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souprat

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check da sig. i'm trying to build my mkiii as a drag car and i think what i got is what everyone should have as far as basic mods go. just add some nitto 555R's and there ya go 13's for shure.
 

Big Wang Bandit

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I think he is an NA.. Thats what his profile says.

I was gonna say if you want a little power go toa junkyard/FS/WTB section and get some N/A cams. But if your an NA. You got em. Yeah.

Good luck!
 

souprat

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oops, you are right. and the part in the first post that says "without a turbo" would also kinda clue me in. so yeah. the tires would still help you, so would the exhaust(2.5 inch) headders and intake. maybe a diferend rear end? lsd?
 

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kinda painted yourself into a corner with the "no bottle, no turbo, no money" thing. might have to give up one of those.

fast, reliable, cheap

pick two.
 

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Nobody has ever tried this and it is kinda stupid when theres already a turbo engine availible, but hey ya could supercharge it fairly cheaply and get some serious gains, not as expensive as a turbo. just a thoght, but those GE engines just aren't easy to get power from without Turbo, SC,or Nitrous.
 

Big Wang Bandit

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Well there is probably a shop that can do it for ya. You can get a GTE. Have it checked. Put a metal head gasket on there. put some N/A cams in there. Have it tuned and installed for around 4000$ I bet.
 

souprat

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ok we have a budget now, $4k. everything i've mentioned alrady plus:
plugs, wires, AL DS, clutch, cf hood, springs and shocks, could probly pull the head and get a port and polish and not go over 4k, remove ps and ac, E fans, uummmm thinking. damn thiose n/a's are hard to get power out of.

then look at how fast the car is, how much you have spent, and what that money would have gotten you speedwise if you were turbo or on the bottle. not trying to discourage. if thats what you want to do then great, more power to ya. part of drag racing is doing the best you can with what you have. just dont get in a pissing contest with your bro.
 

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i bought my entire car for 4300 US. and its in perfect condition i might add. i think if you had expiriance with teh old school muscle then a motor swap would not be beyond you. time to hit the search button. GTE swap.
 

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you could try and find a turbo front clip... that would be pretty much everything you need.. or a turbo parts car... you could always use the extra interior pieces and replacement parts if something breaks!