92 Firebird 3.1
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From: Bayville NJ and Newark at NJIT.
The first thing you should do is a full tune-up, mods are useless unless your car is running in tip-top shape.
K&N is a start, check out this site for some free mods like cold air induction, after that go for a Walker/Dynomax cat-back system and the more expensive stuff like porting and polishing heads and a cam.
Cold air and K&N will give you 10-12 HP. A high flow converter and muffler will give you at least 10(and a kick *** sound).
Also, look around at other peoples signatures to see what they have done to thier cars...
(my HP guessing was never good, so I could be off, someone wanna back up my figures, I think they're on the low side.)
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1985 Camaro SC - 2.8L, auto.
Mods:
Removed air baffles, mandrel bent cat-back pipes (but stock replacment muffler, Dynomax Turbo and Catco converter are on thier way)
K&N is a start, check out this site for some free mods like cold air induction, after that go for a Walker/Dynomax cat-back system and the more expensive stuff like porting and polishing heads and a cam.
Cold air and K&N will give you 10-12 HP. A high flow converter and muffler will give you at least 10(and a kick *** sound).
Also, look around at other peoples signatures to see what they have done to thier cars...
(my HP guessing was never good, so I could be off, someone wanna back up my figures, I think they're on the low side.)
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1985 Camaro SC - 2.8L, auto.
Mods:
Removed air baffles, mandrel bent cat-back pipes (but stock replacment muffler, Dynomax Turbo and Catco converter are on thier way)
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From: First one out of liberty city, burn it to the ground
check sigs..i did when i first came
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1989 Firebird
2.8 v6, t5 swapped in
Ram Hi-po clutch, Cold Air, 1.6 rockers,Lakewood LCA's, Lakewood Lift bars, Wonder Bar, 3" y-pipe, Random Tech Cat, 3" I-pipe, Flowmasters, MSd 6a, MSD Coil (Fireball in future) Accel 8.8 wires, MSD Ignition Module, Auto Meter Gauges (Water, Clock (needed one) Fuel Pressure, and 5" monster tach)TB Bypass, 4th Gen Seats
Coming for my v6:
Panhard Bar, 4thgen front seats, Nitrous, Line Lock, and Ram Air 2 hood
"I'd rather run last in a full out race, than to not have run at all"
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1989 Firebird
2.8 v6, t5 swapped in
Ram Hi-po clutch, Cold Air, 1.6 rockers,Lakewood LCA's, Lakewood Lift bars, Wonder Bar, 3" y-pipe, Random Tech Cat, 3" I-pipe, Flowmasters, MSd 6a, MSD Coil (Fireball in future) Accel 8.8 wires, MSD Ignition Module, Auto Meter Gauges (Water, Clock (needed one) Fuel Pressure, and 5" monster tach)TB Bypass, 4th Gen Seats
Coming for my v6:
Panhard Bar, 4thgen front seats, Nitrous, Line Lock, and Ram Air 2 hood
"I'd rather run last in a full out race, than to not have run at all"
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From: ****SoCal, USA****
PLAN ON A TIMING CHAIN if your milage is over 75,000 miles.
Once you get a good strong foundation, then go add mods.
BUT, if you have NOT changed the chain, your effort will be kinda wasted, as the engine timing ACCURACY will be off.
As much as a pain in the butt that chain is, it really can wake up the engine, too!!
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Chat Soon,
KED85
Karl
1985 Firebird 2.8 to 3.4 swap project for Smog Happy LA, CA
[This message has been edited by KED85 (edited June 07, 2001).]
Once you get a good strong foundation, then go add mods.
BUT, if you have NOT changed the chain, your effort will be kinda wasted, as the engine timing ACCURACY will be off.
As much as a pain in the butt that chain is, it really can wake up the engine, too!!
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Chat Soon,
KED85
Karl
1985 Firebird 2.8 to 3.4 swap project for Smog Happy LA, CA
[This message has been edited by KED85 (edited June 07, 2001).]
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