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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 01:20 PM
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I have a 1998 Ws6.
These are my current engine mods:
Ls6 manifold
slp air lid, filter, and smooth bellows
slp magnamouth catback
mac mids about to go on
frost tune coming in about a week
I believe it has 180º thermostat (it runs at about 180 according to the gauge)

I was tryin to figure out if anyone knows of any other bolt-on mods that will give me a good hp boost without tearing into the engine and without costing a fortune. I already have all the general suspension mods.

i was thinkin about 1.8 yella terra ultralights but im not sure if those will help much.... anything else?
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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 01:27 PM
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gears and good sticky tires - most underated mod - wont produce horsepower on paper but will make you noticably faster
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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 01:57 PM
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^those are definately good choices. also, if you are an A4, than a stall would be a good choice. i guess you already have the mac mids purchased, i wouldnt have gone with that but its alright. an elecetric water pump and an UD pulley are about all thats left that i can think of.
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Ported TB, EWP, and pulley. But the water pump and pulley won't be cheap and won't really show a big gain. Your exhaust isn't the best for making power either, I'd at least go with LT's if you can.
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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 02:14 PM
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15" wheels, cut out, suspension
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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 03:32 PM
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+1 on the UD pulley
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already have the macs..... got them used for 100 bucks, ported the inlets a little bit and ceramic coated them they look beautiful. look like they will make a nice difference. got the catted y to go with it but i may pick up an offroad version if it is too quiet this way. got a flowmaster merge too.

but besides this, the rockers and the pulley it seems like theres really no other true bolt on mods that will make some good power. when i first got my dakota r/t i feel like there were sooo many bolt-ons i did but with this car i feel like "thats it?"
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Rockers are more of a bolt-in than a bolt-on
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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 03:51 PM
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isnt a 180 thermy a stocker....? 160 would be a mod...

+2 on the long tubes,,,
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[QUOTE=Siciliano15;11698282]I have a 1998 Ws6.
These are my current engine mods:
Ls6 manifold
slp air lid, filter, and smooth bellows
slp magnamouth catback
mac mids about to go on
frost tune coming in about a week
I believe it has 180º thermostat (it runs at about 180 according to the gauge)

QUOTE]I have a few of the mods you listed...with a VERY mild baby cam and numbers are shown. I like the Macs, but I believe if I were to upgrade to LT's and a nice catback ot true duals, quite a bit more power could be there. Right now I just have the stock catback through a chokemaster...
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Originally Posted by Bad Blue WS6
isnt a 180 thermy a stocker....? 160 would be a mod...

+2 on the long tubes,,,
i thought 195º was the stock thermostat
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Exhaust like Quik Sand said. Good set of LTs and catback should help out that engine, especially when you want to upgrade your heads/cam.
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do you have the free ram air mod?
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+1 on the stall and sticky tires. If you can't think of anything else you can always spray it!!
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Exhaust like Quik Sand said. Good set of LTs and catback should help out that engine, especially when you want to upgrade your heads/cam.
that camaro looks sweet man. white with those center tips...... nice.
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Originally Posted by nssane02
ported tb, ewp, and pulley. But the water pump and pulley won't be cheap and won't really show a big gain. Your exhaust isn't the best for making power either, i'd at least go with lt's if you can.
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Originally Posted by FST SS
do you have the free ram air mod?
no havent done that..... thats removing the baffle type thing in the hood right? does it make a big difference?
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Originally Posted by Blown383LS1
+1 on the stall and sticky tires. If you can't think of anything else you can always spray it!!
thats def down the road maybe for next year. i need 4 new tires this year so theres my budget..... prob gonna go with the goodyear eagle f1 gs d3. 275/40 front and 285/40 rear.
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i would go with ftra its worth some good time off your quarter and then port you tb and get an ud pulley those three should be good for .3 off your quarter mile
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ram air if you want 20rwhp for about $60...

look at what i did or the SUX2BU mod
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