6.0 swapped trans am questions
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6.0 swapped trans am questions So I have a 6.0 LQ4 swapped 1998 Trans am. Built 4l60 with the stock 10 bolt ( I know they suck. It will be replaced when it breaks). I have a couple questions. But first, it has a cam and 42 pound injectors, ported 243's, and LT's with and LS1 intake.
So my questions are:
1. What kind of power would you expect at the wheels with it as is?
2. I will be buying a new intake. Cheap and easy LS6 intake or spend more than I spent on the car for the FAST 102 with TB and injectors/rails
3. What are your thoughts on a cut out?
So my questions are:
1. What kind of power would you expect at the wheels with it as is?
2. I will be buying a new intake. Cheap and easy LS6 intake or spend more than I spent on the car for the FAST 102 with TB and injectors/rails
3. What are your thoughts on a cut out?
So I have a 6.0 LQ4 swapped 1998 Trans am. Built 4l60 with the stock 10 bolt ( I know they suck. It will be replaced when it breaks). I have a couple questions. But first, it has a cam and 42 pound injectors, ported 243's, and LT's with and LS1 intake.
So my questions are:
1. What kind of power would you expect at the wheels with it as is?
2. I will be buying a new intake. Cheap and easy LS6 intake or spend more than I spent on the car for the FAST 102 with TB and injectors/rails
3. What are your thoughts on a cut out?
So my questions are:
1. What kind of power would you expect at the wheels with it as is?
2. I will be buying a new intake. Cheap and easy LS6 intake or spend more than I spent on the car for the FAST 102 with TB and injectors/rails
3. What are your thoughts on a cut out?
#1 I am guestimating probably around 450ish to the rear wheels.
#2 LS6 intakes are not the cheap alternative like they used to be. You'll be paying between $300 and $400 for one and for that price they don't really have a HUGE benefit over an LS1 intake, which is the reason I haven't upgraded mine. I'd go with FAST.
#3 This is more-less a personal opinion than a question. Everyone has their own opinions about everything. If you want to keep your car quiet during daily driving or street able conditions, then they're great. If you're going to run an all out exhaust, I wouldn't bother.
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I'm just going to throw my $0.02 from my own personal knowledge which may not be the most accurate as I have not yet done serious mods to my F-Body
#1 I am guestimating probably around 450ish to the rear wheels.
#2 LS6 intakes are not the cheap alternative like they used to be. You'll be paying between $300 and $400 for one and for that price they don't really have a HUGE benefit over an LS1 intake, which is the reason I haven't upgraded mine. I'd go with FAST.
#3 This is more-less a personal opinion than a question. Everyone has their own opinions about everything. If you want to keep your car quiet during daily driving or street able conditions, then they're great. If you're going to run an all out exhaust, I wouldn't bother.
#1 I am guestimating probably around 450ish to the rear wheels.
#2 LS6 intakes are not the cheap alternative like they used to be. You'll be paying between $300 and $400 for one and for that price they don't really have a HUGE benefit over an LS1 intake, which is the reason I haven't upgraded mine. I'd go with FAST.
#3 This is more-less a personal opinion than a question. Everyone has their own opinions about everything. If you want to keep your car quiet during daily driving or street able conditions, then they're great. If you're going to run an all out exhaust, I wouldn't bother.
2. The FAST isn't exactly a cheap alternative either. Its actually the most expensive alternative.
3. Cutouts are awesome... if you want your car to be as quiet as stock when they aren't open. If you plan on it being loud when they're closed, then there isn't any point to them.
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I'm just going to throw my $0.02 from my own personal knowledge which may not be the most accurate as I have not yet done serious mods to my F-Body
#1 I am guestimating probably around 450ish to the rear wheels.
#2 LS6 intakes are not the cheap alternative like they used to be. You'll be paying between $300 and $400 for one and for that price they don't really have a HUGE benefit over an LS1 intake, which is the reason I haven't upgraded mine. I'd go with FAST.
#3 This is more-less a personal opinion than a question. Everyone has their own opinions about everything. If you want to keep your car quiet during daily driving or street able conditions, then they're great. If you're going to run an all out exhaust, I wouldn't bother.
#1 I am guestimating probably around 450ish to the rear wheels.
