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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 09:00 PM
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Based on my sig is it worth it for me to invest in a ported TB and a larger MAF or MAF ends. I realize that these are not going to give huge gains but are the gains worth the $. Thanks.
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 09:22 PM
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Atleast 7 rwhp from ported/polished TB and should also try pulley= 10rwhp.
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 11:20 PM
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Whats a good company to buy pulleys from?
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 11:25 PM
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A pulley is a pulley is a pulley, IMO. Kind of like the lid thing.

I have an ASP on the way, but I know SLP has some newfangled marketing underdrive pulley. Like a deeper valley or something to prevent the belt from getting thrown.
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Ls1CamaroGuy87
Whats a good company to buy pulleys from?
http://www.thunderracing.com/catalog...vid=3&pcid=111
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Old Sep 25, 2006 | 11:37 PM
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i wouldnt touch the maf, just p&p your tb and get a pulley...
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Don't lay a single dickbeater on the MAF. TB and pulley should be good for 15-18rwhp easily.

Who did the tune?
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New Era performance in Rochester NY did the tune on it.
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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
Don't lay a single dickbeater on the MAF. TB and pulley should be good for 15-18rwhp easily.

Who did the tune?


I did a dyno test to prove the MAF porting thing. With a normal, untouched MAF, I put 330 to the ground. Then I put a ported MAF and put down about 280. I'll stick with my factory one, please
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 07:29 AM
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well not to steal the thread but ive got the granatelli MAF unit do yall think im losing power i think ive still got the stock when laying around here somewhere...
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is porting and polishing the TB only an LS1 thing? ive never heard much about it with the lt1s..
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Old Sep 27, 2006 | 10:23 AM
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put the stocker back in, the Granatelli is trash
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