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maroman88 04-22-2010 07:09 PM

Suggested Mods
 
sooo the vette needs some work, while im at it, id like to upgrade :)

its a 99 C5 with the LS1 A4

the oil pressure sensor died, its common on the vettes and the intake has to be removed to get to it, so i bought an LS6 intake, while thats off what else should i upgrade thats fairly easy. Would larger injectors benefit me at all? im not sure wat the stock size are in a 99 ls1 anyway. also id like to pick up either a larger TB or a P/P TB (needs to be DBW) The computer will be gettin tuned afterwords as well.

i pulled out a spark plug, you guessed it, originals with 77k miles on em... not much left to them at all lol, wats the best plug/wire combo for a stockish ls1, id like red wires

deadtrend1 04-22-2010 07:45 PM

I put NGK TR-55's with MSD wires in my LS1. MSD = Red

Mike 04-22-2010 08:57 PM

ngk tr55 and the gmpp wires gmpp wires = red

JerzLT1 04-22-2010 09:31 PM

nitrous

NJ Torque 04-22-2010 11:23 PM

What gears does it have? I would do a stall.

maroman88 04-22-2010 11:47 PM

no nitrous! and im asking about other simple things to do while doing the ls6 swap, soooo no stall lol, but it has the higher ratio gears that were optional... 3:15's maybe?

NJ Torque 04-22-2010 11:50 PM

Whats wrong with nitrous?

And basicly no, just do an LS6 swap...

JerzLT1 04-23-2010 12:06 AM

Stall, headers, nitrous... otherwise just do the LS6

Jersey Mike 04-23-2010 12:06 AM

just do plugs, wires, gaskets, opsu, PCV, clean the valley & see if you can have the manifold ported at all. port the TB while you're there, clean the MAF, and uhh... that's about all I can think of for the current work you're doing.

MonmouthCtyAntz 04-23-2010 07:21 AM

Stall, Headers, Nittos, Tune...but by the time you get that done you'll probably be ready to sell it :rofl:

WildBillyT 04-23-2010 08:54 AM

Just do the manifold. Then start work on your exhaust.

SilverDropTop 04-23-2010 09:07 AM

What CAI do you have? I would say basic tune up (plugs, wires, pcv, fuel filter) install LS6 intake, get Shaner S2 or S3 ported DBW TB, Tune, and depending if you have it or not a Vararam. If you can keep your foot out of it, you should easily gain a few mpg and hp. I'm a big fan of the ac delco iridiums (41-110 which replaced the 41-985) on basically stock motors and the MSD wires...I ohm tested them against my granatelli wires on my truck and they were pretty close (I think a magazine did a test on them as well and the MSD's came in second with the granatelli's taking the top spot). For the $40-$60 you can get them for on ebay, they're hard to beat. If you have the extra $$ some ported MAF ends or a gm 85mm maf are nice too (you'll need a tune to really benefit). Just my $.02

jts98z28 04-23-2010 09:40 AM

stall, gears, full exhaust, tb, nitrous, tune

Jersey Mike 04-23-2010 11:53 AM

Not calling anyone in specific out, but seriously, don't just read the title & splurt off at the finger tips. Read what the guy's specifically asking for

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Originally Posted by maroman88 (Post 699168)
sooo the vette needs some work, while im at it, id like to upgrade :)

its a 99 C5 with the LS1 A4

the oil pressure sensor died, its common on the vettes and the intake has to be removed to get to it, so i bought an LS6 intake, while thats off what else should i upgrade thats fairly easy. Would larger injectors benefit me at all? im not sure wat the stock size are in a 99 ls1 anyway. also id like to pick up either a larger TB or a P/P TB (needs to be DBW) The computer will be gettin tuned afterwords as well.

i pulled out a spark plug, you guessed it, originals with 77k miles on em... not much left to them at all lol, wats the best plug/wire combo for a stockish ls1, id like red wires

Quote:

Originally Posted by maroman88 (Post 699257)
no nitrous! and im asking about other simple things to do while doing the ls6 swap, soooo no stall lol, but it has the higher ratio gears that were optional... 3:15's maybe?


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Slow-V6 04-23-2010 12:26 PM

CAI, Plugs, Wires, TB, Mass Air, and if you can find a Maft Translator for some simple tuning then I would do that also.


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