k i have 70bucks to spend here

air foil
msd coil
k&ns
nice set of wires

what would be the best? thanks, car 88 iroc camaro 5.7

 

adlustable fuel pressure regulator, if you already have one get an air foil

 

the real question is what are you trying to accomplish? and do you need wires or an air filter? if you do those would probably be a good choice.. the K&N's might save u a little gas.. the rest of the stuff is kinda useless...unless ya need it..

 

The foils are worth a whopping .5hp? 1hp? Waste of $.

If your wires are good, new ones won't help much, if any. Same thing with a coil.

On your list, I'd start with K&Ns. If the engine can't breathe, anything else you add, wouldn't be, as good as it could be.

 

i think the wire is the one came with the car back in 88 idk 7mm dont skip so probably just get some K&Ns maybe go on ebay and save some money and also get some wires.

 

If they are 19/20 year old wires, it certainly wouldn't hurt. But measure them with a meter first. The chances of them being the originals, are pretty slim. Replacement without testing first, leads to a lot of unneeded expense.

 

i just went out and check them over they have burn spots all over them.still have to meter them.

pretty much it down to 2 the k&n and plug wires

 

If they have burn spots, I'd start with those. Weak spark can reduce hp. Who knows? You might be able to swing wires & K&N for just a little more.

Go with AC Delco plug wires. All the aftermarket are realy just hype. Ask any GNX/TTA owner. Those guys seem to have spent tons of time trying different aftermarkets, including dyno time, between plug wires, on the same day. And always go back to REAL AC Delco plug wires.

Check your plugs too. With the bad plug wires, some plugs might be fouled, due to weak sparks.

Take care of the basics. Mods are pointless, if the basics are in bad shape.

 

I would also make a suggestion to cut out your air boxes. Like Stephen said, the car has to breathe, and that is a free mod that works well, as long as you don't mind a little extra noise(only reason they are there).

 

save some more and buy into a low risk stock. ride it for the long haul 20+ years longer the better.

BTW not to sound like a jerk but from your list none of that is worth what it costs. just do your up keep like the wires, cap/rotor, plugs and a clean paper filter

you would need to start with headers and catback for any noticable improvment.

 

what do u cut out is there a thread about this?i took out the fins from the air box

the plugs is new less then 3weeks old(let me tell the story)

about a month ago i pick up this iroc from my friend for 450 bucks drove it home.the engine was knocking i know first thing shouldn't have drove it home.but i live so close and didnt what to waste 60 for a tow.also the car was flooding,the owner replace every sensor well came to find out the ecm was bad fix that so.about 2week later i took the engine out well my dad help me,we rebuild it had to buy a new crank and a new rod.

ive spent about 400 to rebuild the engine so i got me a nice iroc for 850.

here a pic

 

Buy something that types the whole question in the subject line instead of it being like a cracker jack box... never know what you get til you're inside...

Raf

 

If that is the car you've spent $850 on, your doing good!

As for the air box mod... https://www.thirdgen.org/ramair

 

yeah that the car,i have more pics if u wont to see..

umm so probably will do the air box and get some k&ns,then the next thing is the exhaust cuz it only can breath in what it can take out..

 

Plug wires?

 

yeah that to probably get the wires first then i get the k&n later if i can afford both i get them..

 

i made a cool air intake for mine for about 35 dollars...it helps it breathe a little better but overall it wasnt really quite worth it i think, the air foil that i got wasnt worth a whole lot either, i have original wires still on my 87 t/a and i think i should change them out lol but i must say, i have tried every cheap way to add power and have not had any great success, i have not foudn that cheap wonder trick that'll boost me 50 hp...i would say that your best bet is to get the 'lungs' together on your car, i.e. take care of the intake, take care of the exhaust, save up for headers and look in the classifieds or on ebay (i just bought some on here for 150, hardly used) cuz if you get the air through quicker, then you can get more fuel in, which means new injectors, maybe a bigger pump...the good stuff....

all in all, what i'm trying to say is that you should aim for the intake lol




or be like the a-holes with cobras and little ricers and get some nos, blow your motor and then cry all week about it lol

 

i mean the car is strong enough like it is,cant seem to get traction even i am at 20mph then stop down on it,still loose traction lol idk the tires still have plenty of thread.

i just want to buy something for my car lol..

 

umm i think im going to buy a muffler,then probably gut or remove the cat since i took all the smog sh*t off.probably the best i think increase hp and sounds nice at the same time for 50bucks

 

Exhaust is a huge thing for these cars. They are so restricted from the factory it's not even funny. My '88 IROC had 2.77 gears, and the best I could get was a 15.02 out of it. I bought $100 Autozone 1 1/2" headers, cut out the airboxes, removed smog, and cleaned the cat, and went 14.61! Just goes to show how restricted they really are.

 

yeah the wires tested good so they will last until i get paid again,so im getting the dynomax muffler 59buck my dad is a welder so im good there.wanting to put some nice tips to bring out the back some.probably remove the cat less weight not much but anything adds right.