Hey guys sorry that I just dont pm illumina but the site says I cant access the page!If anyone else can tag him for me I would really appreciate it!!!:) This is my question and comments to illumina.Well I want to get a little more hp out of a 93 seville 4.9 and here that your the man,,,,,I visited your home page and your 4.9 is sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) I would love to have that under my foot..... but lets start with some baby steps for a newbie.Can you please give me some good ideas on products that i can get into to get some more hp out of this girl I know about a k&n air filter but do I have to mod the intake like yours or just of the shelf ok.Maybe you could point me in the dirrection of an exhaust I tried the same company u used but they said they had nothing for me,,,,,anyway thats it,,, a little help will be much apprecited!!!!!:worship:

OI dont really think your going to have much benefit from a new filter, jusdt my opinion....

Most of us would appreciate it if you kept htis kind of information on the forum!

1. Advance your timing 2-3 degrees as long as it doesn't ping.

2. Install an aftermarket free flowing muffler. I installed a flowmaster delta flow model 50 because it is a quiet muffler.

3. New A/C Delco platinum spark plugs

A K&N filter probably won't help power. It could even decrease power and cause more wear on the engine due to it's much less effective filteration capability. There are actual tests to prove this.

EDAHALL- is that an eldo in the scrunched up picture? looks to be. anyways, it looks sweet and was wondering if you had any pictures up on the net somewhere-

Here are a couple pictures.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/rhedahl/PICTRE23.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/rhedahl/Cadillac.jpg

Nice car!!!!:)

Hey guys sorry that I just dont pm illumina but the site says I cant access the page!If anyone else can tag him for me I would really appreciate it!!!:) This is my question and comments to illumina.Well I want to get a little more hp out of a 93 seville 4.9 and here that your the man,,,,,I visited your home page and your 4.9 is sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:) I would love to have that under my foot..... but lets start with some baby steps for a newbie.Can you please give me some good ideas on products that i can get into to get some more hp out of this girl I know about a k&n air filter but do I have to mod the intake like yours or just of the shelf ok.Maybe you could point me in the dirrection of an exhaust I tried the same company u used but they said they had nothing for me,,,,,anyway thats it,,, a little help will be much apprecited!!!!!:worship:

To get any gain from a K&N air filter, then yes, you have to do the intake like mine. It is an open element air induction system, and it helps if done like I have it. Since those pictures I have done things differently and there is an actual heat sheild to help things out. A drop in air filter will do nothing for these cars.

My Caddy has the Camaro 80 series flowmaster, which is quite loud. I've also done some things with that cat. converter, but I honestly thing that keeping the stock cat. will do just fine. Or you can opt for a high flow cat. converter.

Timing is huge. Edahall says 2-3, I say 3-4. Try this: advance timing until yiou hear the ping. Basicaly put, the timing advace will help anywhere from 2-4 degrees BTDC. There is also a certain procedure to follow for these cars to advance timing.

Upgrading the entire ignition system will help. You don't have to use the MSD like I have, but new wires, cap, rotor, module (aftermarket), coil, and plugs will help quite a bit. The MSD ignition helps a lot too in my opinion, but I wouldn't waste the money on it right now.

The other things I've done provide minimal gains at best and are probably not worth the money unless you get all of them at once.

If you do the four main things mentioned (timing, ignition, air intake, exhaust) the cost will be in anyone's range:

$75.00 for the muffler, another $50.00 for dual outlet hardware,
$40.00 for the air filter, another $20.00 for the hardware to make an open element air induction system,
close to $150.00 for all of the ignition components, and I would also suggest AC-Delco plugs on this one,
And the timing advance is free. Forget chipping the car for now unless you want to top speed the car 5 miles more than the limiter will provide.

Another thing is that I would go for MSD wires as the Accel are too high in resistance.

the blue paintjob is sweet. think of doing anything to that grill? not getting a new one, just make it look more refined you know?

To get any gain from a K&N air filter, then yes, you have to do the intake like mine. It is an open element air induction system, and it helps if done like I have it. Since those pictures I have done things differently and there is an actual heat sheild to help things out. A drop in air filter will do nothing for these cars.

My Caddy has the Camaro 80 series flowmaster, which is quite loud. I've also done some things with that cat. converter, but I honestly thing that keeping the stock cat. will do just fine. Or you can opt for a high flow cat. converter.

Timing is huge. Edahall says 2-3, I say 3-4. Try this: advance timing until yiou hear the ping. Basicaly put, the timing advace will help anywhere from 2-4 degrees BTDC. There is also a certain procedure to follow for these cars to advance timing.

Upgrading the entire ignition system will help. You don't have to use the MSD like I have, but new wires, cap, rotor, module (aftermarket), coil, and plugs will help quite a bit. The MSD ignition helps a lot too in my opinion, but I wouldn't waste the money on it right now.

The other things I've done provide minimal gains at best and are probably not worth the money unless you get all of them at once.

If you do the four main things mentioned (timing, ignition, air intake, exhaust) the cost will be in anyone's range:

$75.00 for the muffler, another $50.00 for dual outlet hardware,
$40.00 for the air filter, another $20.00 for the hardware to make an open element air induction system,
close to $150.00 for all of the ignition components, and I would also suggest AC-Delco plugs on this one,
And the timing advance is free. Forget chipping the car for now unless you want to top speed the car 5 miles more than the limiter will provide.

Another thing is that I would go for MSD wires as the Accel are too high in resistance.

Thanx a bunch man!!!I really appreciate your and all others help.I really dont know what I would do without this forum.I am positive all ya'll have saved me some money already!!!:thumbsup: I will start on these few mods that you have suggested!!!:)

To get any gain from a K&N air filter, then yes, you have to do the intake like mine. It is an open element air induction system, and it helps if done like I have it. Since those pictures I have done things differently and there is an actual heat sheild to help things out. A drop in air filter will do nothing for these cars.

My Caddy has the Camaro 80 series flowmaster, which is quite loud. I've also done some things with that cat. converter, but I honestly thing that keeping the stock cat. will do just fine. Or you can opt for a high flow cat. converter.

Timing is huge. Edahall says 2-3, I say 3-4. Try this: advance timing until yiou hear the ping. Basicaly put, the timing advace will help anywhere from 2-4 degrees BTDC. There is also a certain procedure to follow for these cars to advance timing.

Upgrading the entire ignition system will help. You don't have to use the MSD like I have, but new wires, cap, rotor, module (aftermarket), coil, and plugs will help quite a bit. The MSD ignition helps a lot too in my opinion, but I wouldn't waste the money on it right now.

The other things I've done provide minimal gains at best and are probably not worth the money unless you get all of them at once.

If you do the four main things mentioned (timing, ignition, air intake, exhaust) the cost will be in anyone's range:

$75.00 for the muffler, another $50.00 for dual outlet hardware,
$40.00 for the air filter, another $20.00 for the hardware to make an open element air induction system,
close to $150.00 for all of the ignition components, and I would also suggest AC-Delco plugs on this one,
And the timing advance is free. Forget chipping the car for now unless you want to top speed the car 5 miles more than the limiter will provide.

Another thing is that I would go for MSD wires as the Accel are too high in resistance.

Hey I am going to advance the timing with a buddy of mine,but you said there is a certain procedure to do this.What is it?