Cheap speed!

chuckspeed · #1 (**permalink**) 12-30-2004, 11:32 AM

Guys -

I'm a cheap bastard at heart. Most of my speed freakin' is done on a budget - and has been developed over the past 30 years without any real $$ in my hip pocket. I've had the benefit of having a complete machine shop at my beck and call, which meant that cuttin' metal was a more direct route to HP than a catalog of bolt-ons.

Soo...I have lots of tips and tricks to share which add quickness at minimal cost. It bakes my mind that any given bolt-on HP mod costs anywhere from $200 - $500, yet the ACTUAL HP gain (vs. claimed) is only 4-15 RWHP. I can get gains like this for with a few hours of cuttin' and weldin' - with little or no out-of-pocket cost.

You guys interested?

#2 (**permalink**) 12-31-2004, 01:57 AM

Intriguing.:smt017 Will it/they have me doing this????'[]=

Devilss02 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-31-2004, 04:21 PM

What exactly are you cutting and welding? And you can get a bolt on nitrous kit for 500 used. It will add more than 15hp :smt023

WishIHadACamaro · #4 (**permalink**) 12-31-2004, 11:37 PM

can u do anything w/ a jeep liberty?

chuckspeed · #5 (**permalink**) 01-01-2005, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Devilss02

What exactly are you cutting and welding? And you can get a bolt on nitrous kit for 500 used. It will add more than 15hp :smt023

Agree with you on that - I was talkin' about catbacks, underdrives, CAI's - that sort of stuff.

ks my ss · #6 (**permalink**) 01-06-2005, 10:56 AM

guy after my own heart. i do everything to the ss myself and alot of it is all custom stuff. gota love having the tools and equipment available to make anything you want.

current project is a custom sheet metal intake for the ss and home ported heads to go with the monter cam thats on order

chuckspeed · #7 (**permalink**) 01-06-2005, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ks my ss

guy after my own heart. i do everything to the ss myself and alot of it is all custom stuff. gota love having the tools and equipment available to make anything you want.

current project is a custom sheet metal intake for the ss and home ported heads to go with the monter cam thats on order

sweet.

I did a custom sheetmetal nascar-style intake for my brother's Shelby Charger; pulled air off the base of the windshield. Worked well.

There's nothing better than sitting at your own bench with a die grinder smoothing yer own bowls. I've come to the conclusion that I like the *process* of getting the car to go faster more so than actually going fast!