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    Just installed my Lt's And Ory..couple questions

    So i just finished installing my hooker lt's and hooker y pipe and it sounds great, little loud but to be expected. Anyways one thing i feel is that i lost power.??? Weird but maybe its just a different feel like i can notice a little low end torque but it just doesnt seem like its got the snap like it did before. So i just am curious is it running like crap cause of not cats and my car needs to program its computer to run like that? one thing i did change is i went from the ngk plat to the ngk 55r like everyone does on here but that shouldnt matter at all. I'm going to get the tune by frost but not for a week or so. But she sounds great and one thing is wow it gets hot under that hood now. Not sure what to do about that? Thanks for any help guys

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    A Tune by Frost will help you correct the air/fuel ratio and bring back the power and then some.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cutlass View Post
    A Tune by Frost will help you correct the air/fuel ratio and bring back the power and then some.
    So thats a common thing to feel a little power loss at first???

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    Maybe since the car is louder you expect it to be faster than it is

    just a thought

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    Your engine is simply a glorified air pump. Anything that affects how the air flows into and out of it can affect how the engine runs and where it produces its best power. Changes such as what you made generally require a tune to get the most out of them. As Cutlass stated, chances are your a/f is less than optimal right now. Frost does an excellent mail order tune and has a quick turnaround time.

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    Well, my experience, when I put on my ceramic Hookers/ORY, I felt more power immediately. In fact, it took me over 3 years of staring at the damn SES light before I got tuned by Frost. I believe the ceramic coating helped with underhood temps, since I don't notice any unusual heat. My car picked up 2-4 tenths and 2-4 MPH at the drag strip, and gained a little more than 1 MPG highway, all before the tune. I have not been to the track yet with the Frost tune, but it feels stronger over 3500 RPM now.

    So no, it is not common to feel a little loss of power, something else is wrong. Have you cleaned your MAF lately? What codes, besides the usual air pump/EGR/downstream O2 sensors do you have?

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    When I did my off road Y and cat delete I noticed a power loss too. Its from the o2 sensors. Get a tune and you will be happy. I had rear o2 sensors tuned out and had the timing, air/fuel ratio and rev limiter tuned also. I had my mechanic tune it with his laptop but I hear frost does an excellent job.
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    I think my o2's that are actually hooked up on the lt's are screwed up that could be why...I was pissed cause when i went to screw the o2's in the headers i couldnt get them in at first cause there was like welds inside the headers that wouldnt let them screw in could of screwed them up. i'll buy two new ones and see if it helps. Also the tune will be in a week or so. For now i'll find out wednesday if its faster or not when i go to the track. The sound is so loud just like tater said maybe its the sound thats throwing me off haha. Thank god for the borla so if i want it to quiet down i can throw the block off plate in there.

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    My car feels slower with LT's, ORY, SSRA and Re tune. I cant figure out why but the car felt faster before no doubt. I have Zero issues mechanically all the plugs have been checked and MAF is cleaned and also checked. My car was a tad faster not much right after installing the LT's and ORY but with the SSRA and Tune its the exact opposite. So i know what your saying and how you feel. I will in eventually put my car on the dyno and see what numbers it pulls and most important getting the A/F.

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    Damn thats depressing! This may be a dumb question but out of the 4 o2 sensors does it matter what 2 i put in the headers?

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    Quote Originally Posted by karpetcm View Post
    My car feels slower with LT's, ORY, SSRA and Re tune. I cant figure out why but the car felt faster before no doubt. I have Zero issues mechanically all the plugs have been checked and MAF is cleaned and also checked. My car was a tad faster not much right after installing the LT's and ORY but with the SSRA and Tune its the exact opposite. So i know what your saying and how you feel. I will in eventually put my car on the dyno and see what numbers it pulls and most important getting the A/F.
    Maybe its in our heads cause its alot louder haha never know......oh i like those stripes on your fender car looks great

