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Old May 12, 2009 | 11:39 PM
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wow i had no idea how much was involved in an exhaust
 
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Old May 13, 2009 | 12:40 AM
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dukhunter- that doesnt sound too bad.....the lts and the h are really helping with your lowend.....also if you have tailpipes, those are keeping your velocity up


scorpion- being a 95, you dont have to have cats for the computer unless you get inspected....sounds like it would be a decent setup

Jpnorris- you are correct about the vaccum, thats why you dont want to match your heads to your header ports....you want your header ports bigger to create a lowpressure zone just outside of the head port which in turn helps "vaccum" the gases out
 
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Old May 28, 2009 | 11:26 PM
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hey question guys, what upgrades can i do to increase my throttle response? and will fixing my plenum tear help that?
 
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Old May 28, 2009 | 11:58 PM
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Yes, fixing your plenum should help that a bit.

A tuner and higher octane fuel (use them together, as higher octane fuel without a computer tune that takes advantage of it is a waste of money and does not improve anything) will improve your throttle response, lower gears will get the power to the ground faster (feels like better throttle response).

Myself, I have a set of 3.92 gears I was going to get installed. I have the ring and pinion gears for both axles, called around to get quotes from shops. I was absolutely sticker shocked for a bit. Every shop I got quotes from were almost the same, $350-$400 for the Chrysler 9.25 rear axle, and $550-$600 for the Dana 44 front axle. Thats all labor, since I have the parts already.

Guess it'll have to wait another spell or two.

The tuner would be your best bet. $250-ish for a used Flashpaq, $350-$400 for a new one. Not as good as a SCT, if you want to get serious about it, but its about half the price.
 

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Old May 29, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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okay well thanks for that, i have been debating on weather or not to invest in a tuner so i think im going to get one thanks for the help
 
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Old May 29, 2009 | 07:55 AM
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I would do the Tuner first as well then call Fastman Dan and get one of his TB's
 
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