ok so i have an 01 ss na i have the 1.0 pcm, u-bend and res. delete andk/n cai and about 250 to do something new what should i do next? and where do i find the parts?

 

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a little ways over 250 but when i did these two to my car i felt like they were by far the best choice bang of the buck

 

 

go to clubgp.com in the classifieds and buy some used 1.9 modded stock rockers or ER ratio. Usually go around $200-250 and should give more power gain than the plog or hv3

 

how much of a power gain are we talking cause the hv3 claims 30 hp up

 

your not going to see 30 hp to the wheels you might see that to the crank maybe, but to be realistic it is probably like 8-10 to the wheels if that. but when i did that with the powerlog it was a noticable difference the top end was much better.

 

ok so do the power log next? and what kind of top end difference?

 

oh and from time to time i like to punch itbut when i do its like the car gives a nice rush of power and then it trails off it only does theat from the roll and it does not last very long what if anything can i do to get that feeling of power to last longer?

 

Powerlog is by far the least gain out of the 3 mods. Out of the installs I have done, this is how I would rate them on power output on NA cars:

-rockers
-HV3
-plog

The hv3 gives decent gains, but only at the very top end- down low grunt isn't really changed. The rockers seem to give a good gain across most of the entire powerband- so you feel them more all the way through, not just at redline.

You power rolls off the faster you get going because these engines were not designed to be top end screamers. NA and supercharged 3800s have great grunt down low, but the head and intake design sucks for upper rpm performance- plus the cam was designed to give big torque down low for daily driving but it sacrifices top end as a result.

The only 3800s I've seen that seem to keep that strong pull feeling you refer to are the turbo cars- and I think that may be more related to the lack of traction down low- so you can keep rolling into the throttle more and more the faster you go.

 

wow thanks man thats been getting to me so i shouldlook into mods that better top end power and across therpm range or save up for the pain in the pocket turbo. anywayi should look at rockers and hv3 and then look at the powerlog?