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Old Sep 28, 2003 | 12:24 PM
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Default how much HP does the Borla plat cost you? Answer inside

about 20 rwhp ... dyno'd yesterday with the smallest Borla plate in vs. last dyno a few weeks ago without it. Previous was 415 rwhp and yesterday was 399 rwhp. I thought the car felt weaker since putting it in but didn't think 20 rwhp!!!!
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Old Sep 28, 2003 | 02:07 PM
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Really I wouldnt say it was a 20hp drop you really need to have the car dynoed on the same day to account for weather changes, gas, and a number of other things but im sure it robs some power.
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Old Sep 28, 2003 | 02:11 PM
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In my car I used to run it closed off. When I was at the track with back to back runs going from full block off to no plate It would be about 2 tenths difference. It was the same difference everytime I went to the track . BTW if anyone is interested I dropped another .10 by going to true duals over the wide open borla.
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415-399.7=15.3h.p I did not get there early enough to dyno. I had to work I may have been second highest under you. Oh well , Next time.
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Old Sep 28, 2003 | 04:13 PM
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correction factors make it abouyt 20rwhp uncorrected
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Old Sep 28, 2003 | 04:25 PM
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who cares what it was uncorrected???? corrected are all that matters.
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Old Sep 28, 2003 | 06:50 PM
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who cares what it was uncorrected???? corrected are all that matters.
LOL, whatever dude. corrected / uncorrected it is still a lot of loss.
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Old Sep 28, 2003 | 07:26 PM
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I dynoed my car capped and open and the difference was about 7 rwhp.

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What are the specs on the catback? Is it a 3" tubing and muffler? Or is it 2.5" muffler? I tried to look up some info at the borla site but it didnt have any information.
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Old Sep 28, 2003 | 08:35 PM
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I always LOST ET/MPH with it OPEN.I would CONSISTANTLY lose 6hp on the dyno with it open.
I tested this 3 times because I didn't believe it.
So I ran it completely closed.
It was quiet and really fast...a good combo.
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 12:20 AM
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It feels like it has more down low when the closed plate is in due to the more backpreasure. But then again its a borla muffler and thoes are some of the highest flowing mufflers made.
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 12:25 AM
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It does matter corrected/uncorrected. If both runs were uncorrected, the weather itself could account for 10-15rwhp difference. With correction, that weather difference would be minimalized.
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Old Sep 29, 2003 | 06:39 AM
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Steve, The humidity was very high yesterday as well, and most people were down slightly on their numbers. That may have something to do with it as well.

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