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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 11:25 AM
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i have an 01 410rwhp
ads4 cam 228 232, double valve springs, and chromoly pushrods
lg streets, no cats, and varam, proted ls6 intake and ported tb
stock ti's
origional clutch
NOW.........
what should i buy?

i want something that will make my car the most faster, would also be awsome to get a little more thump/ sound out of the car

heads/nitrous/ FI is out of the question for now, and ill be doing the clutch over winter
i also plan on buying agressive tires in the near future
i think my options are
fast 92 with ls2 TB $1300, should make about 15more peak hp, and prolly .3 thenths
underdrive pully-$200, 10hp, awsome mod, plus better gas milage, but a BITCH to install, probably more than i should attempt to take on.
1.8 yella terra's- $450-im guessing 12hp, but not so sure that they will fit with my cam.
i cannot think of anything else to squeze some extra Ponies out of this thing, any input?
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 11:31 AM
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You didn't mention a tune, have you had one done? To bad the underdrive wasn't piggy-backed during the cam change.
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Old Jul 14, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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i hear ya on that , yes i have a tune
my buddy down the street just did the pulley, and said it takes about 4 hours
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 07:18 AM
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bump... anyone?
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 08:33 AM
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What about changing to a new gear ratio? It would also help to know how much cash is in the upgrade piggy bank.
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 08:56 AM
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Sounds like a good set of heads would really wake everything up.
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Bigger cam and pulley.
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 11:32 AM
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Larger cam (ie G5X3), under drive pully, and Trick Flow/AFR heads. With another tune you should be at 440 rwhp. Without the heads and the same setup I made 420 rwhp. No reason why a quality head would not give you 20 extra to the wheel.
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What about changing to a new gear ratio? It would also help to know how much cash is in the upgrade piggy bank.
would definitely make you faster and probably get you the 3 tengths, wont make you any louder tho...
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i only have about 1200, where is the cheapest i can get gears?
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I would put the gear in it no questions about it.motive gear & a hardend shaft from lingenfelter,look up westcoast differintal,I bought my 3.73 there & paid 334.00 to my ddoor,u also need an bearing kit that u can buy for it as well pm me if u can't find everything u need & I will hoook u up
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