hp question
Burning Brakes
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From: Fayetteville AR
30 - 40 HP??? According to Vette magazine dynos it could be more???
Somtimes the HP does not "accumulate" like you think it would but other times parts can "complement" each other.
Here is a straight through system that yeilded 16 hp. http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0501vet...ust/index.html
Here is a Magnaflow catback with x pipe with almost 16 hp. http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0307vet...nfo/index.html
And vararam at around 12 hp.
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0304vet...all/index.html
You make your decision on the HP.
I did the Corsa pacecar with x pipe, vararam with the predator tune and I noticed a great improvement. How much - I don’t know its never been dynoed - but enough that I am happy with it. I thats all that really matters.
Somtimes the HP does not "accumulate" like you think it would but other times parts can "complement" each other.
Here is a straight through system that yeilded 16 hp. http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0501vet...ust/index.html
Here is a Magnaflow catback with x pipe with almost 16 hp. http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0307vet...nfo/index.html
And vararam at around 12 hp.
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0304vet...all/index.html
You make your decision on the HP.
I did the Corsa pacecar with x pipe, vararam with the predator tune and I noticed a great improvement. How much - I don’t know its never been dynoed - but enough that I am happy with it. I thats all that really matters.
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From: Arlington Hts. IL
30 - 40 HP??? According to Vette magazine dynos it could be more???
Somtimes the HP does not "accumulate" like you think it would but other times parts can "complement" each other.
Here is a straight through system that yeilded 16 hp. http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0501vet...ust/index.html
Here is a Magnaflow catback with x pipe with almost 16 hp. http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0307vet...nfo/index.html
And vararam at around 12 hp.
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0304vet...all/index.html
You make your decision on the HP.
I did the Corsa pacecar with x pipe, vararam with the predator tune and I noticed a great improvement. How much - I don’t know its never been dynoed - but enough that I am happy with it. I thats all that really matters.
Somtimes the HP does not "accumulate" like you think it would but other times parts can "complement" each other.
Here is a straight through system that yeilded 16 hp. http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0501vet...ust/index.html
Here is a Magnaflow catback with x pipe with almost 16 hp. http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0307vet...nfo/index.html
And vararam at around 12 hp.
http://www.vetteweb.com/tech/0304vet...all/index.html
You make your decision on the HP.
I did the Corsa pacecar with x pipe, vararam with the predator tune and I noticed a great improvement. How much - I don’t know its never been dynoed - but enough that I am happy with it. I thats all that really matters.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Fayetteville AR
GM Tech mag. tested Predator this year (along with 7 other handheld tuners) and it was good for 15 hp alone! (Which was the best of the tests overall). Corsa tests shows 5 - 7 hp and vararam 12 hp = 32+ hp. So lets round it down to 27 hp to be safe. At speeds vararam has proven to give results showing more HP proven by the 1/4 mile tests.
But of coarse this subject has be argued many times over so the best this to do is do your OWN research and come to your own conclusions (and keep the results to yourself! ha ha).
Guitar - Just do the mods you listed - IMO you will be pleased with the results.
Burning Brakes
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From: Deltona Fl.
Are you saying ALL of the mods he listed would be 10 - 15 hp? I don’t believe that. I did each of my mods one at a time and each time I could tell a difference after each mod (esp. the vararam) and I really don’t think I could "feel" just a 2 - 3 hp increase. It would have to be like 8 - 10 hp to be able to tell by SOTP IMO. I would conservatively say 24 - 28 hp total depending on his current state of tune.
GM Tech mag. tested Predator this year (along with 7 other handheld tuners) and it was good for 15 hp alone! (Which was the best of the tests overall). Corsa tests shows 5 - 7 hp and vararam 12 hp = 32+ hp. So lets round it down to 27 hp to be safe. At speeds vararam has proven to give results showing more HP proven by the 1/4 mile tests.
But of coarse this subject has be argued many times over so the best this to do is do your OWN research and come to your own conclusions (and keep the results to yourself! ha ha).
Guitar - Just do the mods you listed - IMO you will be pleased with the results.
GM Tech mag. tested Predator this year (along with 7 other handheld tuners) and it was good for 15 hp alone! (Which was the best of the tests overall). Corsa tests shows 5 - 7 hp and vararam 12 hp = 32+ hp. So lets round it down to 27 hp to be safe. At speeds vararam has proven to give results showing more HP proven by the 1/4 mile tests.
But of coarse this subject has be argued many times over so the best this to do is do your OWN research and come to your own conclusions (and keep the results to yourself! ha ha).
Guitar - Just do the mods you listed - IMO you will be pleased with the results.
My 04 gained 21hp with the tune, and I'm sure the vararamadds at least 10hp @ 35mph and above.
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And for future reference, add a set of LT's to bring that 10/15 HP up in the 50 HP range......Now we're talking HP that will make the buttometer needle really swing 
