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Old Mar 7, 2001 | 11:18 AM
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What other free mods can I do?

I already took out the smog pump. I did the TB coolant bypass. I made a home made ram air. What else is there to do that will be very close to free that will make my car go faster?

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88 iroc
LB9 305 tpi
k&n, flowmaster, ADS chip
160* thermostat
home made ram air
removed smog pump
TB bypass
ASCD big block hood
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Old Mar 7, 2001 | 11:59 AM
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Advance your Timing

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60 Ranchero - Project ( Money Hole )
85 Sport Coupe LG4 - Daily Driver

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Old Mar 7, 2001 | 01:38 PM
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Take some weight out of the vehicle.
Not really a mod, but it helps alot.

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--Steve S--
1984 Trans Am 305 LG4, 5 speed
Daily Driver, Flowmaster 80 Series
NOW FEATURING: Holley 600 cfm & vacuum advance

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Old Mar 7, 2001 | 02:13 PM
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Port the plenum, cut the screens out of your MAF (Mass Air Flow Sensor)
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Old Mar 7, 2001 | 03:01 PM
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dont cut the screens out of your maf.

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1988 GTA Trans Am 350tpi: 44k miles,3:27 BW rear, aftermarket t-tops
Hotchkis: subframe connectors & strut tower brace
Flowmaster: 3inch exhaust& dual chamber muffler
Accel: 8.8mm wires, cap&rotor, u-groove spark plugs
Edelbrock: 52mmTB, intake & runners
K&N: filtercharger
TPIS: 170* stat, afpr, mat relocation kit
March: performance crank and alternator pulleys
Hypertech: 176* fan switch
Other mods: ported plenum, gutted cat, tb coolant bypass, flux capasitor
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Old Mar 7, 2001 | 04:45 PM
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You can get rid of your A/C, the less pulleys you have to turn the better. Each belt talkes about 7-10 hp away, so the less you have the better. ALthough it will cost you like $20 to have your AC evacuated.

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1987 Chevy Camaro IROC-Z
L98 TPI 350 (5.7L)
TH 700R-4 Transmission
Borg Warner 7.75" 9 Bolt Rear End

Current Mods: LT4 Hot Cam, Comp Cams 1.52:1 Roller Rocker Arms, Edelbrock TES 1 5/8" Headers, Hooker 3" Aerochamber Cat-Back System, Performance Resource Chip, Accel Ignition Coil, Cap, Rotor, 8.8mm Wires, K&N Filters, JET TPI Air Foil, All Free Mods, Falken ZIEX Z-Rated Tires.

Best ET (w/o LT4 cam): 14.32 @ 97.7mph
(corrected for elevation)

7.5" 10 Bolt with 3.42s soon to come!
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