As me and AndyUK sat across the table and yelled at each other, he really had me thinking what really is the BEST mods in a specific order. For me personally, my mods are meaningless so far (drop in filter, rear cat delete and crush delete). These have yielded ZERO in the performance category box . I can even claim that the car is a bit slower. Right now by me being self employed, it's tax time and I always owe so I can't just run out and buy a blower or drop my car off to my boys with a blank check and tell them to make it fast.. Around March, after the blood dries up, I may be able to splurge on a few things.. I've ordered a Hooker mid pipe that's yet to hit my door step . I would love to get this sometime before I pay this car off (Hooker/Holley's customer service stinks). I'm not the one to bash anyone company or person but God help me. I really don't see how they sell one part (and I hope one of their reps reads this). .. Back on the topic:
Here's a list of mods (and the costs that I'm aware of) that I put at the top of the list trending downward... I'm inviting AndyUK, PRAY, Oldman, Tim, Ted over at JANNETTYRACING for their knowledge and experience... Anyone else willing to share their experiences is welcome at the round table as well...
Oh yeah one more thing, all dyno #s that are posted by me are at the pavement...
1) Tune - $500-$600 , 5-15hp
2) EFI Tuning Ported TB/Intake - $575, 5-15hp
3) CAI or ROTO-FAB CAI kit - $350-$450, 5-15hp
4) CA Performance Test Pipes - $400, 5-10hp
5) E85 Conversion (installed and tuned)- $1000- $1200, 15-30hp
6) MSD Atomic Intake - $1100 - 10-20hp
7) LT Headers w/mid pipe- $1000- $2000, 15-25hp
8) LT Header exhaust system- $2000-$3000, 15-30hp
9) Nitrous Outlet NOS sys (installed and tuned)- $1500-$2500, 75-150hp
10) CEN Blower (installed and tuned)- $7500- $8000, 150hp
11) PD Blower (installed and tuned)- $7000- $9500, 150-200hp
12) Cam swap (parts and labor+tune)- $3000-$4000, 30-60hp
13) Cam swap w/ported heads- $4500-$5500, 100+hp
14) Weld Wheels RTS Wheel and DR set- $4500, 0hp but it will make it quicker...
15) Turbo (no thanks)
This is my list in its respective order... Feel free to dive in...