#2 LS6 intakes are not the cheap alternative like they used to be. You'll be paying between $300 and $400 for one and for that price they don't really have a HUGE benefit over an LS1 intake, which is the reason I haven't upgraded mine. I'd go with FAST.
#3 This is more-less a personal opinion than a question. Everyone has their own opinions about everything. If you want to keep your car quiet during daily driving or street able conditions, then they're great. If you're going to run an all out exhaust, I wouldn't bother.
1. How can you have ANY idea how much power he's going to be making with the info he has given you? Basically he has said he has a 6.0, ported 243s, long tubes, and a downgrade of an intake. This makes 450whp?
2. The FAST isn't exactly a cheap alternative either. Its actually the most expensive alternative.
3. Cutouts are awesome... if you want your car to be as quiet as stock when they aren't open. If you plan on it being loud when they're closed, then there isn't any point to them.
2. The FAST isn't exactly a cheap alternative either. Its actually the most expensive alternative.
3. Cutouts are awesome... if you want your car to be as quiet as stock when they aren't open. If you plan on it being loud when they're closed, then there isn't any point to them.
I clearly said I was guesstimating but nope I just have to face up to the music regardless and explain myself.1. He clearly said he has Heads and Cam, not just heads alone. Heads and Cam 6.0's even with a weak intake are nothing to sneeze at. Just bone stock they're around 370 Flywheel HP. Heads / Cam / Exhaust will definately put him somewhere between 425 - 450ish at the wheels and I'd be quite disapointed if it didn't because there are even a few magic 346 Cube LS1's making 500 Flywheel HP Heads and Cam with supporting mods.
2. I never said FAST was a cheap alternative, I know its more expensive than an LS6, however; because LS6's arent as cheap as they used to be (which was the primary reason they were so popular), you may as well just go all the way and get a FAST instead of paying more than half the price of a FAST Intake and be down by a good bit of power and he clearly asked between the two which he should get for the money...if it were my money, and Im looking for more power, and the LS6 intake isnt quite a budget option anymore, I would go with the FAST 102, be up twice the HP gains the LS6 would have given you, you'll pay more yes but it won't be by an astronomical amount like it used to be.
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Oh here we go.. I clearly said I was guesstimating but nope I just have to face up to the music regardless and explain myself.
1. He clearly said he has Heads and Cam, not just heads alone. Heads and Cam 6.0's even with a weak intake are nothing to sneeze at. Just bone stock they're around 370 Flywheel HP. Heads / Cam / Exhaust will definately put him somewhere between 425 - 450ish at the wheels and I'd be quite disapointed if it didn't because there are even a few magic 346 Cube LS1's making 500 Flywheel HP Heads and Cam with supporting mods.
2. I never said FAST was a cheap alternative, I know its more expensive than an LS6, however; because LS6's arent as cheap as they used to be (which was the primary reason they were so popular), you may as well just go all the way and get a FAST instead of paying more than half the price of a FAST Intake and be down by a good bit of power and he clearly asked between the two which he should get for the money...if it were my money, and Im looking for more power, and the LS6 intake isnt quite a budget option anymore, I would go with the FAST 102, be up twice the HP gains the LS6 would have given you, you'll pay more yes but it won't be by an astronomical amount like it used to be.
I clearly said I was guesstimating but nope I just have to face up to the music regardless and explain myself.1. He clearly said he has Heads and Cam, not just heads alone. Heads and Cam 6.0's even with a weak intake are nothing to sneeze at. Just bone stock they're around 370 Flywheel HP. Heads / Cam / Exhaust will definately put him somewhere between 425 - 450ish at the wheels and I'd be quite disapointed if it didn't because there are even a few magic 346 Cube LS1's making 500 Flywheel HP Heads and Cam with supporting mods.
2. I never said FAST was a cheap alternative, I know its more expensive than an LS6, however; because LS6's arent as cheap as they used to be (which was the primary reason they were so popular), you may as well just go all the way and get a FAST instead of paying more than half the price of a FAST Intake and be down by a good bit of power and he clearly asked between the two which he should get for the money...if it were my money, and Im looking for more power, and the LS6 intake isnt quite a budget option anymore, I would go with the FAST 102, be up twice the HP gains the LS6 would have given you, you'll pay more yes but it won't be by an astronomical amount like it used to be.
It could be an LS6 cam for all you know.
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