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    Ok so in the next couple months (by jan-feb) I'm going to have some money to spend.. and I wanted to do something to my car. I will have around $1200-1500 most likely.. probably lower though.

    I can't really decide what to do..

    My current mods (2002) are homemade ram-air, !silencer, 3.42's, E-cutout, and that's about it.

    Here is what I had in mind.. Either I wanted to get a good amp/sub and fiberglass my own stealth box, and get some other random stuff, maybe a few appearance mods.

    Or, get a cam. I have been researching alot, I would probably do a custom grind cam, but I probably wouldn't get to the point where I would have to upgrade the heads because that would send the price through the roof.. P&P would be an option though. From what I understand this will probably cost $800 easy.. depending on the components I pick of course but you know.. I would definitely install it myself with a friend or two, in either my schools shop, or my friends shop. I realize it would probably take 2 days to install too.. well comfortably.

    I don't think I would have enough money to get anything forced induction.. and if I did I would want to go intercooled and do everything the right way. This would be way too expensive though.


    HPtuners added on to either of those would be something I might get too, because I know alot of kids with camaros/TAs, and we could maybe split the cost.

    **** I don't know. There are probably other things I just can't think of them right now.

  • #2
    Re: What to do, what to do...

    i would say just do like 1.9r rocker arms and headers. You dont sound like you have any massive speed goals for the car and ususally a cam is the stepping stone to FI, N20, or pretty extreme NA. You will get somewhat similar gains with rockers, plus with headers you will open up the exhaust. If you did just a cam and no headers, you would be voiding out a big part of what it's there for.

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    • #3
      Re: What to do, what to do...

      Well I thought the 00-02 manifolds don't see much improvement when going to headers? They look basically like shorty headers already.
      Last edited by xmetallicaxguitaristx; 12-06-2007, 01:00 AM.

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      • #4
        Re: What to do, what to do...

        forgot you had those mani's, not sure what the actually hp advantage would be.

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        • #5
          Re: What to do, what to do...

          Well when you look at them, they look like short headers almost.. obviously they aren't log style where the pressure builds up and causes loss of power.

          I think that is the main reason I never really considered headers.

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          • #6
            Re: What to do, what to do...

            dude, if your careful with the money you could do full bolt ons =)

            then next spring get your cam and work the internals

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            • #7
              Re: What to do, what to do...

              not much left for bolt ons.

              hes already got intake, so just exhaust basically.

              you could always take care of suspension right now, Lower control arms, panhrad rod.

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              • #8
                Re: What to do, what to do...

                put some 1le sways on, look into bilstein shocks(probably need shocks if still on stockers)

                some 17X9s...


                or save half of it, and blow the rest on your car.

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                • #9
                  Re: What to do, what to do...

                  If your lowered, get the right Bilsteins (I think there is a sticky on this)

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                  • #10
                    Re: What to do, what to do...

                    Any more ideas?

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                    • #11
                      Re: What to do, what to do...

                      yeah i changed my mind.

                      get nitrous.

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                      • #12
                        Re: What to do, what to do...

                        buy my turbo kit

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                        • #13
                          Re: What to do, what to do...

                          lol.. well.. I won't have that much money until next year around jan-feb.. so yeah.

                          And I don't really like the idea of nitrous tbh.

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                          • #14
                            Re: What to do, what to do...

                            Well go for one of each. Get one good mod for, performance,handling,and one for appearance. Just my opinion and how i delt with my car.
                            1998 Red T-top V6 Camaro
                            - K&N Filter, Pacesetter Headders, MagnaFlow 2.5" Hi-Flo Cat, FlowMaster 80 Series, PowerDyne Supercharger@9Psi More 2 Come

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                            • #15
                              Re: What to do, what to do...

                              Originally posted by Injected413
                              buy my turbo kit
                              How much?

                              Lounge Moderator

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