300HP recommendations?
09-08-2011, 10:23 AM
#21
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i put a k&n cai on my 04 gt it was all stock,except for a flowmaster catback. it DID make a diffrence. i gained more power than the catback, and it made more power than a caned tune did. it made the biggest diffrence in mid 2nd and all the way through the gears. who ever tells you a cold air intake doesent add power is full of ****. i dont know about the other cold air intakes , but i know for a 100% fact it was my best bolt on by far!!
09-08-2011, 02:24 PM
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i put a k&n cai on my 04 gt it was all stock,except for a flowmaster catback. it DID make a diffrence. i gained more power than the catback, and it made more power than a caned tune did. it made the biggest diffrence in mid 2nd and all the way through the gears. who ever tells you a cold air intake doesent add power is full of ****. i dont know about the other cold air intakes , but i know for a 100% fact it was my best bolt on by far!!
09-08-2011, 02:56 PM
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Maybe what scott4.6 is trying to describe is that it may feel faster due a slight change in sound and throttle response. A CAI was the very first mod i did when i bought my ride, and i though it made a difference because it made a cool sound and the throttle felt a little more sensitive. I later realized that a cool sound and more touchy throttle doesn't necessarily mean more hp lol.
09-08-2011, 09:29 PM
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OP is back!! Lots of useful stuff here! (im lookin at you CliffyK, you are the man!) As far as the CAI, i have the Steeda because i liked it, not because i was ex[ecting power gains. The sound is nice, and it "feels" peppier but not significantly. The best mod i have done so far is the borla cat back. I love this exhaust!
Anyway, im thinking a tune should be my next mod. Or maybe UDP's. Then an x pipe. Not sure on the headers, i havent enough room where i live to be able to install them, and id hate to pay a shop 12 hours of labor to install shorties. (I have no interest in long tubes)
Im gratified my thread was able to give others some insights as well. Not at all upset about the "Threadjacking"!
Anyway, im thinking a tune should be my next mod. Or maybe UDP's. Then an x pipe. Not sure on the headers, i havent enough room where i live to be able to install them, and id hate to pay a shop 12 hours of labor to install shorties. (I have no interest in long tubes)
Im gratified my thread was able to give others some insights as well. Not at all upset about the "Threadjacking"!
09-08-2011, 09:38 PM
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OP is back!! Lots of useful stuff here! (im lookin at you CliffyK, you are the man!) As far as the CAI, i have the Steeda because i liked it, not because i was ex[ecting power gains. The sound is nice, and it "feels" peppier but not significantly. The best mod i have done so far is the borla cat back. I love this exhaust!
Anyway, im thinking a tune should be my next mod. Or maybe UDP's. Then an x pipe. Not sure on the headers, i havent enough room where i live to be able to install them, and id hate to pay a shop 12 hours of labor to install shorties. (I have no interest in long tubes)
Im gratified my thread was able to give others some insights as well. Not at all upset about the "Threadjacking"!
Anyway, im thinking a tune should be my next mod. Or maybe UDP's. Then an x pipe. Not sure on the headers, i havent enough room where i live to be able to install them, and id hate to pay a shop 12 hours of labor to install shorties. (I have no interest in long tubes)
Im gratified my thread was able to give others some insights as well. Not at all upset about the "Threadjacking"!
Greg Banish's book Engine Management: Advanced Tuning is a great place to start...
09-08-2011, 09:41 PM
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Im thinking of buying a tuner. At the very least it will give me access to the computerfor codes and the like. I will certainly read your link though, as im very interested in this!
Noooo...i have read that people have. I still have stock manifolds.
Noooo...i have read that people have. I still have stock manifolds.
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09-09-2011, 03:01 AM
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Maybe what scott4.6 is trying to describe is that it may feel faster due a slight change in sound and throttle response. A CAI was the very first mod i did when i bought my ride, and i though it made a difference because it made a cool sound and the throttle felt a little more sensitive. I later realized that a cool sound and more touchy throttle doesn't necessarily mean more hp lol.