need some help with the lt1

[93z*28]

i have about $8000 dollars saved up and i was just woundering what some good mods would be to put on the car i need the best bang for the buck any help would be great

[Z Ya Later]

What have you done to it already? How many miles does it have? What kind of maintenance has been done already (e.g. Opti, water pump, etc.)? Stick or auto?

[93z*28]

i have slp cold air intake eletric water pump cat-back slp loud mouth exhaust and thats it i want some ideas to keep me busy for the winter

[Z Ya Later]

How many miles though? Stick or auto? Right off hand, a set of sub-frame connectors, lower control arms, panhard rod, torque arm, intake elbow, 1LE aluminum driveshaft, PCM custom chip, headers, roller rockers, shift kit if you have an auto or a short-throw shifter if you have a stick and maybe a wheel/tire package as far as mods go. For maintenance, I would need to know your mile count and tranny type.

[93z*28]

its a manual i have the 5.0 short throw shifter and 4.10 gears and it has 150000 miles im thinking of boring it to a 396 stroker

[raroZ28]

set of heads, headers, intake, and a cam would wake that bad boy up a lot. That's what I'm doing this winter, on top of susp. mods.

Then I gotta meet up with Jay

Juss playin'

[95TransAm]

At 150k, if you haven't done basic maintenance, i would suggest it. New plugs, wires, opti, injectors backflushed and cleaned, fluids/filters changed, 02 sensors if they are gettin bad, de-carbon airflow portion of engine with seafoam, possibly timing chain and valve springs. the o2 sensors and timing chain and valve springs would prolly be something you would want to do if you want to drive many more miles without problems. You can thank joe1320 for the maintenance info, he's the one who enlightened me, and it woke my ride up a bit .

As for mods....

Suspension:
Panhard rod
LCA's
subframe connectors
struts/shocks if needed
strut tower brace

Engine:
CAI
Full exhaust
Turbo or supercharger if you want serious power (if you go turbo eliminate full exhaust then, get exhaust that would benefit your turbo best, dont have a turbo nor have i worked on one so im not the best there)
PCM tuning
roller rockers
ported/polished heads and intake
cam

Upgrade your clutch (strongly suggest this one) i have an auto so the manual guys will have better insight

Wheels and tires

It's all about what you want to achieve with your car. Remember the possibilities are endless.

Good luck

[94 formula]

With $8,000 and 150k I would just do the 396 stroker like you said. Or if your thinking of ever going with forced induction 383 would probably be the way to go. Also put a nice set of heads and a cam in it and your set.

[Z Ya Later]

At 150k, if you haven't done basic maintenance, i would suggest it. New plugs, wires, opti, injectors backflushed and cleaned, fluids/filters changed, 02 sensors if they are gettin bad, de-carbon airflow portion of engine with seafoam, possibly timing chain and valve springs. the o2 sensors and timing chain and valve springs would prolly be something you would want to do if you want to drive many more miles without problems.

Suspension:
Panhard rod
LCA's
subframe connectors
struts/shocks if needed
strut tower brace

Engine:
CAI
Full exhaust
Turbo or supercharger if you want serious power (if you go turbo eliminate full exhaust then, get exhaust that would benefit your turbo best, dont have a turbo nor have i worked on one so im not the best there)
PCM tuning
roller rockers
ported/polished heads and intake
cam

Upgrade your clutch (strongly suggest this one) i have an auto so the manual guys will have better insight

Wheels and tires

It's all about what you want to achieve with your car. Remember the possibilities are endless.

Good luck

Exactly what he said. For the clutch, If you're gonna use it for a daily driver more than anything, the stock unit is fine. If not, a lot of users here prefer the Spec clutches, although the SLP unit would be worth looking at too if you're not going to get too aggressive with it.

[TraceZ]

Are you sure you want to spend it ALL on the car? Why not spend a couple grand on the car and invest the rest? You could pay off twards any debt you have too.

Then again, I have no idea what your financial situation is.... Maybe you do have $8K to completely blow.

[Jeff_in_Atl]

Are you sure you want to spend it ALL on the car? Why not spend a couple grand on the car and invest the rest? You could pay off twards any debt you have too.

Then again, I have no idea what your financial situation is.... Maybe you do have $8K to completely blow.

Whatever you put in your car, expect to get between 1/4-1/3 when you come to sell it. Not a very good return on an investment. I suggest Home Depot stock. I'm not kidding either. Especially with 150k on the clock.

[alenstein]

How about getting rid of the current ride and putting the cash twaords newer LS1.... Ls1 sweet LS1 what would I do to have one, ahhhhgrr

[93z*28]

thanks everyone for the insight on the car and some things that i should do but i just seen this offer for a 383 stroker kit so im probley going to do that then ill look for a good supercharger whos do you think would make the best horse power im pretty convinced with the procharger

[93z*28]

and witch opti!!! would work best for my car the vented or regular