82 Collector Edition
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Burning Brakes
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82 Collector Edition
Hi all, thinking real hard of getting a stock CE. I know they came rated from the factory @ 200HP. Any thoughts on what I can do to get the HP up without any major engine rebuild? I'm sure headers would help. What else? Thanks.
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Melting Slicks
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Yes, you can get an easy 300 horsepower by installing a '85 fuel pump set at 14 psi, installing a better camshaft or around 215-218 degrees duration, and a Renegade intake manifold. But the best gain comes from a set of 3.73's as they'll give you much better all-around performance and still retain decent fuel mileage.
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I see; I should be ok with the duals here in TX since the 82s are older than 25 years old and last I looked there is no emissions testing is required after that. Would long tube headers do much more?
toobroketoretire, 300hp sounds nice. That's about where I'd like to be if I get it. I hear you on the cam and stuff; I'd have to be patient on that until I finish up some other projects if I go that route. Thanks. for the feedback.
toobroketoretire, 300hp sounds nice. That's about where I'd like to be if I get it. I hear you on the cam and stuff; I'd have to be patient on that until I finish up some other projects if I go that route. Thanks. for the feedback.
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Thanks.
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kn filter , 1,6 rollertip , 85type fuel pump , try 10 deg timing , 13 psi fuel pressure , better catback ------ not happy ? then port or cange manifoil , new cam , new heads , long tube headers 
, Eckler's, Summit, Eddie Motorsports are selling renegarde manifoil !! pics of my ported manifoil in my album !!
, Eckler's, Summit, Eddie Motorsports are selling renegarde manifoil !! pics of my ported manifoil in my album !!
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Ok a cross fire motor. We used to call them backfire injection as performance was limited and injection problematic. Welcome to fuel injection - hope u wont miss a carburetor. Ihe word here is the stock crossfire intake is what limits the power the most on those cars. DCS made a performance intake "renegade" for that crossfire injection but i heard their not in business now though i see their w/s is still up: http://crossfireinjection.net/renegade.htm. I guess what im saying is that if u what significant performance and want EFI (like your other cars) then you should look into obtaining a renegade intake before purchasing the car.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
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Stick with an 1980 or older C3, much easier to tune with no computer controlled ignition or carb! Best thing I did to my 84 crossfire was to convert it to a carb set up and add dart heads, isky solid cam and a points distributor.
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Interesting... just was on Hypertech's site and they don't list a prom for an '82. Have a part number by chance?
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Ok a cross fire motor. We used to call them backfire injection as performance was limited and injection problematic. Welcome to fuel injection - hope u wont miss a carburetor. Ihe word here is the stock crossfire intake is what limits the power the most on those cars. DCS made a performance intake "renegade" for that crossfire injection but i heard their not in business now though i see their w/s is still up: http://crossfireinjection.net/renegade.htm. I guess what im saying is that if u what significant performance and want EFI (like your other cars) then you should look into obtaining a renegade intake before purchasing the car.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
http://www.summitracing.com/search?S...=EMS-MSREN-100
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From: Las Vegas - Just stop perpetuating myths please.
Thats awesome. Hope they can obtain enough to supply the market. DCS was forced to sell them on small production run basis. This is from the DCS w/s: COMPANY UPDATE...WELL, THE TIME HAS COME. DCS IS SHUTTING DOWN AND MAY NOT BE REOPENING AGAIN. THANKS TO ALL THAT MADE US A SUCCESS FOR THE LAST 7.5 YEARS.
Update: 5-22-15
NOTE: Just to let customers know, Eckler's, Summit and now Eddie Motorsports are still selling our manifold and available if you would still like to purchase one. These will remain available until we pull our tooling from the company. Get one while you can. Unfortunately it has taken much longer than anticipated to reorg the company.
Gett'm while u can. Dont know who will end up with the tooling. Wish i knew where the LT1 SuperRam intake tooling ended up?
Update: 5-22-15
NOTE: Just to let customers know, Eckler's, Summit and now Eddie Motorsports are still selling our manifold and available if you would still like to purchase one. These will remain available until we pull our tooling from the company. Get one while you can. Unfortunately it has taken much longer than anticipated to reorg the company.
Gett'm while u can. Dont know who will end up with the tooling. Wish i knew where the LT1 SuperRam intake tooling ended up?
Melting Slicks
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From: Great Plains Iowa
I see; I should be ok with the duals here in TX since the 82s are older than 25 years old and last I looked there is no emissions testing is required after that. Would long tube headers do much more?
toobroketoretire, 300hp sounds nice. That's about where I'd like to be if I get it. I hear you on the cam and stuff; I'd have to be patient on that until I finish up some other projects if I go that route. Thanks. for the feedback.
toobroketoretire, 300hp sounds nice. That's about where I'd like to be if I get it. I hear you on the cam and stuff; I'd have to be patient on that until I finish up some other projects if I go that route. Thanks. for the feedback.
The stock CrossFire manifold lays down and dies at 4000 rpm but a Renegade will allow 6000 rpm operation IF you're running an '85 fuel pump.