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Old Jun 26, 2001 | 10:18 AM
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From: Colts Neck, NJ, USA
Car: 1990 IROC-Z
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: 700-R4
More power for less money??

I have a stock 1990 Iroc-Z with a TPI 305 and the 700-R4 transmission. After a few repairs (ring job/engine rebuild, tranny adjustments), the car will basically be perfect, 'cept for one thing. A Firebird Formula 350 kinda showed me where its at the other night, and I was wondering what the least expensive way to gain some power to take on people like that (say, to get to a mid 14 quarter mile)...I will basically be starting with no money, since the last bit of money went into my sound system (two 12'' Rockfords in the back and the stock speakers)...HELP! I NEED IT TO BE FASTER!!
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Old Jun 26, 2001 | 12:03 PM
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From: Warsaw, Indiana
Car: 1991 Firebird
Engine: 427 LSX
Transmission: Turbo 400
Lose the speakers and buy nitrous.

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1991 Firebird
350 L98 (was a 305 TBI)
T-5 transmission
Edelbrock TES and cat back
Accel manifold
NOS
subframes
jegster torque arm
MSD Digital 6
AFPR
Lakewood lcas
Hurst linelock
SLP cam (206 212 .480 .486)
relocated battery
cold air
Hypertech chip
centerforce df clutch
poly bushings and mounts
AFR 190s
Harland sharp 1.5 rockers
a/f gauge
autopower rollbar

12.44 @ 114.63 juiced uncorrected

13.549 @ 102 non juiced uncorrected
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Old Jun 26, 2001 | 05:43 PM
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I'm not a big racer but I would think its going to be hard to race a 350 with our 305s even with mods (not saying it can't be done). You could start with a cat back that was my first mod. I'm slowly upgrading my car just a lack of money is holding me back a lot
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Old Jun 27, 2001 | 03:05 AM
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From: Charleston, WV, USA
Car: '86 IROC-Z + Misc. project cars.
Engine: Supercharged + Nitrous TPI 355 CID
Transmission: Art Carr built Th700r4
If you want the biggest improvement for the $$$ and since this is the power-adder board how about a nice nitrous oxide kit. If you want to be sneaky you can even hide it and let your buddies with 5.7l cars wonder why you put them away with a "stock" 5.0l

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Tracy /AKA IROCKZ4me
'86 IROC-Z Camaro
"Cogito ergo zoom"
  • 355 cid
  • AFR heads
  • Arizona Speed & Marine hydraulic roller cam w/ AFR hydra-rev kit
  • modified SLP runners
  • TRW forged pistons/ceramic coated
  • fully balanced
  • Edelbrock headers/ceramic coated
  • SLP cat-back
  • Paxton supercharger
  • Nitrous Express nitrous oxide
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