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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 02:54 PM
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Alright well took my car to the dyno after my buddy cleaned up my AFR on the street. my injectors were at 102-104% duty cycle according to my buddy that was tuning my car.

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2002 Camaro Z28 6 speed

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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 12:39 AM
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Not too shabby. I bet that flowmaster is choking it up. Get a cutout and probably be around 375ish rwhp.
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 01:00 AM
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Alot of things to figure here..The steel DS...The Rims you used on the Dyno...The temp outside..humidity..elvation etc...Mustang dyno etc...

With that said..Not too bad..But not great either..get rid of the flowmaster..get some cheap slp's at least or borlas..and a good cutout..qtp electric...It just makes life so much easier.
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 02:26 AM
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 04:17 AM
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OP are you running a 4 inch Flowmaster or a 4 inch pipe necked down and going into a flowmaster catback? Anyone who just blatantly say "OOOO IT MUST BE THE FLOWMASTER" without seeing the 4 inch wrote in front of it is obviously an idiot.
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 09:22 AM
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its a complete 4" in and out. thats what im sayin. i know flowmasters suck but i dont think that its causin the loss off power.
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Old Nov 2, 2010 | 09:26 AM
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i had a flowmaster on my 2000 procharged t/a then i added 1 7/8 american racing headers no cats and a 3" cutout, Rwhp before was 402, after header and cutout 468rwhp. flowmasters suck.
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The flowmaster may not be where all the power is at but there is definately some to be gained there. They are terrible mufflers as far as flow goes. I have seen them lose power to a stock cat back. I don't see why you are running out of injector though. Have you checked your fuel pump or fuel filter recently?
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no i havent checked anything fuel related. i should probably check that since it doesnt seem like this car was maintaned before i got it. 130xxx miles and still had the stock plugs/wires
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Originally Posted by mike mlodecki
i had a flowmaster on my 2000 procharged t/a then i added 1 7/8 american racing headers no cats and a 3" cutout, Rwhp before was 402, after header and cutout 468rwhp. flowmasters suck.
seriously, I gained 32rwhp from a 3 1/2" flowmaster to a cutout
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its a 4" race series flowmaster. theres pretty much nothing in it. before the cam it made the same power as my buddies car with true duals spintech setup. we both made around 320-330hp to the wheels.
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you need some injectors if your at 102% duty cycle
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yeah i figured that much. been lookin for 30lbers. i heard that the 28lbs are good for 400hp though?
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Originally Posted by RPD_Vette84
yeah i figured that much. been lookin for 30lbers. i heard that the 28lbs are good for 400hp though?
I'm at 407rwhp with stock 28lbs and not maxed at all. I have a Racetronix fuel pump kit, but I dont think its related.

BTW, I would get new wires and plugs, for safety and performance plus change your fuel filter..peace of mind for cheap..
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oh i have changed plugs and wires. think ill do a fuel filter this weekend.
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Originally Posted by RPD_Vette84
its a 4" race series flowmaster. theres pretty much nothing in it.
Originally Posted by tnmotown
seriously, I gained 32rwhp from a 3 1/2" flowmaster to a cutout
If you can't list what kind of flowmaster it was, then your argument has no validation.

Originally Posted by mike mlodecki
i had a flowmaster on my 2000 procharged t/a then i added 1 7/8 american racing headers no cats and a 3" cutout, Rwhp before was 402, after header and cutout 468rwhp. flowmasters suck.
Again, we are specifically talking about a 4 inch in/out single chamber. Did you have this? Likely not so see ya

Originally Posted by JohnJanz@Texas-Speed
The flowmaster may not be where all the power is at but there is definately some to be gained there. They are terrible mufflers as far as flow goes. I have seen them lose power to a stock cat back.
Again, flowmaster inc. makes about 500 different specific mufflers. Well maybe not 500 but its a shitload. If we aren't talking specifics then we have our thumb up our *** here gentlemen. HERE is what me and the OP is running. One freakin baffle thats it.

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ONE BAFFLE in this whole muffler, and they sound like hot nasty sex so get off the OPs back.

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anyone else notice the cam peaked at 5700rpm? not the muffler...get off the flowmaster hate wagon, please.

the car has a serious problem NOT related to the muffler with a curve like that.
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From the looks of your dyno graph, your injectors were keeping up just fine. While you shouldn't run them at that high of a DC, they weren't keeping you from making more power.

Are the numbers "UNCORRECTED"?
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