I have a 1998 3.8 V6 Camaro stock, except for the aftermarket air filter. What's my best bang for my buck to put a little more power under the hood?

thanks

 

Its hard to add horsepower to that engine without spending significant money. My suggestion for an increase less than 20 hp would be a free flowing exhaust. If you want more than that without spending big money, you might want to look into nitrous.

 

A good mandrel bent cat back, headers, high flow cat...

 

the car does have an aftermarket air filter, im not sure if it a K&N or not.
there is also an aftermarket exhaust, buts its not a true dual exhaust system.

i was thinking about replacing the air filter with either a cold air intake cone, or a ram air system. has anyone had any luck doing so?

 

dont bother going with true duals, most of us v8s dont even do true duals

 

I wouldn't do true duals, as it's more money than I think the sound is worth (unless you do it yourself)... Not cause the V8 guys aren't doing it.

 

ya im not going to put true duals on.

is it worth doing a cold air intake (cone) or a ram air system??

 

i have the ss ram air on mine, but im going to ditch it and make my own CAI

 

should i go about buying a cold air intake cone, or a ram air kit?

 

Go with CAI and get a cutout. You'll see some pretty decent gains then.