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Hey there Hello all, bought a 1998 Z28 SS. Loved Z28's all my life, and couldn't resist any longer...
Looking to learn more on free / inexpensive mods to increase HP & Torque, plan on doing a little 1/4 mile test & tuning at Mason Dixon Dragway in the next month. My SS is an Auto, without T-Top or sunroof, color is Blue, making it one of the 912 (?) Automatics, and one of the 238 that came in blue, so based on Auto/Man % split, its roughly one of 90 Blue Auto trans SS's made in 1998, with about half of those having no t-top (pretty rare). I'm more interested about performance, and running good and strong. Got the basic free mods done, and recently picked up the HP Tuners basic set up - no Wide Band... Yet.
Car is nearly 100% stock with 99k miles.
Best ET/MPH so far; 13.59 @ 102.10
Thanks!
Mike
Looking to learn more on free / inexpensive mods to increase HP & Torque, plan on doing a little 1/4 mile test & tuning at Mason Dixon Dragway in the next month. My SS is an Auto, without T-Top or sunroof, color is Blue, making it one of the 912 (?) Automatics, and one of the 238 that came in blue, so based on Auto/Man % split, its roughly one of 90 Blue Auto trans SS's made in 1998, with about half of those having no t-top (pretty rare). I'm more interested about performance, and running good and strong. Got the basic free mods done, and recently picked up the HP Tuners basic set up - no Wide Band... Yet.
Car is nearly 100% stock with 99k miles.
Best ET/MPH so far; 13.59 @ 102.10
Thanks!
Mike
Things like exhaust, lid, maybe a used LS6 intake, and drag radials would be a good place to start. Other little things would be a ported TB, underdrive pulley, and a ram air setup, etc...
Thanks. Was thinking along those lines. I already picked up the Dorman LS2 intake, need to do a little port clean up on it, then add a WARR 92mm TB. Have a set of Hooker L/Tubes in the garage awaiting colder weather (drag strip closing late Nov), Then will do the installs. Oh, and a OR-Y pipe... Hoping that might get me to a high 12.9.... Then in the spring will add Tires; Toyo Tq's of Hoosiers. 3.42 gear and stock converter still in place.... So room to lower ET with a good converter, right now it'd just blow the tires away. Street Kumho's getting 2.4 2.05 60' times, pwr braking to about 1300 rpm. See about loading up time slips this weekend.
Thanks,
Mike
Was wondering about a panhard upgrade, not thrilled with the tail wandering about... feels like my old MStang running M&H's with 12psi in em at times, other times it tracks straight and true.. Read enough that this is pretty common. Any advise / recommendations? Goal is to keep everything as stock (at least in appearance) as possible with 12 second fun a foot stomp away!
Thanks again!
Mike
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Not quite a beauty, clear coat peeling in a couple spots, and the nose has faded a bit so doesn't match the hood/fenders as well as it should. All future fixes... Clean, all original, and only owned it for about 6 months now. Still learning what she likes.
Want it running quicker than mid 13's for now, upper 12's by may of next year, and mid 12's or so bout a year from now. Budget is keeping me from going crazy, so trying to make well thought out buys to improve performance.
Ft. Myers, nice! Parents live in Lehigh Acres, and younger brother in Naples, where's the local drag strip down there... You know, just in case I'm in the neighborhood!
Thanks for the kinds words!
Mike
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Not quite a beauty, clear coat peeling in a couple spots, and the nose has faded a bit so doesn't match the hood/fenders as well as it should. All future fixes... Clean, all original, and only owned it for about 6 months now. Still learning what she likes.
Want it running quicker than mid 13's for now, upper 12's by may of next year, and mid 12's or so bout a year from now. Budget is keeping me from going crazy, so trying to make well thought out buys to improve performance.
Ft. Myers, nice! Parents live in Lehigh Acres, and younger brother in Naples, where's the local drag strip down there... You know, just in case I'm in the neighborhood!
Thanks for the kinds words!
Mike
Not quite a beauty, clear coat peeling in a couple spots, and the nose has faded a bit so doesn't match the hood/fenders as well as it should. All future fixes... Clean, all original, and only owned it for about 6 months now. Still learning what she likes.
Want it running quicker than mid 13's for now, upper 12's by may of next year, and mid 12's or so bout a year from now. Budget is keeping me from going crazy, so trying to make well thought out buys to improve performance.
Ft. Myers, nice! Parents live in Lehigh Acres, and younger brother in Naples, where's the local drag strip down there... You know, just in case I'm in the neighborhood!
Thanks for the kinds words!
Mike
Immokalee has a 1/8th mile - track isn't the greatest for high power cars.
Bradenton has a 1/4 and IMO is the best track in the state. Never have an issue there with the prep. Where are you located?
You've got the right gear...headers, stall and tune will get 12's easy.
Immokalee has a 1/8th mile - track isn't the greatest for high power cars.
Bradenton has a 1/4 and IMO is the best track in the state. Never have an issue there with the prep. Where are you located?
Immokalee has a 1/8th mile - track isn't the greatest for high power cars.
Bradenton has a 1/4 and IMO is the best track in the state. Never have an issue there with the prep. Where are you located?
I live in Waynesboro, PA. Have year round vacation access in Naples & Lehigh Acres, just east of Ft. Myers. Try to get down there at least once or twice a year.
Would need to "rent" a Camaro or something from Hertz/Avis...? To have something quick to drive/race when I'm down there next time.
Thanks for the confirmation on how easy it is to get into the 12's, just not used to a car/drivetrain that responds that well to basic bolt-on's!
Mike