to boost or not to boost
#1
to boost or not to boost
I bought my 98 trans am a while back. It has an Ls6 short block, 6 speed, ford 9" with 410 gears. The guy I bought it from had it set up for boost but never put boost on it. It has head studs, custom blower cam, ported 243 heads, 60 lbs injectors, 2 bar map sensor, bigger fuel pump, and other bolt ons. I really don't have the funds to boost it anytime soon, I was just curious if it would be worth the hassle to swap a different cam in and have it retuned. It's pretty much just a street driven car, take it to the track maybe a few times a year. Just seems like boosting it is gonna run me about 4k, depending on which route I take
#3
Well if it stays DD car and just only sees the track a few times a year just swap a cam. If anything you could go nitrous. Its cheaper than FI and itll give you some thrills at the track. Just a thought.
#5
It's stock bottom end, just has head studs. Just didn't know if swapping the cam would make that much of a difference or if it would even be worth the hassle. Seems like all the power is up top and lacks bottom end. Was thinking maybe a healthy cam and a fast intake,
the current cam specs are 231/235 617/621 on a 115 lsa
the current cam specs are 231/235 617/621 on a 115 lsa
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#9
Now the next question is turbo or supercharger lol. Turbo seems to be the cheaper route, I'd really like to put a magnacharger on it but I really don't want to cut the cowl to get it to fit. I seen hawks third gen had a turbo kit for about 1900, anyone running their kit?
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Now the next question is turbo or supercharger lol. Turbo seems to be the cheaper route, I'd really like to put a magnacharger on it but I really don't want to cut the cowl to get it to fit. I seen hawks third gen had a turbo kit for about 1900, anyone running their kit?
#12
I don't have very many fabricating tools, so id like to get a kit. Just love the sound of a turbo, the car is mainly a street cruiser so I didn't know how it would affect realiabilty. Thanks for the input
#14
Yeah, just don't know if the funds will let me do it this year. Was going to have the front end re-painted and have it re-tuned this year. Then save up to boost it next year.
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just watch this video. stock bottom end 5.3 with an eBay GT45