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    Thanks Camaro69Mac. LOL louder for sure, once you get past 3k its a completely different sound and pierces your ears. I think it might be since we have alot less back pressure the car FEELS like it has less torque or power but could be the car pulls well now from bottom, mid to top and doesnt feel at any certain rpms the car pulls harder since it pulls hard from everywhere now, either way i still feel its slower and cant convince myself yet that putting LT's, ORY, Re Tune and SSRA made any difference. Only explanation i can come up with, realistically i gotta put this thing on the dyno and see what happens its kinda bugging me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by karpetcm View Post
    Thanks Camaro69Mac. LOL louder for sure, once you get past 3k its a completely different sound and pierces your ears. I think it might be since we have alot less back pressure the car FEELS like it has less torque or power but could be the car pulls well now from bottom, mid to top and doesnt feel at any certain rpms the car pulls harder since it pulls hard from everywhere now, either way i still feel its slower and cant convince myself yet that putting LT's, ORY, Re Tune and SSRA made any difference. Only explanation i can come up with, realistically i gotta put this thing on the dyno and see what happens its kinda bugging me.
    I feel the same way (i did just do it yesterday thought) So i gotta give it time. I havent decided if i really like the way it sounds. Sometimes i think it sounds nasty others i think too raspy. But i cant decide. I gotta live with it either way so oh well i guess

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    I cant see your sig but do you have a exhaust cut out. I have the cut out open, no cats, LT's, ORY and it sounds hella loud at WOT. The only time i like the way it sounds is at exactly 2200-2400 were it kinda echo's and sounds deep other then that its really raspy in normal driving. Here is a vid of mine and my sig is at the bottom. Hopefully after you get the tune youll be happy with yours.

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    Quote Originally Posted by karpetcm View Post
    I cant see your sig but do you have a exhaust cut out. I have the cut out open, no cats, LT's, ORY and it sounds hella loud at WOT. The only time i like the way it sounds is at exactly 2200-2400 were it kinda echo's and sounds deep other then that its really raspy in normal driving. Here is a vid of mine and my sig is at the bottom. Hopefully after you get the tune youll be happy with yours.

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    oh i never put one of those sig things haha i'll do that, i have borla and i played around with the different plates, wide open plate (OH MY GOD) haha but i have the one with the smallest hole, not that its quiet at all but i live in a condo and get up at 430am haha. I agree with you around 2200 is where there is no rasp and sounds evil then when you get on it jesus it gets raspy but hey i guess thats what these ls1's do with the set up like this. oh well i guess. I think yours sounds great! I hope mine is like that haha i'll have to have someone drive it or do a video

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    My car feels like it has lost some bottom end but once I hit 3,000rpm's watch out. I think once you get the tune things will feel better. It also matters on how well the tuner is. Im waiting to get my longtubes and 3.73 gears installed. let me know how it feels after the tune

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    Quote Originally Posted by dennis ss View Post
    My car feels like it has lost some bottom end but once I hit 3,000rpm's watch out. I think once you get the tune things will feel better. It also matters on how well the tuner is. Im waiting to get my longtubes and 3.73 gears installed. let me know how it feels after the tune
    I know everyone on here is going to tell you to not waste your time putting gears in a stock rear...but ya i sure as hell hope that it gets better because for that much work i was hoping for alot more. Plus i'm not sure how i feel on the sound. I know everyone on here says how the exhaust sounds all raspy but jesus its wild haha Sometimes i think it sounds good others i cant stand it...........

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    I took a risk as i did with the past 4 camaro's and put in 4.10's and never looked back. Some will say its a waist of time like Camaro69Mac said but once you put it in it makes a big difference. A reputable shop installing it makes a huge difference and ive never had any issues with mine as far as the 01 Z28, 93Z28, 94Z8, 95z28, the only one that gave me problems was the 01 SS M6 i had and that thing gave me plenty of problems not just the rear. Ofcourse some will have problems with just the stock gears but in the end its just luck.

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    I agree, some will have problems and some wont. I almost have 100k on my camaro and have not had one issue yet. I bought a bearing and install kit so when I have the gears changed everything else can get replaced as well. But like I said before once you get a tune it will wake your car up. camaro69, I had both of my rear o2 sensors tuned out just to let you know. Make sure who ever tunes your car is reputable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Camaro69Mac View Post
    I know everyone on here is going to tell you to not waste your time putting gears in a stock rear...but ya i sure as hell hope that it gets better because for that much work i was hoping for alot more. Plus i'm not sure how i feel on the sound. I know everyone on here says how the exhaust sounds all raspy but jesus its wild haha Sometimes i think it sounds good others i cant stand it...........
    My car is not raspy at all. I think the borla muffler has alot to do with it, I know they are pretty high pitched in sound. I have a flowmaster and the tone is very deep. I was worried when I had the cats cut out but I have no rasp at all. I like the loud exhaust but its mostly personal preference

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