Next upgrade need advice!
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Next upgrade need advice! ..ok so here is the deal... i have a 98 z28 (ls1) that i use as my daily driver .right now i have a custom airlid, bellows, maf, intake manifold, and an exaust cutout. i have about 600 dollars saved up to spend on my car and i am looking for whatever will give me the most bang for the buck so to speak. i was thinking either headers, a programmer, 3.73 gears (i have an automatic tranny with 2.73 gears at the moment), or underdrive pulleys etc... i have also been told that a shift kit would help out alot but i havent seen too many around for sale and i dont know much about their benefits... open to all advice please make a suggestion!!!
Gears will give the best sotp improvement for your limited budget. After that, save for a stall converter, the results from the stall will be even more impressive after the gears than right now. Because of the severe pita factor, I would do headers later after you do other airflow mods.
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I would consider putting the stock MAF back on.
Save for a converter and hope you tranny doesnt' take a crap on you. (yeah, I am cynical due to my experiences) It gets pricey though, I recommend the converter, trans go shift kit, tranny cooler, trans temperature gauge, subframe connectors and drag radials all be done at the same time. I also recommend a Yank or Vigilante converter.
Exhaust might go a little over your budget, but should be doable depending on what you went with. You would need headers and duals or headers, y-pipe and cat-back.
The converter will make the single biggest difference in performance. If you want to do that but it takes time to save you might consider spending a small amount right now to hold you over...something like an underdrive pulley perhaps.
Save for a converter and hope you tranny doesnt' take a crap on you. (yeah, I am cynical due to my experiences) It gets pricey though, I recommend the converter, trans go shift kit, tranny cooler, trans temperature gauge, subframe connectors and drag radials all be done at the same time. I also recommend a Yank or Vigilante converter.
Exhaust might go a little over your budget, but should be doable depending on what you went with. You would need headers and duals or headers, y-pipe and cat-back.
The converter will make the single biggest difference in performance. If you want to do that but it takes time to save you might consider spending a small amount right now to hold you over...something like an underdrive pulley perhaps.
