96 Saleen S281 Help!

CaliS281 · January 13th, 2012, 11:29 PM

Hey MM! I just got a 96 s281 non super charged. I want to know what changes I can make to my car that will help my performance! Best gear ratio, heads, cam, intake setups, should I keep the same exhaust, cats on or off, stuff like that. I know a few things but not as much as I would like to. I just want some help with stuff like that, different answers would be great! Just a 19 year old trying to have some fun. Thanks!

G.T. Rags · January 13th, 2012, 11:45 PM

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97S281 · January 14th, 2012, 01:45 PM

It should already have a set of 3.55's in the rear and the catback is a nice borla setup. If there isn't anything wrong with the catback I would keep the one you have. I would look at swapping the stock midpipe for an off road H or X pipe if you want it to be louder. The H will be quiter than the X. Whatever you do keep the tips, they are unique to the 94-98 Saleens.

You can start with full length subframes to help the chassis. You will be amazed at the difference they make. I would recommend some new lower control arms in the rear to get more powewr to the ground. You may very well need some caster camber plates as well to get your alignment right, I needed them on mine and my wife needed them on her 97 Speedster as well. The x2 ball joints and bumpsteer kit help the front suspension as well. Ultimately I am going to go with a Maximum Motorsports tubular K memeber and coil overs on my Front and either Cobra IRS or MM 3 link set up in the rear.

For the engine You can swap in a P.I. setup or look for something else. I have the modular 4.6 svo heads in mine with custom gring cams and a svo blower on top putting out 6lbs of boost. I am making 432 crank/375 rwhp with the setup. I also have a forged out shortblock with a .020+ bore as well and set up the internals for 9:1 compression ratio. Future plans include using the svo intake instead of thge svo blower and either putting in a turbo setup or a centri for 14lbs of boost.

97S281 · January 14th, 2012, 01:47 PM

Welcome to the forums.

99Ls1fever · January 15th, 2012, 07:02 PM

CAI, Catback or OR-Xpipe or H pipe, gears are always soild starts to any car. Congrats on the Ride, throw up some pics when you get time

January 13th, 2012, 11:29 PM	#1
CaliS281 Look Ma! My First Post! Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	96 Saleen S281 Help! Hey MM! I just got a 96 s281 non super charged. I want to know what changes I can make to my car that will help my performance! Best gear ratio, heads, cam, intake setups, should I keep the same exhaust, cats on or off, stuff like that. I know a few things but not as much as I would like to. I just want some help with stuff like that, different answers would be great! Just a 19 year old trying to have some fun. Thanks!

January 14th, 2012, 01:45 PM	#3
97S281 Rollin' 18/ pushin' 2 1997 Saleen S281 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The lost highway Posts: 6,673 iTrader: 13 reviews	It should already have a set of 3.55's in the rear and the catback is a nice borla setup. If there isn't anything wrong with the catback I would keep the one you have. I would look at swapping the stock midpipe for an off road H or X pipe if you want it to be louder. The H will be quiter than the X. Whatever you do keep the tips, they are unique to the 94-98 Saleens. You can start with full length subframes to help the chassis. You will be amazed at the difference they make. I would recommend some new lower control arms in the rear to get more powewr to the ground. You may very well need some caster camber plates as well to get your alignment right, I needed them on mine and my wife needed them on her 97 Speedster as well. The x2 ball joints and bumpsteer kit help the front suspension as well. Ultimately I am going to go with a Maximum Motorsports tubular K memeber and coil overs on my Front and either Cobra IRS or MM 3 link set up in the rear. For the engine You can swap in a P.I. setup or look for something else. I have the modular 4.6 svo heads in mine with custom gring cams and a svo blower on top putting out 6lbs of boost. I am making 432 crank/375 rwhp with the setup. I also have a forged out shortblock with a .020+ bore as well and set up the internals for 9:1 compression ratio. Future plans include using the svo intake instead of thge svo blower and either putting in a turbo setup or a centri for 14lbs of boost. __________________ MODS IN GARAGE NCMM ORIGINAL BLOWN 96-98 CREW MEMBER # 1

January 14th, 2012, 01:47 PM	#4
97S281 Rollin' 18/ pushin' 2 1997 Saleen S281 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The lost highway Posts: 6,673 iTrader: 13 reviews	Welcome to the forums. __________________ MODS IN GARAGE NCMM ORIGINAL BLOWN 96-98 CREW MEMBER # 1

January 15th, 2012, 07:02 PM	#5
99Ls1fever Regular 2ndPlaceSetofSteakKnives Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 269 iTrader: 0 reviews	CAI, Catback or OR-Xpipe or H pipe, gears are always soild starts to any car. Congrats on the Ride, throw up some pics when you get time __________________ 03' Cobra \| 3.4 Whipple \| SRA Swap \| 99' SS \| Forged 347 \| YSI 16psi \| 12 Bolt \| 96' Cobra \| On3 FF Kit \| T45 Source Tranny \| 3.55's \| 91' GT \| GT40 Intake \| CAI \| Headers \| www.fquick.com/99Ls1fever

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