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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 01:26 PM
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I have had my car now for a little and am wanting to know what to do to get some more out of it. It has the basic cat back, headers, and hypertech tuner. My main question is what do I need to do to the engine, heads, etc. to add more power such as turbo, supercharger or nos. I still want it has a daily driver so im not looking to get crazy just more power and keeping it driveable/dependable.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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first of all get rid of that hypertech. maybe get a mild cam in there and add a 100-150 shot of N2O. Of course get a dynotune. It really depends on what you want to do whether goin forced induction or heads/cam. since its your daily driver a mild heads/cam package + plus a shot of dope would be a good idea. is your car a manual or auto?
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 01:57 PM
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It is a 6spd and I was looking towards nos just to keep it basic until I wanted the extra boost. What heads/cam would you recomend? Also is that hypertech damaging anything it just came with the car when I bought it.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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the hypertech isnt really damaging anything, it just doesnt do a whole lot especially for a 6speed car. check out some of these heads/cam packages that texas speed has to offer. http://www.texas-speed.com/shop/cate...MID=1&catid=47

Also www.dynotunenitrous.com has some very affordable nitrous kits. nitrous outlet and harris speedworks also have good products.

remember though the 10-bolt rear end doesnt like to hold up to a whole lot of power in a 6 speed car.
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Old Jul 15, 2008 | 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by dmick33
It is a 6spd and I was looking towards nos just to keep it basic until I wanted the extra boost. What heads/cam would you recomend? Also is that hypertech damaging anything it just came with the car when I bought it.
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you dont use "nos" on your car, nos is just a brand name, like zex. its called NITROUS or N2O ricers use nos.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 01:06 PM
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Thanks for the help. What size cam would you suggest?
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 01:13 PM
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Thanks for the help. What size cam would you suggest?
do your research on a cam, everyones preferences are different. if you want to take the easy way out get in touch with patrick g, he's a member on here, he'll spec you out a custom cam, all you have to do is tell him your goals, and what youve done to the car.
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Originally Posted by 406malibu
do your research on a cam, everyones preferences are different. if you want to take the easy way out get in touch with patrick g, he's a member on here, he'll spec you out a custom cam, all you have to do is tell him your goals, and what youve done to the car.
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