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Discussion in '4 Cylinder' started by Mattcrf22, Feb 18, 2010.

  1. Feb 18, 2010 at 5:13 PM
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    i have an 03 2.7L and i am trying to figure out what mods are gonna give me the most performance. i am about to buy an exhaust but im not sure which kind i want. i want something that will be loud but i want that nice deep tone. i am willing to sacrifice decibels for that deep tone. but besides an exhaust i am wondering what other mods will give me HP gains....besides a turbo or supercharger that im going to end up spending $2000 on.
     
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  2. Feb 18, 2010 at 5:14 PM
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  3. Feb 18, 2010 at 5:16 PM
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    what is a 50 shot?
     
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  4. Feb 19, 2010 at 10:21 AM
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    go with a magnaflow or dynomax exhaust, from what i hear they provide the most performance gains even if they are slim. i have a flowmaster on mine and it sounds great but no way it did anything performance wise. i put on a CAI and that helped at higher RPM's but a header would get you the most bolt on power you can get w/o turbo or supercharging
     
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  5. Feb 19, 2010 at 10:24 AM
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  6. Feb 19, 2010 at 11:22 AM
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    those are the big dogs.

    do they make performance cams/heads/pistons for this engine?
     
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  7. Feb 19, 2010 at 11:26 AM
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    I thought someone made a performance cam, but I haven't been able to find it. Maybe I was dreaming about it. :rolleyes:
     
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    must be dreamin..i dug around and didn't see any performance parts for this motor.
     
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    nitrous.
     
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