about $4500 to spend....

**Hot SS** · 03-24-2008, 08:46 PM

i have a 2001 camaro ss. it is a A4 with some boltons.(LT's, Xpipe, lid, shiftkit, MAF) i have about $4500 to spend on engine. and im getting a better rearend and MT's, yank 3600. it is a DD car but i only drive it 250mi a week or so. I want some help with diff setups. i want to kno what would be my best opsions. i do go to track somtimes. i want it be around 460++whp or more. i do 330whp right now. i need opinions.

**BULLET_WS6** · 03-24-2008, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by Hot SS

i have a 2001 camaro ss. it is a A4 with some boltons.(LT's, Xpipe, lid, shiftkit, MAF) i have about $4500 to spend on engine. and im getting a better rearend and MT's, yank 3600. it is a DD car but i only drive it 250mi a week or so. I want some help with diff setups. i want to kno what would be my best opsions. i do go to track somtimes. i want it be around 460++whp or more. i do 330whp right now. i need opinions.

heads/cam... do a 23x/23x 114lsa cam... it will go with your 3600... but the 3600 may be rather large... and you will need a tranny cooler... and with 460+ hp it will take a lot and you will have to upgrade your tranny... thats another chunk of change right there

**Hot SS** · 03-24-2008, 09:29 PM

about how much u think for a tranny built? and how about heads??? i was thinking about the AFR's and the ms3 or ms4? anything els?

**BULLET_WS6** · 03-24-2008, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by Hot SS

about how much u think for a tranny built? and how about heads??? i was thinking about the AFR's and the ms3 or ms4? anything els?

well your 4500 is long gone by this point lol... but i was recently informed a tranny rebuild is around 2 grand... that sounds cheap to me... but its what i hear... i will send someone who knows more soon to this thread but that and heads... i would say patriot would do you good... im not quite sure if you understand how much 460+rwhp in a stalled auto is... thats A LOT
you should do fine with low 400's... thats mid 7's in the 1/8 right there... or better

**Hot SS** · 03-24-2008, 09:35 PM

yah i see what u mean....i wasnt thinking of that....but i want to go low 11's high 10's. u think thats posible? with no n2o. also if my tranny realy not going to hold it?

**BULLET_WS6** · 03-24-2008, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by Hot SS

yah i see what u mean....i wasnt thinking of that....but i want to go low 11's high 10's. u think thats posible? with no n2o. also if my tranny realy not going to hold it?

i dont see that happening unfortunately... im no expert though so please dont think what i say goes... but that's as far as my knowledge says... the stock 4l60e... i would say does not have low 11's high 10's in it...

**Hot SS** · 03-24-2008, 09:40 PM

o man that sux.....cuz i was reading about people doing low 10's with the stock tranny...but maby i was wrong.

**BULLET_WS6** · 03-24-2008, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by Hot SS

o man that sux.....cuz i was reading about people doing low 10's with the stock tranny...but maby i was wrong.

exactly what i was saying though dont give up i am not the authority just expressing my opinion... talk to people with experience rather than word of forum mouth... i would say its possible... but not practicle/reliable.... could break at any moment

**Hot SS** · 03-24-2008, 09:48 PM

yah i see what u mean...thank you. i did talk to some shops around here and thy sayed that even my rear end would be fine. but a lot of people of here break them left and right. so i dono. also theres not a lot of people around were i am with these cars. and i dont kno much about all this stuff. i just read and learn more and more. but i hear a lot of diff stuf.

**BULLET_WS6** · 03-24-2008, 09:53 PM

Originally Posted by Hot SS

yah i see what u mean...thank you. i did talk to some shops around here and thy sayed that even my rear end would be fine. but a lot of people of here break them left and right. so i dono. also theres not a lot of people around were i am with these cars. and i dont kno much about all this stuff. i just read and learn more and more. but i hear a lot of diff stuf.

with m/t dr's i would not give your rear long... my friend put slicks on his auto... launched at about 2800... snapped the rear... slicks yes but those dr's would do about the same... the rearends can only hold up to so much... everyonce in awhile you get a lucky one out of the bunch... autos rears can handle it a lot more but with that kinda power it will still go out shortly... i would say for your goals play safe if its a dd and do full out tranny and rear

**Hot SS** · 03-24-2008, 09:56 PM

yah thats what i was thinking....but i really would like more power...

**Snowboardr18** · 03-24-2008, 09:59 PM

Interested in a P1-SC1 Procharger Kit? You should easily get the hp you want.

**Hot SS** · 03-24-2008, 10:03 PM

yah that sounds good but its a lot more money then i have right now.

**BULLET_WS6** · 03-24-2008, 10:07 PM

a p1sc wouldnt come close to 460rwhp on an auto.... sorry

**Hot SS** · 03-24-2008, 10:10 PM

ok how about 420 to 450?

**BULLET_WS6** · 03-24-2008, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by Hot SS

ok how about 420 to 450?

i would say without cam/heads or any of that just a p1sc and stall, better tranny, rear end... i give it around 420...

**Hot SS** · 03-24-2008, 10:15 PM

the cam and head is cheaper tho right?

**Hot SS** · 03-24-2008, 10:28 PM

but is the AFR's and the ms3 or ms4 a good set up or no?

**BULLET_WS6** · 03-24-2008, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by Hot SS

but is the AFR's and the ms3 or ms4 a good set up or no?

a cam with anything smaller than 114 will rip your stock tranny to shreds... i dont think those two cams come in anything but 112...

**BULLET_WS6** · 03-24-2008, 10:31 PM

let's cut to the chase here i would say a 230/234 with 58x/58x lift and 114 lsa... custom grind should do you good with patriot heads, that will save you cash, get you around 400 to the wheels, get a stall and tranny cooler, better rear end, and dr's and you should be just over 4500 spent... and you will have a good solid setup i hope... get better opinions obviously but thats what i want to say you should be plenty happy with