Blackwing on a 2002 coupe?

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Dec 28, 2001 | 06:26 PM

OhNiner

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Blackwing on a 2002 coupe?

I was reading that the Blackwing is great on c5s upto the the 01 model but has some power loss on the 02 model. Will I need to do any other mods to keep the a/f ratio correct?

Dec 28, 2001 | 07:02 PM

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Re: Blackwing on a 2002 coupe? (Gardiner)

I don't believe you actually lose power on an '02. The intake system on the '02s has been improved so the Blackwing doesn't give you as much of a gain as prior model years. You should still end up at the same general level. As for the A/F ratio, that seems to be a car to car issue but most don't require any changes for a Blackwing install. The '02s should already be set up for a higher flow rate so I'd think it would be even less likely that you'd need to adjust the A/F ratio.

Dec 28, 2001 | 07:10 PM

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Re: Blackwing on a 2002 coupe? (Gardiner)

I was going to install one in my 02, but decided to wait to see how others make out. I had found an ariticle a while back stating that mods on an 02 were going to be harder because the car wouldn't respond as in previous years but I can't find that article now.

Dec 29, 2001 | 02:28 AM

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Re: Blackwing on a 2002 coupe? (Gardiner)

We Auto tapped an 02 car with the Blackwing installed. We did not find the car to run lean with this mod...
I do remember hearing about a post claiming the 02s running lean with the filter. So far, we have had no problems whatsoever with the Blackwing.
I still feel its the best filter on the market for the money.

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Dec 29, 2001 | 02:38 AM

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Re: Blackwing on a 2002 coupe? (Gardiner)

No problems at all here. I felt a big improvement over stock.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=203466

Dec 29, 2001 | 02:42 AM

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Re: Blackwing on a 2002 coupe? (TargaC5)

Quote:

No problems at all here. I felt a big improvement over stock.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=203466

Ditto :cheers:

Patrick :seeya

Dec 29, 2001 | 08:29 PM

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Re: Blackwing on a 2002 coupe? (Patman36)

Thanks for the help, my Blackwing should be arriving any day and I will let you know how it works.

Dec 29, 2001 | 11:34 PM

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Re: Blackwing on a 2002 coupe? (Gardiner)

DRM tested an '02 Z06 with a Blackwing and it went pig rich and lost about 20 hp at high rpms. This hp loss was explained by the experts on a/f matters in previous posts.