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Old 10-03-2009, 09:51 AM
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I bought a 94 Trans am last year and am strapped for cash as I am high school preparing for college. What bolt ons will provide me with the best power for $350-400? It is all completely stock.
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used No2 kit? probably better off using that 400$ for school in my opinion. food, sex and beer aren't cheep these days
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just browse around here for the for sale threads. it really depends on what your overall outcome is. you might wanna start with building your suspension then your rear then tranny so you know the driveline wont break, and the power will get put down to the ground and not lose a pony. if not, i would suggest a set of long tube headers you would notice a big difference in power and sound. or say to hell with it and put a big NOS kit.
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Egay long tube headers would be my vote best power for the money besides spray!
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Spray it. I see used nitrous kits on ebay all day for under $400. Just save your money and get drunk or procharge that bitch!
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hahaha i think everyone enjoys getting drunk. lmao make sure you stock up on condoms to. you dont want that thing to fall off with these college ***** now a days
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save your money and do a full suspension setup, and then worry about going fast.
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A Cold Air Intake would be a good start. I have a used SLP one for sale. Message me if you're interested.
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I agree with these guys, save it for college, trust me, I got food poisoning more than once from college cafeterias, and when you have no money, you starve.
Besides, the normal ladies won't know a difference between stock and modded. Just spew a line of BS and watch them ask what it does.
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CAI or Cat-back exhaust is the best place to start.
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pacesetter long tubes, off road y, a dynomax bullet, and a turndown could be done for about 600 if you install everything yourself. add another 50 and you can make your own cold air intake.

that would be good for like 30ish hp

or do suspension, but you can't rock out with something like konis for that cheap. unless you get them used. you might be able to afford bilsteins on each corner. or just get PHB, LCAs, LCA relocation bracket, and SFCs

they all are good for suspension, but having good shocks helps everything
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Originally Posted by hawk584
used No2 kit? probably better off using that 400$ for school in my opinion. food, sex and beer aren't cheep these days
nice, nice
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cai and exhaust should be the first two mods imo.
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a cai and a high flow muffler. cheap and you will notice a diff, plus it will sound cool. you should even have enough left over for some beer and condoms that everyone else is telling you to buy!
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Originally Posted by dlh96T/A
a cai and a high flow muffler. cheap and you will notice a diff, plus it will sound cool. you should even have enough left over for some beer and condoms that everyone else is telling you to buy!
This man has some very sage advice. Listen to him. Or this particular post anyways, hehehe.
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used nitrous kit and a cut out, I just sold a complete kit with a msd window switch for $350 shipped
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Originally Posted by redbeauty2012
I bought a 94 Trans am last year and am strapped for cash as I am high school preparing for college. What bolt ons will provide me with the best power for $350-400? It is all completely stock.

I have my old Zex kit for sale I will let it go to you for 375 plus shipping.
For an extra 125 bucks I will also throw in the bottle heater.
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magnaflow or hooker muffler,LPE CAI= 300 bucks roughly. 10-15 rwhp from those alone
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suspension isn't necessary. stock suspension i pulled 1.69's with just bolt ons, tires and a stall and gears.

just do headers and a cold air intake. $400 shipped coated pacesetters, $100 shipped for a used cold air intake, $100 for a new y pipe or less if you go used.
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Converter and cutout.



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