ran a 12.7!!!
slp lid
ftra----------------------------He has no CAI or ram air
pacesettel longtubues,ory pipe----He has shorties with a stock Y & stock cats
magnaflow dumped--------He has a blowmaster (minimal HP hain)
2.73
275/40/17mt radials-----------He has KDWS all weather street tires
stock tune,stock stall
times in sig
u say he has the ram air mod FTRA, ok yes my car has that all it is is cutting out the metal below the filter, which to me is not even worth mentioning sooooooo i didnt, i never saw any gains from it
LOL. Read the stickies and or do a search. Smoothbellow is an appearance mod.
Who told you TM removal was good for 10 rwhp? It adds no HP and is really not much of a benifit for a mild bolt on car with a stock stall.
Again, do a search. MAF is a waste of time for bolt on cars. You may have gained a few HP but it probably wasn't 10.
No way. Other catbacks yes. But the flowmaster has the nickname "blowmaster" for a reason. While many consider it to be one of the better sounding catbacks, it's been proven to be the worst flowing. Gains over stock would be minimal. 5 rwhp at best. Again you can do a search to confirm what I am saying.
290 rwhp for the year and transmission is a very good estimate. Again, a search can confirm this.
Without significant weight reduction or a previous owner installing a small but effective cam I just can't see this happening.
Last edited by darrensls1; Jul 13, 2008 at 05:59 AM.
slp lid and bellows
Granatelli MAF
Flowmaster catback
Edelbrock shorty's (got em for free or else i wouldnt have bought them lol)
and only tuning done is we removed the torque management, no A/F tuning or transmission tuning
your claiming at TOTAL gain of 20RWHP...that is ridiculous, i will agree on the flowmaster ****, only bc ive never dynoed them so i really dont know, but even with that it would still be a minimum of 35rwhp
and sorry one thing i forgot to mention that actually does make a difference is my car has all of the a/c components removed condenser, compressor, dryer, all the hoses literally all of it...... my mistake i completely forgot about it till we start getting into this debate....again sorry
Free mods - 0-5rwhp
Lid - 5-10rwhp
Install
Big article on lids and dyno comparisions here
Filter - 0-5rwhp
MAF -
Very controversial as to any real gains, may even show negative numbers due to the fact it will be tricking the computer to run lean due to the larger diameter of the housing (good for stock, since you will gain a few hp by running a little leaner than the factory slightly rich setting; however, bad for modified vehicles). Stock MAF's are good to 500+hp. Once you are beyond that I suggest you contact your tuner (or local speed shop if you are doing your own) to find out what they recomend. Some will suggest taking the maf out and doing a speed density tune, which relies solely on the front O2 sensors.
Listen
Cat-back - 10-15rwhp
Shorty Headers 5-10rwhp
Tune 10-20rwhp
OK this is from this site now assuming the lowest possible gain, i would still net 30rwhp, AND i know ur gonna say the flowmaster doesnt get 10rwhp ok, well the MAF makes up for that, and those numbers i used are assuming the filter and FTRA mod, give no gains....which they do.... sooo now lets see the max hp gain, again i will assume no gain from flowmaster, max gain would be 40rwhp, that again is assuming no gain from the MAF either which isnt true, i still only gave 10rwhp for the tune in that figure bc its only torque manaagement.....ANYWAY for you to say that the max hp i could gain is 20RWHP....THAT IS RIDICULOUS
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Hope that helps.
My car with the free mods, headers, tune, etc, could have gone that fast.
THis guy gets on here and posts a time that is VERY hard to believe and yet he didn't have a timeslip to prove it for a while and didn't even remember mph or 60' times. Most people are gonna see a little flag go up here. Obviously if he did run these times then he is an outstanding driver but that usually takes a good amount of practice at the track. Anyone with a good amount of practice should recall trap speeds and 60' times.
Here is what else I notice, comparing his slip to mine from a few days ago when I went 12.85. I have the same mods he has, but better (see sig). My car should make a great deal more power but I'm not even gonna get into that. The DA for my run was about 3500 ft:
marker - Magnum - Me
60' - 1.92 - 1.82 (I already have a tenth on him at the 60')
330' - 5.02 - 5.31 (Holy **** his car just blew past me)
1/8 - 8.17@86.6 - 8.20 @ 85.1 (Somehow I am catching up with less mph)
1/4 - 12.75@109 - 12.86 @ 105.9 (Damn I just lost to a car with far less mods)
My pass was pretty solid, I mean nothing funky going on but it looks like if we were lined up next to each other it woulda been kinda back and forth. I mean I'm a tenth ahead at the 60' mark but already by the 330' I'm 3 tenths behind, yet somehow I manage to even the score out by half track only to lose by a tenth in the end. There is something funky there and thats why people are questioning it. Not because they are jealous.
THis guy gets on here and posts a time that is VERY hard to believe and yet he didn't have a timeslip to prove it for a while and didn't even remember mph or 60' times. Most people are gonna see a little flag go up here. Obviously if he did run these times then he is an outstanding driver but that usually takes a good amount of practice at the track. Anyone with a good amount of practice should recall trap speeds and 60' times.
Here is what else I notice, comparing his slip to mine from a few days ago when I went 12.85. I have the same mods he has, but better (see sig). My car should make a great deal more power but I'm not even gonna get into that. The DA for my run was about 3500 ft:
marker - Magnum - Me
60' - 1.92 - 1.82 (I already have a tenth on him at the 60')
330' - 5.02 - 5.31 (Holy **** his car just blew past me)
1/8 - 8.17@86.6 - 8.20 @ 85.1 (Somehow I am catching up with less mph)
1/4 - 12.75@109 - 12.86 @ 105.9 (Damn I just lost to a car with far less mods)
My pass was pretty solid, I mean nothing funky going on but it looks like if we were lined up next to each other it woulda been kinda back and forth. I mean I'm a tenth ahead at the 60' mark but already by the 330' I'm 3 tenths behind, yet somehow I manage to even the score out by half track only to lose by a tenth in the end. There is something funky there and thats why people are questioning it. Not because they are jealous.
. GG on running 12s anyway! NO, I am PISSED! lol j/k
Go with 3.42s or 3.73s, I have 3.23s and I don't like the launches
A 1.7x 60', easily obtainable with a converter and a tire, knocks .5 off the ET instantly. Than take into consideration the added power from the headers and tune, and there's another .2 or so.
I was trying so hard to shave off that .06 seconds to get a 12.9999...But it ran 13.06-13.07 every single time except my first 2 passes where it went 13.17.
edit: But, everyone knows Pewter cars are naturally faster.







