Installed FLP last night...!
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Racer
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Installed FLP last night...!
I ordered the FLP on monday from Paul at Thunder Racing and he had it to me on Wednesday. Following jmX's instructions from the forum, my best friend and I had everything from unpacking the kit to shop clean up done in 6 hours. Of course getting the headers in was a pain but that was expected. The hardest part of the install for us was getting the driver's side rear plug wire back on. The primary would not let us get the boot at the right angle to slip it on. We also had no trouble with the x-pipe install. After the headers were in it took about another half hour to get the rest of the piping bolted and aligned. And because I had the Borla XR-1 originally I just installed to over the axle tubes. There are no mufflers or cats and it sounds great. It is unexpectedly quiet at idle and cruise but when you get on it the car definitely opens up. Last but not least, Paul at Thunder Racing was excellent. The shipping was great, the price was great, and I got everything I needed for the install.
Travis :chevy
Travis :chevy
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Racer
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Re: Installed FLP last night...! (mcd_57)
Yes the driver's side plug wire was hell. Took 45 minutes to get it on. and yes the Borla resonator is available if someone wants it. The rear straight pipes are on the car but the borla should bolt right up to most mufflers. it comes to right in front of the transaxle.
Travis :chevy
[Modified by mcd_57, 5:21 AM 8/11/2003]
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Re: Installed FLP last night...! (mcd_57)
Do you happen to have a picture of it? I have two Flowmaster mufflers on mine and want to try something different. I'll take it off your hands if it could somehow work on mine. I like the Borla stuff.
Thanks man
Tommy
Thanks man
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Re: Installed FLP last night...! (GraveDigger)
:cheers:
No cats and everyone will see (hear) you coming.
[Modified by GraveDigger, 6:06 PM 8/9/2003]
No cats and everyone will see (hear) you coming.
[Modified by GraveDigger, 6:06 PM 8/9/2003]
Tom
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Re: Installed FLP last night...! (mcd_57)
I'll see if I can't get you a picture somehow. I would need someone to post it for me or something. I'm not real computer savvy if you know what I mean. And by the way, my car doesn't smell bad at all without cats.
Travis :chevy
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Re: Installed FLP last night...! (runamuk)
I ordered mine from Paul last Monday & received them Tuesday. Paul is a great guy to work with & gives excellent service.
My son & I started the intallation @ 10pm Friday & finished @ 4:10am Saturday. Everything fit great except I had to do a little grinding on the brackets that mount the headers to the bottom of the car.
I installed the cats for now because I have to put the car in for service this week. The differential is leaking.
The service manager said the headers would not affect warranty as long as I had cats & 02's.
I plan to take the cats out when I head to the track.
My son & I started the intallation @ 10pm Friday & finished @ 4:10am Saturday. Everything fit great except I had to do a little grinding on the brackets that mount the headers to the bottom of the car.
I installed the cats for now because I have to put the car in for service this week. The differential is leaking.
The service manager said the headers would not affect warranty as long as I had cats & 02's.
I plan to take the cats out when I head to the track.
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From: FT Lewis WA
Re: Installed FLP last night...! (SvenOdin)
Congrats! I know I love my FLP's
:cheers:
:cheers:
I thought you decided to have the FLPs removed on your Vette & replaced with the more power producing Production LG/Borla LT Header system?
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Re: Installed FLP last night...! (Cary)
I just finished bolting up my headers. I also used jmx's guide. The only thing I did differently was drop the headers in, let them sit on the groud, and then install the 02 sensors instead of banging them around on the install.
My plug wires wer all relly easy to install. The only issue I had was that the AIR pipe didn't line up. I had to elongate the holes a little with a round file.
My plug wires wer all relly easy to install. The only issue I had was that the AIR pipe didn't line up. I had to elongate the holes a little with a round file.
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Re: Installed FLP last night...! (mcd_57)
Paul is a great guy. I give a lot of credit to Thunder Racing and him directly and will definitely be ordering from him again. I also hope to have some dyno results fairly soon and will keep ya'll posted.
Travis :chevy
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Re: Installed FLP last night...! (mcd_57)
Glad my install article helped you out! Thunder racing is a great place :)
Jon
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Re: Installed FLP last night...! (mcd_57)
Mine went on in just at 4 hours, thanks to highly skilled buddies, a lift and every tool known to mankind.
Like I said I installed mine with the cats and I think they are loud to the point of being obnoxious. I'm thinking about going to a tamer cat-back, the Corsa Indy's are beyond description with headers. I have a neighbor with Borla Stingers and his car sounds tame by comparrison.
Tom
[Modified by AFVETTE, 11:13 AM 8/19/2003]
Like I said I installed mine with the cats and I think they are loud to the point of being obnoxious. I'm thinking about going to a tamer cat-back, the Corsa Indy's are beyond description with headers. I have a neighbor with Borla Stingers and his car sounds tame by comparrison.
Tom
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Re: Installed FLP last night...! (AFVETTE)
Like I said I installed mine with the cats and I think they are loud to the point of being obnoxious. I'm thinking about going to a tamer cat-back, the Corsa Indy's are beyond description with headers. Tom
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From: Wildwood MO
Re: Installed FLP last night...! (Fastguy)
If you decide to do a H/C, here is what it will sound like:
After H/C Package, G5X2, FLP Headers, FLP High Flow Cats, Corsa Indy's:
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c5/mtw...adcam-idle.wmv
After H/C Package, G5X2, FLP Headers, FLP High Flow Cats, Corsa Indy's:
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c5/mtw...adcam-idle.wmv
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Re: Installed FLP last night...! (MTWallet)
If you decide to do a H/C, here is what it will sound like:
After H/C Package, G5X2, FLP Headers, FLP High Flow Cats, Corsa Indy's:
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c5/mtw...adcam-idle.wmv
After H/C Package, G5X2, FLP Headers, FLP High Flow Cats, Corsa Indy's:
http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c5/mtw...adcam-idle.wmv