NEW from colorado!! NEW TO TRUCKS AND V8s HELP!!!

[86C20]

im new to all this but i love it.. i have been messing with hondas and acuras BUT i just bought a 86 chevy c20 with the 454 in it and it only has 90,000 original miles.. i love the way my truck looks but im going for horsepower and deff.. lowering the truck.. i dont like mudding im going to stay in the city.. i want to know where to start...PLZ HELP im lost..... i want to lower it but i dont know how. and i want maybe a carb,headers,exhuast, more open filters..
iv done nothing but hondas but i know a great car when i see one and these chevy grabbed my attn since day one..
thinking about painting black and on either black aluminums or polished.. idk HELP!!
if you have lowered your truck please show me some pics of prosess or direct me to where i need to be looking at..



PS.. how do i post big pictures on this screen?

[87OldYeller]

u have to up load them to www.photobucket.com them when you get them on there copy and paste the IMG code.

Hope to see some pictures up soon. Sounds like a sweet ride.

[VileZambonie]

It depends on how low you wanna go. What kind of drop are you looking to do? Search the members rides and projects and check out some of our trucks.

[eventhorizon66]

Welcome aboard.  Let's see some pics of your truck.  Click Me

As far as horsepower, you are way ahead of the game with a 454.

This isn't exactly a budget build, but compare these numbers to any crate in this price range:
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/tech/0901phr_less_expensive_big_block_chevy_engine/index.html

[86C20]

[86C20]

tried posting new pictures but nothing. it just shows the link of where the pic is..

so anything on where i should start.. whats good affordable mods(filter,headers, exhaust, plugs,wires,ect) first i want to get it on the road nice and smooth..

i still can't figure out on the lowering whats do i have to do to lower it.. is it lowering springs? for what?

[zieg85]

Welcome from NW Indiana, nice truck BTW

[Layne]

When you post, theres some buttons to press, highlight one and it should say insert image-[img)(img) then copy your image between those two and there you go

[Irish_Alley]

your using two codes in that link you only need the {img} then the html then {/img} one  just click the img code on photobucket then paste it on here


but welcome form maryland

[joesgarage71]

Welcome

[oldyeller]

Welcome from Texas

[eventhorizon66]

The philoshophy behind performance tuning American V8's seems to be different from tuning import engines (though it shouldn't be).  Ricer guys (at least the ones I know) tend to put too much stock in air filters, spark plugs, ignition wires, etc.  These are not performance-enhancing items.  You will see no serious gains from these things, UNLESS you are in need of a tune up.  Then that would be the only place to start.  Add distributor rebuild/replacement, ignition timing, carb rebuild/tuning to the list.

From there, a set of full length headers and a free flowing dual 2.5" (for stock-ish BBC) or 3" (for mild-performance BBC) exhaust would be the way I'd go.  For best performance Dynomax UltraFlo or Magnaflow mufflers are a safe bet.

Happy with the performance yet?  No?  Then I'd seriously consider plucking that engine and going through the whole thing.  You can see some gains by swapping intakes and cams with the engine in, but the best performance comes from looking at the engine as a system.  Heads (flow, combustion efficiency, etc), static compression (matched to cam, fuel octane), cam (matched to heads, compression, displacement, intended usage)....the list goes on.

[86C20]

thats what i wanted to know thank you "eventhorizon66" i might dot he 3in exhuast cops in my area dont bother american made cars like harleys and chevys with loud exhaust.. but if its a honda or intagra then they'r al over..
hondas are nice couse you can do a 500 dollar integra swap in a 92 civic and you just doublted hp and not just that but you have light weight on you side so 230hp in a car that weight let then 2000 not to bad.. i wount stop fixing hondas but i love these chevys..

im looking  to do the followings..

Intake filter:--------------whats a good brands for these parts..
Intake manifold:
headers:
lowering kit:
carburator:

maybe heads and cam:

i just did plugs and i used he acdelco 10s.... any good?

OIL? what oil is good for this motor?

whats good brands for those parts noted on to.. and what sould i ook fr when buying a carburator..?

[Tazman]

Welcome from AZ nice project truck.

[Layne]

I personally like K&N, If you have a Q-jet, stick with it. I like edelbrock and lunati stuff, but that's me. This is your truck too, so make sure You like it!!!  Oh, yea- Hookers headers for my exhaust opinion.