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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 12:34 PM
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ok guys here is the deal im buying an ls1 sometime this week not sure excatly when im getting it. its bone stock a4. im just wondering what would be some good mods to start out with? thanks for all your help


How fast would i be with lid catback and some drag radials

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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 01:27 PM
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Lid and a catback.........
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 01:48 PM
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/new-ls1-owners-newbie-tech/361959-so-you-wanna-fast.html

Read this thread it is great for newbies
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by qwk93ta
Lid and a catback.........
+1....it also all depends on how much u are able to spend
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 06:56 PM
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+1 on how much you want to spend..but lid and catback is a good low budget start.
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 07:35 PM
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Dont worry about modding it right now. Save up money for the brakes and the suspension. Cause, it wouldn't be no fun having a fast car that you can't handle. And I don't mean that you can't handle the car, it's just that the car won't handle itself.
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Originally Posted by CoastieWS6
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=361959

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perfect, his question should be answered
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Get a stall and dr's and call it a day
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Originally Posted by SSkillz
Get a stall and dr's and call it a day
I agree, The first thing I would do is lid, cutout, converter drag radials.
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