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Old 03-04-2010, 11:13 PM
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Im wanting to go LT, bbk O/R X pipe and borla stingers, but i keep hearing ppl say that the LTs scrape against the road and shizz a little info im in texas 02 gt manuel. and how much extra hp do u guys think i will get with this exhaust set up CAI, and pullies and a short shifter? I want to do gears but havnt decided wich ones. thanks for help guys
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Old 03-04-2010, 11:18 PM
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My headers scrape speed bumps and they are bassani optimum length. I believe they are shorter than lt's.. I'll let someone else give you the horsepower gains with fear of being wrong and looking like an ***.. Lol. Too much work to look it all up on an iPod.
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Old 03-05-2010, 02:01 AM
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how bad do they scrape? Can anyone else tell me hp gaines?
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Old 03-05-2010, 07:18 AM
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I have long tubes with a 1.5" drop, and have no issues with scraping, except once in a great while over a huge speed bump or something. As long as your ride is not totally slammed, you'll be fine.

As far as the power gains go, you won't gain a ton with just bolt ons (maybe 5-10 hp) but you will gain the power and torque over the entire power band. It will make your a little faster though. When i did mine, it seemed to rev out a little better as well. Instead of dropping off around 5.5k or so, it pulls to all the way to 6k with less effort now.

If you plan on doing headers for sure, definitely do the long tubes. The pluses outweigh any of the small possible scraping issues, and they sound much better than shorties too.
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Old 03-05-2010, 09:54 AM
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yeah then Lts it is . I need to know what kind of things I can get for power besides a SC or nas eventually maybe I might put a SC in but as of now im looking for 350-400RWHP how can I accomplish this goal? will cams heads new crank etc. help?
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Old 03-05-2010, 09:58 AM
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I have headman LT's and M-5300-C springs with energy suspension isolators. 1" front 3/4 rear. No scrapes at all and my apartment has some insane bumps.
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Old 03-05-2010, 10:07 AM
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please disregard my post

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