what to do with $3500

1993SSP · May 29, 2008

Email thumper, tell him what you're wanting, he's a straight shooter.

MikeROD16 · May 29, 2008

yeah, thats what i did. im gonna see what he says when i check my email later today. They blocked yahoo mail here at school

MikeROD16 · May 29, 2008

1993SSP said:
I am happy with my thumper combo, I am making 360rwhp and 400 trq to the wheels with my combo. Don't bother with the stock intake, do an aftermarket one, a few other mods and some gears you can have a excellent running car.

You 5 speed or auto?

nice, and my car is 5 speed. Im planning on getting a nice 6 speed (tremec t56) in the FAR future lol. either that or gforce t5. bith are super expensive. so thats not in my plans anytime soon.

mr.bubbles · May 29, 2008

1993SSP said:
I am happy with my thumper combo, I am making 360rwhp and 400 trq to the wheels with my combo. Don't bother with the stock intake, do an aftermarket one, a few other mods and some gears you can have a excellent running car.

You 5 speed or auto?

Do you have any numbers before the supercharger? How much boost are you running?

blackened88lx · May 29, 2008

MikeROD16 said:
im 16

That explains a lot

MikeROD16 · May 29, 2008

ryan218 · May 29, 2008

im 16 too. let em hate.

if i were you. if you want some power go with a S-trim. do a mild and on the cheap H/C/I Explorer combo with a decent cam. and a S-trim. thats what i would do anyway.. but hey what do we know. were only 16

MikeROD16 · May 29, 2008

that would be nice, but lets see what thumper's got to say. He should email me back today with a nice combo

DMAN302 · May 29, 2008

A pair of any alum heads painted will apear stock...you want sleeper then you sacrafice power. Stock intake is VERY limiting for a good set of heads..even ported IMO and any decent cam will kill the sleeper theme, but yet again the correct cam will be limited by the flow/power curve of the heads and intake you choose. Thumper combo's are usually 250's untuned...decent but if you have the funds step up to a better head, custom cam, RPM intake and if you have any $ left over have Tmoss work the intake and heads.

Trust me I make 320 to the tire and even that (though not much) gets boring REALLY fast. Not to mention there are alot of additional expenses included with head/intake/cam swaps.

Now one more point....I can't think of any advantage of .030 on a 306 CI engine, it just comprimises the integirty of the engine for absolutely no meaningfull power gain. Remeber 302 to 306 is usually a 5 or less HP gain.....stroker motors are not 'bored' over motors as people love to associate the two.

CONCRETEWARFARE · May 29, 2008

Put it this way, I have a tumper/tmoss/fti combo and it does run good but it gets old fast. Its good for what it is but it still isnt anything crazy. Thats why I bought an s trim.

MikeROD16 · May 29, 2008

damn, so in that case, thumper is out of the question. i ant aluminum heads for sure, i could paint them that cast iron color. I would love to go for some AFR's. probably the 185's. and get a pretty good intake to go along with it. possibly a trickflow one. Idk yet. i have so many options. I just want to get everything in order and on a list.

But as for thumper, from what you guys tell me, its no biggie.

btw, :OT:but if i keep the 19 lb injectors, but with all this work, will i waste ALOT more gas or just a bit more? cuz i know that it can only waste so much due to the fact that its 19 lbers.

ryan218 · May 29, 2008

MikeROD16 said:
damn, so in that case, thumper is out of the question. i ant aluminum heads for sure, i could paint them that cast iron color. I would love to go for some AFR's. probably the 185's. and get a pretty good intake to go along with it. possibly a trickflow one. Idk yet. i have so many options. I just want to get everything in order and on a list.

But as for thumper, from what you guys tell me, its no biggie.

btw, :OT:but if i keep the 19 lb injectors, but with all this work, will i waste ALOT more gas or just a bit more? cuz i know that it can only waste so much due to the fact that its 19 lbers.

i i were you i would step up injectors. i think up top it will scatter and run like crap after an H/C/I

MikeROD16 · May 29, 2008

ok, but i just dont want my car being a gas guzzling demon from hell. gas is at 4 bucks regular

LiquidGT · May 29, 2008

MikeROD16 said:
damn, so in that case, thumper is out of the question. i ant aluminum heads for sure, i could paint them that cast iron color. I would love to go for some AFR's. probably the 185's. and get a pretty good intake to go along with it. possibly a trickflow one. Idk yet. i have so many options. I just want to get everything in order and on a list.

But as for thumper, from what you guys tell me, its no biggie.

btw, :OT:but if i keep the 19 lb injectors, but with all this work, will i waste ALOT more gas or just a bit more? cuz i know that it can only waste so much due to the fact that its 19 lbers.

If I were you I'd get some AFR heads, the 165's are better suited for a n/a 302.

Aliate X · May 29, 2008

19lb injectors work fine with hci

*TURBO GT* · May 29, 2008

The http://www.quicktimeturbosystems.com/index.html kit on a stock motor is the best power for your money available you can have 500hp on a bone stock motor and it is only 2995.00 to the door

bentley429 · May 29, 2008

For the guys suggesting a turbo or supercharger, dont forget about injectors,mass air, tune, fuel pumps etc. That stuff adds up and can be over $1500 pretty quick just by themselves.

MikeROD16 · May 29, 2008

*Ahem*

NO FORCED INDUCTION

thank you

and ok, in that case ill keep the 19 lbers. and AFR 165's are my choice then. But what cam and intake?

stykthyn · May 29, 2008

MikeROD16 said:
damn, so in that case, thumper is out of the question. i ant aluminum heads for sure, i could paint them that cast iron color. I would love to go for some AFR's. probably the 185's. and get a pretty good intake to go along with it. possibly a trickflow one. Idk yet. i have so many options. I just want to get everything in order and on a list.

But as for thumper, from what you guys tell me, its no biggie.

btw, :OT:but if i keep the 19 lb injectors, but with all this work, will i waste ALOT more gas or just a bit more? cuz i know that it can only waste so much due to the fact that its 19 lbers.

with the mods and goals you are talking about you can throw gas mileage out the window. if you want to keep getting semi decent mileage keep it as close to stock as possible.
the 19lb injectors are good to about 300-320hp. you wont use more gas you will just go lean and your motor will start to choke like ryan said. you can actually damage things if you run it too long like that.

Turkey Sammich · May 29, 2008

I would suggest doing some research. Some people including myself have thrown some good idea's out there.

However, when it comes down to it, $3500 is a good chunk of change and you're depending on completely stranger's to help you invest money into your car. Do some research, think it over for awhile, and you'll have your plan set, trust me. Good luck, and whatever you decide, document the process, and take as many pictures as you can.

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