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Old Mar 26, 2001 | 02:49 PM
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Some Engine Mods????

What are some good cost free Engine Mods todo other than Homemade Ram Air??? I've made the homemade Ram-Air and I'll post them up on thirdgen sometime or later.....
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Old Mar 26, 2001 | 03:28 PM
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There are lots of things you can do. You can port your TPI plenum if you have a Dremel and some grinding bits (I take it your car is TPI since its an IROC). You can advance your ignition timing to make more power, just don't advance it too far or it will cause detonation and then the computer will retard the hell out of it. There is also things like the throttle body coolant by-pass (there is a tech article about this in the articles section of this site), you can remove the screens from your MAF sensor, gut your catalytic converter if you don't have to worry about emissions, you can remove the space saver spare tire and jack to reduce your weight. Anything else am I missing guys??

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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)

Soon to Come: 7.625" 10 Bolt with 3.42s and Accel TPI Intake Base
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Old Mar 27, 2001 | 12:31 AM
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Remove smog pump, air tubes, and etc. from emissions. It also makes it easier to change the plugs!

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'87 Trans Am:
(Engine)
305 TPI
160 Degree Thermostat
TB Bypass
Accel 300+ 8.8 Racing Wires
Accel Super Coil
Bosch Platinium Plugs
Custom Ram Air with K&N
Removed Emissions Equipment
(Stereo)
Kenwood Excelon
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