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From: south boston va
manifold exhaust
zo6 manifold or ls1 manifold which has most hp. i'm on a budget tryin to upgrade my 00 a4 :). my first pass 13.10 @ 105 mph still stock addin programmer this week. so any advise will help. [ no nos, no t/q, no gears ] will be added thanks
[Modified by 1320dance, 2:37 AM 3/7/2004]
[Modified by 1320dance, 2:37 AM 3/7/2004]
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Re: manifold exhaust (1320dance)
If you are on a budget, don't waste your money on a programmer or ls6 manifold. You will make the most bolt-on horsepower with an aftermarket intake, like a Blackwing, and (this is controversial, but I picked up 12 dyno proven rwhp on my '00, by removing the MAF screen -- a free mod).
That should pick up 20-25 rwhp.
Exhaust mod is OK for sound, but will not net a lot more hp.
That should pick up 20-25 rwhp.
Exhaust mod is OK for sound, but will not net a lot more hp.
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Re: manifold exhaust (EHS)
You will make the most bolt-on horsepower with an aftermarket intake, like a Blackwing,
and (this is controversial, but I picked up 12 dyno proven rwhp on my '00, by removing the MAF screen -- a free mod).
I doubt that I got 1-2 hp gain when I removed mine. Yours must have really been plugged up.
Exhaust mod is OK for sound, but will not net a lot more hp.
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Re: manifold exhaust (HawkIVette)
HawIVEtte:
Too tired to quote your entire post, but I disagree with your disagreement, and I suspect so does C4C5specialist, who did all the modifications and testing on my car. No, my MAF was not "really plugged up." We don't get a lot of hayseeds or other debris in this part of the country.
All the modifications are backed up with numerous, repeated, controlled conditions, back-to-back dyno runs and road tests. Enough to accurately verify the gains and losses. Notice I also carefully posted that mine was an '00. Your '99 is different.
1320dance posted he is on a budget. Air filter is a budget mod ($189 currently on the forum). MAF screen removal is a budget mod ($free). Headers, high flow cats, X-pipe, cat back system is not a budget mod (at least $3,500 installed professionally).
Too tired to quote your entire post, but I disagree with your disagreement, and I suspect so does C4C5specialist, who did all the modifications and testing on my car. No, my MAF was not "really plugged up." We don't get a lot of hayseeds or other debris in this part of the country.
All the modifications are backed up with numerous, repeated, controlled conditions, back-to-back dyno runs and road tests. Enough to accurately verify the gains and losses. Notice I also carefully posted that mine was an '00. Your '99 is different.
1320dance posted he is on a budget. Air filter is a budget mod ($189 currently on the forum). MAF screen removal is a budget mod ($free). Headers, high flow cats, X-pipe, cat back system is not a budget mod (at least $3,500 installed professionally).
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