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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 01:09 PM
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150k ls1 firebird formula car has never even had heads of...question is I have about $1000 to play with what to do next

the car has long tubes,ory tubular control arms and pan hard bar,lcr,granatelli lid and maf,smooth bellow and all free mods....the car runs great it's a daily driven a4 with a tranny cooler and that's it

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I would say stall
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Yep definitely a stall.
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 01:33 PM
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What size stall and has anyone used the revmaxx converter
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 01:34 PM
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I've also got almost all the parts to setup a wet shot
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i'm in the same boat...i'm considering just freshening up my transmission and putting a 34-3600 stall since that's pretty universal for most cams.
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I would say this if the engine has had no mods then its a little late to start the mod game. While my car has 115K miles on her she has had the mods for about 3 years now. Do a good stall if it still stock anywhere between a 2K-2800 stall will be fine. I would also firm up your pressure by 25%. The GM stock tranny is made to slip for a good DD car. Thus creating heat and so and so on. With a stall you will create a little more heat thus cutting down the life more of the tranny. With less slippage and a stronger shift there will be less heat created. What you can also do is buy a new valve body for the tranny and it will give it a longer life.

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So what are you saying I should just start building a shortblock..I no some people say there putting 150 shot on stock 200k ls1 and some say they have came apart at 50k what should I do
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At the very least do or buy an oil pump...yours is on borrowed time many claim the pump starts to fail around 100,000 miles and GM considers the service life of the motor to be 170,000 ...sure many go miles beyond that ..but watch that oil pressure like a Hawk. don't trust the stock gauge for oil or temps , A timing chain while your there would also be a safe bet
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somebody tell mr what I should do to my car the way it is if it was your car and you were on my $1000 budget
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Oil PUMP,Timing chain,Gauges,BIG trans cooler,3500 stall
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My car had 134,000 miles and i had this done to it.
G5X3 Cam on a 114, 7.4 Hardened Pushrods, LS6 Ported Oil Pump, Ford Red Top 36 lb Injectors, KYB Adjustable Rear Shocks, TCI 3600 Stall, 3:73 Motive Gears, BMR Trans Cooler, 160* Stat, Patriot Gold Duel Springs, Timing Chain, LS6 Intake

got 138,000 now and still running strong. a4 car too.
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Oil PUMP,Timing chain,Gauges,BIG trans cooler,3500 stall
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Oil PUMP,Timing chain,Gauges,BIG trans cooler,3500 stall
as long as your in to the timing chain, do a cam
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I only have 1000 budget a cam would cost closer to 1500 to do it all right with tune .
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resource and options ...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevr...Q5fAccessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/COMP-...Q5fAccessories
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/7153-...Q5fAccessories
http://www.alexsparts.com/products/P...Ball-Ends.html
http://www.alexsparts.com/products/L...%26-Shims.html
http://www.alexsparts.com/products/P...-9.300%22.html
Thats $800 so far,Ibet you could shop in the classifieds here a save more$$..or save a few more bucks before pulling the trigger and you'll have a base tune to get going once you finsh install
*need oil, gaskets and some magnetic pens to ensure lifters don't fall*...

Phase 2?

i hear good reviews on these converters from some forum members running them
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4L60E...Q5fAccessories ....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/82-02...Q5fAccessories
and tires for sure..
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