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Gains w/ long tubes after blower
I need to see proof of gains from long tubes.
I want to see a car supercharged then only headers added and tune tweaked. No pulley swaps allowed. No other mods allowed. Dyno or time slip is fine. This can be ls3 l99 or lsa. I've seen proof locally of maybe no gain to 10 to 15 whp tops. That's a hard pill to swallow for 1k. I could do some Jba test pipes and rock that cheap.
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2014 GMC CC Z71, 2009 C6 vette (672/639 at the wheel and less than 3300lbs) 2010 Camaro 2ss/rs---SOLD 4/15/14 -654whp with a few cosmetic things, Pfadt suspension, Vortech, CircleD, GPI ss3 vvt bump stick, gears, stuff in between,18" TSW N'rings for drag duty, 20" Forgestar F14s for street. Thanks to: Tony@ dv8motoring rhino@ Gwatney Chevrolet/GPI Jacksonville AR TCAudio in Benton AR |
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Don't throw a stock lsa out there and then show tune plus headers...that's bogus. You can show me a tuned lsa then tuned with long tubes though.
I'm being open minded here...I understand the gains n/a or with heads and cam. My last thread resembling this never came to a conclusion. So this time I'm more specific and asking for examples, dyno or time slip.
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-John S.
2014 GMC CC Z71, 2009 C6 vette (672/639 at the wheel and less than 3300lbs) 2010 Camaro 2ss/rs---SOLD 4/15/14 -654whp with a few cosmetic things, Pfadt suspension, Vortech, CircleD, GPI ss3 vvt bump stick, gears, stuff in between,18" TSW N'rings for drag duty, 20" Forgestar F14s for street. Thanks to: Tony@ dv8motoring rhino@ Gwatney Chevrolet/GPI Jacksonville AR TCAudio in Benton AR |
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I think the fi section guy might have more input
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2010 2ss M6, TSP 1 7/8 Long Tube headers,dual electric cutouts, 3" pipes all the way back to magnaflows. elite engineering catch can, custom painted engine cover,CAI cold air intake, apex cold air racescoop, jannety racing 470 hp kit, custom JRE hot rough idle blower cam, jannety racing dyno tuned. pfadt lowering springs, lsr short throw shifter, custom sub setup,sony 7" indash nav, interior stiching dye, 20% tint all around, HAVOC spoiler, tail light black out, chevy emblem black out, seibon BBII carbon fiber hood,Front and rear bowtie blackouts. 461 rwhp and not done yet!
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N/A cars alone are making 15 to 30 rwhp with good headers and a tuning. Plus a good header will increase your flow and lower your boost. Seems like a no brainer to me
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573 RWHP 498 RWTQ - Vortech V3 Supercharger - Kooks Stepped Headers, Magnaflow 16580 - Suspension by Pfadt, Hotchkis. 2007 Trailblazer SS- Sold 2001 Trans Am WS6 431 RWHP 408 RWTQ - Sold 1994 Camaro Z28 - Sold |
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![]() Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Vert Join Date: Nov 2011
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I don't have a blower on my Camaro and I don't have a dynograph to show, as i had it on my G8, but gave it with the car when it left. I had a procharged G8 and it was putting down lower 440rwhp prior to headers. I added Kooks LT headers only and a retune and it only bumped about 10rwhp, which could have been accounted for from other factors like fuel, weather, etc. Not enough to justify the expense, in my opinion. I can also tell you that I recently spoke directly with Lingenfelter and the gentleman told me there is really little benefit to adding headers on our car if we have a blower, outside of sound preference. I'm no expert, but these are two references to consider. I currently have headers and plan on getting a blower down the road. Of course I'll keep the headers on, unless I go for a turbo setup instead, but I do love the sound of it.
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What he is talking about on the g8 is right. Is not a no-brainer...it's a brainer. Ls3/a manifolds don't flow bad. But when u factor in boost...things change a bit. New things to consider.
I know there are going to be some vendors slam me...but I think this forum needs to hear this kind of thing and just not from someone selling someone something.
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-John S.
