turnitsa Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 alright guys i need a little help and im new to the ss world... seeing how my other cars were an 87 iroc-z and a 79 blazer and a 94 s-10..... i want my truck to be fast along with the looks... i know its fast stock.... but i want it faster. i want it to run in the mid 13's... i seen they run about a 15.0 14.9 stock.... ok but here's the problem... i dont want to rip my engine apart doing the heads or getting it bored out... maybe cams.. but thats about it for internal work. for now i just hit 40k and my warrenty is good till 60k y void it now, u never know what can happen, but i did talk to my dealer telling him i want to make it fast he said go ahead.. but dont touch the internals...... i was looking at super chargers, but i dont think i want to go that route.. twin turbos by sts....... but its an everyday driver...same again i kinda dont want to yet! i want it to last for now.... i mean 580 a month....u gotta take a little pride in that...i was thinking some headers, exhaust, chip, cai with snorkel, some underdrive pullies, injectors, test pipes...? please help me! thanks guys.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
04silveradoclone07ss Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 i would look into a good exhaust, CAI and defiantly a tune. after doing research on tunes you can see that that gain in h.p is awesome. that will get you started. as far as pulleys, injectors thats out of my league right now and will let someone else chime in to help you out~~~Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black2003SS Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 ITs real simple...Here's the answer I put in another similar newbie thread...It really doesn't matter what you want or dont want, it is what it is... You can blow alot of money on go slow or go fast parts, being smart about it is the key. For example, you can blow $350 on a MAF, $1,000 on headers, another $500 on exhaust, $200 on cold air induction, $100 on plugs/wires, $300+ on a handheld programmer, etc...and virtually gain nothing but maybe .5 sec. in the 1/4 (if your lucky). That's $2,450 on average, you could argue a little lower or little higher for prices on certain brands etc. With that being said, you could spend about $1,500 on a good set of Dart Heads and $400 for a cam (including springs, etc.), Spend about about $1,000 on tuning and install and pick probably more than a full second in the 1/4. Add a torque converter and you could gain another .2-.5. Ont he flip side, you could buy an inexpensive blower (not the best, but inexpensive) like a powerdyne off of ebay or a used whipple for probably well under $3,000 + a tune, install it yourself (usually easier and less involved than a head/cam swap), and pick up about 1.0-1.5 seconds as well. Again, the key is being smart. You can go fast for less and dont have to spend $10k like some of us will. Or you can do the slow supporting mods first, like I did and then get the blower on. I added headers, cai, tune, converter, efans, exhaust, etc. and would expect a 14.4 or so in the 1/4, but would be thrilled with 14.2ish...but doubtful. When I install the blower I have....boom...high 12's with the right tuning and blower pulley etc. My cold hard advice...want mid 13's? Blower or cam and heads. Blower would be better for warranty because if somethign went wrong, you could take it off in a weekend and with most kits, the dealer would never really know it was there. There are several members running daily drivers with blowers installed as they came out of the box and have long miles with no trouble. You get into trouble when you start adding supporting mods and turning up the boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissfans03ss Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 (edited) you can also use the search button it will answer most of your questions.by the way what does your question have to do with maters and tamaters?.are you 2dub in disguise.? Edited January 28, 2007 by kissfans03ss (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big O Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 I believe he was referencing the movie CARS ... that was a line in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivierakid55 Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 dont think you can get mid 13's with what you have listed. what are test pipes? and injectors arent gonna really help unless you have a reason to move more fuel i.e. turbo/blower/nitro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wody Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 don't forget about the trans. i think a cam, heads, exhaust, and tune would get you pretty close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnitsa Posted January 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 thanx guys.. test pipes take the place of the cats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsharpe13 Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 i dont want to rip my engine apart doing the heads or getting it bored out... You don't have to just get a Radix it sits right on top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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