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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 10:22 AM
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Bought A 96 Z28 Camaro With About 142k on it,it already has
-3.42's
-Shift Kit
-K&N Intake
-L/T's dumped at the axle
-rebuilt Trans (supposive 3000 stall)
-Granatelli Suspension

My Question Is What To Do Next? I'm Working With $1,500....

Ran 13.30's @ 104mph in 90 degree weather
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 01:09 PM
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id do a cc503 cam, with either new heads or get yours ported.

good start
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Old Jan 13, 2012 | 01:41 PM
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or stay true to your username and juice her!
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Old Jan 14, 2012 | 10:20 PM
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Lol,what shot of nitrous would you recommend I run with these mods? Also if anybody has any links to any good websites with nitrous kits would be helpful
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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4:10 rear gears
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Old Jan 15, 2012 | 10:43 PM
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I'd get the bottom end built (forged components) before you run nitrous..But yea some 3.73's in the rear and a cc503 with some head work, like mentioned above, would be the best next step imo..
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Old Jan 16, 2012 | 12:10 AM
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Does it run well?

A good tune up does wonders for any car.
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Old Jan 16, 2012 | 12:26 AM
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if i was you i would give it a comp 503 or custom cam, new valve springs, pushrods, roller rockers, and give it a tune up while your at it.. that will give you a nice boost in performance... o and you'll need a mailorder tune
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Old Jan 16, 2012 | 08:15 AM
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Would I feel a difference from 3.42's to 4.10 gears? Somebody told me its not worth the swap...but I wouldn't know.

Also is the cc503 cam with rockers and pushrods in my $1,500 budget?...I don't have the tools or space to install myself,never got around to pricing anything besides the cam itself
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Old Jan 16, 2012 | 01:49 PM
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If you dd the car 4.10s might not be the gears you want to get. Most a4 guys go with 3.73s for dd.
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Old Jan 16, 2012 | 01:55 PM
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Get a new rear end to handle all the power you will want in the future
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Old Jan 16, 2012 | 02:02 PM
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Good Lawd! The **** is getting deep in here, keep the gears ya got u manual cars tend to like 4:10's auto cars 3:73's .. If u have 3:42's the difference won't be worth the cost.. Get heads and cam, a trans cooler and a tune .. You don't have to forge it to spray it 100-125hp just tune I for it..
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