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New Heads And Same Inlet Tract. No New Power? Wtf??? O_o

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skarrphace 5.O

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i installed gt40x heads,and i havent noticed a change in torque or horsepower.What did i do wrong??
 

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:facepalm:
 
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any ideas,its efi,stock 19lb injectors and stock maf
 

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yup,lol
 

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i feels like i still have the stock heads in
 

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newly installed heads and same power,where did i screw up?
 

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Are the rest of the parts that let the air in and out still stock? What are the old heads and what are the new ones?
 

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Wow dude you really screwed this one up alright I'll help you fix it you gotta go to Carquest and get the flux tester so you can test the capacitors under the dash. Depending on your year depends on it's location could be under the wheel or behind the heater box after you test that for lunch have some locos tacos @84Ttop @TOOLOW91 after all that go to advanced auto and buy a set of mufflers from them big glass packs you know the reds one because it seems like you have a restriction on your exhaust side hope this helps
 

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stock maf,stock 19lb injectors,155 fuel pump,e303 cam,gt40x heads,cpu hasent been tuned
 

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back to the future
 

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cobra upper lower intake,aftermarket headers
 

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Did you dyno the engine to compare before and after power figures, or are you just going by the "seat of the pants" meter?

BTW....threads in Talk and Tech merged together.
 

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seat of my pants
 

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get some bigger pants
 
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skarrphace 5.O said:
seat of my pants
Click to expand...

You're probably pretty close then. GT40X heads aren't huge horsepower and torque makers....nor are any of the other parts you've got listed. The more elaborate the parts, the more elaborate the gains will feel. Your combination of parts is pretty conservative and so too will be your gains. After tuning, you may have very well picked up 20-30rwhp, but in a 3,300lb car, 20-30hp isn't really going to jump out and grab ya.
 

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stock maf....
 

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im not close at all,beleive me when i say,i should have felt more of a difference
 

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stock maf and 19lb injectors
 

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This might be the hardest thread I've ever tried to follow.
 
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That is all.

 
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