1800.00 To Spend........
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1800.00 To Spend........ Just bought a 1996 Z28 with 108,000 miles. It is bone stock. What can I do for 1800.00 with the exception of cam and spray?
With longtubes, offroad y pipe, catback, CAI, gears, stall and sticky tires what do similar cars run?
Car is an auto.
Thanks
Paul
With longtubes, offroad y pipe, catback, CAI, gears, stall and sticky tires what do similar cars run?
Car is an auto.
Thanks
Paul
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From: Crestview Fla.
I don't have longtubes,or y pipe. I do have nos. I would get the gears 3:73, cai, M/T ET radials, a tune, subframe connectors and what every you have left over save till you can get nos or a cam and head work. My best time is 1.90 60', 8.69 1/8 mile on just motor. You need to hook up before you need all the power.
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Yes, it is, but it'll take some really good driving. You'll also want to dump some of that into rear suspension work and sticky tires. Tires will run you at LEAST $300 for a pair, and suspension work would probably run around $400-500. The rest can then go into bolt ons. You won't have enough for head work though.
So doing:
Free Mods (weight saving ESPECIALLY)
Drag Radials ($300~)
Suspension ($400-500)
Headers ($250-450)
Cold Air Intake ($60-165 [$60 if you make it yourself + K&N])
Stall ($200-300)
Tune ($100-300 [$100 if you get all the software and hardware to do yourself, provided you have a laptop or semi-portable PC])
You should be into the 12s (assuming you don't have 2.73 gears GU2 RPO) and right at $1800 (shipping not factored in so find a local performance dealer) using the middle ground in the prices.
And what I originally meant, was POWER, not drag times
For $1800 you can make around 340hp compared to the 260ish (that's being generous) you'd make with the above. Also, I'm hoping you already have a cat-back exhaust.
So doing:
Free Mods (weight saving ESPECIALLY)
Drag Radials ($300~)
Suspension ($400-500)
Headers ($250-450)
Cold Air Intake ($60-165 [$60 if you make it yourself + K&N])
Stall ($200-300)
Tune ($100-300 [$100 if you get all the software and hardware to do yourself, provided you have a laptop or semi-portable PC])
You should be into the 12s (assuming you don't have 2.73 gears GU2 RPO) and right at $1800 (shipping not factored in so find a local performance dealer) using the middle ground in the prices.
And what I originally meant, was POWER, not drag times
For $1800 you can make around 340hp compared to the 260ish (that's being generous) you'd make with the above. Also, I'm hoping you already have a cat-back exhaust. 
No time atm to revise it though. 
He says its bone stock, this is what i would do seeing its an auto.
The cheapest thing you can do with that stocker for the best bang is Nitrous, don't think that it won't run good without all the other mods, because it WILL, sure you can run 12s with LTs & exhaust, stall/gears/CAI ect-ect, but you'll in right around 1800.00 or more once your done & a whole lot of work, unless you get your stuff on the cheap, it will add up fast, VERY fast, them damn cat-backs alone are 400+ dollars, if it were mine, i would give it very good tune-up & run the NGK 6 plugs, change the oil to synthetic, service the rear with sythetic, gut the cat & get a used CAI off the board thats for sale, then get some sticky tires like MTs or Nitto's, Then buy a NX starter kit from Nitrodave for 360.00, you'll be in the 12s no sweat.
The cheapest thing you can do with that stocker for the best bang is Nitrous, don't think that it won't run good without all the other mods, because it WILL, sure you can run 12s with LTs & exhaust, stall/gears/CAI ect-ect, but you'll in right around 1800.00 or more once your done & a whole lot of work, unless you get your stuff on the cheap, it will add up fast, VERY fast, them damn cat-backs alone are 400+ dollars, if it were mine, i would give it very good tune-up & run the NGK 6 plugs, change the oil to synthetic, service the rear with sythetic, gut the cat & get a used CAI off the board thats for sale, then get some sticky tires like MTs or Nitto's, Then buy a NX starter kit from Nitrodave for 360.00, you'll be in the 12s no sweat.
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I bought the car pretty cheap so I could spend more than 1800.00 I guess.
I am looking for something to drive a few days a week and the go to the track once or twice a month and be able to run in the mid 12's or so pretty consistent. I want it to be fun on the street and not have to worry to much about the tranny or rear end breaking.
I am thinking long tubes, cat back, 3.73's, 3000 stall convereter, drag radials, good tune up, and drag struts and springs.
Anybody use trifecta for a tune?
I am looking for something to drive a few days a week and the go to the track once or twice a month and be able to run in the mid 12's or so pretty consistent. I want it to be fun on the street and not have to worry to much about the tranny or rear end breaking.
I am thinking long tubes, cat back, 3.73's, 3000 stall convereter, drag radials, good tune up, and drag struts and springs.
Anybody use trifecta for a tune?