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Old 12-22-2008, 02:39 PM
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so far i have put on a set of flow master super 40 mufflers and took the cat out, i have a k&n intake, a hypertech chip and msd coil packs. im looking to get more performance out of the car but i dont know what else to do or where to start. can sombody help me?? o and also im not sure on what to program the settings of my chip to if sombody could help me on that also, its a hypertech max energy power programmer.

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Old 12-22-2008, 03:01 PM
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did you get rid of the u-bend and the resonator??
 
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Old 12-22-2008, 04:23 PM
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no i did not. how do you take the u-bend out with the 02 senser being there? and i was told there wasnt much restriction in the resiniator??
 
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there is and you should.

is your montge sc or na? cause if its supercharged then you can go ahead and do a pully swap.
 
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Old 12-22-2008, 05:07 PM
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no its not super charged i wish it was. but since it aint i would like to put a turbo setup on it in time. how do you get around the oxygen senser thats in the center of the "U" bend??
 
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Old 12-22-2008, 05:27 PM
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well if u would like to do a u bend delete you will need to weld a new 02 bung in the straight pipe that replaces the u bend
 
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Old 12-22-2008, 05:36 PM
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o gee. i dont know the first thing about welding or any one that even knows how to weld that i would trust working on my car. is there any other way? if i would buy a whole new down pipe with a u-bend delete does it come with the 02 bung?
 
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Old 12-22-2008, 05:44 PM
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Are you seriously considering buying a whole new downpipe just because you cant find someone to weld in a delete? There are no exhaust shops anywhere around you? Its not a tough job, anyone with a welder and a sawzall can do it.
 
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Old 12-22-2008, 05:50 PM
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there is an exhaust shop but i never priced it because i figured they would charge me an arm and a leg.
 
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zzperformance.com i believe sells a u bend delete pipe but its wicked expensive

 


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