Thread: Check this 217k mile engine mods

Kay so I've been a member on here for quite some time and I have read through the Safely Modding your 3800 and tons of other threads.

Now here is my idea. A lot of the mods I'm not sure I would do on a 217,xxx mile engine such as cam and what not. So i just wanna see what you guys think about this mod list I have going, any suggestions or opinions won't hurt.

SD headers.
Intense Shift kit
Hv3
ER rockers? (any help.?)
And a tune.

All I'm really looking for gas mileage. EDIT: also a lil bit more power than just the 200 <
(its late lol)
I just don't know if it would be a good idea to get too touchy with the internals, seeing as the car is still okay.

Yes to all...except I would go w/ a trans go shift kit instead...I imagine having the tires chirp with those kind of mileages would only put more wear and tear in the tranny..plus it's cheaper and save some money in case something does brake.

Instead of intense if do transgo just cause of number of miles on it

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gas mileage? intake, headers, good plugs and wires and a tune. if you wanted to do a little extra for more gain, HV3 and any rocker upgrade are good ideas...now the shift kit im not sure if you will get any extra MPGs out of

Originally Posted by REDCOMPG

Yes to all...except I would go w/ a trans go shift kit instead...I imagine having the tires chirp with those kind of mileages would only put more wear and tear in the tranny..plus it's cheaper and save some money in case something does brake.

Haha we must of posted at same time cause that wasn't there when I put my. 02 in

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Originally Posted by marines542

Instead of intense if do transgo just cause of number of miles on it

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You got ninja'd!! Shift kit isnt going to do anything as far as MPG is concerned but will help any more potential wear on the clutch plates..a cheap upgrade that will improve shifts. Honestly you'll probably be happy with either headers or a plog, HV3, intake and a nice tune. If you still want a but of power go the rocker route or shall I say turbo or topswap

How much money u looking to dump into this car...the more money u got the more ideas I have for ya :beer:

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Sell it...get a lower mileage gp...then racekar

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True or just sell it and get a GTP. Yea you should be happy with those couple of mods.

Originally Posted by Kolton Lock

If I sell the car, I am not sure I'd end up back with a W-body honestly

U thinking bout being a traitor..ur in the w-body family now and u can't get out...u don't wanna know the consequences of even thinking that

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Originally Posted by Kolton Lock

If I sell the car, I am not sure I'd end up back with a W-body honestly

Wbody are cheap..cheap to modify, easy to work with and modern day cars really don't impress me. If I was to get another vehicle ill still keep this as a DD.

Just the other day (well months ago) he was talking about what other car to get and then wanted a Miata..now he wants to start modding...hmm traitor or did you come to your senses ?

Hey what do you expect when I see so many Craigslist links from cars you were thinking about getting and now I see this lol. Not worth fixing the rocker panels anyways considering GP are a dime a dozen now a days. I wanted something more fuel efficient myself but I have yet to find anything that would enjoy driving as much as the GP with equal power so ill stick my 20MPG plus its not bad considering I drive my Dads 08 Silverado LTZ until I decide to fix the GP and prior to that I drove a Cadilliac Deville that got a whopping 14MPG..so I never complained about MPG with the GP.