Nitrous Is cheating. Even though it is installed on the car, just like a cam or tires or gears or a blower.. it isn't what the car can really do. Even if it runs 10.5@125, it can't REALLY do that.. duh!

 

If Nitrous is cheating then so is using race gas.....

 

I will post a picture of my engine later. it has custom headers but thats it on the engine. what intake and heads and cam should i use? is converting to a lt4 worth it or can i make the lt1 just as good?

 

Well I would start by getting a spare junkyard engine to put in the corner of the garage because I wouldn't trust a Jasper under performance use any further than I could throw it.

The goobers arguing about intake need to specify what they are talking about the intake TRACT can use some upgrading the intake MANIFOLD not so much it works really well.

The retard that suggested you could do heads/cam, suspension, wheels and tires is just that a complete retard especially when you consider needing things like fuel system upgrades and real exhaust to do such.

$4000 really wont go too far, you should use it to lay a foundation. If you really see yourself adding power then maybe a good tranny and stall which is going to set you back around $2500 should probably keep say $800 or so in reserve in case you find a problem or break something like the axle.
Gears, stall, shift kit are great boltons you NEED before engine work.

Far as a direct response to your last question.
Stock intake is fine.
www.advancedinduction.com ported stock castings get my vote for the vast majority of LT1 builds, they offer complimentary cams.

The LT4 package gets used for two reasons, one it is all GM or two complete and total ignorance, it was a mild reliable option over a decade ago, these days a proper heads and cam setup makes almost at the wheel what that does at the flywheel. On a 350 held to stock shortblock rpms the LT4 heads are inappropriate.

You can not afford to do heads and cam right though, by the time you are done buying valvetrain, gaskets fluids, tuning, and the supporting stuff like fuel system, larger TB and possibly reworking the exhaust, and you really should do at least gears stall and shift kit even if you want to gamble on the tranny you have, you are going to run out of budget fast going that route.

 

^^I agree with this guy.

 

Is there a way of finding out what is exactly in your car? My car had an engine and tranny swap, but i really don't know 100% what it is, and would like to find out.

 

I just want a really nice fast daily driver that can beat all the cars in my town. im not trying to build a racecar. i already have one of those that runs 9's.

 

ALL the cars in your town? Lol

 

I also hear that going on a diet is cheating too....