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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 12:19 PM
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How fast can my car possibly be

My 87 Stock 350 Camaro runs 15.1 1/4 mile. I am saving up for a long time now and still am for next spring when I hopefully I can put in my car what I have been saving up to get so here we go. Im still looking for sizes to for camshaft.

Limited Slip with 3:73 gears
New Performance Tires (Dont know yet)
Camshaft (Still looking)
Stealth intake
Tune of coarse.
Full Exhaust

How much faster can I get my car possibly?

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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 07:51 PM
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Re: How fast can my car possibly be

How fast can my car possibly be
How much do you want to spend?
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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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Re: How fast can my car possibly be

why a limited slip rear end? You should definately look into a torque converter, it will really wake up your car. With the mods you posted with a 2500-3000 lockup converter along with a good set of heads you will touch high 12's if your lucky
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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 11:37 PM
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Re: How fast can my car possibly be

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How much do you want to spend?
What ever those parts will cost.
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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 11:39 PM
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Car: Chevrolet Camaro IROC-Z,96 Vette
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Re: How fast can my car possibly be

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why a limited slip rear end? You should definately look into a torque converter, it will really wake up your car. With the mods you posted with a 2500-3000 lockup converter along with a good set of heads you will touch high 12's if your lucky
wont a limited slip help my launch
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 09:46 AM
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Re: How fast can my car possibly be

a good set of heads 1000, torque converter 500, camshaft 200-300, new gears 100-300 based on if you have a 10 bolt or 9 bolt, hsr 400-500, tires 300 ish, and don't know if your going to tune it yourself or not, if you have someone custom tune it ( which you should do instead of buying an off the shelf chip) will cost anywhere from 200-500 based on where you go.
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 10:17 AM
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Re: How fast can my car possibly be

+1 on a stall converter and some drag radials. Then a vote for some suspension mods to put it all to the ground.
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 10:20 AM
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Re: How fast can my car possibly be

if you really want a quick car, then save some money and have a motor built.

i wouldnt throw any money into that 350. sorry!
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 11:40 PM
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Re: How fast can my car possibly be

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if you really want a quick car, then save some money and have a motor built.

i wouldnt throw any money into that 350. sorry!
why so? I just want a low 13 maybe 12 sec car anyway.
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Old Jul 5, 2009 | 12:28 AM
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Re: How fast can my car possibly be

Stick with the motor. For a mid 13 sec car, I would say the SR is a good idea, rear gears would help, but don't go too crazy, I would stick with 3.42 or so. Grab a set of drag radials, pick up a TQ converter and shift kit, Grab a used catback or something... and definitely grab a cam.
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