what can i do to get more hp
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RE: what can i do to get more hp - 2/3/2008 1:53:00 PM
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Cowboy6622
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the exhuast shop (if you find one willing to do this) can cut the ubend, weld in a piece of pipe with a hole drilled in somewhat to the side, and put the O2 sensor there. this shoduln't cost you anywehre close to $1200. i'd go to the other sections of the forum... larger throttle body, shift kit, maybe a suspension or brake upgrade with that kind of money.
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RE: what can i do to get more hp - 2/3/2008 4:29:10 PM
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Taz
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As for what to do with the O2 sensor, hopefully this pic will give you an idea.
You can see the O2 sensor location on the U-bend delete. It's as simple as welding on a captive nut to hold the sensor.
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RE: what can i do to get more hp - 2/3/2008 4:56:53 PM
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3800ss04
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ok thanks i get it done tom.
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RE: what can i do to get more hp - 2/3/2008 10:31:15 PM
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bumpin96monte
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Is it supercharged or NA?
For $1200, you should be able to get a nice performance boost out of it.
An aftermarket downpipe (which has a ubend delete, and bigger pipe throughought) will help a lot. I doubt you'll see much if any power gain from replacing stuff behind that in the exhaust.
For that kinda money, I would probably look at doing some modded 1.9:1 rockers. I can't see that costing more than $500 altogether, and should give you an easy 15-20 whp while keeping the car reliable and streetable.
An aftermarket tuned pcm would help a bit and change how the car feels and shouldn't cost a whole lot.
Assuming you have an L67 (I honestly don't know if all 04 SS's had L67s or if you could get an L36), you could do a different factory throttle body. What you'd want to look for is either an LS1 or a Northstar throttle body (make sure its a late 90s if you go the N* route- the older ones are different).
Then you can get an adaptor for either from ZZP to bolt it up.
A ported supercharger would also add some nice power for the money at a basic bolt on level.
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RE: what can i do to get more hp - 2/4/2008 4:34:32 AM
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Cowboy6622
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it is possible to have an L36 in an 14. only about 10% of the monte's that rolled off that year were supercharged.
in 05, all SS' were supercharged... teh non supercharged became the LTZ.
if you do have the supercharged L67, i would recommend a pulley swap for much cheaper than i would pulling the whole supercharger off.
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