Is there a way to modify the stock plates to get the same, or similar, results as the delete plates?

I'm sure this has been covered before, so if someone can link me to the thread that's cool too.

Otherwise, any advice regarding this or the most cost-effective ones to get? Any reason not to go this route? Any info is helpful. Thanks!

 

Check out Faber he's talked about this numerous times.

 

Yes there is. here is what you do:
Pull your stock delete plates out. clean them up, and get a dremel with a cutting wheel. remove the actuator motor from the plates, and grind off the tops of the rivets holding the butterflies onto the actuator rod. pop the butterflies off and turn the rod until it is presenting the least obstruction to the airflow. re-install the plates and load a cmdp tune into the ECM. then use the money you saved for another mod.

 

Well Faber, if your sale were to fall through, or if anyone has an extra stock set for sale let me know.

 

What are those plates called when stock? Runners?

 

sure thing man. brenspeed sells the stockers from time to time on ebay as take-offs. they are called charge motion control plates.

 

Make sure you check out prices for your re-tune for the plates as well & factor that into the delete plates.
It requires a complete re-write of your tune, not just a tweak.
I lost a little of my low-end torque when I installed mine,standard. I still have the stock 3:55's on mine though.Not much, but it was there,mainly below 2K or so. Hope to get another dyno here @ Brenspeed's spring dyno day & see what I actually gained with them.

 

+1 and they are pretty cheap if you are willing to put in the work.
Scott

 

Hey, aircare when is Brenspeeds Dyno day.

 

Shawn13,
Saturday, May 24th.

 

If anyone's got a stock set of plates that they want $20 for, let me know.

 

just wondering John ... How many miles are on your car?

 

I'm curious why you ask. (?)

I'm up to 9 something now (not enough). I'd love to get more use out of it, but it doesn't see the winters nor any 'trips' since there's no car seat in it.

 

wondering if your warranty was up or not! I know these won't hurt your car ....

 

OCD,
Also keep in mind if you bought your tuner (tune) from Brenspeed, I am pretty sure he will give you a free tune if you were to order the delete plates from him (I think), so the price of modding your own plates and then buying a tune may be the same as or close to if you were to just buy the CMDP's from Brenspeed.
Whos tune are you running?

 

Currently Bama's tune, I've got Bspeed tunes as well and my Xcal is from Bspeed

 

Yeah that's correct. I was contemplating going Faber's route and just modifying the stock runners, but then saw that Brenspeed charges $125 for 3 new tunes. Might as well spend the extra $25 and get the real CMDP's and get the tune for free.

 

Makes sense to me /\ /\ unless you can get one tune for 40 bucks or so.

 

bama updated my tune for free when I did mine.

 

i paid for my cmcv tune after having bought my 93 Race tune from bamachip, :scratch: