I have $5K to put into my car
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I have $5K to put into my car
But what should I do? I want to keep the car reliable, keep drivablilty and smog legal because it is my daily driver. I want something that will give me at least 400 rwhp. But nothing I have to mess with all the time.
1. ATI Procharger
2. Head/Cam
1. ATI Procharger
2. Head/Cam
Last edited by Ed Blown Vert; Dec 26, 2002 at 10:36 PM.
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You can spend forever debating NA, or Huffer or Gas. So I will only refer to NA.
It will cost you close to $5K to do heads, cam, LS6 intake, LTs, custom YPipe w/cats, LS1edit (for smoggability) if you do the work yourself. But you will have a car with good driveability and smoggability (if you get someone to skip the visual on the relocated cats).
I am awaiting the heads and have everything else waiting on the Installapalooza!
It will cost you close to $5K to do heads, cam, LS6 intake, LTs, custom YPipe w/cats, LS1edit (for smoggability) if you do the work yourself. But you will have a car with good driveability and smoggability (if you get someone to skip the visual on the relocated cats).
I am awaiting the heads and have everything else waiting on the Installapalooza!
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Forgot my sig, but I am already doing the N20. I want to have a bit more power on demand and not have to refill the bottle so often.
LT's are not an option because they will not pass smog.
LT's are not an option because they will not pass smog.
Last edited by Ed Blown Vert; Dec 25, 2002 at 05:14 PM.
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first a 12 bolt then nitrous or just a cam don't waste your money if your not gonna get a 12 bolt cause if you spend all you money and your rearend goes boom your gonna have a modded car that just sits there.
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Will LT's really not pass emissions testing in CA? I would think that as long as your cat's are functioning you wouldn't have a problem. What am I misunderstanding? What about passing emissions in Idaho with LT's, anyone know?
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Originally posted by Flat_Tire_
Will LT's really not pass emissions testing in CA? I would think that as long as your cat's are functioning you wouldn't have a problem. What am I misunderstanding? What about passing emissions in Idaho with LT's, anyone know?
Will LT's really not pass emissions testing in CA? I would think that as long as your cat's are functioning you wouldn't have a problem. What am I misunderstanding? What about passing emissions in Idaho with LT's, anyone know?
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LTs are illegal in all states. Notwithstanding that, you generally can sneak them by the visual, so you are good to go if you can sniff OK. Now in states with State Emissions Stations I would not chance it, but with contractor stations, the operator normally doesn't know or doesn't care.
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