Andy1983

The mods that I plan on having. I don't want any MAJOR mods (TB, Intake, Heads, Cam, etc.), just bolt-ons, that can be reversed if I ever need to.

Coolant Bypass Kit
Corsa Cat-back Exhaust System
Granatelli MAF Sensor
Ram Air w/ K&N Filter (Increased flow housing sold by Mid America)
Maximum Flow Air Foil (Throttle body booster)
Hypertech Power Programmer
Hypertech 160* Thermostat
Jacob's Mileage Master Ultra Team Ignition System
Fuel Pressure Regulator.

Longer down the road, gutted cats and Hooker Headers.

Add any input/feedback on all that I listed, and add your own if you want.

Thanks in advance to everyone that replys,
Andy

Springer's LT4

The best bang for the buck for your car seems to be rear end gears... save your $ from stuff like the MAF and air foil and get the gears. They'd get you more performance then most of the other mods put together. Of course the Corsa is worth having for sound alone

It is a bit on the major mod side thou.. but should effect resale or emissions in any way.


[Modified by two-tone86, 8:24 PM 9/24/2001]

Black85L98

What gears do you have?

Andy1983

Thx for the response.
I forgot about adding some gears. 373 are about all I need.
Any good places you know of to buy good ones for relatively inexpensive?
Mid America is freakin $1,299.99 !!!!


Everyone keep adding onto the list and telling me what is good/bad about the current one.

Thanks,
Andy

Andy1983

Anyone else??? Please?

:confused:

Vette Ed

For around $350.00 the hyper-tech is a good investment!
Happy vett'in

MVR 155

Is the car a 6 speed or an Auto??? If you go with an auto the 2 best things would be a gear and converter. Look at the signature of John Panuzzo (Red96Coupe) his bolt ons have him well into the 12's

With a 6 speed go with a set of 4.10 gears and then start with the exhaust and intake mods.

NOS is always a good way to make HP that can be installed and removed easily
My girlfriend has a 95 Coupe with the G-92 Axle ration (3.07 gears) I have added 1.6 roller rockers, Hypertech Programmer and a thermostat along with a K&N and the car ran a best of 13.61@101 with weather that was less than ideal (equivilant to an elevation of 3500 feet) Im hoping to see it hit 13.40's@103 with better weather.

Mike

Andy1983

Alrighty, cool.

Gears/chip/thermo first, Exhaust 2nd, then start with the rest.



It is an Auto., and no NOS for me.

MVR 155

If you already have the 3.07 Gears you may want to consider the Converter first, My girlfriend's car with the 3.07's and stock converter pulls consistent 1.9 60' times, with the converter Im sure you could see 1.8's which is about all the stock radials are gonna handle (drag radials will get you a much better ET with gears and converter).
Go with a 2600-2800 Converter and if you have the 2.59 gears look into 3.54's if you do highway driving and plan on using regular radials or look into 3.73's if your not too concerned about highway speeds and MPG and you are gonna use Drag radials.

Good Luck

Raysur

That's a good list. Make sure you cut the hole on the shroud as close as possibly. If you do it right you can put the stock housing on and the hole dissappears:D. I haven't heard any opti car running the Jacobs system. Research that one a bit. Make sure you side gap your plugs. Better spark this way. And change to hi flow cats. This lets your motor exhale great and legal. Did you get this car yet or are you still looking and planing?

Arjen

Andy, I just wanted to salute your signature, patriotinism has become a fad ever since the incident, it's horrible, I can't tell who actually cares and who doesn't....on the lighter side, I like your list but I would probably set gears as a priority, have fun

88L98

just to note, Jacobs has just about the best C.D. ignition system on the market. its a good choice

93 ragtop

[QUOTE]Thx for the response.
I forgot about adding some gears. 373 are about all I need.
Any good places you know of to buy good ones for relatively inexpensive?
Mid America is freakin $1,299.99 !!!!

Andy:
Zip Products sells the dana 36 3.54 diff. for $759.00 in the group purchase section. I got it and im happy with it. If you have the 2.59 gear opt. {GM1 I believe} changing the rear gear will do more for your performance then all of the other things in your list added together. Good luck.

nickd

I think Mike has given you the best advice so far.
160° Tstat & Power Programmer is a good place to start and it will come in handy for recalibrating the spedo when you change the rear end gear. Keep an eye out on the parts section, you see them for sale all the time. I picked up mine for $150. Next I would do a good tune up, change plugs, wires, etc.

Here is a list of parts you don't need:
coolant bypass ($20)
MAF ($300)
Air Foil ($40)
Jacobs Ignition ($300?)
Fuel Press Reg ($90)
The money above can be used toward a 3.54 or 3.73 gear or a good Tq Converter like the Vigilante which is going to give you a hell of alot more than all those mods together will.
Zip products sells a 3.54 rear end in the $800 range on exchange basis, look for the banner at the right of the screen.
Like Mike said, if you have the 3.07 in your car then skip the gear for now and get the Vigilante.
It should knock about 4 tenths off your Et, I had this converter before on another car and it is phenominal. http://www.performancess.com usually has the best price on them. Otherwise do the gear.
My best Et before the 3.54 gear was a 13.82@101mph, after which I ran a 13.25@105.91mph. The car ran consistent 13.50's @102 in the same poopiety weather MIke was in last Saturday (3500ft). With good weather like before I figure the car is consistently in the 13.3/13.2 range @104/105 mph.
You're not going to see those kind of numbers from a MAF, TB, Air foil, etc..
Buy a catback for sound & quality, you're not going to see a gain from it on the LT1.
While I have no experience with headers yet, according to the many people I have talked to the shorty headers do not give any real performance gain. Long tubes are the way to go which means removing the cats, it will save you the trouble of gutting them ;)
My 94 convertible ran 13.9, 14.0 completely stock with only the Tstat & fans reprogrammed.
All I have done since then is change the plugs & wires, Breathless Rammer, Gear, exhaust, & drag radials and the exhaust didnt make one bit of difference.
As far as the Breathless box or ram air is concerned, save money and just get an open lid with a K&N.
good luck.

Andy1983

I don't know if I want to go with a Torque converter.

I don't want anything major like that.... won't that decrease the life of my transmission?

I am not trying to be a drag racer, just have a little more beef underneath my hood, without hurting the engine life.

-=Jeff=-

I would do-

- torque converter
- 3.54 Gears
- HPP and 160 stat (use HPP for fan temp and speedo recal)
- Exhaust
- Open lid with K&N

Not in that exact order.. but I would do all those first

Kale

Junk.

Just get a torque converter and some gears.

Andy1983

Can you guys teach me just a little bit more about a torque converter?

Benifits are obvious, but what are the disadvantages (engine life, transmission life, etc?)

And what does it basically do?

-=Jeff=-

I would think that with a converter the life of the engine and trans would be how you use or abuse it. I have limited knowledge on torque converters. but basically the reason everyone says to change it is to get a higher stall which wil help get the car into a better HP range for launching.. etc.

I would suggest a 2600 Vigilante converter since you have a stock set-up and will not be all out drag racing. I think you could even go with a loose 2600 might be okay.. with the vigilante you do get one free stall change

Andy1983

I picked part number V1000

http://www.performancess.com/vigilante.html

is that the right one?