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Old 11-25-2006, 07:44 PM
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come february ill be free to start work on my engine, till then im fixing the exterior, etc. what do you guys think would be a good idea, i want a lotta power, but still gotta consider im havin to save up for this stuff cause im in school, only make like 6/ an hour at 40 hrs a week. so im thinkin maybe intake manifold, maybe save up for a stroker kit in a few months... jus wonderin what isnt too expensive and is gonna give me some heat
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Old 11-25-2006, 07:49 PM
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nitrous, its cheap horsepower. but everyone else will also say gears
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Old 11-25-2006, 07:50 PM
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yeah, gears and exhaust should be your first mods and you don't have to tap into the engine yet.
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Old 11-25-2006, 08:01 PM
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ya i forgot to mention i got gears settin right here on my table jus gotta get em in, and i got flowmaster mufflers but im gonna get exhaust done soon. what exhaust you guys think sounds meanest, best performance?
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Old 11-25-2006, 08:03 PM
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everybody loves the Flowmaster sound. I have all Mac stuff on mine, little bit different sound, all around the same HP gain though.s
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Old 11-25-2006, 08:06 PM
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u think i should get like offroad xpipe or hpipe? i got a friend who had offroad x pipe and flowmasters and it sounded pretty good, i want a unique sound tho
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