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From: Bel Air (by way of Fort Worth, TX) Maryland
St. Jude Donor '12 thru '21
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: South Florida
If you want cheap here is what I would do. You would have to do all the labor yourself.
Vararam: $300
Ported TB: $150
LS6 Intake: $350
Ebay HEaders: $600
Tune: $250
Total: $1,650
This should put you into the low twelves on street tires pretty consistently.
Vararam: $300
Ported TB: $150
LS6 Intake: $350
Ebay HEaders: $600
Tune: $250
Total: $1,650
This should put you into the low twelves on street tires pretty consistently.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Columbia, SC
But... I would change the headers to Texas Speed and Performance headers with the x-pipe. It's all bolt on so you can do it on your own.
And I would lose the ported TB. Doesn't really help.
If we're really on the cheap, forsake the Vararam as well. Just cut a giant hole in the front of your factory air cleaner to start moving some air. That will flow as much air as a Vararam, just doesn't have the ramming effect.
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: South Florida
True I hear you on that, but I would prob still get the vararam and not the TSP longtubes. Too many stories about how much of a PITA they are to install. SSAC is going to be releasing their third generation headers for us very very soon, which will get rid of the need of welding. A guy at the track had the second gens on his car for a year or so, and he said he likes them. He was also running 11.40's so obviously they work in my book.
Race Director
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From: Wellsboro Pa
Although I hear the performance hood seal will gain 5-10hp. 
