stealth mods
06-21-2011, 11:40 AM
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How much money do you have to work with? Sleeved block (427 or 440) with great heads will tame a large cam make lots of power but cost a lot of money. Ultimate stealth approach though.
06-21-2011, 12:01 PM
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Dunno if it's been mentioned as I didn't read the whole thread...but gears and/or stall converter will help greatly with acceleration and will be pretty much un-noticeable to her unless she realizes that the RPMs are now higher than normal while cruising.
06-21-2011, 12:15 PM
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Most of the time the stuff I do goes unnoticed unless its an appearance thing. ie blackouts and new dash pad. But she didn't notice the 3.73's obviously, the exhaust or when I gutted the cats. i'm thinking she may notice the Lt's going on today but I'll just tell her its running bad and have an excuse to take it to get tuned haha. As long as you can provide for her, who cares what you spend the money on.
Ask for forgiveness not permission.
If it gets to the point where a divorce is coming after 10 yrs, you have a problem...No car is worth that.
Anyway as long as you don't go HUGE on the cam, she probably wont notice. The catted Lt's are a good idea to help quiet it up though.
Ask for forgiveness not permission.
If it gets to the point where a divorce is coming after 10 yrs, you have a problem...No car is worth that.
Anyway as long as you don't go HUGE on the cam, she probably wont notice. The catted Lt's are a good idea to help quiet it up though.
06-21-2011, 07:57 PM
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you guys are freakin hilarious. i will probably do whatever i want, but i gotta be sneaky. i have plenty of ways of getting what i want. been married 10 years, i know the ropes. but back on the topic. i like the build darkman posted, i was thinking that either keeping the stock manifolds or catted headers, to keep the crackle out. im getting older and want power without having an obnoxious racecar, hence why im going with the GTO
Thats awesome you're getting older but... Like I said, the magnaflow mufflers are the "stealthiest" (new word) catback you can get. I've got a medium sized cam 227/235 113, and from an idle you can play it off just by saying "I put on some flowmasters babe... whats for dinner?"
I have the same car, I've done it all... Except I didn't have the third reich telling me what I could and couldn't do with my car. Cats arn't going to make it any quieter bro, wishful thinking... Getting rid of the crackle? Try getting a tuner who knows what they are doing and that helps out with the engines potential idiosyncrasies more than anything IMO.
Make it easy on yourself, get a decent CAI (not K&N), Kooks headers, a cam that you want (don't go to small) and full exhaust + tune. Then invest into wheels and tires as traction with these things are touchy. You can't fit much more than a 275 tire out back, any more needs careful work and it really wont get to much bigger w/o rubbing.
PM me if you need some direction bro.
Good luck
06-23-2011, 10:15 AM
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^^ that sounds like good advise. i will probably get a plan figured out and do a mod or 2 at a time to enjoy the increase in power of each mod. as for the crackle, maybe it was the exhaust route of the camaro, but i noticed after putting my headers and ORY, a definite crackle. real loud.
06-26-2011, 06:25 PM
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I've slipped a 403 and a ton of other mods past my wife. It's a game we play. I don't tell her ad she pretends not to know. She knows that at the end of the day, there are many many worse things I could be doing.
Put on your big boy pants and do what you want.
Put on your big boy pants and do what you want.
06-26-2011, 07:31 PM
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First call should be to Shawn at VSpeed for something smooth and "stealth" that makes good power.
Second call will be to a lawyer...lol. Because she'll get that "seat of the pants" feeling you've been up to no good!
Feel your pain bro...fortunately, my bride said "get after it, but do it right, ONCE!" Lol, she thinks we'll be done after this thing is running.....
Second call will be to a lawyer...lol. Because she'll get that "seat of the pants" feeling you've been up to no good!
Feel your pain bro...fortunately, my bride said "get after it, but do it right, ONCE!" Lol, she thinks we'll be done after this thing is running.....
06-26-2011, 07:51 PM
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you guys are freakin hilarious. I will probably do whatever i want, but i gotta be sneaky. I have plenty of ways of getting what i want. Been married 10 years, i know the ropes. But back on the topic. I like the build darkman posted, i was thinking that either keeping the stock manifolds or catted headers, to keep the crackle out. Im getting older and want power without having an obnoxious racecar, hence why im going with the gto
07-02-2011, 01:41 PM
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Overlap is really what makes a cam detectable not necessarily just the lsa, but it does cut down on it. With that being said a 223/227 on a 116 would be nearly undetectable in a 6.0 with headers and cats. My 218/230 116 in my 5.7 has passed for just bolt-ons many a times
Feel free to give me a call and we'll get you in the right cam. We're dealers for American Racing Headers and have prices too low to post. Chris, 817-750-2000
Feel free to give me a call and we'll get you in the right cam. We're dealers for American Racing Headers and have prices too low to post. Chris, 817-750-2000
07-04-2011, 08:42 PM
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Dude WTF is wrong with your wife?!? That's messed up.
Beyond ur marriage, I have an 06 GTO with LS3 heads, comp cam and full exhaust. My girl says " it's louder and seems faster". I could of folder her it was just new mufflers and what's she gonna do, say I'm lying? WTF do girls know about this topic anyway... Do what u wanna do and just tell her to lay off, you already have one mom you didnt want another.
Beyond ur marriage, I have an 06 GTO with LS3 heads, comp cam and full exhaust. My girl says " it's louder and seems faster". I could of folder her it was just new mufflers and what's she gonna do, say I'm lying? WTF do girls know about this topic anyway... Do what u wanna do and just tell her to lay off, you already have one mom you didnt want another.
Dude you crazy lmao
07-04-2011, 09:13 PM
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Man i've been married 12 years I can pretty much do as I need to with my cars. This being sneaky **** is funny to me, I just tell her I bought such and such and as long as I keep the bills covered she could care less.
