Brn N Rubr
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Well, it's been a busy couple of days. I installed the cams last night and the headers this afternoon. Then I headed over to the dyno for some updated numbers. All I can say is WOW, what a difference!
The cam install was quite easy. It pays to do a ton of research before hand. Being familiar with the procedure and keeping everyone's tips in mind made for an enjoyable install.
I can't say I enjoyed installing the headers, but it wasn't horrible. What I can say is that I am THOROUGHLY impressed with the Pypes headers. Although I have never installed or even handled another brand of headers for these cars, these look excellent. There were ZERO fitment issues. Everything fit perfect with plenty of clearance.
I'd like to throw a shout-out and a thank you to Ryan (kungfuhampster) for the extra pair of hands the past few days. Also, I'd like to thank John and Chris at BBR. They have been awesome in getting tunes to me quickly and working with me on issues I've had. They even rushed an "emmisions" tune to me so I could get my car inspected. BBR is a top notch place and I only wish I lived closer to them so they could do a full tune on my car.
I do need to get the tune sorted out some. WOT seems to be great, but idle and part throttle need some adjustment. I'm going to talk to BBR some more on Monday and see what we can do. Also considering a custom dyno tune.
So, what did it make? The last trip to the dyno netted me 303/319 SAE corrected (red line on dyno graph). Mods then (two weeks ago) were JLT, CMDPs, off-road x-pipe, and Pypes Violators. The Mutha Thumprs and Pypes long tubes netted me a gain of 47hp and 15ft/lbs for a total of 350/334 SAE corrected (blue line on dyno graph). I was shocked to be honest. As you can see by the dyno graph, the low end tune needs some work, but I'll get that sorted out no problem I'm sure. Oh, and I still have under drive pulleys to install. Should be worth a couple more at the wheels.
The car feels like an animal on the top end (comparatively speaking of course). Traction is now an issue in 2nd gear. So far the stock 3.55s don't seem too bad. I'm sure gears would make it feel like a whole different animal as well, but I'm going to hold out as long as possible on those. 3.73s or 3.90s would be as far as I'd go anyway. Well, I'm anxious to hear what you guys have to say. Hope you enjoy all the pictures. I have a few more if anyone is interested in a more detailed look.
Here's a short sound clip of the idle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRm2-1o6jQ8&feature=channel
The cam install was quite easy. It pays to do a ton of research before hand. Being familiar with the procedure and keeping everyone's tips in mind made for an enjoyable install.
I can't say I enjoyed installing the headers, but it wasn't horrible. What I can say is that I am THOROUGHLY impressed with the Pypes headers. Although I have never installed or even handled another brand of headers for these cars, these look excellent. There were ZERO fitment issues. Everything fit perfect with plenty of clearance.
I'd like to throw a shout-out and a thank you to Ryan (kungfuhampster) for the extra pair of hands the past few days. Also, I'd like to thank John and Chris at BBR. They have been awesome in getting tunes to me quickly and working with me on issues I've had. They even rushed an "emmisions" tune to me so I could get my car inspected. BBR is a top notch place and I only wish I lived closer to them so they could do a full tune on my car.
I do need to get the tune sorted out some. WOT seems to be great, but idle and part throttle need some adjustment. I'm going to talk to BBR some more on Monday and see what we can do. Also considering a custom dyno tune.
So, what did it make? The last trip to the dyno netted me 303/319 SAE corrected (red line on dyno graph). Mods then (two weeks ago) were JLT, CMDPs, off-road x-pipe, and Pypes Violators. The Mutha Thumprs and Pypes long tubes netted me a gain of 47hp and 15ft/lbs for a total of 350/334 SAE corrected (blue line on dyno graph). I was shocked to be honest. As you can see by the dyno graph, the low end tune needs some work, but I'll get that sorted out no problem I'm sure. Oh, and I still have under drive pulleys to install. Should be worth a couple more at the wheels.
The car feels like an animal on the top end (comparatively speaking of course). Traction is now an issue in 2nd gear. So far the stock 3.55s don't seem too bad. I'm sure gears would make it feel like a whole different animal as well, but I'm going to hold out as long as possible on those. 3.73s or 3.90s would be as far as I'd go anyway. Well, I'm anxious to hear what you guys have to say. Hope you enjoy all the pictures. I have a few more if anyone is interested in a more detailed look.
Here's a short sound clip of the idle: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRm2-1o6jQ8&feature=channel
