I've been reading this forum and the others for 8 months now... This one is my favorite by far. It seems to be the most searchable and cleanest. Best one for learning in my opinion (thanks to the educators - you know who you are).
My question is the following:
I've read about the potential "drawbacks" of early modding stages (the 3.4 setup) - such as a loss in low end torque due to headers eliminating some back pressure (and maybe other reasons). However, I've also read that our cars gain a lot in 0-60 as the mods are added. Does this mean all those gains are in the upper RPM range?
I ask because I am a big fan of the low-mid range torque that my stocker (04 Impala SS) has. It does go anemic... or constipated... or both as the RPMs increase, and I want to fix that, but not at the expense of the low end. This car is my DD. I'm not really into racing and will not be taking this to the track or dyno (except for tuning) any time soon. My goal is to have a really good 0-60 car - hopefully down into the 4's if possible. And a lot of torque on demand in that range.
My tentative long-term plan is gen V + rockers + N* + headers -> pulley -> IC -> pulley (leaving out small mods). What do you guys think I can expect in my 0-60 progression and also in my low-mid torque as I begin to mod? Any suggestions for improvements in my plan to help my goal stated above are much appreciated. Please no 1-line "CAM IT" or "TURBO" responses. I'm not ready/interested right now in either of those paths.
Thanks!