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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 12:01 AM
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Got a 95 LT1 - Whats the quickest and cheapest way to gain 50 HP
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 12:32 AM
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a good driving school!! 50 hp is alot what are you going to do?? hpde drag race , show off, aotucross,

id say heads are the way to go if you go pro charger or turbo you are going to be lookin for a new motor soon.. for the money you have in new heads it will beat the gains of all the other endless crap you can do and be a thousand times more reliable than other mods.
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 02:40 AM
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Best option without digging into the motor is headers and 1.6RR and a custom tune.

That should get 50 at the crank.
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 07:31 AM
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The quickest way is to do a search on the topic here. This forum is all about modifying C4 Corvettes; plenty of information.
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 09:58 AM
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Best option without digging into the motor is headers and 1.6RR and a custom tune.

That should get 50 at the crank.

I gained 40rwhp with my mods(see profile). Some nice headers should get over the 50 mark.
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 10:15 AM
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Cam, Headers, and custom Tune or .
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by DavdR
Got a 95 LT1 - Whats the quickest and cheapest way to gain 50 HP
Hotcam kit and LT headers. Do a search.
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 11:20 AM
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Hypertec or Accell Chip, Chiping a vehicle is always the cheapest bang for $$ vs. HP
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Originally Posted by DavdR
Got a 95 LT1 - Whats the quickest and cheapest way to gain 50 HP
Longtube headers, 1.6roller rockers and a custom tune should get you 50chp. If your car is an auto a gear swap and a high stall converter would be the ticket If you have the 2.59 rear gears a set of 3.75s will do wonders for it.
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 08:12 PM
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Hypertec or Accell Chip, Chiping a vehicle is always the cheapest bang for $$ vs. HP

.....If you have a Cummins or Powerstroke under the hood. If you do, I WANT PICS!!!!
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Spray and pray for 50 HP. Cheapest big bang for the buck.
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I hope you're joking. The only decent chip on the market is one made specifically for your car. One of those "out of the box" chips is useless.
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