Grand Prix

[Trevor_98GT]

I just got a grand prix gt:help:. I was wonderin what some of the first things i should get taken care off are? I have open heads right now... and i repainted the engine a lil (my engine cover was brown:confused: ) i was wonderin where i should start tuning this car

[hrspwr00v6]

open heads?

the first things you should get done are intake and exhaust and build from there.....

[Teufel Hunden]

Like it was said above, intake and exhaust are the first things to go with. From there it just depends on how much money you want to spend.

[Trevor_98GT]

sorry i meant open headers my inspection is due this month so i have to put my exhaust back on and then im gettin turn downs and my cats drilled. But what intake should i get?

[hrspwr00v6]

since most of us are fbodies our intakes are different, but K&N may make a FIPK for your car so look into that, intense-racing.com may have something along with zzperformance.

and dont drill your cats. just have them replaced with a straight pipe, simpler and sounds better

[Teufel Hunden]

An Intake alone won't yield alot of HP, so get which ever one you want.

I would also recommend against drilling your cats. You can find some high flow cats for fairly cheap online somewhere.

[Trevor_98GT]

Thx for all the help my goal for after this summer is to have headers,cam,exhaust, and intake, maybe some suspension and computer work i donno just have to see how the money comes

[hrspwr00v6]

a good cam is the GT2 cam from zzperformance.com (its a comp cam grind) or the intense racings 3800 n/a stage 1... both ought to sound good but will require some head work on the valve seats (ithink)

[Teufel Hunden]

the VS cam is also a good choice. It doesn't require any head work, and should compliment a good bolt on car nicely

[hrspwr00v6]

i thought i heard the vs cam could cause you to run lean?

[Trevor_98GT]

any guesses on where all that would put me hp wise? and as far as weight reductions where do i target first?

[Trevor_98GT]

im also looking for some that might be nitrous ready just for the future

[Teufel Hunden]

I've never heard of the VS cam causing a car to run lean.

[hrspwr00v6]

with heads, cam, headers, full exhaust, intake, and tuning probably around 220hp maybe more

a good nitrous cam would be the vs cam.
g'luck and let us know what you decide.

[Trevor_98GT]

my car is 200 hp stock...

[Hash Brown]

i think he met at the wheels??? maybe

[Teufel Hunden]

He did mean at the wheels.

Actually you could probably expect a bit more with all the mods he listed... expecially with the heads/cam in there. With tuning becoming more available for 3.8 cars, you have all you need to make a pretty stout little engine...

[Trevor_98GT]

Well i think my plans might be changing... i asked my mom if i get $1000 and give my dad my car if i can get a GTP and she said yes so i think the summer plans might be changin

[hrspwr00v6]

hehe... gtps if built right can proudly wear vanity plates saying stuff such as "LS WHAT" and "LS THIS".....

[Trevor_98GT]

haha i like it:D

[SabreXray]

Step one to mod'ing is to stop asking F-body owners question about the GP.

Find a nice GP site, like clubgp.com. Lots of good info on the GP.

I am looking into buying an Vette, so here I am on a LS1 website.

[Whitey]

people can own 2 different cars, or have friends with them.

Ease up a little :cool:

[Teufel Hunden]

Originally posted by SabreXray
Step one to mod'ing is to stop asking F-body owners question about the GP.

Find a nice GP site, like clubgp.com. Lots of good info on the GP.

I am looking into buying an Vette, so here I am on a LS1 website.

Hmmm... Grand Prix's have the same engine that we do... asking a 3.8 FBody owner about how to increase power in another 3.8 car makes sense to me.

[5.0THIS]

Originally posted by Trevor_98GT
my car is 200 hp stock...


Man... that's rough :(

[SabreXray]

Originally posted by Teufel Hunden
Hmmm... Grand Prix's have the same engine that we do... asking a 3.8 FBody owner about how to increase power in another 3.8 car makes sense to me.

Tuef,

THe engine is the same but is mounted differently. So much of the drivetrain is different that what works well on the Fbird / Camaro might not be the best solution for a grand prix.

In case you are asking I know the intake and exhaust are completely different, the trany is not even close. The computer is different. The GP and the Fbodys are very different cars.

All I am sayings is that there is such a large body of help available for mod'ing the Grand Prix on Grand Prix sites it would be the best place to start.

F-bodies rock, I would love to have a WS6 T/A, but I would prefer a Vette.

[Teufel Hunden]

Originally posted by SabreXray
Tuef,

THe engine is the same but is mounted differently. So much of the drivetrain is different that what works well on the Fbird / Camaro might not be the best solution for a grand prix.

In case you are asking I know the intake and exhaust are completely different, the trany is not even close. The computer is different. The GP and the Fbodys are very different cars.

All I am sayings is that there is such a large body of help available for mod'ing the Grand Prix on Grand Prix sites it would be the best place to start.



The engine may be mounted differently, but that actually has little or nothing to do with modding it. Sure, the drivetrains are different, but he wasn't asking specific info about those aspects of the car, he was asking about how to increase HP at the engine. Both cars will see similar gains from headers or other exhaust mods, and both cars will see similar gains from intake mods as well (even thought they are different from eachother). If you want to take it a step further with everything, both engines will see similar gains with aftermarket cams and/or rocker arms, and both can have their computers tuned at places like zzperformance.

While it's true that there are a few GP sites out there, people are just fine asking basic questions of V6 Fbody owners.

[Whitey]

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