Need some second hand opinions/advice
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Looking into upgrading. Wondering if this is a good choice. Car will be a DD, I dont care too much about gas mileage but I dont want to rape it either I am looking to gain at least 120HP/100TQ. I already plan on installing a Volant Cold Air intake and a smooth bellows.
Car is a 02' 100% stock M6 T/A Ws6
Unsure of what brand and size:
Stroked LS1 to 383 or > with 4" or >
Cammed
Cut out
Borla, or Magnaflow, or Flowmasters?
Chip
Throttle body 90mm or > and Fast intake (LS6 or what?)
Spec 2 clutch? Ive heard they stall easily.
Car is a 02' 100% stock M6 T/A Ws6
Unsure of what brand and size:
Stroked LS1 to 383 or > with 4" or >
Cammed
Cut out
Borla, or Magnaflow, or Flowmasters?
Chip
Throttle body 90mm or > and Fast intake (LS6 or what?)
Spec 2 clutch? Ive heard they stall easily.
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Looking into upgrading. Wondering if this is a good choice. Car will be a DD, I dont care too much about gas mileage but I dont want to rape it either I am looking to gain at least 120HP/100TQ. I already plan on installing a Volant Cold Air intake and a smooth bellows.
Car is a 02' 100% stock M6 T/A Ws6
Unsure of what brand and size:
Stroked LS1 to 383 or > with 4" or >no need for your goals
Cammed-228R, torquer V2, custom grind
Cut out - it helps
Borla, or Magnaflow, or Flowmasters?Borla or Madnaflow. Flowmaster is a no no.
Chip-No chip. dyno tune or mail order tune at the minimum
Throttle body 90mm or > and Fast intake (LS6 or what?)used fast 90/90, 85mm MAF
Spec 2 clutch? Ive heard they stall easily.
Car is a 02' 100% stock M6 T/A Ws6
Unsure of what brand and size:
Stroked LS1 to 383 or > with 4" or >no need for your goals
Cammed-228R, torquer V2, custom grind
Cut out - it helps
Borla, or Magnaflow, or Flowmasters?Borla or Madnaflow. Flowmaster is a no no.
Chip-No chip. dyno tune or mail order tune at the minimum
Throttle body 90mm or > and Fast intake (LS6 or what?)used fast 90/90, 85mm MAF
Spec 2 clutch? Ive heard they stall easily.
you should also look into getting a set of used 243's and get them ported and polished and you would also need to upgrade rearend to a S60, 9". or 12 bolt. Anything but the stock 10 bolt.
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Looking into upgrading. Wondering if this is a good choice. Car will be a DD, I dont care too much about gas mileage but I dont want to rape it either I am looking to gain at least 120HP/100TQ. I already plan on installing a Volant Cold Air intake and a smooth bellows.
Car is a 02' 100% stock M6 T/A Ws6
Unsure of what brand and size:
Stroked LS1 to 383 or > with 4" or >
Cammed
Cut out
Borla, or Magnaflow, or Flowmasters?
Chip
Throttle body 90mm or > and Fast intake (LS6 or what?)
Spec 2 clutch? Ive heard they stall easily.
Car is a 02' 100% stock M6 T/A Ws6
Unsure of what brand and size:
Stroked LS1 to 383 or > with 4" or >
Cammed
Cut out
Borla, or Magnaflow, or Flowmasters?
Chip
Throttle body 90mm or > and Fast intake (LS6 or what?)
Spec 2 clutch? Ive heard they stall easily.
Last edited by NC98Z; 10-30-2012 at 02:41 PM.
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consider getting a 383 rotating assembly to use with you current block,if you have a good engine builder close by.look at some TSP PRC 225 cast heads.get a fast 102 intake with a custom cam.you mite make 475+ rwhp with the right cam,and a good tuner.
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For the power you are looking for, I would start with the basic bolt-ons (long tube headers, full exhaust, and a lid). I would follow with cylinder heads, camshaft and intake manifold. Your transmission and rearend will probably need to be tended to these items to handle the power. Lastly a good tune. With the correct combination you can have a powerful daily driver that can still be easy to drive.
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To reemphasize what was said earlier, canned tuning(plug and play tuners) is not an option when you start modding. EFI live or HP tuners is the way to go with a reputable tuner.