Tberg725

Im going to give it a shot when the time comes to it, no point in paying that money when you can get the same results for a few dollars as appose to spending a couple hundred

drewsky

The engineers from the factory put them there for a reason, maybe for lower torque and to help warm the engine in very cold weather. without a new tune for it I wouldn't mess with it in my car. However it's not, and if it works and you feel a upper rpm hp increase let me know and I'll regret spending the money. Haha. I'm curious how it goes

bl817

im also curious on the results of this. willing to try it out as I do have a tuner. worst case is ill end up having to spend money on the steeda plates.

Hack Job

I did the DIY delete plates a couple of years ago - basically followed the steps outlined above. Several others mods were done at the same time along with an updated Bama tune so I can't say how much of the increase was due to the delete plates.

I pulled the plates for a look a couple of months ago and they looked perfect, no erosion at all. IIRC, I used an aluminum version of cold steel epoxy. After pushing it though the holes and letting it cure I used a die grinder to smooth and blend the runners. I opted to not weld the holes as I didn't want to risk warpage.

Its an easy mod although it does take some time as the epoxy needs to fully cure before grinding. Its a good chance to clean the gunk out of the intake and install a new catch can and tackle factory plugs.