help me pick my mods for my 94 z
 

hey guys i have a 94 z28 a4 that is all stock with 46k on it and i want to make it faster.it has the 2. something rear gears in it also. i have been thinking about doing gears and a converter but i am unsure what to get.i mainly weekend drive this car just want it to be quicker. any help will be appreciated



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whats your spending limit? i would start with a set Longtubes/ORY,catback and a CAI. then from there 3200/3600 stall and 373s and a tune. that shoudl be more then enough to get you into the mid to high 13s. theres always nitrous to:devil:

I would def get the gears changed, but sadly your speedo will be way off then and would need a tune. If you know anyone with tuning software and a cable, you could have it done. Call dyno shops, they might do it for a few bucks considering what it is.

Spending limit is really a must know for us to help heh

I pretty much agree with 3rdgen, start with the bolt ons. I'd go with CAI and Catback first. I went from 3.23s to 3.42s for gears and even that small jump was quite nice, and I notice it on the highway, more pep. 3.42s are very easy and cheap to come by due to being in all the M6 cars, so I'd do that for gears. You'll need a new carrier (well there are gears for your style) and if you don't like the 3.42s enough, then you'll be 1/2 there for what you want. Stall is a good choice as well, but if you want it a daily drive, I'd keep it under a 2800. Since you mentioned weekend, the higher stall would be nice.

Depending on how mechanically inclined you are, you could do a cam swap. You'll need new springs too, and a tune, but you'll be quite happy with it. Then once you get headers that'll open up even more power. I'd probably get it tuned for headers even if you didn't have them yet, just so it doesn't have to be re-done. The impact from having it tuned for them, and not yet having them, won't be bad. It won't have it's potential reached, but it'll still be fast as heck heh

All the bolt-ons, gears, etc. Clean car.

i agree with the above posts...i did the exact same thing to my car ( minus the stall, its next) and i love it!

Converter and some 3.73s, that car will be blast to drive. You wont regret it, very clean car!

synthetic headlight fluid and ceramic coated exhaust bearings work great. someone said the extra thick dashboard gasket showed improved dyno numbers too...

id suggest cai and cat back (thunderracing has a great deal on a K&N and magna flow cat back) then headers , than gears id suggest 3.73's they really woke my car up , and a stall. i have this all done to my car and it made a BIG diffrence

K&N Exhaust? I'll pass :P

ls1 swap first. jk. i would invest in a nice cat back, cai, gears, tune, and free mods.

UGH I can't believe we all forgot to mention free mods! lol Good call :)

if i change the gears to 373 do i have to get a diiferent carrier? also will the shift points have to be changed in the computer? i dont have a tunner buy me i live way in the sticks of the great north so is there a place that i could mail order a tune? thanxs guys for the suggestions

They DO make ones for your series carrier (I don't remember if it's a 2 or 3 series, probably 2), so technically no you wouldn't. And now that you mention shift points, I forgot you have an E trans, so yes you probably would. And yes there are a few mail order people. MadZ28, PCM For Less just to name 2.

i dont mind buying used go fast parts if anyone has some laying around lol

Long tubes, magnaflow catback, AC delete, 3.73 rear gears, CAI, a set of MT et's, Tune. if you wanted to get more into it then do a mild cam

I agree with all these posts, but don't forget suspension. You don't wanna be blowing the tires off with every mash on the pedal. Then again maybe you do.

TB Coolant Bypass
Cold Air Intake
3" Catback
Mailorder bolt-on tune.
If budget permits, Longtube headers.

That ought to get ya started and the mods are portable to just about anything you do in the future.

Drag Radials, stall and 3.73s won't add HP, but they will really wake it up at the track.

catback (dont get flowmaster), CAI, long tube headers, m6 rear end (if you can find one cheap), stall.

do those in that order.