Ls1 FBody free mods.

[Protection]

Should I do them? Like the one were you remove the plastic in front of the condenser for added ram air? Only thing done to the car is 3.23s and SLP lid with a drop in filter. Would I lose the hood function?

[koolrayz]

The free ram air mod just pushes hot air up IMHO

[Nickey4271647545519]

The free ram air mod just pushes hot air up IMHO

 

Sometimes it's quantity, not quality.

[Not Brian]

You can punch out the restrictor panels in the hood nostrils so air shoots straight in (instead of bouncing around a little) but you're left with bullet holes where you drilled out the pop rivets..

[Protection]

You can punch out the restrictor panels in the hood nostrils so air shoots straight in (instead of bouncing around a little) but you're left with bullet holes where you drilled out the pop rivets..

Im gonna have to look for those

[01WS6]

You cant miss them they are rivots basically. Take a drill and drill them out and it will slide right out. I did the free mods as far as just cutting the bottom of the box out. Only thing I noticed was the sound of it sucking more air into the lid but no performance gains.

[Not Brian]

Honestly I would leave the nostril things in. The 2 horsepower isn't worth having ugly bullet holes in the bottom of the hood

[Cordell]

With a SS hood I wouldn't fuck with the air box, iirc the air box is different on a ram air car with a bigger opening in the front I could be wrong. I would leave the MAF sensor alone, taking out the honeycomb is not a great idea and accomplishes nothing. I would however remove the coolant lines from the throttle body and port it. Taking that ridge just before the throttle blade and smoothing it down is a good idea.

[evil8]

Do not do these mods unless you are a professional driver. The power gains are huge.

[koolrayz]

Sometimes it's quantity, not quality.

 

I really cant believe you typed that WOW

[Linn1647545492]

You seriously need to spend some time on LS1tech reading the stickies.

[BStowers023]

Remove bumper supports, rear seats, front sway bar, empty windshield washer fluid.

[Mattsv8]

my main question is why would they upgrade from a 3:42 stock gear to a higher 3:23 are u going land speed racing? most bang for the buck and seat of the pants is gear, and most fast turbo cars dont evan run as high as a 3:23.

[Cordell]

my main question is why would they upgrade from a 3:42 stock gear to a higher 3:23 are u going land speed racing? most bang for the buck and seat of the pants is gear, and most fast turbo cars dont evan run as high as a 3:23.

 

Its an automatic Matt, it either came with 2.73s or 3.23s, 3.42s only came in 6 speed cars. I wouldn't consider it an upgrade, but he didn't go backwards.

[1slow-z]

Its an automatic Matt, it either came with 2.73s or 3.23s, 3.42s only came in 6 speed cars. I wouldn't consider it an upgrade, but he didn't go backwards.

 

Yes being a 98 auto car it probably came with a 2.73

[Protection]

I'm not changing my factory 3:23 ratio

[Protection]

Gu5 is my parts code for the rear end

[Protection]

Do not do these mods unless you are a professional driver. The power gains are huge.

 

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[gillbot]

3.73's are nice, 4.10's are next.