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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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i have a 94 lt1 a4..i want to make 400+hp without spending a ton of money...i dont want a power adder yet...what are your opinions on what i should or shouldnt get..thanks
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 10:48 PM
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You could get an LE2 set-up and run stock bottom end and possible a new stall and a tune. also some supporting mods like headers, could be all done for about 2K to 2500, or you could get a 150 shot of nitrous for 1K and be set.
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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if i do a full bolt on plus a tune and stall how much hp am i looking at
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Old Feb 14, 2007 | 11:38 PM
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low-mid 300's ide guess, i made 280's with exhaust and cold air, but the car had a miss so...idk how accurate that is
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 12:02 AM
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You're looking at low-low 300's. To get what you want to the wheels do all the boltons and 100-shot (which is what I'm in the process of doing)
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 07:10 AM
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Bolt ons won't get you much over 300. The cheepest way to get you to 400 RWHP is to put together a killer heads and cam combo (+ have all the supporting bolt-ons such as headers).

The GM847 cam is a monster. Take that with a great set of TFS heads ported by LE, and you probably should be in the ball park of where you want to be.
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Old Feb 15, 2007 | 10:16 PM
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The cheapest way to get there is NOS. Cheapest is not always best.
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400 hp isnt **** with out the suspension to put it to the ground. so if you want to do more than sit and spin with 400hp, u will need to invest in suspension as well.

as for reaching that number heads and cam with supporting mods is a great way to go.

in my case a 383 stroker with mild head and intake work with a decent sized cam with typical bolts on and stuff is right at 400 rwhp
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