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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 01:58 PM
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I want more HP?

Not really wanting to spend supercharger type money ....can you guys/gals give me ways to get more ? and how much gain each should give. I have a 2014 5 oh Automatic....Thanks in advance

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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 02:48 PM
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How much you willing to pay, or whats your budget?
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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 02:57 PM
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From: The Garage
LT headers~$1000
o/r x-pipe~$400
Cold Air Intake~$300
Boss Manifold~$500
Tune~$300

That should get you right around 500 at the motor
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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 02:58 PM
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We can't really help you out too much unless you give us some goals and budget, however, regardless of your goals/budget a tune is going to be the best bang for your buck if you're not going to go the forced induction route.

There are lots of opinions on what tune/tuner to go with. Do some research on that and make a decision based on what's important to you.

You should also consider getting some supporting mods to help get the power you already have to the ground. Look into getting gears, springs, rear LCAs, wider rear tires, etc.
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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 06:17 PM
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If you have an auto talk to mike at MPT. Best auto tunes hands down. Get yourself some cat deletes, CAI and you have a great start.
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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 08:21 PM
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I have the money for the supercharger...just can't make myself pay it.
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Old Jul 7, 2013 | 09:48 PM
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Go for a ride in a supercharged auto and you might find it easier to write the check...
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Old Jul 8, 2013 | 07:46 AM
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Bud,

You have to be careful when adding that much HP at once ... it won't do you much good if you can't put that power to the ground. With HP upgrades come suspension upgrades. A real nice Power Pak from Steeda is a tune/CAI & the Boss Intake is another route to go if you can't pull the trigger on the SC.

Expect peak power gains in excess 50 horsepower over a stock GT on stock exhaust, but peak gains don't tell the whole story. With the Boss intake top end power never falls off, giving you a car that just keeps pulling hard shift after shift. It is an intoxicating feeling you will enjoy over and over again.

http://www.steeda.com/store/manual-b...ower-pack.html

Send me a note if you would like to discuss how to add power gains without sacrificing your ride ... we can put a very nice package together for you.

Best Regards,

TJ
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Old Jul 8, 2013 | 03:21 PM
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thanks for the heads up..what kind of suspension upgrades would you recommend when doing the SC?
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Old Jul 8, 2013 | 06:46 PM
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TJ,

I tried to private message you , but your inbox is full...can you shoot me e email at my work email? I have some quesiotns .....cvdailey@adt.com
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Old Jul 8, 2013 | 07:47 PM
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Email sent!

Best Regards,

TJ
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Old Jul 9, 2013 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by tj@steeda
Bud,

You have to be careful when adding that much HP at once ... it won't do you much good if you can't put that power to the ground. With HP upgrades come suspension upgrades...

TJ
Sage wisdom...or common sense, which in todays world is one in the same in far too many cases.

I would add that if you don't have the Brembo brakes on your 5.0 that you very much consider a brake upgrade to go with the big power gains your thinking to get. Gotta be able to stop that beast.
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