Okay. I need to hit 13's, what should I do? Should I get an AFPR? Will that help since I have the exhaust now? How about ignition? I can get a chip burned for a fairly cheap price, should I go that route or wait for the rest of my mods? I plan to get pullies but what after that? No major engine mods, I just wanna tap 13.9 or better and then worry about the rest of the stuff. Thanks.

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1990 G92 5spd LB9 - 3.42 80,000 miles

Accel Ignition/Wires (8.8mm), Advanced Timing, TB Bypass, Ported and Gasket Matched Plenum, Synthetic Motor Oil, 160 Thermo, TPIS Airfoil, K&N Air Filters, Centerforce I Pressure Plate and Clutch, Edelbrock TES Headers, Dual Cats, Edelbrock RPM Series Catback, Homemade Ram Air, Bosch +4 Platinum Plugs

14.4 @ 94mph w/2.0622 60ft (w/o headers and catback)

14.426 @ 96.19mph w/2.167 60ft(w/headers and catback)

 

WEll from your times, if you only want to do it at the Track. Get you some DOT approved slicks, you can also use them on the road. Get a lower gear since you will be stickier and a heavier clutch. I am sorry but you 60' times suck. It killing you.
THat will easily get you the 13.9 because if you could pull a 1.95 60' time based on your times noew you should be Down in the 14.2's
With the Slicks and lower gear you will hook hit that number and acccelerate harder. The clutch is just to make sure all of your power gets to them slicks and not in spinning your clutch out
THe AFPR would be a good idea and I would wait and see what otheer mods you do before getting a custom chip burnt.


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89 Trans Am Turbo 3.8L All stock 43,000 miles #1053 of 1555

Past Thirdgen:
86 Trans Am w/ built 355TPI with SLP goodies and too much other stuff to List. One sweet *** car, wish I would have had a good enough Job to pay insurance on three cars so I could keep it, but for a 89 Turbo Trans Am w/ Low miles, I think I made the right choice!

 

I wouldnt get the pullies, they're a waste. I would get the AFPR, and what kind of chip is it? Most aftermarket chips are worthless.

I wouldnt get slicks either, you dont need them right now. Go for drag radials instead, and the 3.42 gears is fine too.

Are those new edelbrock headers or the old ones? If they're the old ones, they suck.

And you might have to wait for some cooler weather, as the heat of summer really kills times.

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1991 Camaro Z28
5.7L 5-Speed (originally 305)
13.23 @ 107.62 MPH
Southern California
Member: SoCal 3rd Gen F-Bodies
Webmaster: SoCal F-Bodies
-=ICON Motorsports=-

 

I would do some suspension mods. SFC are a really good idea along with STB and LCA's adj Panhard rod are some good ideas. Also an AFPR would be a good one. I put one in and I love it. If you want to go ***** to the wall some head work maybe nice. Just some ideas. You can also do little things like pulleys, coil, ignition box, things like that. Good luck hitting it. Let us know if you make it because I have about the same car that you do so then I will know what I have to do to hit it.

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"I'm not dumb, I just have an amazing command of thoroughly useless
information."
Bill Waterson creator of Calvin & Hobbes.

 

ET streets, Cam, and Heads in that order. which track did you run them times at? You ever been to Byron? If not if you arent doing anything on August 11 come on down, me and some budies are headed there. You post post at all on the MFBA at all? Enough question E-mail me if you are interested in Byorn in August.

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87 Z28 305 TPI, Auto, LT-1 cam (@.50 418/430, 194/199, LSA 111), roller timing set, 2.73, Gutted air boxes, K & N fillters, Dyno Max 3" cat back, 8.8 mm spirals, air foil, BFG Drag radials,170* Stat and TB bypass.
Old Best 15.414 @ 87.47.
new best 15.006 @ 89.55.
w/ drag radails 14.6 @ 93
“Fallen But Not Forgotten”

 

Kevin, its a custom burnt prom. My friend supposively dropped 2 tenths from it and he got the prom work for free! I'm gonna try and talk him in to getting me one, all I have to do is buy 2 chips. For $10 tho I figure what the hell! I just ordered my TES Headers like 1 month ago, so they should be the "new" ones.

