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Old 06-08-2006, 11:50 PM
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i have a 98 gt w/aode my mods are BBK75mm throttle body, C&L plenum, C&L80mm mafs, a diablo sport tune & a powerdyne supercharger w/8lbs of boost. how much hp & torque do you think i'll make & i have to retard my timing i'm not sure how far to go. do i retard untill there is no detonation as it stands it starts to ping around 80mph what are your thoughts any input would be helpful
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my guess would be around 300-320 rwhp. I would get it tuned professionally, at least you know it will be safe and you might gain a few more ponies too!! good luck.
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i have a 98 gt w/aode my mods are BBK75mm throttle body, C&L plenum, C&L80mm mafs, a diablo sport tune & a powerdyne supercharger w/8lbs of boost. how much hp & torque do you think i'll make & i have to retard my timing i'm not sure how far to go. do i retard untill there is no detonation as it stands it starts to ping around 80mph what are your thoughts any input would be helpful
If you tune by waiting for it to "ping" and then backing off timing, you are going to be buying a new shortblock.
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