Stinger horsepower gain?
Safety Car
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From: North Royalton, OH
St. Jude Donor '06-'07
Re: Stinger horsepower gain? (SpinMonster)
4-tips on mine dyno'd at exactly ZERO gain. I've had the 2-tips on, but did not dyno them - too much resonance to keep them on anyway.
Burning Brakes
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From: Noble OK
Re: Stinger horsepower gain? (SpinMonster)
Not too long ago one of the vendors claimed the Stinger system was one of the few to show gains in Hp. They tested the Borla and claimed gains of 8-10Hp over stock and that it even out performed the Z06 system by 4 HP!
Melting Slicks
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From: Pleasanton CA
Re: Stinger horsepower gain? (BSiegPaint)
4-tips on mine dyno'd at exactly ZERO gain. I've had the 2-tips on, but did not dyno them - too much resonance to keep them on anyway.
Thanks. :cheers:
Team Owner
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From: Lake Elsinore, CA
Re: Stinger horsepower gain? (SpinMonster)
I haven't dynoed yet since putting my 2-tip Stingers on but I noticed immediately that the car revs much more freely with these than the Magnaflows. It was a startling difference.
Hopefully, I'll be able to get it on a dyno soon.
Hopefully, I'll be able to get it on a dyno soon.
Burning Brakes
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From: Buford GA
Re: Stinger horsepower gain? (Patches)
I haven't dynoed yet since putting my 2-tip Stingers on but I noticed immediately that the car revs much more freely with these than the Magnaflows. It was a startling difference.
Hopefully, I'll be able to get it on a dyno soon.
Hopefully, I'll be able to get it on a dyno soon.
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Racer
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From: Seattle WA
Re: Stinger horsepower gain? (SpinMonster)
The sound and looks are worth it. SOP says that there is a gain and they are 42 lbs lighter.If you use the 10lbs = 1hp, you pickup 4 hp just in weight. But there is more, the sound is awsome :yesnod: :yesnod: :yesnod: :yesnod:
Thread Starter
Tech Contributor
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From: Colorado Springs, CO
St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10-'11
Re: Stinger horsepower gain? (add)
I was trying to see actually what the penalty was for me to get the quietest exhaust I could...heh heh.
Burning Brakes
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From: Spring Hill FL
Re: Stinger horsepower gain? (SpinMonster)
Didn't really notice any power gain from mine. They will sound like you are going fast though. :reddevil You will scare young children and little old ladies.
Safety Car
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From: North Royalton, OH
St. Jude Donor '06-'07
Re: Stinger horsepower gain? (RichieRich)
4-tips on mine dyno'd at exactly ZERO gain. I've had the 2-tips on, but did not dyno them - too much resonance to keep them on anyway.
Just out of curiosity, did you dyno right after you put them on or did you drive the car around for a while. And was it the same dyno?
Thanks. :cheers:
Just out of curiosity, did you dyno right after you put them on or did you drive the car around for a while. And was it the same dyno?
Thanks. :cheers:
Race Director
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From: San Diego CA
Re: Stinger horsepower gain? (SpinMonster)
The gain is much more significant as the engine horsepower increases. Here's a graph comparing the Stingers to a leading competitor (I'm guessing Corsa, but am not certain) on a Lingenfelter twin-turbo. Note the difference an exhaust can make!
Le Mans Master
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From: Norfolk VA
Re: Stinger horsepower gain? (SpinMonster)
I don't have any dyno #s, but before i put them on, the rear wheels would spin in 1st and 2nd. Now they spin in 3rd too. It seems to me like there was at least a little bit of hp gain from them.
even w/ that, the main reason for putting them on is the look & sound.
even w/ that, the main reason for putting them on is the look & sound.
