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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 08:53 PM
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What can i do to my 98 formula 6speed to get some extra horsepower that doesnt cost alot of money. Did is my 1st sportscar please give me some advise. I allready have a lid. whatelse please help. My friends are talking ****
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 09:02 PM
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My friends are talking ****[/QUOTE]

Whoever is running the big mouth, walk directly up to him without saying a word and cole-**** him!
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 09:04 PM
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 09:05 PM
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a cutout or ported throttle body would be a good fairly inexpensive way to go. Also may wanna consider an underdrive pulley

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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 03:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Travose21
My friends are talking ****
this sounds like high school drama



ported throttle body, cut out, and pulley.
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 12:54 PM
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 12:57 PM
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NITROUS The best 400 bucks you will ever spend!!!
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 12:59 PM
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You **** are alway trying to correct sombody .You know what he was saying
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 01:36 PM
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 01:59 PM
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**** Nitrous. TURBONATOR!!

Haha.
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 02:08 PM
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Nitrous, look into the HALO kit.
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Cheater
NITROUS The best 400 bucks you will ever spend!!!
True give you and extra 50-150 extra hp?
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Cheater
You **** are alway trying to correct sombody .You know what he was saying
OHHHH and that sounds like a RACE......
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 02:42 PM
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First and foremost get tires, most kids with fast cars no nothing about the needs of tires?
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 03:02 PM
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What is "alot" of money? I would say, ported TB, Lid, pulley, header back exhaust. All of that will give you a decent kick, and can be cheap if you find good deals.

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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 03:08 PM
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tell them to kiss the sweaty end of your snot pole ....
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 03:45 PM
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get some headers
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 03:54 PM
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I think the main question would be: How much money are you wanting to spend?
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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go with the n2o and make sure you keep all the extra **** out of you car i ran up at the track one day and the best i could cut was 8.8's cleaned out the car and ran solid 8.6's two days later (i was hauling around a floor jack, about 20 bottles of oil, and my books)
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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on the free:
Free mods, fuel filter (if you havent changed it in the last 20k miles).

on the cheap:
long tubes, y pipe, catback, cut out.
LCA's, torque arm, panhard bar, shifter.
drag radials, line lock.
cam/roller rockers

Not so cheap:
N20, blower/turbo.
Heads/cam

Josh
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