LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 01:43 AM
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Hell, I talked to a cop for 45 minutes about my mods...half are illegal...he didnt give 2 *****. I have blacked out taillights, blacked out turn signals, blacked out side markers, over the limit window tint, no CAT, and he said as long as I wasnt acting a fool he didnt care, he thought my car was nice lol
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 01:45 AM
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I would go with...
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Direct recommendation for me from Larry @ SpeedInc. In case you didn't know, they have made many proven cars and are awesome guys. I'd suggest checking them out

Thats just me though
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 01:49 AM
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Originally Posted by ripfirebird94
My original plan was to do all my exhaust mods this summer (Pacesetter LT's , ORY, and hooker catback) but my mom says I need to save up enough to be able to buy another car before I can do any mods. Fair? I appreciate your thoughts. And before your like BAH you have to listen to your mom!!! I'm 16 lol.
You should be happy you have a performance/muscle car at 16. Hell I had to wait until I could afford one on my own at 26...
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 01:50 AM
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And people wonder why people frown upon the LTx section....

To the op https://ls1tech.com/forums/login.php...ff6f683424dbd8
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 01:51 AM
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Originally Posted by speed_demon24
And people wonder why people frown upon the LTx section....

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I frown upon you.
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 02:34 AM
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what the hell was that??
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 05:03 AM
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if you want to buy exhaust, cut ya a nice little exhaust leak so it sounds like absolute ****. then you can pass it off to mom as broken and needing replaced. anything you want to replace just needs to be "broke." i used to be in the same position...just gotta learn to work the system
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 08:48 PM
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she was gonna let me put flowmasters on my v6 because i told her my muffler looked rusty. I'll go under it and find some imperfections lol. And what are the benefits of upgrading suspension? acceleration increase?
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 08:51 PM
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and i payed for my car with cash and it was all my own. So i think i should be able to mod my car lol
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 09:06 PM
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Thats good that you are paying for everything! I got my sisters 95 camaro z28 and my dad gave me an LS1, just said do what you want with it. So im swappin the engines out, but the only job i have is car repair and its not consistent at all so it will be some time before i get it goin lol

Oh and another thing those LT1's bugged the hell out of me. My sister seriously blew two head gaskets in a year. She is a good driver but just that engine was messed up. Alot of over heating issues. So just my 2 cents, electric water pump is a good idea.
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ripfirebird94
And what are the benefits of upgrading suspension? acceleration increase?
Acceleration increase, stability, etc. etc.

You'd be amazed how even a fully suspended stock car with some DR's can do vs. a stock car with street tires.

It all adds up. Plus once you get real power behind that thing, you'll be glad you did suspension mods
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ripfirebird94
My original plan was to do all my exhaust mods this summer (Pacesetter LT's , ORY, and hooker catback) but my mom says I need to save up enough to be able to buy another car before I can do any mods. Fair? I appreciate your thoughts. And before your like BAH you have to listen to your mom!!! I'm 16 lol.
I say screw what mother hen is cluckn, and slap that exhaust on your car
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ripfirebird94
and i payed for my car with cash and it was all my own. So i think i should be able to mod my car lol
Good for you I bought my car when i was in the 10th grade, paid $4100 cash for her, bone stock. Better start saving that $$$$$. your gonna need it to mod that baby up
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 11:22 PM
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http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/m...596956050.html look good? LOL
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Old Feb 11, 2010 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ls6firebird
if you want to buy exhaust, cut ya a nice little exhaust leak so it sounds like absolute ****. then you can pass it off to mom as broken and needing replaced. anything you want to replace just needs to be "broke." i used to be in the same position...just gotta learn to work the system
LOL Crafty f#ckers! This thread has me rollin. And dont worry about speed demon, he's a hater.
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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 12:18 AM
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i'm glad that the rolling factor has been included in the thread lol.
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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 95CamaroLS1
Thats good that you are paying for everything! I got my sisters 95 camaro z28 and my dad gave me an LS1, just said do what you want with it. So im swappin the engines out, but the only job i have is car repair and its not consistent at all so it will be some time before i get it goin lol

Oh and another thing those LT1's bugged the hell out of me. My sister seriously blew two head gaskets in a year. She is a good driver but just that engine was messed up. Alot of over heating issues. So just my 2 cents, electric water pump is a good idea.
I don't think an ewp would be the cause of that, when an ewp fails it fails entirely unlike a mechanical pump that will often limp on for a while. an ewp is not a good idea if your going to be road racing/AX'n other than that its all personal preference but an EWP is NOT going to cause overheating problems unless its dies which is why its smart to install a warning light w/ it.
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Old Feb 12, 2010 | 04:23 AM
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Your mom sounds like a smart woman. Definitely have some cash set aside for rear/trans/engine once you do any type of serious modding. I really wouldn't worry about it with mild bolt ons, but if you start drag racing or do heads/cam it would be a very smart idea.
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