i made a list of stuff my bud can do to his 2.8 mpfi camaro other than swaping motors but here is the list and im inviting any and all criticism and additions to the list, im just gonna print the list im giving him its got a few of my opinions in it as well as his car being a 89/rs/5-speed:

Thing that will be good for your car, besides a V8…
1) Sub-frame connectors (weld in type) about 90$ plus welding costs
2) Have a y pipe fabricated 2" then y into 2.5" to cat
3) High flow 2.5 inch cat (do not gut cat!) about 130$
4)2.5 inch exhaust pipe to a flowmaster truck muffler then dual exit on drivers side - about 200$
5) Good clutch, ram or center force (around 200$ for the whole kit)
6) Remove a/c parts (all of them) - free
7) Pro 5.0 shifter - 190$
8) MAC 82-02 Red Panhard Rod (79.50$ online plus shipping)
9) Upgrade torque arm (like 300 or 400$)
10) New or kyb shocks and struts (about )
-Camaro/Firebird 82-92 KYB GR-2 Front Strut Pair – 125$
-Camaro/Firebird 82-2002 KYB GR-2 Rear Shocks Pair- 50$
11) Moog OEM Replacement Spring Set - 99$
12) Nice tires on balanced wheels
13) New sensors and hoses and belts
14) Steering brace and strut tower brace
15)160° Thermostat (5$ to 20$)
16) Crane PowerMax Camshaft CRN-254122 about 160$ on summit
17) Spark plugs, Bosch Platinum +4's, anything else platinum, and NGK (about a dollar a plug)
18) Accel 8.8 mm plug wires
19) MSD 6A (part# 6200) 130$ or so on summit
20) Do this - http://thirdgenmods.firebirdv6.com/tbcoolant.html
21) Do this too - http://thirdgenmods.firebirdv6.com/coldair.html
22) Pull off air injection tubes and cap holes and remove all smog pump accessories (only do if you don’t care about passing emissions testing i.e. you have a guy that’ll pass you)
23) Lakewood Rear Lower Control Arms
24) BMR anti sway bars
25) Use synthetic oil and a good oil filter (Mobil one, ac Delco filter)
26) Eaton Posi Performance Differential GM 87+
27) Clean, replace, or upgrade injectors
28) Electric cooling fans, swap in the stuff from an lt1 f body
29)Once you get big stuff go get a chip and have it programmed for you car, makes car smoother

http://thirdgenmods.firebirdv6.com/
http://www.fbodymotorsports.com/home_page
http://www.thirdgenresource.com/home
http://www.bmrfabrication.com/products.htm
http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/camaro_parts
http://www.spohn.net/index.cfm
http://www.thunderracing.com/index.c...ategoryid=1007
http://www.top-downsolutions.com/default.php

as you can see i have no order to my thoughts but let me know what you guys think, if i have hit the main things, i pretty sure i have, but i know not the 2.8 other than its not powerfull even if modded

thanks guys

 

i'd not use the msd box but would use a better coil (msd) might want to consider relocating the battery, glass lift off hood is good for 75 pound weight reduction

 

1., cheapest I have found sfcs was 155.00

Agree, save 6a for very last, use msd replacement coil, and have it relocated to somewhere besides above manifolds.

custom headers, and custom y-pipe.

replacement coils, he may want to lower it, get suspension technieques (sp?)

185 t-stat rather then 160.

heated o2 sensor, rather then direct replacement.

post polish intake/heads

replace timing chain!!!

underdrive pullys

load brace/g-force brace

posi track rear end

many more, its just where does he want to spend the money

 

Custom turbo???
shift kits???
Rework the heads(bigger valves)
1.6 rockers
Aluminum driveshaft
lighter wheels(often overlooked for some reason)
NO2 If you know how to use it (50-75)
I think thats everything...

 

im leaveing the money spendin up to him, i dont want to be really pushy, but he has this buddy that seems to think the best mods since sliced bread is gutted cats and glass packs... need i say more, i just want my bud looking into the right mods and improvments, ya know,

about the quote load brace and g force brace???show me what this is, or tell me er yeah