Preparing for LT's
08-21-2010, 11:56 PM
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Way too many variables at the track to do an honest comparison. Back to back dyno runs is really the only way, which have been done numerous times.
Heck you could see a gain from just taking a big **** in the morning, as opposed to not taking one at all.
Heck you could see a gain from just taking a big **** in the morning, as opposed to not taking one at all.
08-25-2010, 03:16 PM
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What brand motor mounts should I be looking for? Should I buy some better exhaust clamps or can I just weld this stuff up.
LT's are starting to get expensive, almost be cheaper to throw a cheatr cam in there, or pick up a cheap hotcam.
LT's are starting to get expensive, almost be cheaper to throw a cheatr cam in there, or pick up a cheap hotcam.
08-25-2010, 06:39 PM
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You can weld everything, which'll eliminate the chance of leaks, but it'll also be harder to adjust later on, for the off chance you need to.
Just remember that an intake and exhaust are the ground basics for making good power - it may seem expensive now, but you'll get better gains from anything you do to the engine later on.
08-25-2010, 07:24 PM
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You don't have to do engine mounts, they're just a lot easier with the headers out of the way.
You can weld everything, which'll eliminate the chance of leaks, but it'll also be harder to adjust later on, for the off chance you need to.
Just remember that an intake and exhaust are the ground basics for making good power - it may seem expensive now, but you'll get better gains from anything you do to the engine later on.
You can weld everything, which'll eliminate the chance of leaks, but it'll also be harder to adjust later on, for the off chance you need to.
Just remember that an intake and exhaust are the ground basics for making good power - it may seem expensive now, but you'll get better gains from anything you do to the engine later on.
Can somebody provide me a link to a decent set of new header bolts or tell me the size, I am sick of dealing with summits website.
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08-25-2010, 08:06 PM
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My car has some miles on it so it would prolly be a good idea to change them out. I am hoping since I have the shittiest exhaust manifolds the LT's and ditching the cats will be a worthwhile SOTP increase. I know its gonna be loud as hell though.
Can somebody provide me a link to a decent set of new header bolts or tell me the size, I am sick of dealing with summits website.
Can somebody provide me a link to a decent set of new header bolts or tell me the size, I am sick of dealing with summits website.
You could probably just pick up a set of OEM bolts from a local dealership that'd work just as well. I've heard various things about the bolts header manufacturers supply - some are supposed to be good, some junk.
