Mod advice...
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,151
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From: Odenton MD
Mod advice...
I am thinking about doing the RR-3 package which includes the following:
RR-Stage 3 Package
Callaway Cold Air, 160 Stat
RR-LS7 Ported Intake & TB
American Racing Headers.
RR-LS7 Camshaft (LETHAL, PUNISHER, STALKER, or STRIKER)
RR-.675 Dual Springs & Titanium Retainer
All New Fluids & Gaskets
Installation & Dyno Tuned
I already have the BB Fusion exhaust, and my main objective is to have the the thing just sound incredible. While I will take the hp and tq gains, it is not my main objective. So my questions are, will this pass MD emissions if I chose these mods but keep the cats? How much sound will I lose if I keep the cats? Oh and I am thinking about going with the Lethal cam. Finally, will the stock clutch hold up if I only get on it every once and a while? I am a novice to the mod world, so please excuse the novice questions.
P.S. - Is there one set of headers over another that gives a "better" sound hands down?
RR-Stage 3 Package
Callaway Cold Air, 160 Stat
RR-LS7 Ported Intake & TB
American Racing Headers.
RR-LS7 Camshaft (LETHAL, PUNISHER, STALKER, or STRIKER)
RR-.675 Dual Springs & Titanium Retainer
All New Fluids & Gaskets
Installation & Dyno Tuned
I already have the BB Fusion exhaust, and my main objective is to have the the thing just sound incredible. While I will take the hp and tq gains, it is not my main objective. So my questions are, will this pass MD emissions if I chose these mods but keep the cats? How much sound will I lose if I keep the cats? Oh and I am thinking about going with the Lethal cam. Finally, will the stock clutch hold up if I only get on it every once and a while? I am a novice to the mod world, so please excuse the novice questions.
P.S. - Is there one set of headers over another that gives a "better" sound hands down?
Last edited by bigterpsfan; Apr 8, 2010 at 03:39 AM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,066
Likes: 21
From: D Block
First off, hello I live in Odenton MD as well 
A buddy of mine in Pasadena just did a ECS kit with a bigger cam, bigger tb, and headers, his car has the NPP mufflers and sounds really good, you should hear it out before you do anything. As for it being street legal, his WOULD be but he deleted his cats. It doesn't throw any codes, so I don't see how it couldn't be. My Father also has a Twin Turbo Vette that passes MD inspection no problem. (He has his cats)
I would also be interested in a surefire answer as well, but I really don't see how it wouldn't be...
EDIT: His clutch had issues on the way home from ECS (In NJ), so my answer to that would be no, your clutch most likely will not hold up. He dynoed 485RWHP
A buddy of mine in Pasadena just did a ECS kit with a bigger cam, bigger tb, and headers, his car has the NPP mufflers and sounds really good, you should hear it out before you do anything. As for it being street legal, his WOULD be but he deleted his cats. It doesn't throw any codes, so I don't see how it couldn't be. My Father also has a Twin Turbo Vette that passes MD inspection no problem. (He has his cats)
I would also be interested in a surefire answer as well, but I really don't see how it wouldn't be...
EDIT: His clutch had issues on the way home from ECS (In NJ), so my answer to that would be no, your clutch most likely will not hold up. He dynoed 485RWHP
Last edited by Le Mans Z06; Apr 8, 2010 at 05:51 PM.
