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Mar 7, 2007 | 07:20 PM

0TheRadioFlyer97

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From: Spring Texas

St. Jude Donor '08

My first HP mod:

Vararam + high flow airbridge and air coupler:

Initial response was fantastic. Especially coming from a stock system and paper filter. I'm planning on getting a dyno tune in the next week or two to get the best power for my setup. I won't be doing any more HP mods for a while....mostly because stage II calls for a head/cam job, FAST intake w/ 90mm TB and a Bassini cat 4ward system. (start saving now)

Mar 7, 2007 | 07:22 PM

B-rent

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Be prepared to spend every last penny modding....welcome

Mar 7, 2007 | 07:27 PM

korte

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You'd better not drive thru any big puddles!

Mar 7, 2007 | 07:45 PM

jrose7004

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You're on your way!

Mar 7, 2007 | 09:33 PM

jeffsc5

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Congrats on the mods. It's truly an addiction though, once you've started you can't stop!!

Enjoy.

Mar 7, 2007 | 09:37 PM

blkchipC5

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Originally Posted by jeffsc5

Congrats on the mods. It's truly an addiction though, once you've started you can't stop!!

Enjoy.

Mar 7, 2007 | 09:39 PM

devnull

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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'10, '14

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Originally Posted by B-rent

Be prepared to spend every last penny modding....welcome

^^^^
Exactly....

Mar 7, 2007 | 09:52 PM

jay'szo6

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Quote:

Originally Posted by B-rent

Be prepared to spend every last penny modding....welcome

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Mar 7, 2007 | 09:57 PM

VA CORVETTE 757

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Save your money on the tune and wait to tune your car after have completed stage 2. Then you will only pay for 1 tune. Boy You haven't seen nothing. Wait until you get the heads and cam. Then you will "feel" the gain.

Mar 7, 2007 | 10:12 PM

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oldschoolvette

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Quote:

Originally Posted by B-rent

Be prepared to spend every last penny modding....welcome

Mar 7, 2007 | 10:54 PM

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0TheRadioFlyer97

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St. Jude Donor '08

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Originally Posted by VA CORVETTE 757

one of the shops at the houston corvette expo offered lifetime tuning for a single reasonable price.

Mar 7, 2007 | 11:24 PM

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Congrats on the mod. It's only the beginning.

Mar 8, 2007 | 12:06 AM

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happa

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you've been bitten by the mod bug! Theres no CURE!

Mar 8, 2007 | 12:24 AM

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tellefan

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Sliding down the slippery slope. Next a cat back, then x pipe. Maybe headers? on and on. Yup the modding bug also hit me......... Enjoy your car to the max. David

Mar 8, 2007 | 09:19 AM

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threewinmag

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here's what stage two gets you...

Mar 8, 2007 | 10:23 AM

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madmatt9471

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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----

Looks good! Time for some under the hood detailing!

You'll really enjoy the results from the Dyno tune if you liked the results from the V-ram!

Post the results when you have it done!

Thanks,Matt

Mar 8, 2007 | 05:10 PM

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peter pan

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Very nice and mods are great, do as many as you like, I know my Vette is still stock, like the Grond

Mar 8, 2007 | 05:16 PM

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1%r

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St. Jude Donor '03 through '17

I have only a couple of mods.

Mar 8, 2007 | 10:35 PM

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lytspeed1

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From: Baton Rouge la

I would think with the mods that you've mentioned a dyno tune is probably not needed.....most mod shops would prob recommend a computor tune until you get deeper into your new additiction....