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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 05:36 PM
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Default $100.00 18 Horespower ?

Ok $50.00 TB air flow booster = 13 hp
$50.00 air coupler + 5hp
has anybody not put these on but me, do they add hp, the red coupler looks cool on the vette's Ive seen ?
Help me before I send off 100 bucks plus shipping !!!!!!

Oh ya, wrong forum, but our numbers keep moving in the wrong direction, guess I could post in C6
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 05:44 PM
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Probablly not-those numbers are in the fantasy world-the real world number would be more like a gain of 5 horses..
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by sharpvet03
Probablly not-those numbers are in the fantasy world-the real world number would be more like a gain of 5 horses..
I think even 5 HP is probably being generous. This is the place to find out; someone on this forum has tried pretty much anything you can come up with.
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 05:57 PM
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I doubt you will see 5 at the flywheel let alone the wheels. SOTP=no change here.
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by T's 99
Ok $50.00 TB air flow booster = 13 hp
$50.00 air coupler + 5hp
has anybody not put these on but me, do they add hp, the red coupler looks cool on the vette's Ive seen ?
Help me before I send off 100 bucks plus shipping !!!!!!

Oh ya, wrong forum, but our numbers keep moving in the wrong direction, guess I could post in C6

I think you also need to do the throttle body bypass and stick on the fake rear brake ducts...then you'll get it...
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 06:04 PM
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I think you also need to do the throttle body bypass and stick on the fake rear brake ducts...then you'll get it...
Now you're talkin! And the BSM adds 10 MPH to the top speed, they add down force.
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 06:05 PM
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How about CE stripes, another 9hp
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Now you're talkin! And the BSM adds 10 MPH to the top speed, they add down force.
Hey...I got BSM's....


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OK, so your car will go 10 MPH faster. Quit bragging
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Don't forget the High Performance Hood Seal for another 3 hp! Only $12.95 ....
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 07:24 PM
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My carbon Fiber CE stripes gave me 15 HP!
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by MyVetteDream
Don't forget the High Performance Hood Seal for another 3 hp! Only $12.95 ....



Best bang for the bucks!!! Well, that and the High Speed Clay Bar and Mary Carter Paint sealant.
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Another perspective is an aftermarket exhaust is probably 10-20
more hp maybe...and it wil run ya closer to $900 or so...don't figure
that one.

At least you can buy it for looks and sound too.
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IMO, you would be lucky to get any HP gains from the mods mentioned. If you do, it would be minimal.
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Old Sep 30, 2004 | 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Purerock105
Another perspective is an aftermarket exhaust is probably 10-20
more hp maybe...and it wil run ya closer to $900 or so...don't figure
that one.

At least you can buy it for looks and sound too.
From what I understand, after market catback systems offer VERY little increase in HP. The stock system is said to have pretty low restriction, and the only reason to replace it is for better sound.
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My chrome exhaust enhancement plate added 5 hp and made it .25 sec quicker in the quarter mile...
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I have a parachute attached to the front of my car. If I have a heavy tail wind the air catches it and takes 4 seconds off my ¼ mile times.
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Originally Posted by sharpvet03
Probablly not-those numbers are in the fantasy world-the real world number would be more like a gain of 5 horses..

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Old Oct 1, 2004 | 04:28 AM
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Originally Posted by T's 99
Ok $50.00 TB air flow booster = 13 hp
$50.00 air coupler + 5hp
has anybody not put these on but me, do they add hp, the red coupler looks cool on the vette's Ive seen ?
Help me before I send off 100 bucks plus shipping !!!!!!
Well, was all this the answer you were expecting
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Old Oct 1, 2004 | 05:01 AM
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Thanks for the laughs. What a sick bunch!
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