Hey guys, i just purchased a mint 1981 vette w/ 53,000 original miles..

i was just wondering if theres any parts you guys would recommend for getting some more HP out of her. Right now it has a holley carb, edelbrock intake, heads are milled down, Has a bigger cam in it nothing crazy. the exhaust is stock right now w/ the cat removed, any suggestions on that for the biggest HP gain?(was thinking sidepipes)

i know the car weighs in at about 3300 so i was thinking about removing the spair tire and maybe the ac but im not sure. Would it make a big diffrence if i removed the AC belt off of the crank? I want to keep the car as a nice daily driver, but have some power behind it when i want to have some fun. it is a 3 speed automatic

If theres any other tricks for squeezing some HP out of this baby i would appreciate it if you would let me know :-)

thanks in advance, Jay.

 

Sounds like the other guy was on the right track as far as engine mods. Mine has all the same with the exception of the head work. It really makes a difference over stock performance which I take it you never experienced. Get rid of everything you dont want-it will all add something. I have the A/C and power steering still but the pollution pump was yanked.

Probably wouldn't hurt to go with a true dual exhaust system like the sidepipes you mentioned. I bought a kit from MidAmerica before I did the engine mods and the mid range power went up dramatically.

Other than that it is only a very conservative 350 with low compression in the car so changing the engine to something more high performance might not be a bad idea. Im looking into something a little hotter for mine already!!!

 

i was looking into the edelbrock heads, w/ 65cc domes, and hooker headers with sidepipes.

do you guys think these mods will really bring out the HP in the vette? [:@]

also, i see that you can upgrade the ECU/Computer, im pretty sure its hooked up because the car needs it to run, do any of you guys have experience w/ upgrading the ECU?