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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 05:12 PM
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i recently bought a 01 Z28 A4 and im wanting to start modding it..... i purchased a SLP lid already and im wondering what should be done next...... im not wanting power adders anytime in the near future...my list of things to do is full exhaust, stall, cam, and gears.......what would be the first thing to do??
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 05:15 PM
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full exhaust and tune....i like the TSP headers for the price. this is assuming you have done a full service on the car. all fluids and filters, brakes, belts, whatever it needs. where you at in texas?
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 05:15 PM
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get everything you can afford installed first. remember youll need money for tuning.
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im from Lufkin tx but im working in La Porte......i was thinking the pacesetters coated with magnaflow....im gona be doing one mod a month...i was thinking doing the exhaust first but i just wanted opinions from ppl that have been down this road before...this is the first fbody ive owned
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 05:25 PM
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sounds good to me. i am just south of houston. if you do full exhaust dont forget it will need a tune. good luck. there are a lot of threads to help you out on here.
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 05:25 PM
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and yes ive done all the tuneup stuff to it...oil change plugs etc...
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yeah this website is pretty good....ive been reading it for almost a month now...but alot of ppl on here do alot more to their cars than im wanting lol....im just wanting this to be a good running car and take to the track ever so often.... its different rules here in baytown at the track...got kicked off for no helmet....didnt know you had to have one if your faster than 13.9 LOL
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and yes ive done all the tuneup stuff to it...oil change plugs etc...
dyno tuning is what youll need after any mods that change your AFR. so have money for that.
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dyno tuning is what youll need after any mods that change your AFR. so have money for that.
so who would be a good tuner around this area? and like what does dyno tuning cost around here? from how yall are saying to save money sounds to me like its pretty expensive?
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so who would be a good tuner around this area? and like what does dyno tuning cost around here? from how yall are saying to save money sounds to me like its pretty expensive?
it can get expensive but you get what you pay for.
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around here in Ga, it runs 5-600 if that helps
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around here in Ga, it runs 5-600 if that helps
ok that sounds reasonable
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do the cat back,headers,gears,,intake,P&P throttle body or buy one if funds avaliable,cam,tune
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do the cat back,headers,gears,,intake,P&P throttle body or buy one if funds avaliable,cam,tune
i already have the ls6 intake so thats covered....im just curious of what to do after the headers....do i go with gears first or cam or stall.....i mean if i was a wealthy person i could do it all at once but that nots the case....like i said im gona do one thing a month....guess this month im doing the headers so i gues i have a few weeks to decide what the next mod will be
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id do a cat back before the headers if u dont have one !
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cat back then headers IMO then full suspension IMO then stall next gears next tune !

Then save up for a cam swap !

I also am a middle class guy that (***** ON A BUDGET) lol

Im in the middle of buying stuff for a cam swap, all the small crap adds up
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cat back then headers IMO then full suspension IMO then stall next gears next tune !

Then save up for a cam swap !

I also am a middle class guy that (***** ON A BUDGET) lol

Im in the middle of buying stuff for a cam swap, all the small crap adds up
yeah im gona do the pacesetter coated longtube with y pipe and magnaflow all at once...then i was thinking either gears or stall next lol......just really dont know if i wana do the stall right now being that the tranny has a 100k on it now and dont know if it will hold up lol
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go with full suspension after the exhaust is complete.

Remember u can have 500 horses but if u cant hook a 350 hp car that does hook will walk you !
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Old Mar 13, 2011 | 09:02 PM
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yeah your are exactly right LOL...suspension is where i have no kinda clue about at all LOL...guess i need to read up on some info about it
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