That's a very true story. +40 HP just in that alone.

 

1. CAI
2. headers
3. 1.9 modified rockers
3. i'm guessing your top swap came with bigger injectors?? if not, you'll need 33#
4. save your money on the valve springs
5. try clubgp for cheap pulleys, they are on their all the time dirt cheap. good place to sell yours as well, or maybe someone wants to trade??? if you plan on modding more, just keep your 3.4 so you wont have to buy it again later
6. since your gonna have to get a tune anyways, might as well (if money is available) swap out for a bigger TB. get you some more airflow. i found a ported 72mm TB on club gp for $120 shipped with all sensors. cant beat that.

 

^^^^^ I like that list right there. Going from an L36 to a top swap/headers/1.9s/tune and smallest pulley you can safely run....it'd be a night and day difference.

The only thing I would change is I would skip the ported TB.
If you really want to upgrade the TB, just go straight to a N* or LS1.
There's not much of a benefit from upgrading the throttlebody unless you have opened up the blower inlet a bit.

You mentioned in one of the earlier posts that you are thinking about ported heads.
If you were going that route because you can get it done for free/cheap then go for it. Port the blower while you're at it.
If it's not free/cheap, then skip it.

Even just a straight top-swap will be a big upgrade, and you'll definitely notice a big increase in power. If you go with the basic bolt-on list that 2003supersport made up, I can almost guarantee you'll be smiling for days.

-Riggs.


PS. The 3.4" pulley that's already on the blower.....is it a press-on, or is it on a modular hub?
I have a stock press on pulley around here somewhere if you want a 3.8" one.

 

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Yeah, even with a 3.8" pulley- it would still be a monster, you'd be up almost 100 crank horsepower I bet.

 

Thanks for all your help guy's, i appreciate it more then you know!


part of my issue is my friend who is doing the labor, has delusions of grandeur with my car (and money..), because he is used to building race engine, he had it in his head that was what he was building for me, and between what i have been reading here and what he has been saying im putting the kibosh on a lot of whats in his mind.


this is my plan for next weekend, im buying a 4.0 modular pully, and just doing the top swap, no other mods. After i know this machine will run well, then i will look into adding other mods like, 1.9 rockers.

i have the CAI already so that's definitely going in, i also have the following that came from morad.

heads
valve covers
lower intake manifold
injectors
fuel rail
supercharger
TB (no maf)
vac lines
idler pullies
brackets
balancer
wiring harness upgrade
OEM GM gaskets and torque to yeild bolts

only after i know alll these upgrades are running stable, then i will start adding other mods.


thanks for everything guy's!

 

sig test.

 

You get an A+ for your test.

 

Sweet!
Was there a grading curve, because i was a C- student.

 

you have a picture of a Monte... it's an instant A+

 

i added a few pictures to my album just a few seconds ago, i just got her back from tint/rim install! (she is a filthy beast right now, i dont want to wash her untill after i get the engine out/back in)