Performance mods, looking to the future of a power adder
Performance mods, looking to the future of a power adder I have a mostly stock 2002 Z-28. It was the SLP intake and smooth baffle, SLP Loudmouth exhaust, and a Hurst short throw shifter. I plan to use it as a daily driver on a short commute until late fall, where I will retire it to a fun car and garage it for the winter and drive my Jeep.
I'm not a stranger to modifying cars, but this is my first LS1 based vehicle and is probably faster in its current state than any of my previous cars by a good bit.
I was contemplating what direction I wanted to head as far as performance modifications are concerned, but knew I wanted somewhere in the range of 500-600 flywheel horsepower while being reasonably well mannered on the street. At first I was thinking heads/cam/intake + bolt ons to get that, but I started leaning towards keeping the internal engine closer to stock for now (still low miles) and using a power adder such as a supercharger or turbocharger and the necessary supporting mods to bump the power up.
That being said, I would like to do a few more "simple" mods to gain a little extra power between now and then, as I'm basically stock now. My first thought was headers and Y pipe, but if I decide to go with a turbo kit I probably won't be needing those.
I guess what I'm looking for is a few mods with a good "return on investment" that would be usable if/when I decide to do forced induction.
I'm not a stranger to modifying cars, but this is my first LS1 based vehicle and is probably faster in its current state than any of my previous cars by a good bit.
I was contemplating what direction I wanted to head as far as performance modifications are concerned, but knew I wanted somewhere in the range of 500-600 flywheel horsepower while being reasonably well mannered on the street. At first I was thinking heads/cam/intake + bolt ons to get that, but I started leaning towards keeping the internal engine closer to stock for now (still low miles) and using a power adder such as a supercharger or turbocharger and the necessary supporting mods to bump the power up.
That being said, I would like to do a few more "simple" mods to gain a little extra power between now and then, as I'm basically stock now. My first thought was headers and Y pipe, but if I decide to go with a turbo kit I probably won't be needing those.
I guess what I'm looking for is a few mods with a good "return on investment" that would be usable if/when I decide to do forced induction.
Eh...
Maybe a rear end gear swap would be better bang for the buck. To be honest, an MP112/MP122 is starting to appeal to me a bit more than the turbo. Had a supercharged Grand Prix with an m90 and loved the torque on demand I got with it.
Maybe a rear end gear swap would be better bang for the buck. To be honest, an MP112/MP122 is starting to appeal to me a bit more than the turbo. Had a supercharged Grand Prix with an m90 and loved the torque on demand I got with it.
