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Old April 11th, 2010, 07:05 PM   #1
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next mod after gears..?


hey guys well i have decided on doing the 410s...cheapest i could find the gears is from buyfordracingparts.com, decided to get te gears from them as well as the t-lok rebuild kit. only thing left to get is the motive bearing kit from am. anyway i was just browsing around for the next mod and came across this deal from stage 3 motorsports can you guys give me some opinions on this kit (besides saying the plenum is to big lol)

oh and i already have a upr o/r x pipe and flowmaster cat back


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Old April 11th, 2010, 08:21 PM   #2
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tuner, it'll fix your speedo
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Old April 11th, 2010, 09:39 PM   #3
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i want to do a intake or plenum combo of some sort first...after the motor is breathing a little better then il go with the sct tuner
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Old April 11th, 2010, 10:37 PM   #4
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Id get a tuner if you dont have one yet. That way you can correct your speedo and odo.

If youre stuck on the tb,plenum, and intake though thats not a bad deal. But for the price personally id spend a little more and get the accufab combo, and some form of intake. If youre gonna spend 389 as it is another 50-70 total shouldnt hurt for better product(s).

Or if you wanna save go with a pp, trickflow, etc combo and some form of intake.

Thats just my opinion though.
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Old April 11th, 2010, 10:50 PM   #5
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I love my accufab set up 70mm. Really responsive.
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Old April 12th, 2010, 12:17 AM   #6
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In my opinion if you drive your car with any regularity, tuner to fix speedo and ghost miles. If you dont mind having your speedo be off, +1 to what AJM said.
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ghost miles...i am jist going to get the jlt cai and sct tuner combo from am with free bama tunes after the gears are installed
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Old April 21st, 2010, 03:17 PM   #8
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If you are getting FRPP gears then why get motive bearing kit? Get the FRPP bearing kit. Same as Ratech.
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Make sure you get the speed cal. Dont want invisible miles on the car if you ever have to let it go.
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Tuner (it will benefit, and help your sound), FLSFC, and good tires.. if you don't already have them..

And with the gears make sure you get new axle bearings and seals... for $20 it's worth it.. don't forget the purple stuff.
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You will probably feel more of a difference with the tuner instead of the TB, plenum, ect. I know the tuner and tune I got from AM really woke up the throttle response, idled better, ect.
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You will probably feel more of a difference with the tuner instead of the TB, plenum, ect. I know the tuner and tune I got from AM really woke up the throttle response, idled better, ect.
I would agree.. of course I got my tune the same time I got gears so it was $hit eating grin all day!... and billetdepot.com used to have the FRPP 75mm TBs for $75 if they still have them in stock, CJPony has the trickflow plenum for 99... that's the cheapest I've found that combo..

chances are you won't even feel the TB/Plenum upgrade..but you'll see it in the numbers
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I'd say sticky tires (and wider rear wheels too) are the best mod after gears, as you will need the added traction.
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WIth the BAMA tunes, is it true if you buy the tuner they will only give you a tune for the other parts you bought from them?
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Maybe before you spend money on better tires, get lower control arms, and if you feel up to it, get uppers too. Suspension > bolt ons, its no fun when you dont have traction.
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