Inexpensive add-ons??
08-04-2001, 11:15 AM
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Car: 89 Camaro RS
Engine: sbc 400
Transmission: th350
Inexpensive add-ons??
anyone know of any inexpensive add-ons or power boosters? i'm on a somewhat tight budget right now and want to add some power (however small it may be). is there anything under $100 that could aid in my rs? already did the flat base open element air cleaner. anything else at all?? 89 305 w/ tbi. thanks
08-04-2001, 06:05 PM
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Car: 1986 Sport Coupé
Engine: 305-4v
Transmission: 700R4 and TransGo2
Go to the Tech article section here and print out the ones on the GM HEI and the Rochester QJet, if you are carbed.
These two really woke up my 305, for cheap too!
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1986 Camaro Sports Coupe
T-tops, power hatch, rear defrost, third brake light
LG4 305 V8, "Damonized" Q-Jet 4bbl, K&N filter
Crane ignition kit, TH700R4 transmission and Derale cooler
Air conditioning, pw, pl, pb, ps, tilt wheel
Kenwood cassette, Pioneer 6x4 component front speakers
Rockford Fosgate 6x9 Punch rear speakers
Aluminum slots and Goodyear 225x60R15 Eagle HP tires
These two really woke up my 305, for cheap too!
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1986 Camaro Sports Coupe
T-tops, power hatch, rear defrost, third brake light
LG4 305 V8, "Damonized" Q-Jet 4bbl, K&N filter
Crane ignition kit, TH700R4 transmission and Derale cooler
Air conditioning, pw, pl, pb, ps, tilt wheel
Kenwood cassette, Pioneer 6x4 component front speakers
Rockford Fosgate 6x9 Punch rear speakers
Aluminum slots and Goodyear 225x60R15 Eagle HP tires
08-06-2001, 12:42 PM
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I would have to advise you against "gutting" your cat. This was done by a previous owner to my car, and as soon as I found out it was done it was replaced with a hi-flow unit. After I replaced this part, I noticed a world of difference in the way the car drove...for the better. You are looking for cheap mods for more power, not to make your car slower. just my .02
08-09-2001, 01:18 PM
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Will taking the AIR pump system out cause an emissions failure? I heard that it was just for warmup because the car runs rich then, and the extra O2 helps balance it out.
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1990 Pontiac Formula 350
Rebuilt 355,
COMPCAMS 212/212 .440/.440 cam
Flowmasters soon...
08-09-2001, 01:29 PM
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If you don't mind messing around with stuff on your car, you can do what I did, and that's cut some holes in your air filter housing box. Cut a few holes in it, enough so that it doesn't collapse, and that seems to help air flow to the filter. Hope this helps, good luck!
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08-09-2001, 10:17 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by 85transamtpi:
I would have to advise you against "gutting" your cat. This was done by a previous owner to my car, and as soon as I found out it was done it was replaced with a hi-flow unit.</font>
I would have to advise you against "gutting" your cat. This was done by a previous owner to my car, and as soon as I found out it was done it was replaced with a hi-flow unit.</font>
is there anything under $100 that could aid in my rs?
and gutting your catalytic converter shouldnt slow your car down, unless it was clogged and wasnt actually gutted.
08-10-2001, 02:45 PM
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I used to have a 91 Camaro RS w/ a 305 TBI.
The two best mods I ever did to that car were to install a K&N open element air filter and the Dynomax cat back exhaust. Woke that pig right up. You'll notice these mods immediately!!
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89 Firebird Formula
5.0 TPI T-5 WS6 G92 dual cat exhaust 3.42 posi T-tops Grant signature series steering wheel (sweet), Kenwood head unit with Infinity speakers, Accel cap, rotor and wires, AC Rapidfire plugs, K&N Filter, Flowmaster 80 series muffler w/ full 3 inch exhaust, 180* stat, AFPR
New best run 14.8 @ 93mph
The two best mods I ever did to that car were to install a K&N open element air filter and the Dynomax cat back exhaust. Woke that pig right up. You'll notice these mods immediately!!
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89 Firebird Formula
5.0 TPI T-5 WS6 G92 dual cat exhaust 3.42 posi T-tops Grant signature series steering wheel (sweet), Kenwood head unit with Infinity speakers, Accel cap, rotor and wires, AC Rapidfire plugs, K&N Filter, Flowmaster 80 series muffler w/ full 3 inch exhaust, 180* stat, AFPR
New best run 14.8 @ 93mph
