LT1-LT4 Modifications 1993-97 Gen II Small Block V8

my car is too slow. help.

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Old 08-21-2007, 03:49 PM
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ok i bought the car recently with minor minor mods done. whats my best betin making the car fast? i wanan do gears, cam, headers and exaust. othere than that im lost.
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How fast are you talking??
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Fast enough for street or strip??? If street just go with all bolt ons, and a lil n20 doesnt hurt anybody. If you got money 2 blow, why not go forced induction also???
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i suppose, but i want my motor to be worked as much as it can be stock, with out boreing it out. n20 and fi later
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maybe 400 rwhp? 450?
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You will need to know what you want, thats the 1st thing. If you buy heads and cam and are thinking about nitrous or a blower then you will want to make sure that the heads and cam are set up for that so you don't need to buy parts twice. If you want street strip then do a full exhaust, a set of heads and a mild cam. If you have a A4 then you might not want to go bigger then 3.42 gears (you get the best of both worlds with that ratio) and a torque converter with a stall about 3600 for better daily drivability although there are guys on here with stalls between 4-5000 that daily drive them. Just make sure your heads and cam will match up with the TC and gears. Having the right combination of parts is where you get a good performance base and fine tuning things later to reach your max. So do your homework and research it out once you know where you want to go with you car.
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i have a t6 and i wanna do 4:10s and a gm847 cam, and possibkly heads later. is it possible to put off of the heads? i wanna do pacesetter lt's slp cat back, the came and 4:10's. can i do that first? and any idea what kinda hp ill be makin?
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i have a t6 and i wanna do 4:10s and a gm847 cam, and possibkly heads later. is it possible to put off of the heads? i wanna do pacesetter lt's slp cat back, the came and 4:10's. can i do that first? and any idea what kinda hp ill be makin?
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i have a t6 and i wanna do 4:10s and a gm847 cam, and possibkly heads later. is it possible to put off of the heads? i wanna do pacesetter lt's slp cat back, the came and 4:10's. can i do that first? and any idea what kinda hp ill be makin?
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Originally Posted by bricez28
i have a t6 and i wanna do 4:10s and a gm847 cam, and possibkly heads later. is it possible to put off of the heads? i wanna do pacesetter lt's slp cat back, the came and 4:10's. can i do that first? and any idea what kinda hp ill be makin?
i would think its a good idea to get all of the bolt on parts first and remove your AIR and EGR systems. then once your bolt ons are done start saving for a nice head cam combo. If you can save up like 3k or so (for the heads and cam) you can probably get the 400 hp goal you want at the wheelsand some real nice passes at the track. just start saving money to throw at the car...
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but you could just get all your bolt ons done and then use the moneyi was talking about to get yourself a new rear end for you car because you will break it.. and still get a nice port job on your heads top match your cam and still have the 400 hp you wanted.. maybe a lil more with some go go juice.
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Do all the bolt ons and if you are not happy go from there.
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I would do all the bolt ons then get nitrous. That was the route I went.
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which bolt ons? i have 5 or 6 grand for my car. what bolt on shoudl i get
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Whatever you dont have then get them, full exhaust, great cold air, air foil, under drive kit, tune, lower stat, 1.6 rockers and a 100 hit of dope then go from there if you want a cam and heads.
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exasut is def first, and i want 4:10's. i have cold air. and the rockers do that much?
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Originally Posted by bricez28
which bolt ons? i have 5 or 6 grand for my car. what bolt on shoudl i get
gears, headers, ORY, Catback, cai, bigger injectors(when you do cam), ewp, 160 thermo, tune

roller rockers, valvesprings, pushrods, timing set, gaskets when doing the cam and perhaps a clutch.

and like stated earlier a 9" or a 12 bolt is a good idea as well.

also some suspension work to help put the power to the ground
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Yea, 1.6 rockers with new springs add lift and duration, it is like stepping up to a cam a little bit bigger.




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