Are macs right for me?
03-28-2003, 05:41 PM
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Are macs right for me? I have a 98 m6 t/a with subframes, nittos, ripper shifter, lid, and cutout right now. I'm going to build up my rear suspension (dms signature series package) and then throw some 4.10's in the rear. Beyond that I'm having trouble choosing the headers i'll be going with as the next mod. I plan on putting a hotcam in the car and possibly spraying as well since the cam's split is very nitrous friendly.
The car is a daily driver and won't see a whole lot of track time. I'm mostly looking for an excellent street car for some stoplight fun that would also perform should I take it to the track. As such, i'm looking for my power to be more in the midrange area (too low and I wouldn't hook, too high and I wouldn't use it much on a daily basis). Would mac's be suitable for this application or do longtubes produce more midrange power? I was always under the impression that they performd more at the low end and top end but about on par in the midrange, but please school me.
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The car is a daily driver and won't see a whole lot of track time. I'm mostly looking for an excellent street car for some stoplight fun that would also perform should I take it to the track. As such, i'm looking for my power to be more in the midrange area (too low and I wouldn't hook, too high and I wouldn't use it much on a daily basis). Would mac's be suitable for this application or do longtubes produce more midrange power? I was always under the impression that they performd more at the low end and top end but about on par in the midrange, but please school me.
Thanks!
03-28-2003, 06:31 PM
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Re: Are macs right for me? I would go with the mac's they are a good bang for your buck I have them and love them I would buy them they are also really easy to install.
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03-28-2003, 06:35 PM
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Re: Are macs right for me? Glad to hear a happy customer. How did they perform? Did you pick up decent gains across the whole powerband or are they peaking at certain points?
thanks,
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03-28-2003, 06:47 PM
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Re: Are macs right for me? I have Macs too and think they are a great deal. Much less expensive then LTs, and perform great. Fit is perfect too. I'm getting Dynoed tomorrow. PM for results.
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03-29-2003, 01:47 PM
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Re: Are macs right for me? Well, I got my dyno results, and I'm happy with them. My guestimation LS1edit tune was dead on, as far as A/F goes!
RWHP- 326.4
RWTQ- 336.4
http://www.tatommy.com/dynoruns.htm
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RWHP- 326.4
RWTQ- 336.4
http://www.tatommy.com/dynoruns.htm
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03-29-2003, 02:52 PM
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Re: Are macs right for me? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by TaTommyWS6:
<strong> Well, I got my dyno results, and I'm happy with them. My guestimation LS1edit tune was dead on, as far as A/F goes!
RWHP- 326.4
RWTQ- 336.4
http://www.tatommy.com/dynoruns.htm
Tommy <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Shouldn't you be making a little more power than that? You've got a lid, headers, ORP, a catback, and an ls1edit tune... and only pulling 326?
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<strong> Well, I got my dyno results, and I'm happy with them. My guestimation LS1edit tune was dead on, as far as A/F goes!
RWHP- 326.4
RWTQ- 336.4
http://www.tatommy.com/dynoruns.htm
Tommy <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Shouldn't you be making a little more power than that? You've got a lid, headers, ORP, a catback, and an ls1edit tune... and only pulling 326?
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03-29-2003, 02:57 PM
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Re: Are macs right for me? yeah, seems on the low side.
I pulled :
323 RWHP
334 RWTQ
with lid, G-MAF, cut- EGR tube, HPP-3.
Full stock exhaust & original plugs @ 60K.
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<small>[ March 29, 2003, 02:58 PM: Message edited by: M3EATER ]</small>
I pulled :
323 RWHP
334 RWTQ
with lid, G-MAF, cut- EGR tube, HPP-3.
Full stock exhaust & original plugs @ 60K.
Gordon
www.provenperformanceconcepts.com
<small>[ March 29, 2003, 02:58 PM: Message edited by: M3EATER ]</small>
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03-31-2003, 07:16 PM
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Re: Are macs right for me? Looks just about right to me. Dif dyno dif day
slightly dif results!
98 LS1 stock - 290-295 rwhp
Mac's W/ORP - 20-25 rwhp
Lid + Maf - 7-10 rwhp
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Total 317 - 335 rwhp
Keep in mind stock 01 LS6 Vettes [385hp] usually
dyno 335 - 345 hp
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<small>[ March 31, 2003, 07:23 PM: Message edited by: KSB ]</small>
slightly dif results!
98 LS1 stock - 290-295 rwhp
Mac's W/ORP - 20-25 rwhp
Lid + Maf - 7-10 rwhp
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Total 317 - 335 rwhp
Keep in mind stock 01 LS6 Vettes [385hp] usually
dyno 335 - 345 hp
<img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />
<small>[ March 31, 2003, 07:23 PM: Message edited by: KSB ]</small>