Modding obssession.
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Staging Lane
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Modding obssession. okay so i finally got my good ol paypal back...then went on ebay..well i racked up a bunch of purchases...umi trailing arms adn such...bought a set of canton valve covers for a few hundred...and i have found lt1 fog lights for $50 bucks!!! and there are a ton on ebay so i basically hit the jackpot..but now i have a very serious dilema...NA or boosted??? and give opinions..like lots...
Unless your gonna build a low compression short block, Id stay NA. You really cant use much boost on a stock shortblock maybe 7psi. You can make that kinda power NA with H/C package from LE or AI
NA. Call up Advanced Induction (Ai) and get a nice heads and cam package. Then you can follow through with your mod obsession in finding every weak link that your new found power will break, lol. Speed = $$$, but you should know that already.
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The saying on forced induction is always assume spending $10,000-$15,000 if you want a safe setup that runs good and has a less possibility of breaking. How much you want to risk it is your choice. I'd say NA. If heads/cam/intake LT1 don't satisfy your needs, just throw some spray on there and your golden
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Staging Lane
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Thanks guys, well i've got a magnaflow catback..intake..brake conversion..just started but ive got lower control arms by umi and now im gunna order some eibach lowering springs...lol...okay well im gunna get a hold of the ai guys this afternoon..if i get the heads and cam would i need a new intake manifold?? and if so what kind should i get??
Get Sam Strano Springs and heres a link to what happens to stock pistons at 8psi
http://ltxtech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7170
http://ltxtech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7170
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Staging Lane
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i am collecting...well kinda hoarding...lmao..so when i figure out how to put pics on here i will put pics up..but i don't know how long that will be..job then senior year...but as soon as winter rolls around the car will be in pieces in the garage
think about it if you fully bolt on a NA car, and then further down the line you do FI, think how beastly she will be. Far more impressive I think too.
Last edited by lt1 hawk; Aug 6, 2009 at 04:17 PM.