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ErinMarie
2nd Gear
Member # 1422

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Ok so i have a friend who tests things on various cars and reports them to the manufacturers. well slp gave him a y pipe to test and after he installed it on his car he lost 3 hs. how can this be possible? has anyone else expierenced this?

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OBSSD
3rd Gear
Member # 1258

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Sounds familiar (all figures are averaged over 2-3 runs for each configuration)...

Stock induction:
Stock Pipe - 307.98HP 324.62TQ
SLP Pipe - 304.21HP 322TQ

SLP Air lid/Holley Filter, CAI:
Stock Pipe - 319.15HP 333.87TQ
SLP Pipe - 317.44HP 331.35TQ

[ 19 July 2002: Message edited by: OBSSD ]

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M01-5810 '01 Onyx/Ebony Leather SS #5810
M6 Hurst, SLP grill, every factory option
325rwhp/345tq
·SLP air lid / Holley Powershot filter / SLP CAI
·SLP Y-pipe
·BMR STB / SLP bolt-on SFCs
·Eradispeed rotors

Posts: 1143 | From: Portland, OR | Registered: Nov 2001 | IP: Logged

NATESS
3rd Gear
Member # 982

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why would you lose hp? well at least do you gain more TQ?

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OBSSD
3rd Gear
Member # 1258

posted

quote:
Originally posted by NATESS:
why would you lose hp? well at least do you gain more TQ?

Look again...I lost torque, too. I don't know why; maybe it's just something the computer needed to adjust to. But the loss is marginal and the improvement in sound is enough to keep it in place.

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