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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 05:50 PM
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I've got a 08 Impala, SS, 5.3 that could some power and handing help, any ideas?
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That's the ls4 right? How much faster do you want it?
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 08:39 PM
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Heads, Cam, headers, exhaust, intake, springs, shocks, control arms are all available as far as i know.
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mannyman84
That's the ls4 right? How much faster do you want it?
Yes it's an LS4... I second Manny's question.
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 09:36 PM
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On the cheap, use a stock cam from an LS6, air intake, exhaust some good tires, and a tune will bump it up and be smog legal. They already come with 243's I believe right out of the box. Otherwise, if you could care less about smog, then the options are as large as your wallet.
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Old Jan 22, 2011 | 10:47 PM
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I'd like to see 375 HP. I live on mountain highway that is really fun on my HD it would be more fun in the winter in my car.
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Old Jan 23, 2011 | 12:20 PM
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I'd like to see 375 HP. I live on mountain highway that is really fun on my HD it would be more fun in the winter in my car.
thats a lot of FWD hp. be prepared for some serious torque steer.
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Heh they already have plenty of torque steer if u just mash it. 375 flywheel hp is doable but if u want that to the tire, gonna need FI more than likely. Just do a mild cam, intake, exhaust, and tune and it'll be plenty of car for some twisties. Don't forget suspension!
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be prepared to get a built tranny, they dont hold a whole lot more then stock
and the for power +1^^^
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Enjoy having the car blown up...well the trans at least. Let me help you with this one man. Do intake exhaust tune and don't touch it go get a real car and for for corners lower it and leave it its a fwd family car if you wanted to have a 4 door car fast or even quick in the turns cts v m5 e55 not fwd. But I'm just speaking from experience. So take it as you will.
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Enjoy having the car blown up...well the trans at least. Let me help you with this one man. Do intake exhaust tune and don't touch it go get a real car and for for corners lower it and leave it its a fwd family car if you wanted to have a 4 door car fast or even quick in the turns cts v m5 e55 not fwd. But I'm just speaking from experience. So take it as you will.
you are the most qualified person to speak here but I do agree.
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Think I just start from the bottom and work my way up. If it doesn't handle on the curves no sense in more HP. I am looking for a built 97-02 Camaro. I should of started with a G8/GT.
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Just do a cold air catback and tune you'll be happy stock brakes are good and well save up for a g8...or keep what u have and get a 4th gen to go fast in.
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