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Old May 3, 2004 | 12:58 AM
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So i put on a pair of SLP longtube headers and i love them, they cam with cats, y pipe and a lot of power....my question is whats the next best bolt on to increase power, I already have flows, and K&N filter,

Pumps, pully system....whats the next best bolt on besides headers???
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Old May 3, 2004 | 01:02 AM
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Lid, tires, convertor if A4, throttle body, tune, cut out or cat-back(flows' don't "flow too well!!"), ASP, and oh yeah, FREE MODS!!!! Have fun!
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Old May 3, 2004 | 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Zo6Killer
Lid, tires, convertor if A4, throttle body, tune, cut out or cat-back(flows' don't "flow too well!!"), ASP, and oh yeah, FREE MODS!!!! Have fun!

I must be an idiot...i hear people talking about free mods...what the hell is it
sry, im new
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Old May 3, 2004 | 01:25 AM
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Get the cut out. Great bang for the buck.
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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:20 AM
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Free mods:

http://www.ls1.com/index_ls1_mods.html
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Old May 3, 2004 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by SLP/Drew
So i put on a pair of SLP longtube headers and i love them, they cam with cats, y pipe and a lot of power....my question is whats the next best bolt on to increase power, I already have flows, and K&N filter,

Pumps, pully system....whats the next best bolt on besides headers???

One of the best things you can do is get rid of the flowmaster catback.
The K&N is doing nothing for you power wise. Do you have an aftermarket airlid?

Beyond that you should look at a converter if you have an auto or some gears if you have a 6 speed.


Do some looking around the forum. You'll find out alot of information just by looking at what other people have done.

good luck!
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Old May 3, 2004 | 12:08 PM
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I say sell the K&N, buy a Fram paper filter, and you might be able to buy a cutout with the money leftover

Do all of the free mods you want/can do

Lid! Typically people get a lid before headers, I think, but don't sweat it. A lid is great mod, I would do this before anything else (well, besides that filter! )

After the basic bolt ons (lid, exhaust, etc) it's up to you to decide on what you want to do

More bolt ons? If you plan on running some nice ETs I would have to suggest getting every bolt on you can
Heads/Cam?
Forced induction?
Nitrous?

Whichever you get, you probably should do all the bolt ons first, but you CAN go without them

Just remember, if you plan on doing some fast 1/4 times, you might want to consider beefing up your drivetrain asap. All the torque and horsepower in the world won't mean much when you have a bent driveshaft and a grenaded rearend
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Old May 3, 2004 | 12:38 PM
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yea listen to me from experience, next bolt on do cat back man. got rid of my flowmaster and WOW. i liked the sound of it and didnt wanna loose that, but with the GMMG there is no lookin back. i felt a lot more "power" after i took the flowmaster off than when i did headers. i dont have any hard numbers but i have some burnt up tires that say it did lol
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