Performance mod help

[Janko]

I have a 99' Camaro 3.8L 5 speed. I would like to make it quite a bit faster, and i was looking for advice please.

[SilverBirdSeven]

How much money do you have...

[Janko]

2000, but i just want to know lots of options to make it go faster like supercharger, clutch kits im open for all ideas except nitrous

[SilverBirdSeven]

Faster like a supercharger? Well I guess it's that or look for a LS1 engine to drop in it. Not many other mods will give you hp like that.

[Janko]

alright, what about a cam or cai any positive feedback on that?

[SilverBirdSeven]

Good start, however it wont be "quite a bit faster". If you havent already, also throw in an aftermarket exhaust system. With 2 grand I would get the whole deal, headers and all.
Maybe gears.

[V8 Killer]

Sell your car, put the money all towards an LT1 or LS1 camaro..

[Janko]

i thought about it but i don't really know

[V8 Killer]

You can spend $2000 on bolt ons for a V6 and still not be anywhere as fast as a V8. Your only options are for that money are either Nitrous or Forced Induction....

[vanbibber]

not true. 2000 bucks will get you some good stuff. for around a $1000 you can do the complete exhaust. 200 bucks for a lid or cai. and use whats left for either gears(depending on whether you have y87 in which case dont worry about it yet) or find hptuners or dhp and mess with some tuning.

theres quite a bit of this stuff you can find for cheap. theres always used cai and lids, and you can hit up the local junk yard to find a v8 take off exhaust. if you go that route you can save yourself some cash for more stuff

[vanbibber]

full intake & exhaust with a good driver can get you into the 14s. tuning with something like hp tuners or dhp can get you alot further.

if you look into gears go with either 3.73s or 4.10s

and since youre new and will probably ask at somepoint about it... do not buy a hypertech power programmer. they are a waste

[SilverBirdSeven]

4.10s arent for a daily driver though

[Janko]

alright, um any good recommended brands for a cam like a kit, and also if i buy a cai would that have to be taken off when i get a supercharger, if i even do?

[grayman]

It is easy and recommended to integrated the CAI kits for the 99+ cars into the supercharger intake. This utilizes the stock air box (put a k and n filter in it) rather than the low hanging rksport cone filter. It also can be done with or without cold air induction kit. you will want to do the smooth air lid mod and you can even cut out the bottom of the air box (to increase airbox intake port size) even if you do not intend to buy a formal ram air kit.
check it out....http://home.comcast.net/~grayman99/P...rge-tubing.htm

You can also integrate either a 94-97 rksport kit quite easily to the straight TB cars if you find a used kit for a good price. (that is what I did.)

read up on this topic with guides and info here to get you started.
http://home.comcast.net/~grayman99/guide.htm
the first half of the page is basic mods and the second half of page is all powerdyne related. goodluck.

[Janko]

I was wondering if i got a cam kit and some headers, what will result of that and how difficult of installation