hey everyone i just bought a 2004 monte carlo ss dale jr edition and was thinking about getting some more power out of it ive done a K&N CAI and thats all i was thinking about getting a intercooler but wasnt sure if anyone has some good ideas or have tried things like this please chime in

 

First you may want to doctor up that K&N HAI. It does not do a great job of keeping hot/ambient engine temps away from the air intake. It has a big opening where the snorkel comes into the box, no lid and the box is thin steel (steel transfers heat real easy). Go to Home Depot, pick up some insulation material that looks like bubble wrap (It's like $10) and an adhesive that will bond to the insulation AND the box and line it with that stuff (tightening the opening where the snorkel comes in). And you may want to get a piece of plexi and make a lid of some sort. This will improve the K&N HAI to be more of a CAI.

Next, decide what exactly you want to do and get out of the car. The 3800 Series II has a LOT of options available (and a lot of us have been there, done that in different areas). I've got a bunch of mods under the hood of my Monte. They give me more pep and more lasting performance consistent through the power band. Makes for a fun ride. I do need to get a CAI (I'm thinking the Wizairded CAI sold at ZZP).

If it helps, take a look at my performance mods at my web site:
2004 Chevy Monte Carlo SS

Hope that helps a little.

 

thanks it did help. and what im looking for is to make it fast but also be a enjoyable ride but im just trying to get about 300 whp out of it

 

300 whp - you need headers, an XP hot cam, and a good tune

zzperformance.com and the classifieds at clubgp.com are your friends

 

300whp is a tall order. Stock, an L67 powered W-body puts down about 190-200whp. So, we'll figure that the K&N intake added about 2whp, and as you can see you have a LONG way to go. It is doable though. Check out this link for info: https://montecarloforum.com/forum/en...-bumpin-24896/

 

Read that thread over and over, it's a lifesaver!

 

does anyone know where to get a good knock retard display at???

 

ZZ Performance

^^^

You can probably find that type of gauge cheaper, but that's a good one for reading a lot of parameters.

 

Look up an Aeroforce Intercepter. I think ZZP sells them. Monitors much more than just KR.

 

Which is the exact one I linked