Cheap mods?
07-30-2013, 01:30 AM
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A couple of free mods would be to do the coolant bypass on your TB to keep a little heat off the air intake tract.
A good one is to open up the air intake tract more. Here are a couple pics of what I did on mine. It just takes a little time and some patience.
Cut out the area under where the filter sits.
Here is what it will look like installed.
I took it one step further and cut some off the a/c condenser shroud to allow more air to get into the box at once.
As for cheap mods, that is relative. What you consider cheap others might not and vice versa. I would first look into a lid, then a PnP TB -> headers + catback/duals -> ls6 intake. Also get a mail order tune from someone like Frost, TSP, Slowhawk, ect. That alone is worth a good bit over the stock tune. Once you start doing things like heads & cam move on to a dyno tune. But these things will at least get you on the right track to moving fast and enjoying the car.
A good one is to open up the air intake tract more. Here are a couple pics of what I did on mine. It just takes a little time and some patience.
Cut out the area under where the filter sits.
Here is what it will look like installed.
I took it one step further and cut some off the a/c condenser shroud to allow more air to get into the box at once.
As for cheap mods, that is relative. What you consider cheap others might not and vice versa. I would first look into a lid, then a PnP TB -> headers + catback/duals -> ls6 intake. Also get a mail order tune from someone like Frost, TSP, Slowhawk, ect. That alone is worth a good bit over the stock tune. Once you start doing things like heads & cam move on to a dyno tune. But these things will at least get you on the right track to moving fast and enjoying the car.
08-02-2013, 03:29 PM
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I would do headers first. You're going to wear out the radials quick and have less $$ to replace the rearend when it grenades from the increased traction (especially if you have a M6).
08-13-2013, 10:06 PM
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It's worth considering some suspension work. While they aren't adding or freeing up power, they are going to make an F-body feel way better under load. You might want to start with LCAs, panhard bar, a strut bar, LCA relocation kit, and maybe sways.
