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Old Aug 18, 2003 | 11:10 PM
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Default Biggest performance gain for the buck?

I just purchased a 1999 C5, M6 coupe with 43k and I'm wondering what the most common mods that give the greatest performance gain can be had for under $1,000?
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 12:49 AM
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 01:11 AM
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Air intake - Donaldson in my case. Many people on the board rave about 4:10 gears in an M6. Hopefully I will be one of them soon.

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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 01:23 AM
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Nitrous :D by far.... not even funny how far away...

Air intake ( I like the Halltech, worked like a champ)
4.10 :smash:
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 01:28 AM
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Beachcraft Bonanza. Always wanted one of those. I only made it to a Cessna 172 :lol:

There are plenty of bolt on parts to get your hp up without even going into the engine. Let us know if we can help.

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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 11:56 AM
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Dont waste time with anything else. DO GEARS best bang for the buck. about the same as nitrous. :steering:
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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 12:57 PM
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Gears then N2O. Gears you do and pay for once and they are "on" 100% of the time. My 4.10's are a blast.

But you sure can add a lot of whoopazz with just one can of Naaaawssss. :smash:




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