hey guys
#1
03-16-2009, 09:43 PM
hey guys
Whats up guys. just joined this group. Looks like a great group with alot of monte carlo knowledge. Anys, Im in Mass. Have a red 2000 monte carlo ss. As of right now all stock, but now that winter is about over am going to be doing CAI, exhaust, chip, gt stripes and possibly a throttle body spacer. any thoughts?
Owen
Owen
#2
03-17-2009, 05:40 AM
Welcome : )
Hi Owen, from the State of Mass,
and Welcome to the Monte Carlo Family.
Sounds like you have a great plan for mod's to your
2000 Monte Carlo SS.
We all would love to see pictures
Explore the forum, and use our search engine for subjects
of interest, and `if you don't find, post your ?'s
Look forward to your future posts, and contributions.
Good Luck with your Monte Carlo & `Life.
Space & the BeachBum's
and Welcome to the Monte Carlo Family.
Sounds like you have a great plan for mod's to your
2000 Monte Carlo SS.
We all would love to see pictures
Explore the forum, and use our search engine for subjects
of interest, and `if you don't find, post your ?'s
Look forward to your future posts, and contributions.
Good Luck with your Monte Carlo & `Life.
Space & the BeachBum's
#4
03-17-2009, 09:07 AM
Monte Of The Month -- August 2009
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Highland, IN
Posts: 5,827
#6
03-18-2009, 06:47 PM
Welcome Owen to the MCF family.
A couple of things on your plans. 1st, there's no such thing as a chip, but a tune. The T.B. spacer won't do anything for you unless you are supercharged. A CAI is THE best thing you can do, and 2nd best is a U-bend delete pipe. An exhaust will make it louder, sound different, but won't help performance any. That doesn't come until you're at well over 300 BHP. I'm at 315BHP, and I'm still on a stock exhaust. It MIGHT give me 5HP. I have just a 3" downpipe and hi-flow cat. IMO, changing an exhaust is a waste of money, UNLESS you want it to be louder. A hi-flow cat might give it a little. Not sure how much on a N/A motor. a ZZP plog manifold might help, too. I got one of those, also.
A couple of things on your plans. 1st, there's no such thing as a chip, but a tune. The T.B. spacer won't do anything for you unless you are supercharged. A CAI is THE best thing you can do, and 2nd best is a U-bend delete pipe. An exhaust will make it louder, sound different, but won't help performance any. That doesn't come until you're at well over 300 BHP. I'm at 315BHP, and I'm still on a stock exhaust. It MIGHT give me 5HP. I have just a 3" downpipe and hi-flow cat. IMO, changing an exhaust is a waste of money, UNLESS you want it to be louder. A hi-flow cat might give it a little. Not sure how much on a N/A motor. a ZZP plog manifold might help, too. I got one of those, also.
#7
03-18-2009, 07:07 PM
Monte Of The Month -- September 2009
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: providence, RI
Posts: 1,614
hey owen, welcome! glad to see someone else from new england. i think that makes 3 of us on here!!
#8
03-18-2009, 07:49 PM
Thanks for the input Rocknss. CAI is definatley top of the list followed by exhaust (i know it wont give much power but love the sound.) I have been reading about the ubend delete and will defin. take it into consideration. "tune" will be a few months away, but are there certain ones to stay away from?
Chevyssgirl
glad that i could get the New England rank up to 3. i do know that i hate driving my monte in the snow, big difference from my old f150 4x4. lol oh well
Chevyssgirl
glad that i could get the New England rank up to 3. i do know that i hate driving my monte in the snow, big difference from my old f150 4x4. lol oh well
#9
03-18-2009, 07:53 PM
Monte Of The Month -- September 2009
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: providence, RI
Posts: 1,614
i hear that. although mine got into an accident during the first big storm right before christmas, and i didn't get it back till valentine's day, so it spent most of the winter in the shop, warm and clean. but the accident was pretty much due to the snow. damn winter! oh well it makes it that much more gratifying when we get to clean and detail it for the first time after the snow melts!!
