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I Need Your Help Spending Some Dough!!!! OK,
i filled for my tax return today...i should have it within two weeks... im getting 1900 back i could prolly put in 100 to make it 2000... now i want to dump it all in my car...lol... but not spend it all stupid. cuz then i wont hardly get anything... i want to do a cam install.. i have all the valvetrain stuff.. and springs are good to 650...so i need to pick a cam... i was thinkin somewhere along the lines of ms3 or torquer3.... the things i get dont have to be new... obviously cuz im trying to save money..my car is auto...so a stall would be nice... i can get the cam installed for 250...but i could also try myself... and would need a dyno tune.. i want to help the suspension alil if i can...and also get some nice sticky tires on some cheap wheels... if you have something u think i mite want..post it.. ill consider... also let me kno wht u guys think i should get... its a DD and sees the track 2-3 times a month.. i have bolt ons... so its time for the next step in mods....sooooooooooo...without further adue...wat do u guys think? what are some routes i can go? what would you buy for your car? what do you recomend?
i filled for my tax return today...i should have it within two weeks... im getting 1900 back i could prolly put in 100 to make it 2000... now i want to dump it all in my car...lol... but not spend it all stupid. cuz then i wont hardly get anything... i want to do a cam install.. i have all the valvetrain stuff.. and springs are good to 650...so i need to pick a cam... i was thinkin somewhere along the lines of ms3 or torquer3.... the things i get dont have to be new... obviously cuz im trying to save money..my car is auto...so a stall would be nice... i can get the cam installed for 250...but i could also try myself... and would need a dyno tune.. i want to help the suspension alil if i can...and also get some nice sticky tires on some cheap wheels... if you have something u think i mite want..post it.. ill consider... also let me kno wht u guys think i should get... its a DD and sees the track 2-3 times a month.. i have bolt ons... so its time for the next step in mods....sooooooooooo...without further adue...wat do u guys think? what are some routes i can go? what would you buy for your car? what do you recomend?
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Originally Posted by brad8266
This isnt advanced tech.I am assuming you have full exhaust/intake already.
TSP head/cam package minus valvetrain stuff
LS6 oil pump
new timing chain
new crank bolt
stall
LCA's
SFC's
MT tires
also i forgot to add.. i have an ls6 oil pump aswell...
btw i like that list... i just dont think i would have enough for it.. plus a tune.. the heads and cam package would prolly be 1500 alone...
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Originally Posted by chuntington101
how about a little bit of N2o???
if you have a look at the N2O forum on here you should beable to pick up some very good hints and tips for a starter kit with plenty of upgradeability.
thanks chris.
if you have a look at the N2O forum on here you should beable to pick up some very good hints and tips for a starter kit with plenty of upgradeability.
thanks chris.
any ideas on a cam?
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Well, shoot. I thought you were looking to donate $$ to my project!!!
LOL
I am in a similar position ($ to spend, but wisely).
If you DON'T have a full breathing exhaust system, you're gonna leave a lot on the table. You're dyno graph could be that high stock from good tuning (or factory luck.) I have seen more from LT headers on stock motors, so I assuming that you don't have LT headers, y-pipe, etc..
FWIW: Most people over cam....it's just a "guy" thing I guess. LOL
Soooo.... I would get the car into a position where a nice H/C package will give you where you want the car in say another year, cuz to do it right once the 1st time, is going to cost you more than the $2000 you have right now.
BTW: I have been researching manufacturers, specifications, performance results, and pricing for several weeks now. I am doing all the installs my self. Just getting full exhaust and a quality H/C setup is going to run me around $3000. All the "little" stuff adds up fast.
LOL
I am in a similar position ($ to spend, but wisely).
If you DON'T have a full breathing exhaust system, you're gonna leave a lot on the table. You're dyno graph could be that high stock from good tuning (or factory luck.) I have seen more from LT headers on stock motors, so I assuming that you don't have LT headers, y-pipe, etc..
FWIW: Most people over cam....it's just a "guy" thing I guess. LOL
Soooo.... I would get the car into a position where a nice H/C package will give you where you want the car in say another year, cuz to do it right once the 1st time, is going to cost you more than the $2000 you have right now.
BTW: I have been researching manufacturers, specifications, performance results, and pricing for several weeks now. I am doing all the installs my self. Just getting full exhaust and a quality H/C setup is going to run me around $3000. All the "little" stuff adds up fast.
nitrous kit are friggin easy to install and are pretty hard to **** up if you follow the instructions. Kits come with a WOT switch, I paid 55$ for a window switch with 8 different window settings.
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Originally Posted by brad8266
nitrous kit are friggin easy to install and are pretty hard to **** up if you follow the instructions. Kits come with a WOT switch, I paid 55$ for a window switch with 8 different window settings.
also yes i DO have full exhaust... but im thinking bout getting x-pipe with bullet mufflers dumped at the axle..cost 550 parts and all installed..stainless steel tubing... ive been told my dyno is good for being auto.. but i guess people dont think so... atleast i wasnt one of those people dynoing 295rwhp...
right now im leaning towards.. cam, tune, sfc, lca's, relocation brackets,sportlines "that im getting for 100 bucks", and hopefully a stall...
Originally Posted by stangkiller2005
OK,
i filled for my tax return today...i should have it within two weeks... im getting 1900 back i could prolly put in 100 to make it 2000... now i want to dump it all in my car...lol... but not spend it all stupid
i filled for my tax return today...i should have it within two weeks... im getting 1900 back i could prolly put in 100 to make it 2000... now i want to dump it all in my car...lol... but not spend it all stupid
don't spend it at all then, invest it. flagstar bank is running a promo on a 6 month CD for 10%, max. $2,500. put in 2k and in 6 months make 200 dollars pre tax, or put in 2,500 and make 250, ez money.
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don't spend it at all then, invest it. flagstar bank is running a promo on a 6 month CD for 10%, max. $2,500. put in 2k and in 6 months make 200 dollars pre tax, or put in 2,500 and make 250, ez money.
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#2, what do you want to do with the car? Is your goal a drag car? Autocross? Nice-looking go-fast machine? Do you want it to do it all? This has a lot to do with everything.
My suspension is setup for autocross, the car looks good, and it's got some power, but not a ridiculous amount. It's also driveable and smog legal. I might want it to have some more power, but that's about it until I get a paint job.
My suspension is setup for autocross, the car looks good, and it's got some power, but not a ridiculous amount. It's also driveable and smog legal. I might want it to have some more power, but that's about it until I get a paint job.
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Originally Posted by Phantompooper
#2, what do you want to do with the car? Is your goal a drag car? Autocross? Nice-looking go-fast machine? Do you want it to do it all? This has a lot to do with everything.
My suspension is setup for autocross, the car looks good, and it's got some power, but not a ridiculous amount. It's also driveable and smog legal. I might want it to have some more power, but that's about it until I get a paint job.
My suspension is setup for autocross, the car looks good, and it's got some power, but not a ridiculous amount. It's also driveable and smog legal. I might want it to have some more power, but that's about it until I get a paint job.
What kind of suspension are you looking at though, drag or AutoX? Cause the parts do make a difference. For drag you want softer springs and shocks, and autocross you want things stiffer.
My $.02, go with a nice 231/231 cam and a converter which will get you over that 400rwhp mark, a tune, and then drop the rest into suspension. LCAs, relocation brackets, torque arm, shocks and springs.
My $.02, go with a nice 231/231 cam and a converter which will get you over that 400rwhp mark, a tune, and then drop the rest into suspension. LCAs, relocation brackets, torque arm, shocks and springs.