What's some fairly cheap mods for some horsepower gains?
03-08-2005, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by fireballfish
Originally Posted by WagenMaster
A grounding kit will get rid of the annoying fluctuating RPMs at idle but don't provide any noticeable hp difference.
A cai will provide a lil more torque, and change the sound of your exhaust slightly, but don't expect too much.
An exhaust may free up a couple of ponies, but you won't notice anything.
With new headers and exhaust, you may feel a slight difference, but once you get used to it, you'll think that all it did was change the sound of your exhaust.
You may want to just put the $$ into other mods...
A cai will provide a lil more torque, and change the sound of your exhaust slightly, but don't expect too much.
An exhaust may free up a couple of ponies, but you won't notice anything.
With new headers and exhaust, you may feel a slight difference, but once you get used to it, you'll think that all it did was change the sound of your exhaust.
You may want to just put the $$ into other mods...
03-08-2005, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by xmetalx
Originally Posted by fireballfish
Originally Posted by WagenMaster
A grounding kit will get rid of the annoying fluctuating RPMs at idle but don't provide any noticeable hp difference.
A cai will provide a lil more torque, and change the sound of your exhaust slightly, but don't expect too much.
An exhaust may free up a couple of ponies, but you won't notice anything.
With new headers and exhaust, you may feel a slight difference, but once you get used to it, you'll think that all it did was change the sound of your exhaust.
You may want to just put the $$ into other mods...
A cai will provide a lil more torque, and change the sound of your exhaust slightly, but don't expect too much.
An exhaust may free up a couple of ponies, but you won't notice anything.
With new headers and exhaust, you may feel a slight difference, but once you get used to it, you'll think that all it did was change the sound of your exhaust.
You may want to just put the $$ into other mods...
I've driven an AT xB with a K&N and it still felt slower than mine.
The best mod you can do to feel like you're a bit less slow is have a MT.
03-18-2005, 12:28 AM
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That depends on your POV. I just paid $200 for an Injen CAI and if I could get the same gains again for that price, I'd slap down the 2 bills right now.
I'm not concerned with peak hp gains, it's what it does over the whole powerband that I care about. The increase in response at low rpms, from a stop and the increase in acceleration that allows me to give less pedal for the same acceleration is key to me. Plus, it's saving me a little gas without me having to slow my driving habits...
Really thinking about that header now...
I'm not concerned with peak hp gains, it's what it does over the whole powerband that I care about. The increase in response at low rpms, from a stop and the increase in acceleration that allows me to give less pedal for the same acceleration is key to me. Plus, it's saving me a little gas without me having to slow my driving habits...
Really thinking about that header now...
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