cheo Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 i got a 99 5.3 wit about 140k miles on it, ima start upgrading the engine, but i hope im not too late in doing it. originally i was not going to get a truck, i was going to get a DC2 integra 93 and just do a JDM ITR frnt end swap...but my pops gave me the truck so i was like cool .......i change the oil every 3k miles and maintain it in good conditions. i run that synthetic oil .....yesterday i got smoked by a F150 yea it hapens so i want to add sum balls to my 5.3 what should i start out with??? i was thinking C.A.I but dont know what brand to choose frm...then frm there ill see what else i add to it, performance wise....what do you guys think?? any tips/reccomendations are greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huero626 Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 (edited) You got smoked by an F-150? Never had that happen to me, except to the Ford Lightning. Did u lose to Ford Lightning? If u wanna build some power get Volant or AEM Cold Air Intake, exhaust,headers, a tune. With some bolt on it should really wake up your truck. Edited April 24, 2008 by huero626 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoke03 Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 the search button will tell you all you need to know...but I agree...Volant or AEM and exhaust and a good tune (not a hand held tuner PLEASE!!!!!) and your truck will come to life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 CAI, cat-back, and a quality custom tune will wake your truck up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheo Posted April 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 is K&N a good brand for C.A.I?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 is K&N a good brand for C.A.I?? Yes it is, many of us here have it including myself.....I love mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheo Posted April 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 what would you guys say that the best brand for C.A.I. would be?? how much HP/TRQ would be gained? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 what would you guys say that the best brand for C.A.I. would be?? how much HP/TRQ would be gained? K&N, Volant, and AEM are the popular ones here, each one has it's pro's and con's, they all pretty much do the same thing. You can gain somewhere around 10hp with a good CAI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheo Posted May 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2008 how much would all that run me? like for the CAI, CAt back, and custom tune? wat brand of CAt bak also?? and single or dual? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 how much would all that run me? like for the CAI, CAt back, and custom tune? wat brand of CAt bak also?? and single or dual? Between the three it will probably cost you around $1k. Single or dual exit cat-back is your choice. Corsa, Magnaflow, and Borla seem to be the popular cat-back systems here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheo Posted May 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 i like the way corsa sound, i think flowmaster are played out IMO everyone has them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desrtrat Posted May 12, 2008 Report Share Posted May 12, 2008 if your money holds or you can save up for it a LQ9 swap will get you there also. you will already have a CAI, cat back, just need a re tune and harness..just a suggestion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprayed99 Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 headers,cam,stall,catback or muffler,CAI,and a tune.....or just say screw it and throw a 100 shot on it...then you can go play with the lightnings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheo Posted May 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 LQ9 345 horses and 380 lb.-ft. of torque nice wonder how much that would be im liking that idea desrtrat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprayed99 Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 LQ9 345 horses and 380 lb.-ft. of torque nice wonder how much that would be im liking that idea desrtrat I have a LS1 out of a 2002 Ram air Trans Am. 39K on it. I even have all the accessories so you can use the LS6 intake. motor and trans is still in one piece as well as the front accessory drive. O also have the electric fans off of it too. I drove the car for about an hour then pulled it all out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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