| Mod
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Cost
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Reason
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Install Time
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Result
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Rating (1-10)
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X
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| Home-made Skip Shift Eliminator
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$1.07
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1-4 shift is a crime
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30 minutes
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The car shifts like it should - a must have!
|
10
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X
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| Foreman Ram Air Kit,
MTI Clear Lid,
K&N Filter , and
Free Ram Air Mod
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$212 total from ls1motorsports.com
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Stock intake setup is beyond restrictive - they did a lot of engineering just to
keep air from actually getting into the engine. They wouldn't want the $20K cheaper Firebird
and Camaro to have the same rating as the flagship Corvette would they?!
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10 minutes for the lid & filter, 30 minutes for the Foreman Ram Air Kit
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Picked up approx 3 mph at the track
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9 - for the price, it was worth it.
|
X
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| BMR Shock/Strut Tower Brace
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$88 shipped from www.LS1Speed.com
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Flatter cornering
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Less than 10 minutes
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The car feels a lot more solid in turns. Much less nose-dive at low speeds.
Perhaps a bit more understeer. Good looks.
|
8
|
X
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| Foreman Motorsports Oil Catch Can
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$50 shipped from Foreman Motorsports
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No Oil in the intake manifold.
|
10 minutes
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Reduced emissions, no knock retard, clean looks, easy to clean. No filters to change.
|
10 - a must have mod for an LS1
|
X
|
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Quicktime Performance Electric exhaust cutout
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$185 shipped, $50 for welding to install it.
|
I can get the power at the track without the drone on the freeway (closed). Barry
at Quicktime is awesome.
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30-40 minutes for welding, a couple hours to do the wiring (total, including reading instructions, etc.)
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Loud when its open, quiet stock sound when its closed. Perfect.
|
8 - this is fun, and I'll do it on all of my cars.
|
X
|
| LS1Edit
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$550
|
Tune everything with a laptop!
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30 minutes to get it set up the first time.
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Full Control over the PCM
|
10
|
X
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| AutoTap
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$300
|
Lets me see what is going on with the car - everything you can think of.
|
About a half hour to learn and set up the first time.
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A must-have for tuning with LS1Edit
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10
|
X
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| Pro 5.0 Shifter
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$200
|
Awesome shifter
|
A couple hours to install
|
A must-have for manual transmissions
|
10
|
X
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| TNA Short Shift Lever
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$30
|
Comparable to Lous Short Stick, but cheaper!
|
About 20 minutes to install
|
Another must-have for manual transmissions
|
10
|
X
|
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Absoulte Speed Stage 1 Emissions heads
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$1000
|
Great price/performance heads. Lots of midrange power.
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| Custom Cam with 116 LSA and about 222/218 duration, fast ramps
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$400
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Over 30-40 RWHP hopefully! This cam should also pass California emissions.
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| SPEC Star Stage 3 Clutch
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$500
|
Stock clutch is almost worthless, though it gets better after 10k miles...odd
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| LS1 Motorsports street/strip turbo kit???
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$6,500
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200+ RWHP and 300 ft/lbs...nuff said
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| ATI D-1SC with intercoolers
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$5000
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This is a smog legal alternative to the turbocharger
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| SLP H.O. Hood
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$800 shipped
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It looks good.
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