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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 09:56 AM
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dont waste your money on the 100 to 300 dollar junk items.... for the price of a CIA and catback, you. can have a wet kit. i guess what im saying is go big if you want bang for yourbuck/ my favourtite swap is a cam. wich you can get done labor and all for less than a grand.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 10:00 AM
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hmm my favorite mod that ive done would be nitrous. favorite mod that im working on is the racecar mod
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 10:05 AM
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Spray.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 10:10 AM
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headers & borla! & the !speed limiter! in my madz28 tune
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 10:14 AM
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Headers....3600 stall.......3.73s.
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 03:57 PM
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roll bar ( no more cracking the paint off my roof)

.600+ lift cam ( cause **** my neighbors right)

and thinking back a little.. my longtubes for sure. my first 3rd gear sideways deal was a good one
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 04:14 PM
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My true duals sounds awesome!
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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 04:29 PM
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ok, i have a confession that many can agree with all my mods are my favorite since they all seem to work together!
now being placed in a situation to evaluate these mods i would have to say
nitrous was the biggest bang for the buck


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Old Feb 16, 2009 | 04:56 PM
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SFCs and GMMG are my top
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 02:13 AM
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Favorite Mod so far? Sleeper mod. Nobody thinks Grandmas Buick is making all that noise, tire smoke, and fury....
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 02:17 AM
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Originally Posted by paul12001
My true duals sounds awesome!
I agree! Glad mine came from the factory!
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 06:24 AM
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Old Feb 26, 2009 | 07:01 AM
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Ford 9".
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 06:50 PM
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Removing that annoying skip shift thing GOD I HATE THAT!!!!!!!
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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my favorite mod was long tubes and chopping off the muffler, and then the 3.73 gears with a cam cuz they took a full 1 second off my 1/4 mile time
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 07:44 PM
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True dual no doubt and the stroker didnt hurt
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 07:48 PM
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Loud exhaust and stall and gears
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 10:23 PM
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Exhaust!.. It's a good gain on these cars and you need to get more air out before you can take more air in... besides, 17 years later and It still puts a grin on my face!
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 09:07 AM
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yanking all the pointless crap down to nut an bolts out the car..im looking to be around 2650#s with out me in the car an thats with stock k member an brakes an no lexan..
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Old Oct 13, 2010 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 440 rwhp trans am
depends... i have a 383 stroker with headers cam and intake heads and a 3000 yank stall i have over 500hp in the motor and going to add a 200 shot in about a week! i can say to everyone, plan every thing out so you dont have to buy something twice!
I plan on doing something like this what heads and cam are you running? And whats your CR?
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