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Old 01-22-2007, 09:24 PM
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Question got a 4.8 want it faster. any suggestions
i got a 01 silverado with a 3inch body lift and 35's. i love haulin ***. been wantin to do sum engine mods. anybody got any suggestions.
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Old 01-22-2007, 09:29 PM
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how much ya got to spend?

cold air intake, longtube headers, cat back exhaust, mailorder tune, gears, upgraded tranny, efans, underdrive pulleys, supercharger, cam
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lose the 35's, and start from there..
or keep'em, but it's going to be really hard to get the thing to really scoot..
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your going to need a power adder to get that thing moving. Put a supercharger or turbo to get those big tires spinning.
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I gots a airaid tb spacer, cam, and a HPP tune in mine....feels like a million bucks now!
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biggest bang for the buck is nitrous
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Originally Posted by dirt_track_racer_81
biggest bang for the buck is nitrous
if you call the bang the motor blowing up, and the buck the money you spend to fix it, then I would agree.
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Originally Posted by Member82,817
if you call the bang the motor blowing up, and the buck the money you spend to fix it, then I would agree.
nitrous is not that bad on a motor..as long as everything is running right
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Originally Posted by dirt_track_racer_81
biggest bang for the buck is nitrous
Biggest immediate bang for you buck is nitrous. If plan on going through about 100 bottles like dirt_track_racer_81, the best bang for your buck in the end will be a supercharger or turbocharger...
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Originally Posted by thiems
Biggest immediate bang for you buck is nitrous. If plan on going through about 100 bottles like dirt_track_racer_81, the best bang for your buck in the end will be a supercharger or turbocharger...
That is where I was headed. All the reading I have done while lurking here, it looks like long term bang for the buck is a turbo or supercharger.
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