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Old 01-27-2008, 10:05 PM
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Alright i get my airforce bonus here in a few months and i'm trying to decide on a goal to set for with a whole bunch of goodies.
My 2000 black c5 w/ m6 is completely stock, the upgrades will be:
1.borla stinger exhaust system
2.Texas speed long tube headers and orx pipe
3.Halltech stinger intake
4.Slp 85mm MAF sensor
5.Vararam velocity stack
6.Ls6 intake
I was wondering if it was possible to hit 450 crank horsepower with these boltons along with a dyno tune from the local dyno. I just want to know if that is reasonable or if someone could give me a rough idea. or if i'm even close. I cant wait to finally start the modding on my baby. I'm new to vettes, so if i'm not even close, what would i have to do to hit 450 base horsepower.
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i have 2001 C5 A4 with B&B bullets CAI and i made 310 wrhp to thats like 360 370 crank so you might be close with LT's and the fact that you have an M6
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Forget the velocity stack & SLP maf sensor (or any maf sensor other than stock) wasted money.

Find someone who can take out the steering rack (1.5 hours labor in and out) and pop in a cam of your choice with valve springs along with an underdrive pulley... and enjoy the extra power/personality on top of the headers, cat back, and intake of your choice... (total with everything 90 bhp)

Buy used parts here or on CorvetteForum to help your budget...
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Originally Posted by puppup59
Alright i get my airforce bonus here in a few months and i'm trying to decide on a goal to set for with a whole bunch of goodies.
My 2000 black c5 w/ m6 is completely stock, the upgrades will be:
1.borla stinger exhaust system
2.Texas speed long tube headers and orx pipe
3.Halltech stinger intake
4.Slp 85mm MAF sensor
5.Vararam velocity stack
6.Ls6 intake
I was wondering if it was possible to hit 450 crank horsepower with these boltons along with a dyno tune from the local dyno. I just want to know if that is reasonable or if someone could give me a rough idea. or if i'm even close. I cant wait to finally start the modding on my baby. I'm new to vettes, so if i'm not even close, what would i have to do to hit 450 base horsepower.
I would drop 4 and 5 cause they are not worth it and in some cases they cause problems. Change 3 to a vararam and add a tune. You should see about 40-55rwhp depending on the tune and the car. To get 450fwhp you will need to add a cam. I would also do a 160 thermo and under drive pully while I had it apart.
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^ beat you to it...
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LG Headers + Vararam+LS6 intake will give you about = 345-350 rwhp. Like the guys said drop 4 & 5 and add a cam. If you got the cast port & polish the heads while you got it apart.
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Originally Posted by puppup59
Alright i get my airforce bonus here in a few months and i'm trying to decide on a goal to set for with a whole bunch of goodies.
My 2000 black c5 w/ m6 is completely stock, the upgrades will be:
1.borla stinger exhaust system
2.Texas speed long tube headers and orx pipe
3.Halltech stinger intake
4.Slp 85mm MAF sensor
5.Vararam velocity stack
6.Ls6 intake
I was wondering if it was possible to hit 450 crank horsepower with these boltons along with a dyno tune from the local dyno. I just want to know if that is reasonable or if someone could give me a rough idea. or if i'm even close. I cant wait to finally start the modding on my baby. I'm new to vettes, so if i'm not even close, what would i have to do to hit 450 base horsepower.

forget the MASS air, waste of money and time. do long tubes, no cats, any cat back (i have the Ti) and a tune. you will be in teh 350-360 rwhp range. CAI adds no power. Vararam gets maybe 10 but at high speeds. with the money you want to spend on this stuff, you can do a cam for 500 bucks if you do it yourself and get a nice 400 rwhp number
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When I had catback and intake my car made 320 to the wheels untuned. Now i have ls6 intake, borla stingers, lg long tubes, haltech cold air, and off road x pipe. Still not tuned so I will let you know the numbers when tuned.
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Listen to what others have said they are correct
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get a used vortech or ATI kit and a tune then shoot for 550rwhp @ around $5K if you install it yourself.

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