Looking to Upgrade my c6 ls3
Racer
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 317
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From: HOMESTEAD FLORIDA
I bought my Diablo for 180 , Diablo Lew tune cost 150 ,unlimited Re tunes ...
ECS is about the same price on the tune , not sure how much their interface is
A dyno tune in my area is 800.00 and you have to pay for future tunes ... for headers TCM tune and CAI a mail order tune is fine for me ...
If you do headers...most come with a new x pipe so don't let that stop you
Dave
ECS is about the same price on the tune , not sure how much their interface is
A dyno tune in my area is 800.00 and you have to pay for future tunes ... for headers TCM tune and CAI a mail order tune is fine for me ...
If you do headers...most come with a new x pipe so don't let that stop you
Dave
The stock X pipes are 2.5", the set with most headers are 3".
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2014
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From: Atlanta GA
almost every manufacturer Hinson , LG , ARH etc all offer an x pipe that starts out as 3 inch pipe that necks down to 2 1/2 ........I have a set of LG Super Pros on my car ......
Dave
Dave
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From: Ossining New York
St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'10-'12-'13-'14
Here is a good place to start, filled with tons of great information. Good luck.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...r-for-ls3.html
After all that information and a lot more research, I decided to go with the CAI, headers/X pipes and tune to start and in a few months I'm planning on getting a cam. Each of those are in that budget but separately. There are several ways to stretch the budget by doing some of the mods yourself or by selecting different options, for example; catted vs. off-road are about $300 difference. The CAI varies in price also between $300 to $500. Labor on these installs can be very expensive, so anything that you can do yourself will save you a lot of money. Every mod in this category will need a tune. Tunes prices can vary also from $150 (mail order) to $600 (Dyno).
There is another cool mod that a lot of people are getting and swear by it. A throttle controller mod. The most popular been the Cow Booster and the Vitesse. Tons of info in this forum. These don't add any power but make the throttle more responsive and a lot more fun. Both are priced similarly (around $200). They both have pros and cons so do your own research and assessment.
Good luck.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...r-for-ls3.html
After all that information and a lot more research, I decided to go with the CAI, headers/X pipes and tune to start and in a few months I'm planning on getting a cam. Each of those are in that budget but separately. There are several ways to stretch the budget by doing some of the mods yourself or by selecting different options, for example; catted vs. off-road are about $300 difference. The CAI varies in price also between $300 to $500. Labor on these installs can be very expensive, so anything that you can do yourself will save you a lot of money. Every mod in this category will need a tune. Tunes prices can vary also from $150 (mail order) to $600 (Dyno).
There is another cool mod that a lot of people are getting and swear by it. A throttle controller mod. The most popular been the Cow Booster and the Vitesse. Tons of info in this forum. These don't add any power but make the throttle more responsive and a lot more fun. Both are priced similarly (around $200). They both have pros and cons so do your own research and assessment.
Good luck.
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Chuck CoW
Last edited by Chuck CoW; Jan 26, 2017 at 01:46 AM.
