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importhunter
post Jul 18 2005, 12:53 AM
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I got a v-6 auto ( I know its not all that fast.) I want to make it a little quicker. I am not looking for 9's or anything but 14's or 13's would be nice. I love to road race too. In fact I road race my s-10. I have a glass pack on it and a k&n drop in filter. I also did the air box mod. What else?! :drive:

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post Jul 18 2005, 03:13 PM
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I raced my v6 some. It's decent as an autocross car. It's underpowered for the weight, for road racing. I saw mid 13's with a blower (that setup would have been adequate for road racing with a bigger radiator), and low 13's with nitrous (but you can't use that for ax or rr).

The sway bars on the v6 cars are puny. Sway bars and shocks and tires would help.

3.42 gears and limited slip would be a big plus if you don't have them already.

The fwd blower isn't a bolt-on. The intake opening, tb, etc. would be in ("inside") the firewall. There is a Powerdyne s/c available for the v6 from RKsport and sometimes a used kit pops up on ebay or on www.firebirdv6.com. Also some short runs of one-off turbo's can be found on the forced induction section of www.firebirdv6.com. Mach Performance in Michigan also makes a custom blower kit for the v6 using an ATI head unit.

Vcmsuite by Hptuners is really the only game in town for tuning a v6 car.

ZZperformance and IntenseRacing make heads and cams for the v6.

www.firebirdv6.com and www.camarov6.com are the same place.

Lowering the car will help get more camber, but just maxing out the camber with the ride height you have will be a big help.
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importhunter   Im the new guy w/ a stock 98 camaro.... need help!   Jul 18 2005, 12:53 AM
KeithO   I would suggest that you upgrade the suspension fi...   Jul 18 2005, 01:03 AM
trackbird   Road race or street race?   Jul 18 2005, 02:26 AM
mitchntx   What's a 14 or 13? My family used to own ...   Jul 18 2005, 02:47 AM
pimpmaro   They do it right in TX, don't they mitch?   Jul 18 2005, 03:36 AM
importhunter   QUOTE (KeithO @ Jul 17 2005, 19:03)I would su...   Jul 18 2005, 04:37 AM
Absolut Speed   Not to offend, but the whole point of this board i...   Jul 18 2005, 05:06 AM
importhunter   Sorry. I don't take it to the quarter that muc...   Jul 18 2005, 05:41 AM
robz71lm7   Here's my advice. Browse chassis and suspensi...   Jul 18 2005, 12:20 PM
severous01   if you want power, get the SC off ebay for the 380...   Jul 18 2005, 02:18 PM
John_D.   I raced my v6 some. It's decent as an autocro...   Jul 18 2005, 03:13 PM
importhunter   Awesome, thats what I am lookin for!   Jul 18 2005, 04:38 PM
rpoz-29   I don't know what size bars came on the V-6...   Jul 18 2005, 10:23 PM
Absolut Speed   QUOTE (importhunter @ Jul 17 2005, 18:53)I go...   Jul 19 2005, 01:51 AM
importhunter   If it is (I would love to have the 6-speed) is the...   Jul 19 2005, 08:46 AM
77chevy   The front sway bar is 28 mm on a V6 so the take of...   Jul 19 2005, 12:12 PM
John_D.   QUOTE (Absolut Speed @ Jul 18 2005, 19:51)QUO...   Jul 19 2005, 02:25 PM
CMC #37   Easier yet- sell the V6 car and buy a V8 manual tr...   Jul 19 2005, 04:12 PM
Absolut Speed   QUOTE (CMC #37 @ Jul 19 2005, 10:12)Easier ye...   Jul 19 2005, 04:53 PM
CMC #37   QUOTE QUOTE (CMC #37 @ Jul 19 2005, 10:12) Easier ...   Jul 19 2005, 07:07 PM
importhunter   Nah, the V-6 is a challenge . What kind of an upg...   Jul 19 2005, 09:03 PM
firehawkclone   Forget the servo Import, just do the cooler. These...   Jul 19 2005, 10:23 PM
importhunter   Yeah I agree, however, I don't think this car ...   Jul 19 2005, 10:49 PM
John_D.   QUOTE (importhunter @ Jul 19 2005, 15:03)What...   Jul 20 2005, 03:06 AM
importhunter   Ok, I am gonna get the first one on that page then...   Jul 20 2005, 11:16 PM
John_D.   I haven't heard of anyone doing that on the Ca...   Jul 21 2005, 01:47 AM

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