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Coming in the mail.....
Wheels and tires.
Cold Air Kit
Exhaust (MBRP)
I'm not interested in a turbo or super charging it.
I will upgrade the front brakes next spring but not interested in upgrading the rears.
What would you recommend I do next?
All opinions appreciated.

u can lower it or put a header and flex

NikiterZTS,Oct 10 2006, 03:14 PM Wrote:u can lower it or put a header and flex
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Forgive a stupid question, but what is flex?

I noticed you put a bigger throttle body on it. Years ago I did that to a vette and honestly did not notice much improvement. Did you feel it was worth it?
If so what brand?

$ vs $ boring out your stock throttle body nets the best value.

hardk0re,Oct 10 2006, 03:19 PM Wrote:$ vs $ boring out your stock throttle body nets the best value.
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what this guy said.

Vote #2 for a nice spring/shock combo. Your gonna look werid with fancy dancy wheels and 4 inches of gap. :P

Flofocus,Oct 10 2006, 04:02 PM Wrote:

hardk0re,Oct 10 2006, 03:19 PM Wrote:$ vs $ boring out your stock throttle body nets the best value.
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what this guy said.

Vote #2 for a nice spring/shock combo. Your gonna look werid with fancy dancy wheels and 4 inches of gap. :P
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That's a really good point. What specifically would you suggest?

And can somebody explain "flex" to me?

Thanks for all the help.....this is a nice forum.

the flex is part of the exhaust that goes from the header to the catback (MBRP in your case)

its a restrictive part if you go wiht a header

Id suggest anything that does the shocks and struts at the same time.

Off the top of my head...

-Eibach
-Fk
-SVT
-SHM

They all make a decent spring/strut combo replacement over stock.

This is a flex pipe.

stock vs aftermarket

Fader,Oct 10 2006, 02:18 PM Wrote:

NikiterZTS,Oct 10 2006, 03:14 PM Wrote:u can lower it or put a header and flex
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Forgive a stupid question, but what is flex?

I noticed you put a bigger throttle body on it. Years ago I did that to a vette and honestly did not notice much improvement. Did you feel it was worth it?
If so what brand?
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yes there's a difference..throttle response is really good....but if i went back i'd bored out my stoock tibby.....these 65mm throttle body's are pricy.....they shouldn't cost that much

I'd definately vote for springs/shocks. Especially if you're gonna put new rims and tires on it, its gonna need a drop. Depending on your budget there's lots of choices out there.

suspension

another vote for suspension...

then if you're looking for a bit more power, hit up a custom tune, maybe some cams and/or UDPs...

darkpuppet,Oct 11 2006, 11:11 AM Wrote:another vote for suspension...

then if you're looking for a bit more power, hit up a custom tune, maybe some cams and/or UDPs...
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Thanks for the input.
Considering that I am really more show than go and the only other performance mod I'll probably make is the TB what could I expect to gain from a custom tune? And can you tell me what UDPs are? Thanks.

And to everyone who is saying suspension....you convinced me, I will, now I have to decide what to use.

Thanks to everyone for their help. Great forum.

If your looking for more power, Id go with tuned Cam gears/cams before a TB. Will be well worth it.

UDP is an Underdrive pulley, its a smaller pulley than the stock one, letting the engine rev faster and maybe adds some response. I dont think it added to much power for me. I bought mine used at $70 with the belt and it was a good purchase. I wouldnt buy a new kit. ;)

Mine is a Afx UDP.

yea i found my on ebay( so try to look it up on there) ..with shipping came up to like $90

i liked the responce it gave me