88 Power Upgrade
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88 Power Upgrade
I’ve got a fairly stock 88 with a automatic transmission the car is a blast and all but I want to get some more power out of it. Ive got a set of hooker competition longtube headers on there but I’m looking for a little more. My plan was to shoot for 400 but the money just won’t be there and I’m hoping to spend 1000-1500 on an upgrade this summer. My pervious plan was to do heads cam and a mini ram but now I’m wondering where’s the best spot to put the money and where can I get the best bang for my buck. I’ve heard a lot about rear gearing and honestly I’m 17 and have no idea what all that means so thanks in advance.
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Hang arond this forum lots of info here on those. A real good read is.
Lingenfelters book gives lots of good combos and explains in depth all about building good torque for the street thats what these cars do best. Not high rpm top end cars. Most your fun is light to light?
Many quick TPI cars here youll read about them. Lots have been building these for decades, sit back lurk read ask questions. These can be fun for not much money. One in particular has a stockish looking TPI that runs 11s with an age old combo.
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Lingenfelters book gives lots of good combos and explains in depth all about building good torque for the street thats what these cars do best. Not high rpm top end cars. Most your fun is light to light?
Many quick TPI cars here youll read about them. Lots have been building these for decades, sit back lurk read ask questions. These can be fun for not much money. One in particular has a stockish looking TPI that runs 11s with an age old combo.
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Last edited by cv67; Nov 21, 2020 at 11:09 AM.
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https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...8-400-chp.html
Suggestions all in the last thread you made. Form your plan, build to that plan.
Start with exhaust.
Suggestions all in the last thread you made. Form your plan, build to that plan.
Start with exhaust.
