Over the winter mods?
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Over the winter mods?
I want to start modding my car over the winter. I have some ideas, but what I really need is suggestions/feedback. Here's my setup as of now. 88 Z52 L98 with:
cut air lid
throttle body bypass
no maf screens
no frisbee
tps volts at .62
stock exhaust manifolds
y-pipe without precats
free flow cat
muffler elims
3.07 rear
Basically, it's pretty much stock. My ideas were to port the intake (gasket match), LT4 Hotcam, torque converter 2000-2400 stall. Will these benefit my motor? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I see soo many posts on all the above with good feedback, but need info for my application. :chevy
Oh yeah, forgot to add fuel pressure set at 47.
[Modified by ACEMG73, 1:19 AM 9/10/2002]
cut air lid
throttle body bypass
no maf screens
no frisbee
tps volts at .62
stock exhaust manifolds
y-pipe without precats
free flow cat
muffler elims
3.07 rear
Basically, it's pretty much stock. My ideas were to port the intake (gasket match), LT4 Hotcam, torque converter 2000-2400 stall. Will these benefit my motor? Any help would be greatly appreciated. I see soo many posts on all the above with good feedback, but need info for my application. :chevy
Oh yeah, forgot to add fuel pressure set at 47.
[Modified by ACEMG73, 1:19 AM 9/10/2002]
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Re: Over the winter mods? (ACEMG73)
A good cam and head porting will give you about a 50CHP gain.
A 2,000rpm TC with a shift kit will realy enhance driving; with your gears a 2,400rpm TC will make hookup a real issue without DRs.
With those mods you might want to consider a siamese base to improve high rpm breathing too.
You've got mail on some mods results including heads and cam.
A 2,000rpm TC with a shift kit will realy enhance driving; with your gears a 2,400rpm TC will make hookup a real issue without DRs.
With those mods you might want to consider a siamese base to improve high rpm breathing too.
You've got mail on some mods results including heads and cam.
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Re: Over the winter mods? (ACEMG73)
i would suggest the Accel 211 cam if youre staying with TPI, not the hotcam.
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Re: Over the winter mods? (vader86)
With the Accel 211 will I probably have to get a custom chip burned so it idles correctly. I have a extra ADS Superchip that I took out (did nothing), I thought I remembered reading somewhere that it could be reprogrammed. If not, no big deal. Thanks again.
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Re: Over the winter mods? (ACEMG73)
I think only certain chips can be reprogrammed, so i'm not sure if that one can or cannot.
But you will need a chip made anytime you change the cam.
But you will need a chip made anytime you change the cam.
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Re: Over the winter mods? (SSLT1KID)
Man, I new someone was gonna rub in the "winter thing". Here in Chi-Town vettes don't go anywhere but sideways during those months. :crazy: The good part is, since I don't drive my car during the "winter", I can do mods knowing the car is gonna sit anyway. I really hate putting it away though :cry . I wish I lived somewhere warmer. Thanks for reminding me :jester .
