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Old Oct 22, 2003 | 02:59 PM
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Help me spend $600

It looks like financial retraints are only gonna allow me to spend $600 on my 350 TBI??

It already will have K&N Open Element...

What are some suggestions? Here are my ideas.....

3 point STB
SFC
Headers
MSD Ignition

And that's about all i can come up with at the moment...
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Old Oct 22, 2003 | 03:10 PM
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headers or SFCs
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Old Oct 22, 2003 | 03:34 PM
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SUB FRAME CONNECTORS



keep the rest of it and save up to build a decient engine.
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Old Oct 22, 2003 | 04:13 PM
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I don't see catback in the sig....that would be no.1 thing then.
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Old Oct 22, 2003 | 04:39 PM
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headers+cutout, sfc's
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Old Oct 22, 2003 | 04:46 PM
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Originally posted by MrDude_1
keep the rest of it and save up to build a decient engine.
Well here is the engine build-up in steps...

Step 1:
350 TBI
T56
(SFC, STB)

Step 2:
4th Gen rear
HSR Conversion

Step 3:
Supercharger

Step 4:
Chrome, Chrome and more chrome on the engine....
Weight Reduction

I'm just wondering what other small things should be added to step number 1?

The exhaust has no mufflers, straight pipe from the cat to the tips.........should be ok for now.....

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Old Oct 22, 2003 | 05:10 PM
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chrome and weight reduction dont really go together.
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Old Oct 22, 2003 | 05:59 PM
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Originally posted by spartyon
chrome and weight reduction dont really go together.

lmao, i was thinking the same thing.



anyhoo, get your chassis sorted out.


SFCs, STB, wonderbar, ect


also... poly bushings and redo your front suspension
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Old Oct 22, 2003 | 06:32 PM
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sfc's sound like a good investment to me, might as well keep the body from twistin before ya juice it up
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Old Oct 22, 2003 | 06:43 PM
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Originally posted by 89RsPower!
sfc's sound like a good investment to me, might as well keep the body from twistin before ya juice it up
yea... i even have a theory on this....


imagine a paperclip.... bend it once, its so hard to bend... straighten it and bend it again... it gets easier to bend each time.


having a powerful motor in these cars bends them like that.. the more you do it, the easier it is to do..
by bracing it now, you make it even stronger for later.

what would you rather have? the bent and straightend paperclip thats braced, or the never bent far paperclip thats braced?
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