Problem after LT install??????????
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From: Ft. Irwin, California (But Virginia is home)
Originally Posted by freakynipples69
All cars will feel slower intially after installing LT's. You need to adjust the A/F ratio, which tends to be the problem most of the time.
There are two things that can make the car feel slower after a LT setup. 1. Leaks. They will rob HP. 2. Using a non catalytic converter Y-pipe. Without the cat converter adding a little back-pressure to the system, you have effectively decreased low end torque AND shifted the HP curve higher up on the rev scale. Overall HP will be higher, but it will come at a higher RPM and overall torque will be at a higher RPM as well. For street driving, this will cause the car to feel a bit slower at first, as torque is what gives the kick in the pants feel when hitting the gas.
As for people installing LT's from start to finish in -4 hours, I'd like to see that!! It took 10 hours WITH A LIFT to install my LT's, Y-pipe, and converters on my LS1. I've done the job before too.
Schantin
2002 Camaro Z28 M6
with a friend i have done 2 sets of headers, my car and his, in 4 hours. in one hour everything was off besides a few bolts on the passenger manifold. schantin, i actually noticed on the butt-o-meter, very little low end change with header install. actually the tires spun easier after the install when taking off. i guess some cars just like different things. my friend put lts on his car and noticed what you said, lack of torque off the line.
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,501
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From: Ft. Irwin, California (But Virginia is home)
Originally Posted by WS6FirebirdTA00
with a friend i have done 2 sets of headers, my car and his, in 4 hours. in one hour everything was off besides a few bolts on the passenger manifold.
You got skills
(More than me, anyhow )Schantin
2002 Camaro Z28 M6
