What Mods Should I Do First?
Re: What Mods Should I Do First? I would get yourself an aftermarket air filter...Either the K&N or the Holley powershot...A Direct air-flow Lid...Then get yourself some exhaust... Just to free up some back pressure...Try a cutout with a different muffler...Or if you wanna bust out get a whole new cat back system...This should work out pretty good for your first couple of mods...
Re: What Mods Should I Do First? I would get yourself an aftermarket air filter...Either the K&N or the Holley powershot...A Direct air-flow Lid...Then get yourself some exhaust... Just to free up some back pressure...Try a cutout with a different muffler...Or if you wanna bust out get a whole new cat back system...This should work out pretty good for your first couple of mods...
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Re: What Mods Should I Do First? i want more things than that now i order loudmouth exhaust, SLP Long tuner headres , ASP pulleys ,A Direct air-flow Lid & mass air flow
then?
<small>[ November 07, 2002, 09:11 PM: Message edited by: Z28 ]</small>
then?
<small>[ November 07, 2002, 09:11 PM: Message edited by: Z28 ]</small>
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Re: What Mods Should I Do First? You might as well do the free stuff. T/B bypass, Throttle stop grind, etc. This should gain you 5-7 rwhp. Then do the nitrous mod <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> I'm thinking your biggest smile will come from this one <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Re: What Mods Should I Do First? Well Intake is the first place to start.
The loudmouth is LOUD, it's not my style so I don't have it but a SS vs. a Z28 has a different exhaust and the SS gets less gains from a cat back.
Anyways, with a MTI lid, K&N, !FRA mod, and a Ported MAF and Ported TB done by Bauer Racing (yes that's me) I'm runing 108 in the 1/4, that's not bad for a 2000. Start on the intake, then do the exahuast. My next step is a set of Dynatechs and cutouts with a Y-pipe and maybe a Corsa later on.
Bret
The loudmouth is LOUD, it's not my style so I don't have it but a SS vs. a Z28 has a different exhaust and the SS gets less gains from a cat back.
Anyways, with a MTI lid, K&N, !FRA mod, and a Ported MAF and Ported TB done by Bauer Racing (yes that's me) I'm runing 108 in the 1/4, that's not bad for a 2000. Start on the intake, then do the exahuast. My next step is a set of Dynatechs and cutouts with a Y-pipe and maybe a Corsa later on.
Bret
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Re: What Mods Should I Do First? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Z28:
<strong>I WANT TO KILL C5 IN 700M & 1K WHAT I DO??
What ratio should i buy 3.42 or 3.73 for 700M &1K</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">If you have a manual transmission, you already have 3.42 gears.
<strong>I WANT TO KILL C5 IN 700M & 1K WHAT I DO??
What ratio should i buy 3.42 or 3.73 for 700M &1K</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">If you have a manual transmission, you already have 3.42 gears.
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Re: What Mods Should I Do First? I think the 3.42 is good for A4 and for 1k , if you want 700m the 3.73 it will be good.
About the c5 if you get ( loudmouth exhaust, SLP Long tuner headres , ASP pulleys ,A Direct air-flow Lid , mass air flow and 3.42 ) you will kill the c5.
you are from ksa ?
Good luck
Adnan
About the c5 if you get ( loudmouth exhaust, SLP Long tuner headres , ASP pulleys ,A Direct air-flow Lid , mass air flow and 3.42 ) you will kill the c5.
you are from ksa ?
Good luck
Adnan
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Re: What Mods Should I Do First? Lid, free air or CAI, exhaust (LM), TB bypass, y-pipe, filter, bellow. I did all for about $700.
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Re: What Mods Should I Do First? My favorite starter mods...
TQ converter for A4 cars. Something in the 3500-3800 range with a high STR (that's stall torque ratio) for a street/strip car. For a really serious race effort I would accept nothing less than a Yank TP4400.
Underdrive pulley. It's a well proven cost effective mod with practically no drawbacks.
Fast Toys Ram Air (aka FTRA), great gains for the $$$.
Airlid, no doubt, this should be everyone's very first mod.
Ported throttle body. An easy to do free mod with a few ponies even on an otherwise stock engine.
Remove the mass airflow sensor (MAF) screen. Another quick and easy free mod.
A Fram, K&N, or Holley filter should finish off the intake system.
Exhaust cuttout, it can be coupled with an electric cuttout valve for extra power on the go. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
Gutting the cats in cases where emmisions are not a concern. You'll need O2 simulators to prevent the check engine light.
TR-55 spark plugs, the stock platinum plugs are not that great for performance applications as platinum is a poor conductor of electricity and the platinum pucks tend to fall off leaving the plug with an especially wide gap.
A cooler thermostat, great for fighting detonation.
Autotap, use this diagnostic tool to keep track of what's going on with your engine and tranny. A must have, IMO.
LS1 Edit, great for recalibrating for other than stock gears, changing fan settings for cooler thermostats, changing shift points, the rev limiter, and a wide array of other settings.
TQ converter for A4 cars. Something in the 3500-3800 range with a high STR (that's stall torque ratio) for a street/strip car. For a really serious race effort I would accept nothing less than a Yank TP4400.
Underdrive pulley. It's a well proven cost effective mod with practically no drawbacks.
Fast Toys Ram Air (aka FTRA), great gains for the $$$.
Airlid, no doubt, this should be everyone's very first mod.
Ported throttle body. An easy to do free mod with a few ponies even on an otherwise stock engine.
Remove the mass airflow sensor (MAF) screen. Another quick and easy free mod.
A Fram, K&N, or Holley filter should finish off the intake system.
Exhaust cuttout, it can be coupled with an electric cuttout valve for extra power on the go. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
Gutting the cats in cases where emmisions are not a concern. You'll need O2 simulators to prevent the check engine light.
TR-55 spark plugs, the stock platinum plugs are not that great for performance applications as platinum is a poor conductor of electricity and the platinum pucks tend to fall off leaving the plug with an especially wide gap.
A cooler thermostat, great for fighting detonation.
Autotap, use this diagnostic tool to keep track of what's going on with your engine and tranny. A must have, IMO.
LS1 Edit, great for recalibrating for other than stock gears, changing fan settings for cooler thermostats, changing shift points, the rev limiter, and a wide array of other settings.