I have a 94 Z with almost 60k (A4) and mostly stock (except the borla and FIPK) I was looking maybe to give it a little more kick.... I am new to the mod game so please help me out. I have been reading up and are interested in 3 things...... a Granatelli MAF sensor, hooker headers, and a Vigilante TC. Which ones do you recommend??
Will the MAF mess up my computer?
Will the headers screw up my emissions? (Cali :I)??
What the hell does stall mean for the TC???
Thanks


The new guy

 

First off, Welcome to the board!

You can get shorty headers i.e Hooker, MAC, BBK, Edelbrock, RK Sport, AS&M, SLP etc and they will ALL pass emmisions.

The MAF in my eyes is a WASTE of money. Save it for something else.

The "stall" refers to the rpm the car stalls at.
A good and very QUAILTY stall is a Vigalinte (spelled wrong) Stall. A 2800 would be perfect for you. Some say 3000 or even 3200, but they you might run into programming problems with hte higher stall.

What gears do u have now? A 3.73 gear and 2800 stall is a GREAT combo. REAL SEAT IN THE PANTS gains. No hp though however.

If i were you i'd get the headers, stall, maybe gears depending on what u have and some custom programming i.e www.madz28.com or www.pcmforless.com .

Then work your way up from there. Too more HP or suspension route etc.

A cut-out is a great-cheap mod as well. 35.00 for the cut-out and like 35 to get it installed at a muffler/speed shop.

Again, welcome to the board!

 

he covered it very well.
you also might want to look into nitrous.
Its safer than you would think.

A small cam and mild headwork never hurt either.

I think one of the greatest bangs for the buck -
1.6 roller rockers
jegs has the crane engergizer ones for $200.

If you have stock rims, trans am 5 star wheels weigh a nice 6lbs ligher each. that means much better accell and braking- and they are cheap as hell and look 10x better.

You can also get new springs, shock.struts.sway bar/ sub frame connectors ect- all these will help (depending on what you want them for strip or twisties)

The LS1 brake upgrade for $250 is also a very appealing mod, even an aluminum driveshaft for $100 is a nice hp gain to the wheels and it will reduce your drive shaft vibrations.

whatever you do-
JUST GET A BIG *** TRANSMISSION COOLER FIRST!

 

The headers should be first and then a high quality stall converter,as for the MAF you may want to spend the money else where.

 

I would say headers and agree that adding 1.6 roller rockers is easy. You probably do not want to go to a higher stall speed until you add a bigger cam.

 

Yea but a stall/gear combo without the cam right now is still a great thing to do in my eyes.

 

headers, a stall, roller rockers, and some sticky tires and you could hit 12's.....

Forget the MAF, total waste.

 

You guys are awesome. I think I have decided to get the shorty headers.. How much to buy them/ have them installed... lets use hooker as example....
One more question. I hear a lot about "gears" how do I find out what I have, and where can I read about/upgrade them on the net? Is it important for me to upgrade?? Thanks again guys. (or girls)

 

You guys are awesome. I think I have decided to get the shorty headers.. How much to buy them/ have them installed... lets use hooker as example....
One more question. I hear a lot about "gears" how do I find out what I have, and where can I read about/upgrade them on the net? Is it important for me to upgrade?? Thanks again guys. (or girls)

 

look at your codes...should start "GU" THEN 3 or 5 etc...

 

You guys are awesome. I think I have decided to get the shorty headers.. How much to buy them/ have them installed... lets use hooker as example....
One more question. I hear a lot about "gears" how do I find out what I have, and where can I read about/upgrade them on the net? Is it important for me to upgrade?? Thanks again guys. (or girls)

 

Sorry for the duplicate postings, I hit the "back" button. I am now looking up gears. Thanks, do you recommend any certain headers brand name??

 

"You can get shorty headers i.e Hooker, MAC, BBK, Edelbrock, RK Sport, AS&M, SLP etc and they will ALL pass emmisions."

The Best and most expensive: AS&M
Then followed by Rk sport (those 2 are both mid length headers and are almost identical)

Then MAC, Hooker, Edelbrock, SLP, BBK

Those are what i suggest in order. Also Coated is a HUGE plus.

Good luck!

 

Why are coated headers a huge plus over regular headers... if I get the mid length headers (the rk sport maybe) will I pass emissions??
the big question with the rk sports..... Will I notice a difference?

 

The coated header helps reduce underhood temperature and they will last longer.