A few mods that I couldn't "feel" a difference

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Nobody

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I must be really not in tune with my car. I read a lot of people's reviews and experiences with some common mods and just wanted to see if anyone else has had my experience with things. Here are a few mods that I couldn't feel:

Cold Air Kit - $120
Cat-back - $220
Headers - $320
Side gapped spark plugs -Free
Advanced timing -Free
Aluminum Driveshaft - $220
65mm Throttle Body - $250
75 shot in 2nd gear - $500

$1630 worth of "can't feel it"

Mods I could feel:
Springs
Subframe connectors
Lower control arms
Gears
Midpipe
Underdrive pulleys
100 shot in 2nd gear

Talk about a lousy butt dyno eh? Are there any other mods that I should expect to "not feel?" Thanks

 

Numbles

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I think you about nailed it. Except for the 75 shot. Maybe the nozzle was facing the wrong direction. My 75 shot woke my 95 up.

 

super302

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doesn't the driveshaft help with vibrations??

 

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i dont think u would be able to feel the cai because it wouldnt to that much but it should pull alot harder midrange the headers would help but if u have stock h pipe that would be restrictive to the flow with headers

 

Nik_95Cobra

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Look in my sig...only thing I've slightly been able to feel horsepowerwise was the march pullies and the gears.

 

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slytherin

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Hmm? all those mods you could not feel!individually I would agree with, but put them all together You should have felt them!

 

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my hpipe i couldint feel it just sound's good

 

Car Nut

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My car feels better after an oil change!

 

BlueOvalStangGT

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The ONLY mods I have felt so far were the Vortech, subframes,nitto drags, I think I felt gears a little, shifter, and thats about it.

 

final5-0

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We know what you mean as we all have been there.

I've tried many times to help peeps with info about parts that have a low gain to buck spent return kind of thing.

Thats just how it is cause a lot of the time they listen to whoever but don't talk to those who have done it.

OTOH all of those parts will need to be upgraded if you want max power but if done at first you get what the subject of this thread is all about.

Later
Grady

 

riffraff

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Try some stickers..............and a wash, and wax.

 

JJ95GTID

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Try putting your timing back to 10* and tell us you can't tell the difference. I can totally tell the difference with timing. I figure it is also in what order you do the parts that makes a difference. I have the BBK E/L headers...but it doesn't make any difference through the rest of the stock exhaust. Just my .02.

 

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dont forget a shift kit for auto's....if you have one, i could definitly feel it, they arent that expensive and it defintily puts the power to the wheels through gear shifts

 

WhiteDevil

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Wow you could feel underdrive pulleys and not a 75 shot. Get thay butt dyno checked. I didnt feel **** from my underdrives.

 

Swarzkopf

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How in the hell could you not feel a 75 shot!?

I assume you have a throttle activated nitrous system?

Try this...swap back to your 75 shot jets, then floor it in second gear with your bottle open but your nitrous system disarmed. Now arm your nitrous system while the go pedal is to the floor. Then tell me you don't feel a difference.

Are you running "side gapped" plugs with your nitrous system?

 

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mackey

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Did you open the bottle? If you cannot feel a 75hp gain something is wrong...

 

Scot_94GT

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hmmm.... I hope I can "feel" my BBK LT's and catted-h I'm installing.

 

greenlantern

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Well keep in mind if you still have the lousy stock heads on your not gonna get the maximum benefit of your intake and exhaust mods. Change heads and those mods will really start working for you.

 

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1hot5.0

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I felt a difference from all the mods i did on my car except the K&N.

 

4Jenna

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SOTP=nuthin
Go to the track or dyno