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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 10:40 PM
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what can i do to get 350-400 HP out of my LT1, without nitous, supercharger, catback exaust (excluding headers, or cutout) on a $2000 budget?
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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 10:47 PM
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Intake, exhaust (longtubes+catback/cutout), decent to big cam.

Will net you ~340-350 rwhp. ARound 400 at the motor
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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 10:57 PM
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Standard bolt-ons and a mild cam like a 305 or Hotcam will get you around 350-370 on motor. Go for a bigger cam and heads to hit those kind of numbers at the wheels.
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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 11:14 PM
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i was planning heads, throtlebody, headers, tunning, mild cam, and cutout.
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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 11:23 PM
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Not for $2000. =)
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Old Apr 6, 2004 | 11:54 PM
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Forget the heads and you'll hit your goal. A well tuned 305 or hotcam can make good numbers without aftermarket heads. longtubes are a must, as is a stall if you've got an auto.
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well you are going to kill it with that stock exhaust.

I am pumping through a A4 and a 12 bolt(8RWHP lose)

bolt ons and a cam with stock heads I hit 346RWHP

with heads i hit 395 RWHP SAE Corrected and 412 Uncorrected
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Old Apr 7, 2004 | 12:55 AM
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Originally Posted by TwoFast4Lv
well you are going to kill it with that stock exhaust.

I am pumping through a A4 and a 12 bolt(8RWHP lose)

bolt ons and a cam with stock heads I hit 346RWHP

with heads i hit 395 RWHP SAE Corrected and 412 Uncorrected
Man I need a rear... I hate having a stock suspension.
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man a 12 bolt + slicks = NOW IM HAPPY...... u might want to port ur own tb to save a couple of hundred....then add a tad bit more and buy some 1.6 r a to go with that cam
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Old Apr 7, 2004 | 11:53 AM
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There was a guy on CZ28.com that hit ~360rwhp with longtube headers and a GM847 cam on stock heads. Installed, headers and a cam would probably run around $1500-$2000, depending on whether you get parts new, used, or a combination of both. You should always plan on spending 1.5 to 2 times what you expect to spend, though. For example, a GM847 cam and headers may get you to 350rwhp, but you may have to get bigger injectors (30# injectors ~$100-$250 depending on where you buy them). For sure, with a cam that big, you WILL need tuning (recommend PCMforless, ~$100-$175 depending on model year).
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Old Apr 7, 2004 | 12:11 PM
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My car with Hooker longtubes, Crower custom ground cam - 212/219 505/527 w/1.6 on a 110ls, hooker catback and LG cold air made 361 rwhp, 359rwtq and ran a 12.32 @ 112.80. That's with stock heads, stock tb, stock rr and stock gears. The car was tuned very well.
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Old Apr 7, 2004 | 05:44 PM
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well i am going to get all the instalition for free, my friends said they could do it all. i can come up with a littl more than $2000 but not much.
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Old Apr 9, 2004 | 12:02 AM
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cai, perform elbo,undrivin pulleys, headers, borla catback will get you 350

cai $200 perfer moroso
Elbow $100 perfer trick/flow
pulleys $150 perfer mach
headers $600 perfer hooker longtubes
catback $700 perfer borla 3in catback

thats $1750

with the rest thats left over look into 373 gears if a4 or 411 if m6 or stahl convertor like 2400
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Old Apr 9, 2004 | 04:21 AM
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or u could go the cheap route like me....1.6 rrs(pro mag full roller), valve springs, pushrods, new timing chain, cam(224/230 112lsa 545/550 lift, gaskets all for 658.00 shipped from cmotorsports.com...Then my friend ported my heads and I brought them to a buddy at napa who did the valve job.. Jet hot long tube headers 492.00 shipped, and hooker y_pipe 160 so now were at 1300...cutout 50 bucks not even...You could mess around and pay big money for boltons or u could spend your money where you'll feel it. inside the motor... I saw that your car was an auto so u will need a stall toowhich is anywhere from500-800. Put all that on a sticky tire and you got a low 12 sec car
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