First Mod, Limited Cash, WHAT SHOULD IT BE???
05-14-2011, 03:44 PM
#21
Well gears are only $170 and that's on my list
Tuner is also
I think the Nitto's are as sticky as I'm gonna go.
But the midpipe is a new one...Right now I have stock headers...and stock everything really. I was going to get the SSS Terminators and eventually look into some long tube headers with a shorty pipe to go with it.
Do you think long tube headers and a short mid-pipe is a good idea? If so, what long tube headers and midpipe do you like???
Tuner is also
I think the Nitto's are as sticky as I'm gonna go.
But the midpipe is a new one...Right now I have stock headers...and stock everything really. I was going to get the SSS Terminators and eventually look into some long tube headers with a shorty pipe to go with it.
Do you think long tube headers and a short mid-pipe is a good idea? If so, what long tube headers and midpipe do you like???
05-14-2011, 06:37 PM
#22
speed'n
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A tuner on a stock gt is what (like 10hp maybe 15 more hp?). If your even wanting a chance to be in the ballpark of that R/T charger, your going to have to buy a bottle and run some nitrogen like 100 shot.
My 2cents.
My 2cents.
05-14-2011, 06:40 PM
#23
Well gears are only $170 and that's on my list
Tuner is also
I think the Nitto's are as sticky as I'm gonna go.
But the midpipe is a new one...Right now I have stock headers...and stock everything really. I was going to get the SSS Terminators and eventually look into some long tube headers with a shorty pipe to go with it.
Do you think long tube headers and a short mid-pipe is a good idea? If so, what long tube headers and midpipe do you like???
Tuner is also
I think the Nitto's are as sticky as I'm gonna go.
But the midpipe is a new one...Right now I have stock headers...and stock everything really. I was going to get the SSS Terminators and eventually look into some long tube headers with a shorty pipe to go with it.
Do you think long tube headers and a short mid-pipe is a good idea? If so, what long tube headers and midpipe do you like???
05-14-2011, 09:10 PM
#25
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05-14-2011, 11:05 PM
#27
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EDIT: NVM I thought you had a manual. With an auto gears would be the first thing I would do. Shocks and struts will be nice but a stock auto is a dog and needs gears and or higher stall.
Last edited by WannaBeGearHead; 05-14-2011 at 11:08 PM.
05-14-2011, 11:43 PM
#29
Don't gears benefit most from a tune to get the most out of them though? It's just I worry that to do the whole thing right that I just don't have the cash yet.
My plan was to get burned this time around and see what time we both run, and by the next time we race to have added the gears and tuned them up with an SCT.
Which will get me a better track time if I just do one Mod...the tuner by itself? Or the gears slapped on with no tune?
I'm willing to do either. Or the shocks. That is really where I'm at, I know I'm limited on cash and I just want to make the best decision for my current stock set up to get one baby step closer to being track ready. Like I said, this is just to get a base-line on my stock car.
Thanks to all of you for the great advice.
05-15-2011, 12:07 AM
#30
Yeah I'm fairly aware of that...how many hours does a mechanic charge to do that job. I just figured I could get them in for the $300 I have (parts and labor) if that's what I chose to do. (as I wrote in my first post)
Don't gears benefit most from a tune to get the most out of them though? It's just I worry that to do the whole thing right that I just don't have the cash yet.
My plan was to get burned this time around and see what time we both run, and by the next time we race to have added the gears and tuned them up with an SCT.
Which will get me a better track time if I just do one Mod...the tuner by itself? Or the gears slapped on with no tune?
I'm willing to do either. Or the shocks. That is really where I'm at, I know I'm limited on cash and I just want to make the best decision for my current stock set up to get one baby step closer to being track ready. Like I said, this is just to get a base-line on my stock car.
Thanks to all of you for the great advice.
Don't gears benefit most from a tune to get the most out of them though? It's just I worry that to do the whole thing right that I just don't have the cash yet.
My plan was to get burned this time around and see what time we both run, and by the next time we race to have added the gears and tuned them up with an SCT.
Which will get me a better track time if I just do one Mod...the tuner by itself? Or the gears slapped on with no tune?
I'm willing to do either. Or the shocks. That is really where I'm at, I know I'm limited on cash and I just want to make the best decision for my current stock set up to get one baby step closer to being track ready. Like I said, this is just to get a base-line on my stock car.
Thanks to all of you for the great advice.
you dont have a forced induction car, so a tune is only going to make you run 91+ and cost you $$$$$$. hell, even a MACH 1 only gains like ~10rwhp from a good tune, MAYBE 20 with a bunch of bolt ons.
you dont need anything else for gears, just throw them in and go...
a tune on a stock 2V is a waste of money (anyone who disagrees, post up the before and after sheets on a STOCK NA car... i dont want to see blowers or nasty HCI cars)
get the gears, do some suspension mods, get fat n' skinnies and work on driver mod then start digging a little deeper...
with a basically stock 2V you can get WELLLLLLLLLLL into the 13's which is pretty damn quick