more power out of a v6 4th gen - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

VintageAgain · 10-13-2005, 10:26 AM

what mods have any of you done to V6 4th gen cars, other than a cold air intake? I've got a 98 5sp that i'm looking to get more out of. Thanks.

GP99GT · 10-13-2005, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by VintageAgain

what mods have any of you done to V6 4th gen cars, other than a cold air intake? I've got a 98 5sp that i'm looking to get more out of. Thanks.

well theres a 13 second 5 speed NA v6 here, and a 12 second - should be 11 second - automatic nitrous v6 here.....so im sure youll get lots of input

ar0ck · 10-13-2005, 11:19 AM

Best formula that always works, is intake/exhaut/gears/tune works on just about every other car!

GrandmasterCow · 10-13-2005, 11:26 AM

do clutch too, i have a centerforce DF on my camaro, works well. yes, do a rear w/gears, ful exhaust w/headers, intake, and get it tuned.

Squirrel · 10-13-2005, 11:39 AM

what are your goals for the car?

Little G · 10-13-2005, 12:30 PM

mods are as follows(i think this is complete): slp ramair, 3" Magnaflow !cat-back, whisper lid, no filter at the track, Meziere electric wp, Pro 5.0 shifter, Centerforce DF clutch, 4:10s w Auburn pro, UMI CM mid-chassis torque arm, BMR CM race lca's, lakewood 50/50s, weld 15x8s w/MT 235/60/15s and 15x3.5s up front w/VW 165R15 tires

Tune (c/o HPTuners w/tons of help from foff667): wide-band fueling correction, rev limiter upped to 6550, etc cutoff upped to 7000, spark threshold at 7000, shift light set to 5600, removed COT protection, added ~3* timing

weight reduction: hood pin conversion, !(A/C, airbags, fog lamps, washer fluid reservoir, front sway bar and brackets, padding underneath carpet, all but driver's seat, stereo/speakers, jack/spare, rear seat belts, rear hatch flap thinggy), lightweight drycell battery, 1qt coolant overflow, bmr kmember/a-arms, and about 1/8 tank of gas at the track.

Current raceweight - 3106lbs

2001orangess · 10-16-2005, 07:39 PM

i'm a fan of force induction cause i want to keep certain things like a radio and what not

but like someone else said, it depends on what your goals are.

NJSPEEDER · 10-16-2005, 07:48 PM

it really depends what kind of goals you have for teh car.
if you jsut want a bit more pep and the same basic all around cruising aand mileage something as simple as whisper lid+ underchin ram air(fast toys/slp) + cat back + tuning will give your car a bunch more pop off the line.
if you are concerned with time slips you can't beat that bang for the buck of doing a good set of gears and a posi. something along the liens of 4.10 gears and a strong posi unit will easily knock 4 or 5 tenths off your ET and improve around town performance. gears also do not negatively effect mileage or engine life as much as many woudl think.

later
tim

12secondv6 · 10-18-2005, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Squirrel

what are your goals for the car?

Exactly.... what do you want out of the car?

VintageAgain · 10-19-2005, 06:01 PM

well its my daily driver so nothing rediculous will be done to it. Clutch won't get done until the current one goes. all my performance stuff goes into my 68, but i'd like some good pick up out of the 98. What would be awesome is if i can put up a good fight to an RX-8, i know i won't top it but it would be nice to fight. I figure a good start for the car would be cold induction, jet performance, and a cat back system.

enRo · 10-19-2005, 07:18 PM

No Jet performance. Just ask one of the tuner guys here to hook you up real nice. Get CAI, catback, free mods, a little lightening and some good gears.

VintageAgain · 10-19-2005, 08:24 PM

what is lightning? What free mods are there? I am new to modding 4th gens or for that matter anything with electronics.

enRo · 10-19-2005, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by VintageAgain

what is lightning? What free mods are there? I am new to modding 4th gens or for that matter anything with electronics.

Sorry... lol I meant to say "lighten the car" as in remove all the excess crap like spare tire, jack... along those lines, and stuff you really wouldnt use. Check out www.fullthrottlev6.com , you will have most if not all your questions answered there. Jet chips from what I hear are known to hold back more power. Getting your cars comp tuned is the better route rather than a Jet.

VintageAgain · 10-20-2005, 06:44 AM

thanks i'l'l check it out

foff667 · 10-20-2005, 08:44 AM

yeah the previous owner of my car had a jet module in it and it gave my car more problems when it was on then when it was off lol...i ended up pulling it & selling it. If you need some tuning done contact me...I charge less then 1/2 of any of the handheld crap thats out there right now & will make sure its a tune matched to your car.

Brando56894 · 10-23-2005, 11:19 PM

pretty much what all these guys said, i have a 2001 firebird w/Y87 package. all ive done so far is added a CAI (i recommend fast toys [complete] package, i bought the SLP one then found out theres an upgrade to it) i also bought a whisper air lid which made a LOAD of difference compared to the stock intake. if you cant do anything remove that air resovior/baffler thing in between the airbox and the MAF. just adding those three things made alotta difference. hoping to get an exhaust and do sum minor weight reduction soon.

also one other thing that no1 else mentioned but is kinda standard (hi flow airfilter)