Question on more torque... Options

[dabazied]

Well this actually there are two diff questions I have.

First, does anyone know how to get some more torque and low-end power out of this thing to where it will still be semi cost effective and not a total pain in the a**? I know I have the st and it is slow. I don't wanna turbo it because I'm still doing my homework on doing either the all too common 3sgte swap or a v6 swap n adding a turbo to that. I was just wondering if there was anything I can do for some more low end power.


Also, has anyone tried doing the custom gears to get the car less than 3500 rpm @ 80 mph, or anything else that has worked(i.e., new tranny that'll bolt up with the 7afe engine ....) because it's really annoying to have my car going that high in rpms when highway driving, especially when I wanna pass someone I still need to drop to 3rd or 4th to actually get it to go lol

I've been looking around on here for answers to these questions but haven't really been too successful. The first question is prob total newb question, but I am not going to deny that title lol.

Thanks guys.... and gals.

[GTS13]

As you well know, there isn't a lot to do with an ST, but so far after my tune-up, header, and exhaust my ST is pretty peppy. After all my suspension mods it makes a pretty funny daily driver. If I wanna really pass someone I still have to drop to 4th most of the time but I can do so rather quickly. Just put an aftermarket clutch on there and do all the normal mods and that should keep you happy until you finish your homework. Also, as far as being cost effective...do as much of it yourself as you can.
Good luck.