Aftermarket Upgrades and Check engine light
#2
Get a catted X-pipe, there is little to nothing to be gained with a o/r pipe.
The after market CAI is a waste of money--the CAI that came with the car is as good as any after market rig (except maybe the JLT fenderwell unit). Save the money and get a 2-1/2" catback system--then a tuner as the 87 octane OEM tune sucks...
The after market CAI is a waste of money--the CAI that came with the car is as good as any after market rig (except maybe the JLT fenderwell unit). Save the money and get a 2-1/2" catback system--then a tuner as the 87 octane OEM tune sucks...
#4
You can make them for around $5.
I did this years ago, before we did some back-to-back dyno runs, and pretty much proved there was little to no power to be gained (noise and stink is al you gain) running an o/r pipe vs. well-flowing catted pipe.
I did this years ago, before we did some back-to-back dyno runs, and pretty much proved there was little to no power to be gained (noise and stink is al you gain) running an o/r pipe vs. well-flowing catted pipe.
#6
Yea, and if youre going with bassani, it will help to go o/r as bassani=expensive!!! lol All you gotta do is get/make mil's or buy a tuner and turn the rear o2's off. Thats what mine did and my car passed emissions with flying colors because we dont have visual. If it passes OBDII, it passes.
#9
Get a catted X-pipe, there is little to nothing to be gained with a o/r pipe.
The after market CAI is a waste of money--the CAI that came with the car is as good as any after market rig (except maybe the JLT fenderwell unit). Save the money and get a 2-1/2" catback system--then a tuner as the 87 octane OEM tune sucks...
The after market CAI is a waste of money--the CAI that came with the car is as good as any after market rig (except maybe the JLT fenderwell unit). Save the money and get a 2-1/2" catback system--then a tuner as the 87 octane OEM tune sucks...
#1 cats kill power
#2 get yourself a JLT CAI very nice piece and will help power
there is little to nothing to be gained except a huge hole in your wallet by adding just a catback and a tune. dont waste your money on a tune until you get a worth while amount of bolt ons. tunes arnt cheap!!
#10
WUTTTTTTTTTTTT
#1 cats kill power
#2 get yourself a JLT CAI very nice piece and will help power
there is little to nothing to be gained except a huge hole in your wallet by adding just a catback and a tune. dont waste your money on a tune until you get a worth while amount of bolt ons. tunes arnt cheap!!
#1 cats kill power
#2 get yourself a JLT CAI very nice piece and will help power
there is little to nothing to be gained except a huge hole in your wallet by adding just a catback and a tune. dont waste your money on a tune until you get a worth while amount of bolt ons. tunes arnt cheap!!
If anyone has dyno proof of power gained by cats vs. no-cats (back-to-back, cat/no-cat only--not going from an OEM catted pipe to a 2-1/2" o/r pipe) I'd enjoy seeing them.
As to buying a tuner¹, opening up the exhaust is the only thing I would recommend be done before getting a tuner. The OEM tune is pathetic, built to meet EPA emissions standards while running 87 octane fuel, and make sure you cannot damage the motor while it's under warranty.
This is why the first thing every 87 octane canned tune I've ever seen immediately adds 2° to the Global Spark Adder, another 2° across the upper end of the Spark Borderline table, and leans out the Stabilised Open Loop Fuel table by 3-4% at the higher load/rpm ranges. If you think changes like that do not make more power you need to study up on engine management.
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¹ - Note I said buying a tuner, and obviously learning how to use it--not having a tune done at a shop. I agree that if you do not have the tools and knowledge to tune it yourself then it probably makes sense to drive about hobbled by the OEM tune until such time as you feel the time has come...