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Old 11-16-2008, 05:05 PM
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And oh, a tune was a no brainer

Although, that is a problem finding a good tuner in the Houston area.
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Originally Posted by addicted2fun
Well the one i got is virtually stock. It has a slowmaster catback and thats it. Trying to decide what to do with it. Here's what i got so far

Pulley 2.76
100m Idler kit
JLT CAI
MRT H pipe w/ cats
Magnaflow CB
H&R Racing Springs
MGW Shifter
IRS Brace
looks like a healthy list. throw a heat exchanger in the mix as well. wont see any more power but the car will be less prone to heat soak and more consistant.
and a big +1 for the magnaflow cb. Magnaflow rocks
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Old 11-16-2008, 05:21 PM
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Yeah i have it on my Camaro with NOTHING but good things to say.
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Old 11-16-2008, 05:22 PM
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plus you cant beat the price of a magnaflow!
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Old 11-16-2008, 05:24 PM
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Oh a question.....

Will a new H/E help reduce the risk of the damned ticking noise that develops?
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Old 11-16-2008, 05:27 PM
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Oh yeah I have a H/E also very good and smart mod as hot as these cars get.
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Old 11-16-2008, 05:37 PM
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How hard is it to install that IRS brace?
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Old 11-16-2008, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by 2K1WS6TA
What kind of power is the 3.4 Whipple making for you?
650+rwhp I'm guessing and a **** ton of torque down low. I honestly don't have a clue and don't really care, hasn't seen a dyno since I was getting a ported blower.
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Old 11-16-2008, 05:49 PM
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650+rwhp I'm guessing and a **** ton of torque down low. I honestly don't have a clue and don't really care, hasn't seen a dyno since I was getting a ported blower.
Your car is tuned though right?
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All I can say is KABOOM!!!
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Old 11-16-2008, 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by addicted2fun
All I can say is KABOOM!!!
just for a heads up. these motors DO NOT like boost in 5th and 6th gear. that is a major reason for head tick and blown motors.
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Old 11-16-2008, 05:58 PM
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Works for me... I just dont want my **** going KABOOM or TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK
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Originally Posted by corysmach1
Your car is tuned though right?
Yeah. They put it on the dyno to tune it but I didn't care enough to get the sheet. RWHP doesn't matter to me
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Originally Posted by Dynotune04
just for a heads up. these motors DO NOT like boost in 5th and 6th gear. that is a major reason for head tick and blown motors.
Originally Posted by addicted2fun
Works for me... I just want my **** going KABOOM or TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK
Listen to Dynotune here. he's totally right
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Old 11-16-2008, 06:13 PM
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haha, in my qoute i actually ment DONT want not that i would want to blow up my motor or get that AWSOME (sarcasim) head ticking sound...
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Old 11-16-2008, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by unit213
I have 3.90's. That's plenty gear with a 26" tire. Prochargers on '03 Cobra suck *** IMO. I would never do that.
If I had an 03 it would be a whipple with a butt load of nitrous.
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Old 11-16-2008, 07:10 PM
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Yeah well, im gonna run on nitro methane
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Old 11-16-2008, 07:43 PM
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I very heavily considered a Terminator coming from my N/A Cobra. One of the cars I considered was a friends SHM 5.0 Stroker with cams and a 2.6 KB and all the bolt ons. IMO if you plan on keeping the IRS the torque destroys the tires. From a dig forget it even on a DR like this car ran. I am not a big fan of centrifugals but it seems the turbo cars are the best of both worlds.
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Old 11-16-2008, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Sarge_13
Yeah. They put it on the dyno to tune it but I didn't care enough to get the sheet. RWHP doesn't matter to me
I agree numbers dont mean ****.
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Old 11-17-2008, 11:33 AM
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Good kill on the lowly Cobra Jay....


Sleepers are a killer. I would have raced you in my mach thinking it was stock, but I'm sure I would have lost as well...maybe by not as much, but still a L for me.
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