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[menendez1293]

Originally Posted by LoneStarCamaro

Dyno'd the Camaro this afternoon after post header install and tune. Came out with 253hp and 246 tq. I guess I was hoping for little higher numbers.

Sounds nice but i would expect some higher numbers also.

[LoneStar]

Originally Posted by lscamaro

What other mods do you have on it?

Did you ever do a baseline?

Injen short ram intake, BBK header w/ hi flow cats, resonator delete and MRT V2 exhaust. Dyno from October 2011 was 243 hp, and from October 2012 was 229 hp. So I don't know which of those I should compare to? I'm still waiting for a response from my datalog.

[LoneStar]

Originally Posted by menendez1293

Sounds nice but i would expect some higher numbers also.

Thanks! I'll just have to see how it runs at the track. Also it was superhumid outside, not sure if it makes a difference.

[kjkjr27]

Originally Posted by menendez1293

Do you remember how much they charged you? I might be able to get some SS mid pipes from a local member that might be upgrading his LS3s exhaust.

The midpipe was $40 from a club member and then $99 for the hr of labor + tax

[lscamaro]

Originally Posted by LoneStarCamaro

Injen short ram intake, BBK header w/ hi flow cats, resonator delete and MRT V2 exhaust. Dyno from October 2011 was 243 hp, and from October 2012 was 229 hp. So I don't know which of those I should compare to? I'm still waiting for a response from my datalog.

Were all your dynos done on the same dyno? That's weird that you lost 20 hp from one year to the next if you had done it on the same one

But to answer your other question, yes weather has an effect on things

[menendez1293]

Originally Posted by kjkjr27

The midpipe was $40 from a club member and then $99 for the hr of labor + tax

Guess that isn't bad as mine is just 70 dollars an hour for just the weld. I would be taking it in a truck so all they have to do is weld. I will have to bolt it up on my car and mark the way the V2s have to go to look right in the diffuser before hand though.

[kjkjr27]

Originally Posted by lscamaro

Were all your dynos done on the same dyno? That's weird that you lost 20 hp from one year to the next if you had done it on the same one

But to answer your other question, yes weather has an effect on things

If he doesn't have a catch can the loss could be due to valve clog up.

[lscamaro]

Doubt it. Because he seems to have made up what he lost and then some. And the mods he has currently, I wouldn't think would make up for 20hp and then give him another 10 on top

Edit: I just saw the pic of your dyno sheet. I'd get that to Vince and see if he can do anything because those dips sure look weird.

[LoneStar]

Originally Posted by lscamaro

Were all your dynos done on the same dyno? That's weird that you lost 20 hp from one year to the next if you had done it on the same one

But to answer your other question, yes weather has an effect on things

My other dynos were done on the same dyno (ARD). This one was done at Phastek (both dynos are dynojet).

The day after I pulled the 229 dyno, I ran a 14.1 1/4 mile at the track. So I assumed the dyno must've been off...

Originally Posted by kjkjr27

If he doesn't have a catch can the loss could be due to valve clog up.

You're right, I don't have a catch can... still need to order one.

Originally Posted by lscamaro

Doubt it. Because he seems to have made up what he lost and then some. And the mods he has currently, I wouldn't think would make up for 20hp and then give him another 10 on top

Right before I installed the headers, I did a SeaFoam cleaning of the engine. So that might've given me power I had lost. Also, I have 58,000 miles on the engine and have only SeaFoamed once before that.

So there are way too many variables to know what kind of increase the headers/tune made.

[LoneStar]

Originally Posted by lscamaro

Doubt it. Because he seems to have made up what he lost and then some. And the mods he has currently, I wouldn't think would make up for 20hp and then give him another 10 on top

Edit: I just saw the pic of your dyno sheet. I'd get that to Vince and see if he can do anything because those dips sure look weird.

The pull before that was smooth. The shop said the dips were probably due to loss of RPM signal during the pull. But I do plan on contacting him just in case...

[KMPrenger]

lonestar...I think your TQ looks great! That puts you at around 300 crank TQ.

Its the HP that seems a bit low to me. Not sure if the TQ number, or the HP number is closer to accurate (hopefully the TQ is) but ideally, the HP should be around 30 more than the TQ...which its not even close to that. The HP may be stronger than the dyno shows.

What sucks is you'll never know without going through the trouble of testing at multiple dyno shops and seeing what kind of averages you are getting.

[BaylorCamaro]

Originally Posted by SixCyl

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[lscamaro]

Personally, I think the 229 dyno is a fluke. Has Vince said anything?

Did you old dyno sheets have the same dips this one does?

[menendez1293]

Originally Posted by kjkjr27

The midpipe was $40 from a club member and then $99 for the hr of labor + tax

Hey KJ one more question. When they wleded your MRTs to the LS3 mid pipes did they have to remove the actual mid pipes from the car? Or did they just lower them somewhat and weld them in place?