Is this Cheap horsepower
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Is this Cheap horsepower
I have a 1990 vette stock.... Well I have the stainless steel exhaust... If I install a Throttle body, KN air filter, and a stage 2 chip with a 160 degree thermostat will I get very much horsepower? If so how much can I inspect to get in reality? And is there any other cheap horsepower tricks?
Thanks for any help.
Ben
Thanks for any help.
Ben
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From: Stuck in the 80's
K&N=good
TB, if you mean air foil=not, if you mean coolant by-pass=good
Hypertech, some call hypercrap=not
160 thermostat????
Cut the air cleaner lid to expose the full filter area.
Underdrive pulleys will free up some HP.
Guess 10-15 HP from this, step up to headers and get ~10-15 more.
Real gains from heads, cam, intake, chip to match.
TB, if you mean air foil=not, if you mean coolant by-pass=good
Hypertech, some call hypercrap=not
160 thermostat????
Cut the air cleaner lid to expose the full filter area.
Underdrive pulleys will free up some HP.
Guess 10-15 HP from this, step up to headers and get ~10-15 more.
Real gains from heads, cam, intake, chip to match.
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From: Kewanee IL
As regards to the thermistat I've seen that a 170 degree is better to make sure it gets to closed Loop in the computer and you will have to buy a fan switch such as JET to turn the fans on faster to make a real benifit at all times. And I also agree w/ the hypercrap these can acually lose power on the dyno!!!! Custom chip is the way to go.... 
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From: Stuck in the 80's
Yep, I went with a 180 and have my fan set to come on at 200, off at 190. At speed my temps run 180, 185 in summer heat. My Aux. fan has yet to come on now, even sitting in traffic with A/C on the main fan is able to hold temps in 190's in summer heat. 
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From: Kewanee IL
Originally Posted by gbody5
Yep, I went with a 180 and have my fan set to come on at 200, off at 190. At speed my temps run 180, 185 in summer heat. My Aux. fan has yet to come on now, even sitting in traffic with A/C on the main fan is able to hold temps in 190's in summer heat.
P.S. My fans come on when I turn on the A/C??? 
Last edited by flyboycorvette; Dec 7, 2004 at 05:33 PM.
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