need more power

I nedd to get some more power without spending a whole lot of money what i sthe easiest way to gain some power. I am already going to put a new exhaust on it what else can i do? also what type of exhaust do you guys recomend. i am looking for a muscle car sound.

what car is this on? and what motor? you usaly start with exhaust and intake. A good exhaust for any v6 is magnaflow. And if you have a v8 magnaflow sounds good if you have headers, otherwise it is to quite.

its a 1987 trans am with a 350. 5.7 L all stock except a k&n air filter. like i said i want a deep mean roar.

well lfowmaster has a good sound but do not flow very well. I would put some headers on with a magnaflow cat back. that will sound real good. Also do a coustome cold air intake. I would also get a tb spacer cheep hp gain, so is the intake.

whats a tb spacer?

Whoa, dejaveu moment there.

I would put some headers on with a magnaflow cat back. that will sound real good.

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whats a tb spacer?
A waste of money.

well what is one though?just curious

if its anything liek a carb spacer, it just lifts the throttle body so its supposed to speed up the air/gas..so it goes into the cylinders faster.. (i think?)

I have Flowmasters on my Firebird (V6). It makes my car sound likes it has a V8...it sounds real mean...

I recommend Flowmaster or SLP Loudmouth...

I recommend nothing but Magnaflow. At least when it comes to the lesser priced set-ups.

a throttle body spacer (tb spacer) is used it makes the tb cooler by spacing it and makes more power somehow. they only makes about 5hp diffrence. Would not spend over 25-30$ on one.

Cooler air is more dense and provides for better combustion.

I want to know how it makes the TB cooler?

Runners, Fuel pressure regulator, chip, headers, catback, Ignition system, a good tune along with some gears and shift kit and you will notice a nice gain in performance.

I want to know how it makes the TB cooler?

blocks the coolant passages, so once the engine is warmed up the hot coolant isn't flowing thru the TB and heating it up.

kahuna... I highly doubt that. In fact, I guarantee that it doesn;t sound like a v8 lol. It you have a 60 degree motor (2.8, 3.1, 3.4) then it probably sounds good, those engines naturally sound amazing for a v6. If you have a 3.8 tho, I assure you that it sounds nowhere near a V8

I assure you that it sounds nowhere near a V8

Sure it does, sickly with collapsed springs. :lol:

Don't go with flowmaster.. They sound good but they hinder performance (they dont have the nickname slow master for nothing.). If you can weld you can fab up true duals cheap.. What kind of engine are you talking here lt-1, ls-1, Small Block 350? What year/model of car?
If you dont want an entire exhaust a cut out is cheap and will net power..

What year/model of car?
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It's a third gen which is IMO where the debate comes from.

For some reason it always seems to be th 3rd genners saying yes to flowmaster, and 4th genners always saying no. :dunno:

i would not run blowmaster on any thing, well i am getting it on my since it was only $45. I would run headers and magnaflow on a v8 or v6, makes them sound nice with great performance.

blocks the coolant passages, so once the engine is warmed up the hot coolant isn't flowing thru the TB and heating it up.
Not even a 5 HP gain in that.
Plus, I don't think most of the spacers do that.
That is a TB mod, not a spacer mod.

Not even a 5 HP gain in that..
http://www.ws6.com/mod-8.htm A mod well worth it if you ask me. Especially a free one at that.

I have read that.
I would actually like to have them reverse test it.
I would be willing to bet it doesn't fall off.
The LS1 loves to be beat on. Always dynos better the 2nd pull, then better the 3rd pull.

For the cost, yeah, worth it even for 1-2 HP.

I have read that.
I would actually like to have them reverse test it.
I would be willing to bet it doesn't fall off.
The LS1 loves to be beat on. Always dynos better the 2nd pull, then better the 3rd pull.

For the cost, yeah, worth it even for 1-2 HP.
I agree. If you do consecutive dynos back to back you'll always get variance in the output of HP and torque.