Redlineracer12
Addicted CEG'er
Maybe :laugh:
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Maybe :laugh:
KyleQ
Hard-core CEG'er
What is the deal with the better y-pipe you speak of. Could you PM me the total cost of getting your tune with the xcal? I need to know how much I'll be in for... :crazy:
Nice numbers - I need a ride now :laugh:
Nice numbers - I need a ride now :laugh:
elraido
I kant speel
maybe see if we can get a group price going....you need one, I need one, Heidi needs one, I think Joe needs one, Tony maaaaaaaybe needs one
Blackcoog
Hard-core CEG'er
Hey tricker I have a cutup WR y pipe. It's missing the collector so I have the two lengths of pipe that connect to the exhaust manifolds. Buy them from me for $40 and have a shop weld in a 3" collector. Then you can sell your WR pipe complete and make back what you spend.
I'd think running 12.8-13 air/fuel at WOT would have picked up a few more hp. 12.0-12.5 is a bit rich and is moving into FI territory.
I'd think running 12.8-13 air/fuel at WOT would have picked up a few more hp. 12.0-12.5 is a bit rich and is moving into FI territory.
elraido
I kant speel
better to be rich than lean?:shrug:
blu_fuz
New Member Classroom vulture
Man, I just traded off a MSDS y pipe at SZ - didn't know you were looking for one.... Steal redlineracers! :laugh:
Redlineracer12
Addicted CEG'er
That will be pretty hard if he can't find the car :laugh:
KyleQ
Hard-core CEG'er
The MSDS pipe better then the Weapon-R?
TRicker
Hard-core CEG'er
it wont make a difference until you up the size of your catback. the weapon R is just as good minus the fact that it collects at 2.5" instead of 3" i'm really not sure i'm going to gain anything from a bigger collector.
blackcoog, maybe i'll buy the WR pipes from you for the start of a true duals setup
oh and we tried leaning it out. no gain in HP at all, just lost torque. something is limiting me right now.....
KyleQ
Hard-core CEG'er
Ok - I need to get a new flex pipe and I'm also going to add a tet pipe with high flo cat to get some more air moving around, should probably do something with the stock resonator at that time as well...
TRicker
Hard-core CEG'er
i'd buy a couple nice mufflers, a small high flow resonator, and a trubendz piping kit. then get a test pipe. it'll still be pretty quiet, but flow much better. all for a few hundred bucks. you already got headers on it, why not finish the job?
Redlineracer12
Addicted CEG'er
KyleQ
Hard-core CEG'er
Hrm - any suggestion on the mufflers? Can I run a resonator after the cat before the mufflers to keep the noise down without killing performance? Is the 3" kit overkill?
Then sell me the stock cat-back to get back some of the cost
Exhaust is in very good condition, if I go this route, what are you thinking for price range?
TRicker
Hard-core CEG'er
i'd get a couple nice round borla style mufflers or something of the sort. ryanblacksvt has a couple nice looking ones on his turbo car.
the resonator should go near the stock resonator's location, after the cat before the mufflers. yes 3" is overkill. 2.5" will be fine for N/A, and if you turboed it someday, you'd have to redo everything on the exhaust anyways.
the resonator should go near the stock resonator's location, after the cat before the mufflers. yes 3" is overkill. 2.5" will be fine for N/A, and if you turboed it someday, you'd have to redo everything on the exhaust anyways.
A slight gain would be had...but the weapon-R y-pipe is a better mod vs the msds y-pipe for flow characteristics. Regardless of the 2.5 collector..your stock catback reduces in size further down the line to a 2.25 all the way to a 2 inch. So it's not really a stress point.
Regardless of the 2.5 collector..you stock catback reduces in size further down the line to a 2.25 all the way to a 2 inch :shrug:
I think your concentrating on the smaller side of this...your problem is the heads. Open those beauties up and let the pistons do the rest.
TRicker
Hard-core CEG'er
well i obviously dont have a stock catback. and i'm not pullin my engine again to port the thing LOL. just don't wanna!
I was speaking to kyleQ...i miss quoted you by accident.
Get another set of 3L heads and start with some porting....4.6 valves anyone
TRicker
Hard-core CEG'er
yah.... i think its gonna take some exhaust porting to get this thing to go any better.... that and a st manifold
Intake manifold cfm flowyah.... i think its gonna take some exhaust porting to get this thing to go any better.... that and a st manifold
SVT = 182 cfm
Max EH - 198 cfms
Taurus 01 - 210 cfms
Taurus o4 = 223 cfms
st220 = 236 or 238 cfms
Now the mazda & jag etc etc...i have no idea from cfm flow.
It seems we have no problems finding way to get air intake the heads...allowing the heads to feed the engine itself and then releasing it is where nobody seems to be looking at. Porting the heads...and replacing them with larger valves while opening up the exhaust ports..is a great way to def add some overall power.
Blackcoog
Hard-core CEG'er
12.7-13.0 in a NA car is not lean thats exactly what most shoot for. Run a google search people are listing 13.1 as their goal for WOT on other car forums.