Need help building a sleeper!
Need help building a sleeper! So I just recently picked up a bone stock 2001 WS6 a4. I've always wanted to start with a stock car and run it (1/8th mile), mod for mod to see how the car changes from one mod to the next.
The plan is to see how fast i can get the car to go N/A with stock heads/cam.
So far I've got a handful of parts stacked up but only the things I'm certain I need, the rest I have a pretty good idea of what I want but not sure if its the best for what I want
The plans: I'll start from the rear of the car and work forward
Rear: MT 275 drag radials, 4.30 gears, sway bar, tubular; lca's phb and Tq arm.
Exhaust: 1 3/4 headers or 1 7/8? Into an ory w/ electric cutout
Tranny: not sure on a brand just yet but looking at 3800-4000 stall
Intake: FAST 92/92 with smooth bellows, but unsure if I should go with a stock style lid/filter setup or use a corvette style open filter
Shocks: no clue, will be driven on the street alot but still want the max I can get out of her at the track
Misc: UD pulley, various minor weight reduction, sub frame connectors etc
So I really need to get every bit out of every mod from the car, but there's not a whole lot of NA stock h/c cars being documented to go by. So the more help the better! Thanks guys!
The plan is to see how fast i can get the car to go N/A with stock heads/cam.
So far I've got a handful of parts stacked up but only the things I'm certain I need, the rest I have a pretty good idea of what I want but not sure if its the best for what I want
The plans: I'll start from the rear of the car and work forward
Rear: MT 275 drag radials, 4.30 gears, sway bar, tubular; lca's phb and Tq arm.
Exhaust: 1 3/4 headers or 1 7/8? Into an ory w/ electric cutout
Tranny: not sure on a brand just yet but looking at 3800-4000 stall
Intake: FAST 92/92 with smooth bellows, but unsure if I should go with a stock style lid/filter setup or use a corvette style open filter
Shocks: no clue, will be driven on the street alot but still want the max I can get out of her at the track
Misc: UD pulley, various minor weight reduction, sub frame connectors etc
So I really need to get every bit out of every mod from the car, but there's not a whole lot of NA stock h/c cars being documented to go by. So the more help the better! Thanks guys!
TECH Fanatic
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,062
Likes: 2
From: Westminster, MD
So I just recently picked up a bone stock 2001 WS6 a4. I've always wanted to start with a stock car and run it (1/8th mile), mod for mod to see how the car changes from one mod to the next.
The plan is to see how fast i can get the car to go N/A with stock heads/cam.
So far I've got a handful of parts stacked up but only the things I'm certain I need, the rest I have a pretty good idea of what I want but not sure if its the best for what I want
The plans: I'll start from the rear of the car and work forward
Rear: MT 275 drag radials, 4.30 gears, sway bar, tubular; lca's phb and Tq arm.
4.30 gears?? I hope this won't be driven on the highway lol those are gonna be a pain in the *** with an auto, may want to stick to 3.73's for street use
Exhaust: 1 3/4 headers or 1 7/8? Into an ory w/ electric cutout
Do 1-7/8" you'll regret it if you don't, plan for future mods
Tranny: not sure on a brand just yet but looking at 3800-4000 stall
If you want a serious racing transmission, FLT, RPM, Rossler, or Jakes would be good. For a converter, if this is gonna be pretty much just a strip car, I'd go with a 4000-4400 from FTI, PTC, or Circle-D, step those back a couple hundred rpm for more of a street application unless it doesn't bother you.
Intake: FAST 92/92 with smooth bellows, but unsure if I should go with a stock style lid/filter setup or use a corvette style open filter
Stick with the lid style for now, shouldn't hold you back much if at all really
Shocks: no clue, will be driven on the street alot but still want the max I can get out of her at the track
Should have put this street thing closer to the top lol, now I gotta edit my answers! QA1 shocks are some of the best for drag racing, suspension you really can't go wrong as long as you go with a premium company. BMR, UMI, or talk to Sam Strano.
Misc: UD pulley, various minor weight reduction, sub frame connectors etc
So I really need to get every bit out of every mod from the car, but there's not a whole lot of NA stock h/c cars being documented to go by. So the more help the better! Thanks guys!
The plan is to see how fast i can get the car to go N/A with stock heads/cam.
So far I've got a handful of parts stacked up but only the things I'm certain I need, the rest I have a pretty good idea of what I want but not sure if its the best for what I want
The plans: I'll start from the rear of the car and work forward
Rear: MT 275 drag radials, 4.30 gears, sway bar, tubular; lca's phb and Tq arm.
4.30 gears?? I hope this won't be driven on the highway lol those are gonna be a pain in the *** with an auto, may want to stick to 3.73's for street use
Exhaust: 1 3/4 headers or 1 7/8? Into an ory w/ electric cutout
Do 1-7/8" you'll regret it if you don't, plan for future mods
Tranny: not sure on a brand just yet but looking at 3800-4000 stall
If you want a serious racing transmission, FLT, RPM, Rossler, or Jakes would be good. For a converter, if this is gonna be pretty much just a strip car, I'd go with a 4000-4400 from FTI, PTC, or Circle-D, step those back a couple hundred rpm for more of a street application unless it doesn't bother you.
Intake: FAST 92/92 with smooth bellows, but unsure if I should go with a stock style lid/filter setup or use a corvette style open filter
Stick with the lid style for now, shouldn't hold you back much if at all really
Shocks: no clue, will be driven on the street alot but still want the max I can get out of her at the track
Should have put this street thing closer to the top lol, now I gotta edit my answers! QA1 shocks are some of the best for drag racing, suspension you really can't go wrong as long as you go with a premium company. BMR, UMI, or talk to Sam Strano.
Misc: UD pulley, various minor weight reduction, sub frame connectors etc
So I really need to get every bit out of every mod from the car, but there's not a whole lot of NA stock h/c cars being documented to go by. So the more help the better! Thanks guys!
TECH Regular
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 450
Likes: 1
only thing i dont agree with is the fast intake..performance per dollar is useless while your basically still stock. the benefits from that come when you build the engine. plus you have the ls6 intake which flows very well
Trending Topics
+1 on the QA1 shocks, or Strange coilovers for the front, or AFCO.
I ran Competition Engineering shocks on the back of one of my cars, a lot of drag racer guys liked those, very budget friendly too. But heads up, they will ride ROUGH on the street lol.
I ran Competition Engineering shocks on the back of one of my cars, a lot of drag racer guys liked those, very budget friendly too. But heads up, they will ride ROUGH on the street lol.
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
