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Old 02-20-2006, 09:54 PM
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i have a 96gt with a procharger. I am havin a accufab 75mm tb and plenum put on it, also bassini long tubes. Also a svt tuner. Now my mechanic tells me that i will only be putin out about 350 horses????????? Does that sound right? IVE GOT A TREMEK 5SP, ALUMINUM DS, 3.73 REAR. Anyone got any ideas how i could get more hp outa the stock lower without goin forged internals?
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Old 02-20-2006, 10:17 PM
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i have a 96gt with a procharger. I am havin a accufab 75mm tb and plenum put on it, also bassini long tubes. Also a svt tuner. Now my mechanic tells me that i will only be putin out about 350 horses????????? Does that sound right? IVE GOT A TREMEK 5SP, ALUMINUM DS, 3.73 REAR. Anyone got any ideas how i could get more hp outa the stock lower without goin forged internals?
up the boost 8-10 psi stock should be fine. The crank is good up to 500hp, the other internals over 450 is pushing it. Also do you have an intercooler?
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Old 02-20-2006, 10:39 PM
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i have a 96gt with a procharger. I am havin a accufab 75mm tb and plenum put on it, also bassini long tubes. Also a svt tuner. Now my mechanic tells me that i will only be putin out about 350 horses????????? Does that sound right? IVE GOT A TREMEK 5SP, ALUMINUM DS, 3.73 REAR. Anyone got any ideas how i could get more hp outa the stock lower without goin forged internals?
It's because you have crappy Non-PI heads.. I don't know if you are going to hit that mark.
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Old 02-20-2006, 10:41 PM
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Get some aftermarket headers!
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Old 02-20-2006, 11:26 PM
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have you been running that thing without a dyno tune with that blower? what RWHP are you at now before those planned mods?
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Old 02-20-2006, 11:46 PM
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the heads are the main problem. and LT's and exhaust will definitely help a lot. for heads i would recomend FRPP nonPI heads. the flow amazing and dont raise compression like the PI swap does.
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Old 02-22-2006, 10:06 AM
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yea i know about the crappy non pi heads and i have a set but the tech says it wont help a whole lotand the long tubes are bein installed as we speak
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Old 02-22-2006, 10:09 AM
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no i bought the car dyno tuned but the set up was crappy. Theres alot to be said of a tech that knows his chips
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Old 02-22-2006, 10:15 AM
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Not with a non-pi GT, you wont be that much over 350.
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Old 02-22-2006, 11:25 AM
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well if you put your current bolt on's on a p.i. you'd probably see 400 easily.
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