TPITuned Port Injection discussion and questions. LB9 and L98 tech, porting, tuning, and bolt-on aftermarket products.
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upgrading the exhaust is the best bang for the buck, by far and fairly simple to do in a good weekend with hand tools. Vigilante has proven significantly faster E.T's and 0-60 times but aren't the cheapest part, especially if you don't need a new converter. As far as cheap, near free, DIY setups does anyone have some proven tricks to help this poster, me and anyone else......such as adding resistors to sensors , removing/rerouting things, inexpensive swap-this -part-for -a -newer model type tricks, or the such???
yeah, I found a bunch on the homepage late lastnite kinda hidden if you haven't been told where to look, been taking notes, and setting up a plan to try a few things,
Ya you will gain at least 20hp by using higher octane gas, but only if you have vtech. k enough sarcasm.
actually using higher octane gas will make it harder to burn all the gas, using the lowest octane gas without getting detonation will give you the most power/efficiency. the reason for having higher octane gas it to prevent detonation with high compression engines, a lot of people have the misconception that higher octane gas gives you power because race cars use it.
Some of the f-body's especially the GTA's like myself with the 5.7 litre REQUIRE 91 octane as a standard...so I wouldn't just use regular gas...best to check your owners manual first
1. Make sure car is in tune and running the way it should.
2. Gut air boxes (A cold air kit is a HUGE waste of money on a 3rd gen camaro)
3. Read the stickies at the stickies at the top of this page (WAY too many replies in here referring to getting a bigger throttle body)
4. Enjoy driving your car and SAVE your money. There is no point dumping money into bolt on mods when the problem is your 700R4 peanut cam combo.
I wasted a bunch of money on a bunch of mods for my 305 (Mine is an 85', so I do not have the peanut cam) over the years, by far the best mod I did was swaping to a T5. A manual can make even a slug like my 2.2L s10 fun to drive. If you can do it yourself, a T5 swap can cost less than a ridiculous throttle body (after you sell your working 700r4 to somebody that blew theirs up)
__________________ Blue 5-Speed TPI 85' Z28 Hardtop 58,000 Miles
mods: $6E '165 MAF ECM Swap, Hedman Shorties to a 2.5" cutout,LS1 Driveshaft, Zexel Torsen Posi, Center Force DF clutch, Hurst Short Throw Shifter, Comp 1.6 magnum rockers, Modified stock TPI w/ SLP runners, Sphon LCA, Panhard Bar, and SFCs, free mods
Last edited by SMURFN' Z28; 05-07-2009 at 07:56 AM.
