Not Impressed
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Not Impressed I just put my flowtech ceramic coated headers and y pipe on , and i must say, im not all that impressed, it sounds nice, but my car seems even slower then it was before, still didnt simulate the rear o2s yet, but would that really matter, plus my egr seems to make a loud suckin sound any ideas. maybe i just need a tune? the car has a 6 speed, and the clutch pedal gets really mushy, almost like the fluid heats up. ive heard that the slaves on the 99s are poorly designed, i was told to put DOT 5 break fluid in replace of the original stuff. but i cant find where the old stuff is drained out. If any one knows whats going on here, can you please help me out, or offer some advice 
Your EGR is causing ur PC to mess up a bit....Your PC is reading a sucking noice there.....that will slow your down a bit....and yes the 02 sims will help it....I had the same problem just fix those should be k
I had problems with the car right after the LT install. It seemed to lerch at part throttle, and felt like it had no power.
I completely removed EGR, and AIR systems, and my car ran 10 times better.
I completely removed EGR, and AIR systems, and my car ran 10 times better.
Originally Posted by z28C4maro82z
Your EGR is causing ur PC to mess up a bit....Your PC is reading a sucking noice there.....that will slow your down a bit....and yes the 02 sims will help it....I had the same problem just fix those should be k
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From: Live Oak, FL - in the woods where the creatures lurk.
Originally Posted by zerotosixzero
what hill happen if i block off the egr compltely my o1 trans am doesnt have all that jazz on it.
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my flowtechs are great they fit like a glove and i picked up 34 hp with out tunin with duals over my slp y pipe and cat back set up and it is slowmasters on da duals..... so dont talk ****..... they are a just fine product.... i mean really who keeps these cars long enough for you to need 1300 dollar headers when flowtechs are like 220 ---tim
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Verdad Gallardo He is just stating, that if you DO keep the cars long enough (like most of us) you should probably look for better. They do the job, but why buy something you are going to have to replace. The quality isn't there.
Look at the head flanges for example compared to a mildly decent set of headers. (hooker for example)
Any set of longtubes is going to work.
Look at the head flanges for example compared to a mildly decent set of headers. (hooker for example)
Any set of longtubes is going to work.
Originally Posted by zerotosixzero
, i was told to put DOT 5 break fluid in replace of the original stuff. but i cant find where the old stuff is drained out. If any one knows whats going on here, can you please help me out, or offer some advice
Originally Posted by Starz T/A 17
Dont use DOT 5 brake fluid it is silicone based and will mess up your brake system. DOT 3 and DOT 5 are NOT compatable
You need to get it dyno-tuned! You won't need sims if they know what they are doing when they dyno-tune it. You will also see some more horse's too. And the car will run much better.
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Mine is much much faster with the flowtechs, you should get any problem fixed besides the SES light from no sims cause that won't matter. but there must be a problem, those headers should give a good kick in the pants. All headers give around the same horsepower numbers, the flowtechs fit my car great as well, I had expensive Hookers before and they were just as good as the flowtechs-except the hookers have much better welds. Both Hooker and flowtech are from the mother company Holly-this is why both headers look the same, so I wouldn't expect the hookers to be miles ahead of the flowtechs on any level. I've also had cheapy summit uncoated headers that went through 10 years of snow and salt before they started to show some serious wear, so if you plan to have your ride less than this peroid, might as well get cheap headers, otherwise stainless is the way to go.
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i think the main reasons my car feels the way it does, is the clutch issue, it gets really mushy even with regular driving. and a tune im sure will make a diffrence, one other thing i noticed is that when im standing near it while its runing it burns my eyes. its never done that before, must be runining really rich