hawk99

I just installed an SLP lid and bellow. The lid was a pain to put on, but I got it. I put it on the first time, but forgot to put in that air temperature sensor. Not knowing I could just pop it in there (had a FUN time getting it out!), I took the lid off again. But putting it on the second time was easier.






I'm so glad. It looks WAY better.


Next up, ported throttle body!

cookba

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Congrats on your first mod!!! its a good place to start and im sure there will be more to come. modding F-body's is like crack, do it one time and your hooked.

99camarosupersport

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Maybe you already knew, but instead of spending 100$ on a .0005 hp mod that does nothing, you could've went to autozone and bought a piece like that for 2 bucks...

hawk99

Yeah I know. But I had $170, so I figured I'd order it with the lid, it can't hurt. Besides, it's keeping the SLP theme for now. Plus it just looks better than the stock one.

JayplaySS

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1 down, 2,675 to go. Nice job man, enjoy.

NHRAMAN

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Platinum WS6

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i remember those first mod days.....

have fun modding!

Platinum WS6

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get some Long Tube Headers next btw.......great bang for the buck and sounds so much meaner!

Tainted

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oh god... its started



first its a lid, then its lnogtubes, then its a blown up motor, then tis a heads/cam/tranny combo

kiss your wallet good bye

Fibbado

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Be careful you might bblow your rearend with those bad boys

Congrats man, you'll probably end up saying a lot of things like "well I had 170$ so i figured why not"..... "well I had 600$ so i figured why not some longtubes".... "well I had 900$ so i figured why not a cam package".. lol

Looks good though. The mod bug is a love/hate relationship.

96ta

personally if i owned a firehawk i wouldnt mod it at all but thats me....

davith

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Did you notice any increase in power? I am new to F-bodies (2nd week) and have heard this is the 1st mod everyone should start with?

Tainted

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a lid is worth bout 10hp

these "bolt on" mods arent really for power only. they do give nice gains for the $$ but they are supporting mods for bigger stuff like heads/cam

02ws6_david

my first mod was a k&n kit, pretty nice set up.... ive had my car for about a year now and saved up for some heads but i dont know which set i want and if it will hurt my reliability. any ideas i want to go with a set of stage I or II ls6 heads

lovescamaros28

the mod bug

02ws6_david

yeah your right but i plan on marrying this car... lol any suggestions on a head set up

bene

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You could've left the stock bellows and spend the $$ on something else like P/P throttle body instead of that silly SLP bellow.

mighty mike

its not all horse either. you feel more throttel responsei just did my exhaust trust me you will love em'
to mods

kyle91z28

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Was my first mod as well a couple of weeks ago.. That IAT sensor is a bitch to get out I know lol. Gettin the MAF outta the old resonator is gay as hell too. I noticed easier/smoother acceleration after driving it at first, now the mod bug is biting me in the *** telling me to order some GMMG asap.

hawk99

That's why I did an SLP lid.. technically, in a way, it's still stock. Besides, with 146k miles, it's nowhere near collector condition. I felt the same way at first, then I just said screw it. I'm going to have to replace the engine sooner or later anyway.

So the bellow really does nothing? I figured it'd do something at least, I mean it makes sense why it would. Oh well. And I plan on porting the TB myself. It's something that if I screw up, I can just buy an already ported TB or a bigger / better one.

And I only drove it once, but the throttle response did seem better. And I like the sound it makes, you can hear it whirring when it sucks in air. (I might be imagining things, but it sure sounds like it).