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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 03:43 PM
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whats the most horsepower to the flywheel i can get out of my 99 SS without getting a cam/heads package?? im guessing around 375 or so, what do you think?
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 04:05 PM
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anybody?? i know you guys know this stuff. help me out a little..
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Well, your motor already has about 345 to the flywheel...so headers should get you to your goal

My car(it is an automatic) dynoed at 330rwhp/340rwtq with headers, lid, underdrive pulley untuned.

So, if my calculations are correct...that is about 396/408 to the flywheel

But seriously, who compares flywheel numbers?
Just get all the bolt on easy mods... headers, ported throttle body, UD pulley, lid, tune, etc, etc.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 04:15 PM
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alright thanks, so you think i can get it to 425 fly hp? i want it to put my back in my seat but don't really want to get into the motor like you have to with heads/cam.
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Is your car manual or automatic? Just get all the boltons like I mentioned.

Look in my signature..my car went 12.6 @ 111 with just a couple mods.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 04:20 PM
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nice time.. were you running slicks? and mine is a auto transmission.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 04:38 PM
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Why do you care about flywheel horsepower?
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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not necessarily flywheel just horsepower in general.
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Don't worry about flywheel/rear wheel. Just start out by getting a good exhaust (lt headers, true duals or catback/y pipe).
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 04:48 PM
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i got loudmouth 2 right now without a y-pipe or long tube headers.(didn't have the money for all of it.) i love the deep smoothe sound of the lm2's i got rigth now.
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I got catback first then I got the slp flow pac then I got lt offroad y ls6 intake all at once
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my car has numbers in sig with just headers/bullets/lid. it is an M6 tho
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 06:06 PM
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well u already got lm2...so thn i whould go lt's y-pipe, intake, ported tb, lid, ud pulley, theres probably some more bolt-on's but i just cant think right now
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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also since ur an a4, later down the road i whould look into a yank stahl and gears
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 06:55 PM
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alright thanks guys, wut is everybodys thoughts on a ported throttle body? and do i just buy a ported one or should i send mine off and have it ported?
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alright thanks guys, wut is everybodys thoughts on a ported throttle body? and do i just buy a ported one or should i send mine off and have it ported?
buy a dremel and do it yourself!
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 10:42 PM
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Maybe i missed this since i just skimmed through it, but the OP didn't want a head/cam package, so after bolt ons you could run a shot of nitrous to increase power even more. Sorry if you said you didn't want nitrous, i must have missed it.
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Just spray the car. No going into the motor required and you will have more than met your goal.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by CJDZ24_Z28
buy a dremel and do it yourself!
thats wat i did
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Originally Posted by CJDZ24_Z28
buy a dremel and do it yourself!
im not positive on how to do it, and i don't want to do it wrong and mess up all the air flow.
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