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Old Aug 18, 2008 | 11:45 AM
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i heard from just the pi intake swap i could see 15 real horses, is this not true? I plan on a full pi swap one day, maybe next summer when the bills for the car stop, lol. would it be easier to have part of it installed already?
I highly doubt 15. Maybe 5-6. You gain most of the power through the heads and cams when doing the pi swap. Like I said though if you don't want to save up atleast twice as much as you have then I would do a mid pipe now, but if you save up you can get the gears and would feel a much greater difference.
Old Aug 18, 2008 | 04:55 PM
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for the mid pipe, i was looking at the mac pro chambers, but would it be worth it to wait and save more money for long tube headers and the appropriate mid pipe for that. The mac pro chamber has a a disconnecting point right before the pro chamber, as if they could be for both shorty and long tube headers.
Old Aug 18, 2008 | 04:59 PM
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how much are we talking for installed 4.10's buy a ford dealership?
Old Aug 18, 2008 | 05:05 PM
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probably a lot more than if you have them put in by a local performance shop. dealers have like $80/hr labor rate or more and will probably charge you for like 4-5 hours for install. so just price it out at local shops.
Old Aug 18, 2008 | 05:36 PM
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geez all the local performance shops around here charge $109/hr the $375 install was super cheap here......
Old Aug 18, 2008 | 05:56 PM
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i think for now i might end up doing a mid and short throw, the only thing is chaing it out for inspection time, lol.
Old Aug 18, 2008 | 05:59 PM
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i mean the gears are a little out of my price range right now, and i don't wanna be stock against my friend, lol. plus i hear gears destroy your mileage, if im nice to it i get 23/28.
(shifting under 1.7krpm, yes it is possible).
Old Aug 19, 2008 | 11:04 AM
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Where I got my gears installed here only charged me 150, but I go there all the time.

yea a mid pipe will hold you over for a while. I really couldn't tell any differences, but the sound will make up for it.
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