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1990 G92 5spd LB9 - 3.42 80,000 miles

Accel Ignition/Wires (8.8mm), Advanced Timing, TB Bypass, Ported and Gasket Matched Plenum, Synthetic Motor Oil, 160 Thermo, TPIS Airfoil, K&N Air Filters, Centerforce I Pressure Plate and Clutch, Edelbrock TES Headers, Dual Cats, Edelbrock RPM Series Catback, Homemade Ram Air, Bosch +4 Platinum Plugs

14.4 @ 94mph w/2.0622 60ft (w/o headers and catback)

14.426 @ 96.19mph w/2.167 60ft(w/headers and catback)

 

whats up with these "new" TES headers? how are they different from the old ones that i have?
thanx

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'88 RS (originally 2.8)
-350, .040 over, vette alum. L98s, stock tpi.
-305 injectors & chip
-TES headers & edelbrock cat back
-3.73 gears, 700r4.
Best with 2.8-17.4@77mph
Best with 305-15.0@93mph
Best with 356-13.7@101mph
on a 2.050 60 ft.
(Damn the 2.8!)

 

I will tell what results I have had from just bolt ons. My 1991 350 B4C ran 14.49 @ 95.8mph stock. My mods were Flowmaster catback(single tailpipe), K&N's, Jet airfoil, alt & crank pullies, ported plenum(ridges removed), 8* timing, fresh tune-up, and iced intake prior to run and ran 14.09 at 100.86mph. Basically I gained 5mph from these simple bolt ons. My newest 92' B4C just ran 14.34 @ 97.34mph in Phoenix heat with tune-up, ported plenum, and flowmaster catback. Maybe this will help. I don't know if the 305 230hp responds as good to these mods as a L98.

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1992 L98 DGGM B4C (X-FBI car)
1992 X-CHP B4C, Black and White.

 

Don't the L98 B4C's come with aluminum driveshaft? I was also thinking about putting one of those on, but am skeptical because I'm not sure of the benefits I will reap. Anyone know if it would be good? SOTP feel?

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1990 G92 5spd LB9 - 3.42 80,000 miles

Accel Ignition/Wires (8.8mm), Advanced Timing, TB Bypass, Ported and Gasket Matched Plenum, Synthetic Motor Oil, 160 Thermo, TPIS Airfoil, K&N Air Filters, Centerforce I Pressure Plate and Clutch, Edelbrock TES Headers, Dual Cats, Edelbrock RPM Series Catback, Homemade Ram Air, Bosch +4 Platinum Plugs

14.4 @ 94mph w/2.0622 60ft (w/o headers and catback)

14.426 @ 96.19mph w/2.167 60ft(w/headers and catback)

 

The B4C's got the aluminum drive shaft. This is a good thing for any car because it lowers the weight of the car. Also it gives the car less rotating mass so it doesn't take as much engergy to make the drive shaft spin. One more thing the car will shake less and generally drive better at higher speeds.

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91 z-28 305 700R4
3.73 gears out back
T-Tops and Black all over.

 

Sorry, but no B4C's received the aluminum driveshaft from the factory. Only 1LE's and Pontiac Tran Am's.

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1992 L98 DGGM B4C (X-FBI car)
1992 X-CHP B4C, Black and White.

 

It wasn't an option on B4C's? Just thought I had read that in another post somewhere. . . oh well, I tend to forget sometimes.

 

I am an MFBA member,since 5/99. What event is going on at Byron?

 

The old headers are 1 1/2" and 1 5/8" dual primaries. The new ones are all 1 5/8" primaries.

 

The only seat of the pants feeling you will get is less drivetrain vibration at speeds over 75 MPH. Its not a horsepower mod, but its one of those "every little bit helps" mods, like an airfoil. Check the classifieds for a used one.

 

You can feel a SOTP result from an aluminum driveshaft. It allows more power to get to the wheels. Sure its not a HP mod for the engine, but pull onto a Chassis dyno and it becomes a HP mod.

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89 Trans Am Turbo 3.8L All stock 43,000 miles #1053 of 1555

Past Thirdgen:
86 Trans Am w/ built 355TPI with SLP goodies and too much other stuff to List. One sweet *** car, wish I would have had a good enough Job to pay insurance on three cars so I could keep it, but for a 89 Turbo Trans Am w/ Low miles, I think I made the right choice!