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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 03:31 PM
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Well, i'm still smiling after picking up my car from your shop The car runs great and i love the new cam you installed

THANKS FOR THE GREAT WORK!!!!!!!

It's like having a new car again.....and way more fun to drive after you tuned the car and adjusted the shift points
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 03:56 PM
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How much you put down?
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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I have a restriction in my GMMG.... the i-pipe was changed because it was to loud after i put in the headers. Anyway before cam 307 HP after 342 HP with and A4, Don thinks i'm losing 20+ HP through that i-pipe, so looking to fix that. But as every one knows A4's with a stall (not dyno queens) will cause alot of parrasitic loss and it's more important on the track....... on Slowhawks dyno 1/4 run 1.7 60 ft. 12.2 @ 109 MPH and since it's a 99.9% street machine i asked Don to tune it more for pleasure then Strip use
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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nd since it's a 99.9% street machine i asked Don to tune it more for pleasure then Strip use
Good call, nothing like a fun street car. Numbers are just numbers.
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Old Sep 24, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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I have a restriction in my GMMG.... the i-pipe was changed because it was to loud after i put in the headers. Anyway before cam 307 HP after 342 HP with and A4, Don thinks i'm losing 20+ HP through that i-pipe, so looking to fix that. But as every one knows A4's with a stall (not dyno queens) will cause alot of parrasitic loss and it's more important on the track....... on Slowhawks dyno 1/4 run 1.7 60 ft. 12.2 @ 109 MPH and since it's a 99.9% street machine i asked Don to tune it more for pleasure then Strip use
Your almost exactly where I am with my cam from Slowhawk and i have similar mods. Big stall with the lvl 2 auto will hurt your #'s. Mine put down 349/352 but is nasty fast driving around. Feels like with a good tire it would be a high 11 second car. Anyway get that exhaust straightened out and put some miles on it and enjoy.
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 06:59 AM
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I have a restriction in my GMMG.... the i-pipe was changed because it was to loud after i put in the headers. Anyway before cam 307 HP after 342 HP with and A4, Don thinks i'm losing 20+ HP through that i-pipe, so looking to fix that. But as every one knows A4's with a stall (not dyno queens) will cause alot of parrasitic loss and it's more important on the track....... on Slowhawks dyno 1/4 run 1.7 60 ft. 12.2 @ 109 MPH and since it's a 99.9% street machine i asked Don to tune it more for pleasure then Strip use
LOL it is loud isn't it.

What did you do put a bullet muffler in the i-pipe? It shouldn't loose to much power. What size headers? I thought the GMMG with LT's and cats sounded great. Without cats it's pretty loud, but I gained 1mph at the track without them

Yeah you can't base it all on dyno numbers on stalled autos. The car will move out, believe me.
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The Small Cam gained almost 40hp but going over the graph show's me an exhaust restriction.The I-pipe is crimped like the catback is.I wanted to run open Y-pipe but didn't have time before it was picked up.
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Old Sep 25, 2009 | 02:29 PM
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The Small Cam gained almost 40hp but going over the graph show's me an exhaust restriction.The I-pipe is crimped like the catback is.I wanted to run open Y-pipe but didn't have time before it was picked up.

That's because i was to excited to get the car Maybe i'll bring it back down when he does the dyno day with a new i-pipe Still love how the car drive and sounds...i think i'll bring it to NED before the year is done.
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love my cam also, car only made 348 wheel but it traps 115, no intake either. pulls HARD AS HELL after 5000.
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