 7701 w/ remote start, prox, tilt, and glass sensor, window control... etc
$500 fix two snapped header bolts
$900 LS7 Clutch, slave, Tick master
$650 HP split 5's
$350 drilled and slotted rotors, Hawk pads
$350 BMR springs and adj. panhard bar
$200 Radiator
$150 Battery
$150 tint
$150 Radar detector
$150 Shifter
$75 HID's
$75 LED's
$50 Dash Cover
$50 Car Cover
$70 Plugs and Wires

Waiting for tires $600+ and Koni's $750

Grand Total = $18975 and not regretting one bit of it, well maybe some more go fast pasts haha, but those are in the works.
Old 03-03-2010, 12:06 PM
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$30,000, cost of car brand new
4,000, 9" w/suspension
2,500, ARH lt's w/catted y, LS6 manifold, solid mm, plugs/wires, dynotune
900, 2 SLP wheels w/MT E T street radials
300, tick mc
200, hurst billit plus
800, Z06 clutch/flywheel (2002)
450, 3 SLP car covers
400, 4 bilsteen shocks
850, Borla catback
350 FIPK filter
$40,750....................more to come!


I wouldn't change a thing, love my car, will never sell it.
Old 03-03-2010, 12:19 PM
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I dont even want to go into detail but with the cost of the car around 20k and still have about 8-10k more to go to be done.
Old 03-05-2010, 12:46 PM
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Right below 6K including the price of the car
Old 03-05-2010, 12:56 PM
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Ill add another 211.67 cents, the cost of new header gaskets and emergency room trip today installing them... fml
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Bought my car with 40k miles Aug of 06 for $18k
2002 Camaro SS

Bit Viper Antenna 30
SLP Loudmouth 380
SLP Flowpac 300
35th Ann Stripes 250
Pace Setter Longtubes and TSP Catted Y 700
C5 ZO6 wheels 600
BFG tires all around 800
TTop conversion 500
Eibach Prokit 150
Eibach Sportlines 150
HP Evo Wheels 900
BFG Tires all around 700
TCI U/D pulley 180
UMI SFC 150
Trans Go shift Kit 100
B&M tranny cooler 50
Motive 3.73 and Install Kit 300
t top Sun shades 40
Vato Zone racing seats 200
Trans Am seats 150
SLP SS Grille 280
Clear Corners 50




Spun Rod Bearing, Purchased New Long Block.
LS6 Long Block 3000
Ported FAST 92 combo 1400
Vengenace Racing cam Kit 600
Yank SS3600 800
Ported LS2 oil pump 100
LS2 time chain 40

Thats just off the top of my head..im sure theres alot more small stuff..
Old 03-07-2010, 11:15 AM
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More than I would like.

Used Headers, Lid, Y pipe - $250
Hooker Aerochamber Muffler - $85
Used C6 wheels and tires $1100
Dynotune - $350
VFN Sunoco hood that has yet to be put on - $800
TSP True duals because I didn't like the old setup - $500
A4 - T56 swap, parts and labor - $4500
Engine just spun a bearing, bought a used longblock minus intake - $1500
Tons upon tons of car washing supplies - $400

Total, as far as I know - $9485

There will be plenty more. Definately a money pit...
Old 03-07-2010, 12:45 PM
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too much.
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I've got just under 20k in mine. Which is way more than i wanted to have in it.
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I like how a lot of you say, "too much" or "more than I'd like"
yet it gets done anyways lol
nothing is ever enough.
Old 03-07-2010, 07:14 PM
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Shoot, with this setup, 20k+ in parts plus 20,500 for car, and still going, so far a 4 year build! to much to get into as far as detailed break down
Old 10-29-2010, 09:46 AM
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i updated my main post just got a 9" Wow that hurt lol
Old 10-30-2010, 01:25 AM
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Ya I'm up to about $28k now..lol..
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Too much...
Old 10-30-2010, 08:14 AM
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I have $2880 into it and it runs 11's w/ bolt-on's so that is not to Shabby !!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am Not Living in USA so Most of the Things Are In Double price here because of the Shipping i think I spend 26K Until Today for My car and Parts Plus shipping
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