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Old Mar 1, 2001 | 08:47 AM
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Help, need to decide which mod will yield the most improvement

I am getting to the point where I cant mod very much anymore. The only things I can do now are roller rockers, gears,stall converter, or hook up my nitrous(all I need is the plate). For the money what would yield the most impact? I wanna lean away from nos because I dont wanna blow my new motor that I just built.

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Bright red 87 GTA with I have stock 3.27 gears,stock converter,B&M shift kit, TRW forged 9.75:1 pistons,comp cams pushrods, edelbrock valvesprings, 462 camel hump heads with 2.02in/1.60ex redrilled for angled plugs, 3 angle valve job, ported and polished, performer RPM intake, mallory fp regulator, edelbrock 750 CFM carb, hei ignition(new) with 10,000 volt coil,No cat, flowmaster 2 chamber mufflers, hedman full length headers, edelbrock cam with 488/501
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Old Mar 1, 2001 | 09:16 AM
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Have you run the quarter mile yet?
What kinda times is your setup giving you?

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Old Mar 1, 2001 | 09:23 AM
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Havent ran it yet, but will soon. Trying to get to do a few more mods before I run it.

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Bright red 87 GTA with I have stock 3.27 gears,stock converter,B&M shift kit, TRW forged 9.75:1 pistons,comp cams pushrods, edelbrock valvesprings, 462 camel hump heads with 2.02in/1.60ex redrilled for angled plugs, 3 angle valve job, ported and polished, performer RPM intake, mallory fp regulator, edelbrock 750 CFM carb, hei ignition(new) with 10,000 volt coil,No cat, flowmaster 2 chamber mufflers, hedman full length headers, edelbrock cam with 488/501
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Old Mar 1, 2001 | 09:27 AM
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Definitely go with a Vigilante converter if the nitrous makes you nervous right now. It's probably the most noticeable mod for the money in your list of possibilities.
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Old Mar 1, 2001 | 09:44 AM
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You might want to consider some suspension mods... most likely you're already traction-limited, any further upgrades to the drivetrain are not fully useable until you can hook up more power to the pavement.

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Old Mar 1, 2001 | 11:08 AM
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agreed RB.

You need to look at the whole picture.




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