View Poll Results: To mod, or not to mod? That is the Question!
Keep the SS stock! $2k should go toward Vette to achieve 10's
17
85.00%
Use the $2,000 to propel the SS into hi 12's / low 13's
3
15.00%
Voters: 20. You may not vote on this poll
05 Impala SS: Modify or Leave Stock?
05 Impala SS: Modify or Leave Stock? My wife is not digging the idea of me making a 12-13 second ride out of the 05 Impala SS we just picked up yesterday for our family car. I love how it looks, drives, feels, etc. but it just seems plain. I'd love to put stainless steel badging on the doors and of course do the mods to make it run 12's or at least 13's. The Vette already runs 11's - should I just leave well enough alone on the Impala?
If you already had a modified car, but saw the potential in your family car, what would you want to do?
If you already had a modified car, but saw the potential in your family car, what would you want to do?
There is no need to make the family ride faster. That will only lead to problems with the car and you don't want your wife and kids to go through that. Keep it stock it's plenty fast for a family car. Just my .02
Trending Topics
yeah - if i did, it would only be like a pulley change, cold air, pcm, 3" downpipe etc. They said things like this could get me into the 13's which is what would make me happy. I don't want to go heads/cam because that would affect drivability.
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
Five Reasons the Camaro Was the Most Pivotal Player in the Pony Car Wars 2.0
Brett Foote
10 Reasons the LS7 Is GM's Most Extreme Naturally Aspirated V8 Engine Ever
Verdad Gallardo
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 316
Likes: 0
From: Tomball, Tx
That's the L67 engine in there. You could probably get away with a 3.4" pulley with cold air, a 3" downpipe, and a reprogramming, but even then you'll need to scan often. Headers or even just ported manifolds would make a pulley drop even safer. Take it from my experience, those few mods is probably all you should ever do (I used to have almost 400whp, USED to). Those MIGHT get you high 13's, most likely low 14's, but at the same time that 4t65e hd is a pos. Much more is asking for an input shaft to go. My GTP is so picky about detonation it has taken all the fun out of it. Kinda like that girlfriend who always talks about wanting to get it on but when it comes down to it won't.
Whatever way you decide to go have fun with it. There is a great group of w/h-body guys who meet every month here in Tomball and we always like to have new guys show up.
Whatever way you decide to go have fun with it. There is a great group of w/h-body guys who meet every month here in Tomball and we always like to have new guys show up.
Last edited by Adam98Z; Oct 7, 2007 at 02:34 AM.
Do some light mods. A pulley, CAI, exhaust and maybe a reprogrammed PCM. That should be good enough. Appearance mods are always good and you will like the GMPP handling kit as a nice upgrade. Little mods will make the car a nice daily driver/family car.
BOSS APPROVED!
Our family car went 11.94 @ 116 mph with a 1.85 sixty foot (Friday night)
out at Pinevalley Raceway. 1998 Grand Prix GTP Sedan.We will testing again
on October 19th out at Pinevalley again if anyone would like to come out and
play with the family car...........
out at Pinevalley Raceway. 1998 Grand Prix GTP Sedan.We will testing again
on October 19th out at Pinevalley again if anyone would like to come out and
play with the family car...........
