Performance upgrades

**1998xGTP** · 01-06-2010

Originally Posted by FoSHO99

Z3 Turbo kit from ZZP. Enough with the roots blower shit.

X2

Originally Posted by striker007

Lol ok I'll stick to mine ZZ performance claims 9 second GPs how much you need to invest to get to that point I'm not sure but it sure strikes my interest, so I'm driving up there on the 12th to see what they can do for me I may stretch my budget a bit if they give me a good price, but he said a supercharger wouldn't happen because their HP tuners only support up to 05 software so idk what he has in mind for me.

9 seconds?

Break out FAR more than 2500

**blueguy** · 01-07-2010

Originally Posted by 1998xGTP

9 seconds?

RUNS ABOUT $25,000.00

Fixed it there junior

**blowfishRus6** · 01-07-2010

Originally Posted by ZR1Vette09

why are you saying this? I have an 06, i know. In 2008 there is no supercharged model, just the N/A and GXP... which is why i said top-swap

wasent sure, thought you were confused. thats why i mentined it.

my bad

**blowfishRus6** · 01-07-2010

as far as the tune, if you get an 05 pcm, you could tune it. only downside i have heard is the gas gauge reads backwards.

**ZR1Vette09** · 01-07-2010

Originally Posted by blowfishRus6

as far as the tune, if you get an 05 pcm, you could tune it. only downside i have heard is the gas gauge reads backwards.

talk to jess, she has a fix for it. Also so that you all know, Intense now has a 2006 PCM!

**blowfishRus6** · 01-07-2010

jess says with efi live you can switch the gauge around........

she is the only one i have heard that from.

**1998xGTP** · 01-07-2010

Originally Posted by bluegtp91

Fixed it there junior

No you just mis read there old bag, I said runs far MORE than 2500

**Liquifire** · 01-08-2010

IMO...if you want to run 9's without spending an insane amount of money start with an LS based platform

**SlowM90** · 01-08-2010

EFI Live is the only programmer I have. Before I got my car tuned I hooked it up to see if it could even scan my car and it can scan it! And I can change all my gauges to read backwards! So of course having some since I thought rmmm I bet I could fix that problem! SOOO once I got the 05 PCM put in and tuned I hooked up EFILive and BAM! Fixed! Sorry if no one else has used EFILive...and no one else has came up with it!

**Ice Blue La Crosse** · 01-08-2010

Originally Posted by Ibwrong

2500 paying someone else to do it is not going to get you that far.. I would get a set of wrenches/sockets and use this forums as your new home.. Plenty of knowledgeable people around to guide you through anything. Also start reading the thread above and purchase a Haynes manual to become familiar with the car you have.

I agree.

Plus it's a good feeling to do your own work...

**Liquifire** · 01-09-2010

Don't get a Haynes manual, get a real repair manual. I have the three piece gm handbook and it is 10,000X more detailed and useful and I picked it up used off of ebay for 35 dollars shipped.

**TheOtherNick** · 01-10-2010

alldata is great.

**striker007** · 01-13-2010

Well heres the verdict I read up on a few different things I'm very busy with my work schedule and it's the only thing I have to drive so I went to ZZ performance and this is it:

Wizaired Cold Air Induction System
SeriesIII duct
K&N filter re-0870 fileter
ER Ratio Rocker Arms
HV3 Velocity Inkake Insert
Water Pump Underdrive Pulley
4T65e Shift Kit
Dextron VI Transmission fluid swap
304 Stainless Power log
180 thermostat w/thermostat gasket
with install totaled to $1852.70

Car sounds much more agressive and much more responsive I was told short of a turbo that was all they could do, except exhaust which I wouldn't see gains from unless I had the turbo that was it, we talked about the PCM and the gas gauge issue he said something about swapping out the fuel cannister back to the 05 style or something and to hold off on exhaust until I got the turbo w/intercooler, which with the injectors, the air to air intercooler, and the turbo itself he said I should see at least another 140HP, with install for right at $5000, but thats assuming that 05 PCM fix works.

**rynoman03** · 01-13-2010

Man their labor must really be high. That's a **** ton of money for what you had done/installed. All of that except for the pulley and the rockers i could have done for you in a few hours.

Did you dyno it to see how much hp you gained ?

**blueguy** · 01-13-2010

Sorry...I can't believe someone actually went to ZZP and paid for all of that.

**Bio248** · 01-13-2010

i love how half the stuff you bought you didnt even need. you really should have installed all that stuff by yourself so you knew how to work on your car when you break it.

**Ice Blue La Crosse** · 01-13-2010

LS4 has a shorter crank..balancer to fliywheel..5.3 won't work unless you swap cranks & that may cost more than tha 5.3 itself

Tha duct for that intake looks like crap & at 200 bills..what

**blowfishRus6** · 01-13-2010

i contacted a few people with efi live and they said it can not switch the gauges around. if jess has more info on it then please share but at this point i would not go off of that.

**SlowM90** · 01-13-2010

Originally Posted by blowfishRus6

i contacted a few people with efi live and they said it can not switch the gauges around. if jess has more info on it then please share but at this point i would not go off of that.

Well it did! Apperently they didn't try or I just have some kind of magic