Performance upgrades for a 307 82' delta 88

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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 06:28 AM
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Performance upgrades for a 307 82' delta 88

Well so far my car runs great but i wanna see how much performance i can get out of it. I heard that a cherry bomb glass pack will give a V8 some HP but i wanted to know if it would apply to my car and is there any other tips/parts i could get?
Old Apr 15, 2010 | 07:42 AM
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The easiest performance upgrade on an 80's delta is a whole new drive train.
Glass packs slow it down. I lose 2 tenths with mine on.
Old Apr 15, 2010 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by J-(Chicago)
I believe you're referring to the black plastic clip that holds the window in the track. Those are available at Autozone in the HELP section. You razorblade the old clip off, slide the new one over the hole, put the window back into the track, and crimp the nub through the hole in the glass. I just use 2 flat head screwdrivers, stick em in both sides of the glass, and turn them sideways to apply enough pressure to snap it together.
As far as the rear door handle-to-latch, remove the rear door panel, and there are metal connecting rods that connect the outside handle to the latch. It probably just fell out of the hole.]
Old Apr 15, 2010 | 11:14 AM
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Glasspacks will make the car SOUND faster...

Unfortunately, the butt dyno is notoriously inaccurate. The only reasonable performance upgrade for this car is to replace the 307 with a 350, 403. or 455.
Old Apr 15, 2010 | 10:54 PM
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Thanks J for the repair tips, i get paid tomorrow and i have the day off as well so i'll probably spend my morning in the garage

And thanks for the advice Joe, now you got me thinking about putting a 455 in my boat of a car
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