Intake,
1. Performer TbI or the Holley
Rearend
2. 3.42, slp posi
Tranny
3. Transgo Shift Kit
Cam
4. Lt1 or L98
Headers
5. Edelbrock or Hooker

 

those are my summer plans, no cat either, unfortunately i cant do most of this work myself, the rearend, will the shop that rebuilt my tranny typically do this kinda job? along with the shift kit at the same time i was thinking.

 

most shops wont give u a warrenty when doin a shift kit. so it will probably void your warrenty on yoru rebuilt tranny if u had one.

 

is it that hard to put in the shift kit? i have heard a nightmare from someone that is f-ed there tranny when they installed the transgo?

 

i am going to go with lb9 ported heads also, a friend is going to help me with the cam, intake and heads

 

those posi units come in a million different vehicles out there... I dunno why you guys buy these new posi units when they can be had for 1/3rd of the price from a local junkyard very easily.

 

i installed my own transgo kit and it wasn't that hard. video was helpful too. and a posi unit can be bought from slp for $99. y pay $3xx for a new one

 

get a 2400 stall converter instead of the shift kit itel make u a lot faster with all the other mods u mentioned too

 

everyone seems to forget about their converter when they are buying parts.

 

how much a 2400 stall converter go for?

 

It depends the best converter, vigilante makes , run like 750$ there 9 inch converters but regular 12 inch ones only run like 200-300$

 

2400 stall is a bit on the conservativve side for my tastes. i woudl look more around the 3000 area with an LT1 cam. it will take a little bit more rev to pull away from a light, but it will eb teh same on the higway and once you are rolling. it will be a big difference at teh track for sure since the LT1 cam shoudl put your peak torque in the 3400 rpm area.

later
tim

 

what if im going to drive my car on trip's and stuff would i be better off going with a 2400 rather then a 3000

 

once you are on the highway or cruising at a consistant speed above 40mph the convertor will lock up anyway. so it doesn't matter if it is a stock 1300 stall of a wild 4000 stall once you hit the highway. it will only make a small difference around town when pulling away from a stop. with a custom chip you can lower teh speed at which the convertor locks up to el;iminate a lot fo that difference too.

later
tim

 

what if it is a non-lockup converter

 

witrh any non lock up convertor you are gonna constntly cruise near teh rated stall speed of teh convertor. around town or on teh highway you are gonna see your mileage get killed with a non lock up.

later
tim