Intake: increases the air flow that comes into the engine, which increases horsepower and tourqe.

K&N FIPK (FIPK stands for Fuel Injecton Performance Kit)
SLP CAI
Lingenfelter Super tube CAI
Whisper Lid (only available for the 3.8L)

there are also Ram air kits availabe for both the 3.4L and the 3.8L


Exhaust: increases the air flow that exits the engine and goes hand and hand with Intake modifications. by going to a aftermarket catback exhuast system your car should see nice HP and TQ gains along with a little bit better fuel economy.

for more information about the v6 fbody exhaust thanks to Grayman: http://home.comcast.net/~grayman99/exhaust-overview.htm

Catbacks: an aftermarket exhaust system that replaces the stock exhaust from the Cat converter on back to the muffler and tips.

SLP - Loudmouth I and Loudmouth II, Two on the Left (2OTL)
Edelbrock
Corsa
Borla
Magnaflow
Flowmaster
Pacesetter TFX catback
Texas Speed & Performance Rumbler catback
Hooker Catback
Flo pro catback



Headers: headers futher increase the flow of exhaust, the end result is once again more HP and TQ. Headers replace the stock exhaust manifolds. *please note that later year 3.8L(2000 thru 2002) fbodies came with much better flowing tubular exhaust manifolds, and headers wont provide much more performance over the stock manifolds.*

RK Sport Headers - available for 3.4L and 3.8L applications.
Pacesetter Headers- also available for the 3.4L and 3.8L
Clear Image Headers


High flow-cat converters: high flow cats replace the stock catalytic converter to increase exhaust flow.

Carsound cats
Catco cats
Random Technology cats


Suspension:

Sub-Frame Connectors: Tube'd or Box'd versions that connect the front section of the car's frame to the rear section of the car's frame providing a more stable and tighter handling ride.

Sway Bar Kits: Keeps the car from "rolling" in the turns.

Torque Arm: One end connects to the rear end of the transmission and the other connects to the Rear End housing. Helps keep the car planted without robbing the car of Tq and HP.

Lower Control Arms: Connects the axle to the rear subframe. Aftermarket LCA's replace the stock stamped steel. LCA's with more solid/rigid units that are generaly bought to greatly enhance straight line performance. Generally used to eliminate wheel-hop as well.

Panhard Rod: Used to align the rear end once the car has been lowered or heavily modified suspension wise. Greatly increases the cornering stability and helps keep the back end of the car centered under hard cornering situations.

for a more in depth look on suspension:

http://robmeadway.com/fbodysuspguide.html


Gears: changing the rear end gears can greatly increase your vehicles acceleration but will slightly reduce your top speed.

GM, Richmond, Motive
3.08:1
3.23:1
3.42.1
3.73:1
4.10:1
4.56:1

Limited Slip differentials: (LSD)

Zexle -Torsen LSD
Aubun LSD
EATON posi

for more information about LSD:

http://www.1lev6.com/diffey.html -

Transmission upgrades:

A4-

Shift kits: shift kits firm up the shifts of the transmission. they do not add horsepower but will help inprove quatermile times a small bit. the down side to shift kits are that they will in most cases decrease the life span of your transmission due to increasing the line pressure for the transmission.

B & M Shift Improver kit
TransGo Shift Impover kit

Stalls:
What is a stall?by a member here by the name of husker:

Automatic cars have no clutch to disconnect the engine from the transmission, so a torque converter lets the engine continue to rotate while the gears and wheels stop.

A torque converter is a fluid coupling, which allows the engine to spin somewhat independently of the transmission. If the engine is turning slowly, such as when the car is idling at a stoplight, the amount of torque passed through the torque converter is very small, so keeping the car still requires only a light pressure on the brake pedal.

If you were to step on the gas pedal while the car is stopped, you would have to press harder on the brake to keep the car from moving. This is because when you step on the gas, the engine speeds up and pumps more fluid into the torque converter, causing more torque to be transmitted to the wheels.

