What should I do next?
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What should I do next? I bought my 1999 WS6 last July, and have loved it, but my grin from laying into it slowly faded into a dull "MEH...".
So in September, I threw on a UMI strut tower bar, SLP lid, ORY, and LM1 cat-back. Went to the track, master cylinder decided it wanted to be elsewhere. Then I put in a Tick AMS and it's good to go.
I bought an Eibach Pro-Kit last week, and the springs will be installed hopefully sometime this week if a tech at work gets free time, but what should I do next?!? Preferably something
So in September, I threw on a UMI strut tower bar, SLP lid, ORY, and LM1 cat-back. Went to the track, master cylinder decided it wanted to be elsewhere. Then I put in a Tick AMS and it's good to go.
I bought an Eibach Pro-Kit last week, and the springs will be installed hopefully sometime this week if a tech at work gets free time, but what should I do next?!? Preferably something
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Track down a ls6 intake, throw some long tube headers on there, tune, set of some nice drag radials, maybe some minor weight reduction like getting rid of the heavy steel spare tire and jack if it's still in there. Decent start right there
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Right on! I took out the spare and jack a couple weeks ago. Not sure how I feel about a tire on the car right now because of the junk a** 10 bolt.
A friend of mine recently blew the **** out of his LS1, snag the intake assembly? Hmm....
A thought was the OBX headers with ORY and high flow cats, and a tune from Norris. A handful of respectable cars I follow on IG use that eBay kit, and I was thinking of giving them a shot.
A friend of mine recently blew the **** out of his LS1, snag the intake assembly? Hmm....
A thought was the OBX headers with ORY and high flow cats, and a tune from Norris. A handful of respectable cars I follow on IG use that eBay kit, and I was thinking of giving them a shot.
I agree with the previous recommendations; get your intake taken care of (LS6 intake, lid if you don't already have one), then your exhaust (1 7/8" long tubes would be nice). That's gonna get your car sounding pretty mean with the LM catback and all. After that, tune it or wait until you get a cam installed and tune it after that. The cam should definitely bring that **** eating grin back. Good luck!
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I bought my 1999 WS6 last July, and have loved it, but my grin from laying into it slowly faded into a dull "MEH...".
So in September, I threw on a UMI strut tower bar, SLP lid, ORY, and LM1 cat-back. Went to the track, master cylinder decided it wanted to be elsewhere. Then I put in a Tick AMS and it's good to go.
I bought an Eibach Pro-Kit last week, and the springs will be installed hopefully sometime this week if a tech at work gets free time, but what should I do next?!? Preferably something
So in September, I threw on a UMI strut tower bar, SLP lid, ORY, and LM1 cat-back. Went to the track, master cylinder decided it wanted to be elsewhere. Then I put in a Tick AMS and it's good to go.
I bought an Eibach Pro-Kit last week, and the springs will be installed hopefully sometime this week if a tech at work gets free time, but what should I do next?!? Preferably something
Does it have sub frame connectors?
If not that's the #1 priority.
These uni-bodies flex even under stock power. Start putting more tq to the rear and it's not a matter of if but when. 2pt are good for track & straight line, 3 pt are best over all.
Next would be some LCA's and a good torque arm to get rid of the wheel hop.
If not that's the #1 priority.
These uni-bodies flex even under stock power. Start putting more tq to the rear and it's not a matter of if but when. 2pt are good for track & straight line, 3 pt are best over all.
Next would be some LCA's and a good torque arm to get rid of the wheel hop.