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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 08:10 PM
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I already have catback exhaust and cold air kit. Besides that and headers what are the best boltons to put more horsepower on the car????
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 08:49 PM
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Long tube headers.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 09:23 PM
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ORY pipe. LS6 intake
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 09:49 PM
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What year car?
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 11:38 PM
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You'll see more seat of the pants feel from either longtubes or a gear if manual and a stall if auto.
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Old Aug 1, 2011 | 11:40 PM
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Didn't see where you said what else other than longtubes. I'd say an LS6 intake if you don't all ready have one.
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 06:08 AM
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I'd second the LS6 intake and ported throttle body to go with it. Higher stall torque converter wont add hp but it will make a the car accelerate much harder down low if its an A4.
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LTs and full exhaust, ls6 intake pp tb. they all add up. you will be shocked by how much full exhaust makes a huge difference.
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the ls6 intake is a waste imho. if you don't have a cam, forget it. save your money and put toward a real intake. apparently the ls6 intakes are made of gold. they still sell for over $300 regardless of age or use/mileage.
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the ls6 intake is a waste imho. if you don't have a cam, forget it. save your money and put toward a real intake. apparently the ls6 intakes are made of gold. they still sell for over $300 regardless of age or use/mileage.
Wrong^. Ls6 intake woulld be my 2nd or third favorite bolt-on. I gained like 2-3 tenths with ls6 intake. Great mod for the money. My second fav bolt-on was probably the tune. + a "real intake" like fast is gonna cost you out the ***. Like $850 out of ur ***
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i only gained .1 and 1 mph with it. i bought a new unit from slp with no egr. it was a waste as far as i was concerned. i could've used that $350 on a tq arm or something else that would've done me some justice.
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