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Bolt-on mods??
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From: Sugar Land, TX (suburban Houston area) U.S.A.
St. Jude Donor '09, '13
Bolt-on mods??
Hi all:
Picking up my "new" 92' this weekend. All maintenance up to date, great condition, new tranny, etc.
Besides the obvious mods of free flow exhaust & air filter, what bolt-on mods has everyone seen that gives most "bang for buck"?
Budget will be limited so will do mods "bit by bit" over time.
I know opionions vary on this but would love to see what has worked best for you all. My first LT-1 w/ my experience from "many a year ago" being 5.0 Fords in my youth.
Thanks!
JKK
Picking up my "new" 92' this weekend. All maintenance up to date, great condition, new tranny, etc.
Besides the obvious mods of free flow exhaust & air filter, what bolt-on mods has everyone seen that gives most "bang for buck"?
Budget will be limited so will do mods "bit by bit" over time.
I know opionions vary on this but would love to see what has worked best for you all. My first LT-1 w/ my experience from "many a year ago" being 5.0 Fords in my youth.
Thanks!
JKK
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: Warren Ohio
The LT1 responds well to gears, so the convertor/gears advice is sound.
I assume you're including long-tube headers in your definition of "free-flowing exhaust". If not, they're usually worth ~15hp.
1.6 roller rockers are generally good for 10-15hp.
An electric water pump is good for 6-8hp.
There are a bunch of little "free mods" that pick up a few hp here and there.
Weight reduction always works, of course.
Go much beyond that, and you're looking at some pretty decent coin for a H/C package, stroker, FI, etc.
Congrats on the "new" C4!
-Scott
I assume you're including long-tube headers in your definition of "free-flowing exhaust". If not, they're usually worth ~15hp.
1.6 roller rockers are generally good for 10-15hp.
An electric water pump is good for 6-8hp.
There are a bunch of little "free mods" that pick up a few hp here and there.
Weight reduction always works, of course.
Go much beyond that, and you're looking at some pretty decent coin for a H/C package, stroker, FI, etc.
Congrats on the "new" C4!
-Scott
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2004
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The LT1 responds well to gears, so the convertor/gears advice is sound.
I assume you're including long-tube headers in your definition of "free-flowing exhaust". If not, they're usually worth ~15hp.
1.6 roller rockers are generally good for 10-15hp.
An electric water pump is good for 6-8hp.
There are a bunch of little "free mods" that pick up a few hp here and there.
Weight reduction always works, of course.
Go much beyond that, and you're looking at some pretty decent coin for a H/C package, stroker, FI, etc.
Congrats on the "new" C4!
-Scott
I assume you're including long-tube headers in your definition of "free-flowing exhaust". If not, they're usually worth ~15hp.
1.6 roller rockers are generally good for 10-15hp.
An electric water pump is good for 6-8hp.
There are a bunch of little "free mods" that pick up a few hp here and there.
Weight reduction always works, of course.
Go much beyond that, and you're looking at some pretty decent coin for a H/C package, stroker, FI, etc.
Congrats on the "new" C4!
-Scott
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