The housing of the torque converter is bolted to the flywheel of the engine, so it turns at whatever speed the engine is running at. The fins that make up the pump of the torque converter are attached to the housing, so they also turn at the same speed as the engine.

The pump inside a torque converter is a type of centrifugal pump. As it spins, fluid is flung to the outside, much as the spin cycle of a washing machine flings water and clothes to the outside of the wash tub. As fluid is flung to the outside, a vacuum is created that draws more fluid in at the center.

The fluid then enters the blades of the turbine, which is connected to the transmission. The turbine causes the transmission to spin, which basically moves your car. This means that the fluid, which enters the turbine from the outside, has to change direction before it exits the center of the turbine. It is this directional change that causes the turbine to spin.

Stall is the speed (engine rpm) at which the fluid is being forced to spin the turbine at such a pressure that it essentally locks the engine to the transmission gears. If the tranny gears (and wheels) are not allowed to spin, the engine will stall.

Torque converters with a higher stall will allow the engine to rev higher before launching the car. The higher an engine revs, the more horsepower it generates (to a point), so if an engine is allowed to rev higher before forcing that power to the road, the more power is delivered.

You can also think of it the same way as a manual tranny with a clutch. The higher you rev the engine before feathering the clutch (or dumping it) the more horsepower is put to the road.

check this site out for more info about Stall converters: http://auto.howstuffworks.com/torque-converter.htm

M5-

Short throw shifters:

Hurst short throw shifter
B&M Ripper shifter
Pro 5.0
lous short stick


Clutches:
SPEC- stages 1-5
Centerforce- stage I and II

flywheels:
SPEC aluminum flywheel

manual fan switches
slp manual fan switch
do it yourself manual fan switch: good write http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2197072/4

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Damn good post, where do you keep getting all these guides haha

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2000 Firebird 3.8L V6

Pacesetter headers & y-pipe | cacto 3" CAT | slp factory dual exhaust | whisper lid w/ K&N filter | aluminum DS | GU6/G80 | 1LE sway bars 32/19mm

you need to add Force Fed Fabrication's longtube headers, for the 3.8, to your list of headers

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Update on headers. If there's anything else just keep adding it on, let's keep the list going.

Here it is guys, 3.8L long tube headers!










-304 SS 16 gauge construction
-polished
-1.5" primaries
-2.5" collectors
-TIG Welded
Does not have provisions for EGR.

These headers are being manufactured in batches of 10 or more for us, so to be able to get the first batch going, we need to get at least 10 people to commit to purchase before we can proceed with the order.

Upon order, it takes 12 weeks for delivery of the product to us, expect another 1-2 weeks for it to make it to your hands, via UPS, pending payment.

Prices are as follows for this batch:

-Headers only: $725.00. SHIPPED
-Headers with Y pipe: $850.00. SHIPPED

We will ask for a $225.00 deposit to secure your spot on the list upon order.
If you decide to back out after the order has been put in, we will refund your deposit minus $50 for stocking fee.

When we recieve the shipment, we will contact you to request the remaining payment be made. Upon reciept your order will ship.

Payments can be made by:

-mail personal check
-mail money order
-Paypal. You will need to add the 3% fee to the cost if you choose this option.

Future batches may increase in price due to fluctuations in steel prices. This price is garanteed for the first batch only.

If you wish to join the list and secure your spot PM me with your name, email, and adress, to confirm order and discuss payment. We will not collect payments until we have met our order quota of 10 or more, so no worries on not meeting the quota.

We would like to close the first order in the new years to ensure we recieve the product in March, so if we have more then 10 by 1/1/08 we will move forward with te order, if not, we will have to wait.

I will keep this updated with the number of people in the list to maintain you guys informed on status.


thanks,
FFF

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94 Turbo Firebird V6 - H/C LS1 Swap
99 Trans Am 427ci -Twin 76s
04 Viper SRT-10
Force Fed Fabrications-Owner
www.force-fed-fabrications.com

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