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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 07:02 PM
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Im just curious what each of you guys think.. List what yoy guys think are the:
TOP TEN MODS FOR THE 3800 SERIES II
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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That'* a loaded question.
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 07:11 PM
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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remove valve springs

yeah too much controvercy here
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 07:32 PM
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Well, from a performance standpoint, I can confidently say that a turbo is one of the best things to make these motors create loads of power. The fastest 3800 powered cars all have turbos.
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 07:47 PM
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top 10 mods?

Um how about top 5?

Turbo Conversion
L67 conversion
Cam and Heads (and supporting mods)
Supporting mods for the other above listed items
New trans to support the mods listed above

I vote for a turbo.

check out clubgp.com a lot of guys have done some cool things with the L36.
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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ummm neons, "NOS" airfreshener..................anything from Auto Zone.
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 11:24 PM
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Jenny Five is a good un.
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 11:27 PM
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Let'* try to get on topic here.

How about the next person that posts suggests their top ten mods in order from first mod to tenth mod for the greatest performance?
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Old Feb 26, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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180* thermo
FWI
highflow cat
PCM
TB work
ported LIM (theory is being tested as of right now)
headers
Cam or Rockers
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