rwhp HELP
rwhp HELP thanx for your help in advance guys, I have a 2002 z with slp-loud exh, k&n fipk, jet chip, and ultra z hood being shipped. what other mods besides boring my cylinders could i do for good rwhp results I'm thinking about pulleys, headers and a cam but i dont know much about them. any suggestions or comments would be great. plz tell me if tuning is needed after your mods.
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Originally Posted by ty_ty13
thanx for your help in advance guys, I have a 2002 z with slp-loud exh, k&n fipk, jet chip, and ultra z hood being shipped. what other mods besides boring my cylinders could i do for good rwhp results I'm thinking about pulleys, headers and a cam but i dont know much about them. any suggestions or comments would be great. plz tell me if tuning is needed after your mods.
Thanx
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Definitley go for the headers! You also may think about a good MAF, Tb Bypass, smooth bellow (Those last two will help a little but no major gains!), new TB, and intake manifold. Also, a good high performance cam and some head work is never a mistake! If you you really want to spend some dough, get yourself a supercharger. Also, just a little thing about gears. A lot of people will argue on what gears are the best. I like my 4.10's but a lot of others really like the 3.73 to 3.90 range so they do not compromise their top end. I have a friend with 2.73's in his TA and he can get some real speed on the interstate.I like mine because my car sees more city than highway driving and it gives a better dig from a redlight. That is all preference, though and like I said...the opinions will differ and its all up to the driver.
Hopefully that helped out a little. I am getting ready to install a TB bypass on my car this week which is supposed to give you 6-8 more hp...at the wheels according to online research and word of mouth. I will let you know if this little $10 mod helps any.
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Originally Posted by ty_ty13
thanx for your help in advance guys, I have a 2002 z with slp-loud exh, k&n fipk, jet chip, and ultra z hood being shipped. what other mods besides boring my cylinders could i do for good rwhp results I'm thinking about pulleys, headers and a cam but i dont know much about them. any suggestions or comments would be great. plz tell me if tuning is needed after your mods.
Thanx
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Any more questions just ask. Theres a lot of knowledge on this site!
Originally Posted by hepcatws6
Oh yeah, and a little computer tweaking is a must! You can get a Hypertech Power Programmer on Ebay much cheaper than if you were to buy one from their website.
Any more questions just ask. Theres a lot of knowledge on this site!
Any more questions just ask. Theres a lot of knowledge on this site!
you deffinatly want to get some headers, throttle body and a pulley. they are good mods. then you should be about ready for a cam. are you running a auto or a m6 trans?
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Originally Posted by SMOKIN01TA
a programmer is about the biggest waste of money for these cars dude. for 100 bucks more he can get a real tune with ls1 edit which he will have to do with a cam anyway. and the stock maf is not something you want to ge rid of unless you go with a bigger intake, they do nothing and are harder to tune.
you deffinatly want to get some headers, throttle body and a pulley. they are good mods. then you should be about ready for a cam. are you running a auto or a m6 trans?
you deffinatly want to get some headers, throttle body and a pulley. they are good mods. then you should be about ready for a cam. are you running a auto or a m6 trans?
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Originally Posted by SMOKIN01TA
a programmer is about the biggest waste of money for these cars dude. for 100 bucks more he can get a real tune with ls1 edit which he will have to do with a cam anyway. and the stock maf is not something you want to ge rid of unless you go with a bigger intake, they do nothing and are harder to tune.
you deffinatly want to get some headers, throttle body and a pulley. they are good mods. then you should be about ready for a cam. are you running a auto or a m6 trans?
you deffinatly want to get some headers, throttle body and a pulley. they are good mods. then you should be about ready for a cam. are you running a auto or a m6 trans?
headers and tuning for a cam what headers(heard many different names), throttle body and cam might u suggest, o and i got the auto tran. and name some websites for products plz.
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get a thunder racing ported throttle body, a ASP pulley and some hooker longtubes are pretty good headers, i have the thunder race headers with no emissions hook ups. a tb and pulley is probably worth 10hp. ls1 edit is not a programmer is is software for you cpu that alows you to change 1000 time more that a programmer. this is what most tunners use.
the cam i suggest is base upon how much drivability you are willing to give up and how much power you want. how much lope, goals for the car.
the cam i suggest is base upon how much drivability you are willing to give up and how much power you want. how much lope, goals for the car.
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Originally Posted by SMOKIN01TA
get a thunder racing ported throttle body, a ASP pulley and some hooker longtubes are pretty good headers, i have the thunder race headers with no emissions hook ups. a tb and pulley is probably worth 10hp. ls1 edit is not a programmer is is software for you cpu that alows you to change 1000 time more that a programmer. this is what most tunners use.
the cam i suggest is base upon how much drivability you are willing to give up and how much power you want. how much lope, goals for the car.
the cam i suggest is base upon how much drivability you are willing to give up and how much power you want. how much lope, goals for the car.
Originally Posted by hepcatws6
Thanks, man, I will have to check out the LS1Edit. BY the way, nice rwhp...thats the kinda power I want to get. Actually, the cam that I want is a good low end cam to take advantage of my 4.10's. I want a serious lope as well. I want my ride to shake side to side like the old muscle cars did. Give me a suggestion.
a programmer is about the biggest waste of money for these cars dude. for 100 bucks more he can get a real tune with ls1 edit which he will have to do with a cam anyway.
where around stl can i get edited for bout 100 bucks i need it pretty bad.
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jmac
where around stl can i get edited for bout 100 bucks i need it pretty bad.
thanks
jmac
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Originally Posted by SMOKIN01TA
you might want to check out the tr 230 cam, better low end than mine, but still pulls good up top. for the lope just get a low lsa number like a 111 or 110
Originally Posted by jmac_98ls1
a programmer is about the biggest waste of money for these cars dude. for 100 bucks more he can get a real tune with ls1 edit which he will have to do with a cam anyway.
where around stl can i get edited for bout 100 bucks i need it pretty bad.
thanks
jmac
where around stl can i get edited for bout 100 bucks i need it pretty bad.
thanks
jmac
i said 100 bucks more as in 350programmer+100bucks. 
Originally Posted by hepcatws6
Yeah, I want the old "womp, womp, womp" sound and some good side to seide rockin' action.
i cant have a full drink in the car on idle