2014 GMC CC Z71, 2009 C6 vette (672/639 at the wheel and less than 3300lbs) 2010 Camaro 2ss/rs---SOLD 4/15/14 -654whp with a few cosmetic things, Pfadt suspension, Vortech, CircleD, GPI ss3 vvt bump stick, gears, stuff in between,18" TSW N'rings for drag duty, 20" Forgestar F14s for street. Thanks to: Tony@ dv8motoring rhino@ Gwatney Chevrolet/GPI Jacksonville AR TCAudio in Benton AR |
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Lingenfelter was in fact one of the sources I heard it from...second hand...but via a very good friend.
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-John S.
2014 GMC CC Z71, 2009 C6 vette (672/639 at the wheel and less than 3300lbs) 2010 Camaro 2ss/rs---SOLD 4/15/14 -654whp with a few cosmetic things, Pfadt suspension, Vortech, CircleD, GPI ss3 vvt bump stick, gears, stuff in between,18" TSW N'rings for drag duty, 20" Forgestar F14s for street. Thanks to: Tony@ dv8motoring rhino@ Gwatney Chevrolet/GPI Jacksonville AR TCAudio in Benton AR |
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Very few do what I did...buy the car and the first performance mod is a blower...for those that build piece by piece like I was doing with my other car, many will have long tubes. If you are after the nth degree of horsepower and damn the cost...then yes, go long tubes. I'm just looking at it from the bang for your buck side.
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-John S.
2014 GMC CC Z71, 2009 C6 vette (672/639 at the wheel and less than 3300lbs) 2010 Camaro 2ss/rs---SOLD 4/15/14 -654whp with a few cosmetic things, Pfadt suspension, Vortech, CircleD, GPI ss3 vvt bump stick, gears, stuff in between,18" TSW N'rings for drag duty, 20" Forgestar F14s for street. Thanks to: Tony@ dv8motoring rhino@ Gwatney Chevrolet/GPI Jacksonville AR TCAudio in Benton AR |
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-John S.
2014 GMC CC Z71, 2009 C6 vette (672/639 at the wheel and less than 3300lbs) 2010 Camaro 2ss/rs---SOLD 4/15/14 -654whp with a few cosmetic things, Pfadt suspension, Vortech, CircleD, GPI ss3 vvt bump stick, gears, stuff in between,18" TSW N'rings for drag duty, 20" Forgestar F14s for street. Thanks to: Tony@ dv8motoring rhino@ Gwatney Chevrolet/GPI Jacksonville AR TCAudio in Benton AR |
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My first mod was a Maggie with Edelbrock shortys through stock cats and an SLP 2.75" Hushmouth exhaust and a Roto-Fab CAI. I was putting down 529 rwhp - 478 rwtq on 5.5 lbs boost. I then went with a cam setup, 2.75 pulley (3.5lbs more boost), bigger injectors and fuel pump and upgraded exhaust and gained over 100 rwhp and rwtq.
I didn't want to go over 10lbs boost and by adding the LT's it kept my boost level below 10 and made nice power. |
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Ok...but you could pulley it and get the same gain with the headers you had before in tact.
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-John S.
2014 GMC CC Z71, 2009 C6 vette (672/639 at the wheel and less than 3300lbs) 2010 Camaro 2ss/rs---SOLD 4/15/14 -654whp with a few cosmetic things, Pfadt suspension, Vortech, CircleD, GPI ss3 vvt bump stick, gears, stuff in between,18" TSW N'rings for drag duty, 20" Forgestar F14s for street. Thanks to: Tony@ dv8motoring rhino@ Gwatney Chevrolet/GPI Jacksonville AR TCAudio in Benton AR |
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![]() ![]() Drives: SIM 2010 2SS/RS LS3 LPE750 Join Date: Feb 2012
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![]() ![]() Drives: SIM 2010 2SS/RS LS3 LPE750 Join Date: Feb 2012
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Lt's allow the motor to work more efficiently, that being said one can obtain the desired hp by other means but its usually means higher boost which can stress the motor, bigger cam which affects the drivability, etc....your exhaust is only as good as the smallest pipe.
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