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Old 02-04-2005, 12:48 PM
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I have a '88 LX Conv and about $5k to spend and don't know what to buy. This car is not going to be a drag car and is not a daily driver however in the future I may do some road course racing. So far the car has a MSD ingnition coil, distributor, and wires. Also has off-road h-pipe (still has stock headers). I would like to get somewhere in the 400+ range at the rear wheels eventually. I was looking at the Holley Systemax II kit and probably using most of the parts that they reccomend with the kit which are listed with the link above. On top of that possably a 347 stroker kit. How does this sound?

Is there are better way to spend my money and get more power? Should I just get a crate motor?
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Old 02-04-2005, 03:07 PM
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Dang, that thing looks nice! How much do they go for?
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Old 02-04-2005, 03:49 PM
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Convertible??????????????????? Uh, a roll cage?
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Old 02-04-2005, 03:50 PM
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The kit is $2250 from summit racing and with all the reccomended parts it is about $4000.
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Old 02-04-2005, 06:20 PM
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yeah i would deff put a nice ROLL CAGE in, if you are going to be doing all that!!!!!! [sm=goodidea.gif]
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Old 02-05-2005, 02:54 AM
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dont just waste it on a crate engine no.. build a nice solid engine with some good power (maybe 500 flywheel?) then work on the tranny to hold the power.. and a nice suspension setup. make a really nice overall car.
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Old 02-06-2005, 01:46 AM
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TWIN TURBO.
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Old 02-06-2005, 02:30 AM
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