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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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I want to put a lid, smooth bellow, y-pipe, and diablo tuner on my stock 99 ss camaro ls1. anyone know what kind of power i'll have to the wheels after that is all installed?? any ideas would be great. Thanks!
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 07:21 PM
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well with a lid, smooth bellow, y-pipe and loudmouth and no tune i did 311rwhp and 322rwtq. i'm a 00 SS though with A4. what is your transmission?
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Old Oct 16, 2007 | 07:47 PM
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mods and numbers in sig, and remember that the ls7 clutch and 9" rear with 3.90s might have took a lil bit of h/p from me maby 5-10
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 03:22 AM
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305-310
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get it tuned at a shop not the diablo tune the diablo tune will only give you like 9 more horsepower and only like 6 peak horsepower.
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 11:49 AM
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stay the hell away from teh diablo sport ..you dont get the gains you think you wil...and other than that..once you upgrade to a cam / heads etc...you only have a $500 code reader.....
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 01:53 PM
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diblo tuner and smooth bellows are a waste of money, save the money for a cam
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 04:01 PM
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I made 340rwhp and 360rwtq on a lid/K&N/smooth bellows and full tune with new MSD wires and fresh plugs. Other than that, the car was stock down to the muffler.

On the first run though, before the tuning began the car put down 325rwhp and 340rwtq.

Stay away from the diablo tuner and invest in HPtuners for around the same money... It will be a whole lot more useful to you in the end.
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by bad6as
mods and numbers in sig, and remember that the ls7 clutch and 9" rear with 3.90s might have took a lil bit of h/p from me maby 5-10
Why would a better clutch steal hp???
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Old Oct 17, 2007 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by SVTHuh
I made 340rwhp and 360rwtq on a lid/K&N/smooth bellows and full tune with new MSD wires and fresh plugs. Other than that, the car was stock down to the muffler.

On the first run though, before the tuning began the car put down 325rwhp and 340rwtq.

Stay away from the diablo tuner and invest in HPtuners for around the same money... It will be a whole lot more useful to you in the end.
those are some good ****** numbers for just those mods!
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Originally Posted by Pharm0r
those are some good ****** numbers for just those mods!
yeah those are!!!! now i have good hopes for when i get my tune
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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junk the diablo,... get a dyno tune!
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by TLUZLS1
Why would a better clutch steal hp???
it has a heavier flywhhel which takes more power to turn.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 09:15 PM
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dont do a y pipe unless you do headers with it. and no diablo tuner, waste of $$.
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by intense3123
it has a heavier flywhhel which takes more power to turn.
the trade off is better inertia
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by WS6 Rampage
junk the diablo,... get a dyno tune!
yea use ls1 edit..
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by hndakilr
the trade off is better inertia
I thought lighter flywheel will yield more hp, and heavier will give you more torque..
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Originally Posted by intense3123
it has a heavier flywhhel which takes more power to turn.
Hmmm never thought about that. How does the ls2 flywheel compare to the stock one in an 02 ls1 car? (not sure whether to refer to it as an ls1 or ls6 flywheel)
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Originally Posted by TLUZLS1
Hmmm never thought about that. How does the ls2 flywheel compare to the stock one in an 02 ls1 car? (not sure whether to refer to it as an ls1 or ls6 flywheel)
The ls2 flywheel is heavier than an ls1/6 for sure. How much more, I would say maybe 10lbs total for the flywheel and clutch.
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these people are crazy, i bet most of them never owned a predator, especially the newer versions. ive got a half dozens tunes saved in mine

the diablo is fine, i've used it to get me to near 600hp and 10+ seconds.

its ideal for you bc, it will be easy for you to use. especially after you add the lid and ypipe, youll need to decrease your injector slope and increase your Power Enrichment, prolly like 5-10%

youll get a noticable difference in throttle response, so you "feel" it
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