Guys im getting an 08 Candy Red GT this Wed. I was wondering what my first mod should be. Would like somthing that will be reasonable yet make a difference. Any suggestions?
Thanks
Picked up a new GT 5-speed about a month ago;
1. Bassani axel-bak for sound ($541)
2. CHE K-Brace w/ torque limiters so not to miss 2-3 at WOT ($150)
3. C&L Intake w/ Brenspeed 93 Octane tune combo ($650)
4. 3.73 FRPP gears ($500) to come.
#3 made an incredible difference in driving characteristics of car; I expect #4 to make a noticable difference as well.
Ran the car at ~950 miles on the odo w/ only #1 and #2 above, 14.1@99mph at a track that actually went uphill at the end and also forgetting to turn off TCS.
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I figure w/ the 4 above things I should be able to get in low 13's on a really good weather day with some vastly improved driving.
Things I thought about but probably won't do:
1) LT Headers; I dunno, I'd probably go with ARH (expensive) as opposed to OBX (less pricey) but I don't know about if the gains are worth the $$; also we have emissions testing here and that would fail visual.
2) Mid-pipe/X-pipe w/ hi flo cats: Most likely won't gain much, emissions testing issues
3. UD pulleys: Small gain, albeit not much $$, don't wanna bother with it
With the 4 things above, car is fun to drive, sounds good (not too loud) and is reliable and easily returned to stock. Good enough for me. There's always gonna be someone faster, I just want to be able to beat my wife in the Vette on the occasions she's napping at the line. Besides, I think once you get into too much powere, traction becomes a real issue and I don't wanna start in on the suspension.
ok.....................tune this, tune that - how bout I'm not going to or even think about running premium go-go gas @ your calculated $6.00+ per gallon. besides the fact of clearing codes ( I plan not to throw any), and turn off O2's (I need cats for emissions), what would an 87 octane tune do for me.....................realistically - is it still worth the bux if there's no way in hell I'm gunna run premium fuel?
You have the same thoughts I did before I purchased my tuner/tunes. I had a K&N CAI and finally decided to purchase the JLT II CAI and SCT Tuner/Tunes from Brenspeed. WOW, I was pleasantly surprised at how much different the car ran! Your rpm's stay higher longer when shifting gears, your rev limiter is raised higher 6850 rpm, you get more timing, etc, plus you can use the tuner to check/clear codes, change optional parameters (tire sizes, gear changes, etc). So far I have not had any problems with my tuner, no check engine lights. I was a little hesitant at first, but I love this thing now! And since gas prices just went to $4.02/gallon here for 87 octane, mine is staying on the 87 tune.
That was actually the first thing I changed aswell oin mine. I then went with what everyone else reccomends. I got an intake and tune from Bamachips and couldn't be happier.My first "mod" was actually an 8" antenna just cause the stock one i think is way to long. I would actually say either a CAI and a tune or a short throw shifter.
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