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Old Nov 16, 2003 | 07:48 PM
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I have finally decided to get a LT1 F-Body.I'm not sure what year or what make,because I'm going to have to go to the auction and see all they got.My friend is going to take me to my first one around the second week of December.I was very lucky and my parents offered to buy my car(hell ya!! ),so I'm going to save all my paychecks for the mods.What should I save up for in mods?I'm not sure if I should start with the suspension or go right to the engine.I don't have any money saved right now(blew it all)so I'll be saving all my money from now till then.I would imagine around $500(florida wage sucks).So what do you all think I should do?
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Old Nov 17, 2003 | 10:19 AM
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depends on what you are gonna do with the car... are you gonna drag race it or auto cross it...daily driven or all our race car?
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Old Nov 17, 2003 | 10:52 AM
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Subframes, hooker catback exhaust, and a cold air intake.

That will take up your 500 pretty much if you buy them new. You can probably pick up the stuff used though, which would help out on costs.

Then - if it's a m6, a shifter, an a4 do a higher stall speed torque converter.
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Old Nov 17, 2003 | 05:10 PM
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This will be a daily driver,but I would like it to be a fast daily driver.How do I tell if it's a m6 or the a4?What are the differences?
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Old Nov 17, 2003 | 05:36 PM
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m6 = Manual Transmission, 6 Speed
a4 = Automatic Transmission, 4 Speed

(it will be either one or the other)
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Old Nov 17, 2003 | 08:26 PM
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For a daily driver, just do little mods to start until you decide you want to take it to the next level. Chris's suggestions were good.
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