Significant HP upgrades for $4200 or less
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Significant HP upgrades for $4200 or less
Hello all.
I'm looking to make a significant horsepower upgrade to my SS, and I'm working with a $4200 ceiling. Anybody got any specific suggestions for me? Following shortly will be some subframe connectors, but those have got to wait a few weeks (unless I end up well under my maximum on this upgrade). Ideally, it will be an always-on HP upgrade (so NOS is out) that doesn't murder the engine.
Areas I've been looking at are superchargers and head/cam kits, but I'm willing to consider anything... my knowledge is still rudimentary, really. The more info the better, but I'm willing to dig for the facts myself if needed. I just wanna give this a new kick in the pants to I can give some of the other tweaked cars in town a run for their money.
In case it's important, it's got about 40k miles on the clock. Plus, if I get a big enough HP upgrade, the 4.10 gears can be swapped out for 3.73s or 3.42 as appropriate.
EDIT: Oh, one other thing... it needs to remain driveable on the street for pleasure cruisin, but gas mileage is not a huge issue. Just as long as it passes emissions.
Thanks guys,
Hot Pastrami
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Onyx Black 2000 SS M6
!CAGS
Flowmaster
Direct-Flo Lid
4.10 gears
Z06 clutch
Hypertech Power Programmer
NEXT: Cutout, Ported MAF
[This message has been edited by Hot Pastrami (edited June 13, 2002).]
I'm looking to make a significant horsepower upgrade to my SS, and I'm working with a $4200 ceiling. Anybody got any specific suggestions for me? Following shortly will be some subframe connectors, but those have got to wait a few weeks (unless I end up well under my maximum on this upgrade). Ideally, it will be an always-on HP upgrade (so NOS is out) that doesn't murder the engine.
Areas I've been looking at are superchargers and head/cam kits, but I'm willing to consider anything... my knowledge is still rudimentary, really. The more info the better, but I'm willing to dig for the facts myself if needed. I just wanna give this a new kick in the pants to I can give some of the other tweaked cars in town a run for their money.
In case it's important, it's got about 40k miles on the clock. Plus, if I get a big enough HP upgrade, the 4.10 gears can be swapped out for 3.73s or 3.42 as appropriate.
EDIT: Oh, one other thing... it needs to remain driveable on the street for pleasure cruisin, but gas mileage is not a huge issue. Just as long as it passes emissions.
Thanks guys,
Hot Pastrami
------------------
Onyx Black 2000 SS M6
!CAGS
Flowmaster
Direct-Flo Lid
4.10 gears
Z06 clutch
Hypertech Power Programmer
NEXT: Cutout, Ported MAF
[This message has been edited by Hot Pastrami (edited June 13, 2002).]
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Joined: May 2001
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From: Fort Worth, Tx
well here is what I would look at, minus the SFC's and STB.
--Torque Arm that relocates the tail housing mount. (Unless you want to continually Break the current mount. This may not happen immeadiately, but if you do Nitrous or SC/Turbo you will definately break it the first time you launch hard.)
--Stronger Tranny Mount. (Unless you want to wait for it to break)
--Heads/Cam of your choosing.
--Headers
--Tires (Drag Radials)
Also I would look at actually getting your car tuned by someone rather than hypertech. Someone with LS1edit
Oh and stay away from Larger MAF's and ported MAF ends.
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2001 Camaro SS A4 #4586
Mods: Holley Powershot Filter, WaterWetter, MSD 8.5mm Super Conductor Wires, NGK TR55's, Shaner S2 Polished TB, SLP LT Headers, SLP Loudmouth, SLP Airlid, SLP Bellows, SLP SFC's, 160-Tstat, !FRA, !TB, !MAF Screen
Coming Soon: Baer Eradispeed Cross-drilled & Sloted Rotors, Yank PY3600E, Spohn Adjustable Torque Arm
E-mail: eyedol_2000@yahoo.com
[This message has been edited by CamaroSS_2002 (edited June 13, 2002).]
--Torque Arm that relocates the tail housing mount. (Unless you want to continually Break the current mount. This may not happen immeadiately, but if you do Nitrous or SC/Turbo you will definately break it the first time you launch hard.)
--Stronger Tranny Mount. (Unless you want to wait for it to break)
--Heads/Cam of your choosing.
--Headers
--Tires (Drag Radials)
Also I would look at actually getting your car tuned by someone rather than hypertech. Someone with LS1edit
Oh and stay away from Larger MAF's and ported MAF ends.
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2001 Camaro SS A4 #4586
Mods: Holley Powershot Filter, WaterWetter, MSD 8.5mm Super Conductor Wires, NGK TR55's, Shaner S2 Polished TB, SLP LT Headers, SLP Loudmouth, SLP Airlid, SLP Bellows, SLP SFC's, 160-Tstat, !FRA, !TB, !MAF Screen
Coming Soon: Baer Eradispeed Cross-drilled & Sloted Rotors, Yank PY3600E, Spohn Adjustable Torque Arm
E-mail: eyedol_2000@yahoo.com
[This message has been edited by CamaroSS_2002 (edited June 13, 2002).]
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From: Republic of Korea
H/C, LS6 intake, headers and some tuning should put you around 450rwhp. Give ARE or MTI a call and see what they can do for you.
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Aaron
Black ’96 Z28 *sold*
SSM '02 Z28
Pro 5.0, FRA, MTI lid
¼- 13.21@108.2
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Aaron
Black ’96 Z28 *sold*
SSM '02 Z28
Pro 5.0, FRA, MTI lid
¼- 13.21@108.2
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From: Orem, UT USA
Well, it looks like H/C is the way to go, with a few added items to help the car take the abuse of the higher HP. Anybody have any suggestions on where to buy/what brands of H/C to go with?
Thanks,
Hot Pastrami
------------------
Onyx Black 2000 SS M6
!CAGS
Flowmaster
Direct-Flo Lid
4.10 gears
Z06 clutch
Hypertech Power Programmer
NEXT: Cutout, Ported MAF
Thanks,
Hot Pastrami
------------------
Onyx Black 2000 SS M6
!CAGS
Flowmaster
Direct-Flo Lid
4.10 gears
Z06 clutch
Hypertech Power Programmer
NEXT: Cutout, Ported MAF
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