car runs like doodoo with LT's installed
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No torque down low AND makes a nasty sound? That leads me to think you have an exhaust leak. Extra o2 will leak into the exhaust before the o2 sensor and tell it that the car is lean. It will then compensate with more gas making your car rich in actuality hindering performance. That could be the culprit if you have a leak.
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hmmm.... now that you mention it my connection for the EGR off of the header does'nt have a gasket on it now, just some rtv that might have got smeared on the install, and my gas mileage has gone to hell. Could that cause this problem?
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Originally posted by 96 WS6
No torque down low AND makes a nasty sound? That leads me to think you have an exhaust leak. Extra o2 will leak into the exhaust before the o2 sensor and tell it that the car is lean. It will then compensate with more gas making your car rich in actuality hindering performance. That could be the culprit if you have a leak.
No torque down low AND makes a nasty sound? That leads me to think you have an exhaust leak. Extra o2 will leak into the exhaust before the o2 sensor and tell it that the car is lean. It will then compensate with more gas making your car rich in actuality hindering performance. That could be the culprit if you have a leak.
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Originally posted by ibanez6rg
It's gonna feel like it has no power down low, because of the open headers...
It's gonna feel like it has no power down low, because of the open headers...
Please don't listen to this statement! When my LTs were installed I drove the car with open headers until I got my exhast fabbed up and I never lost ANY power down low! I gained all across the board. I let one of my friends with a 96 T/A M6 drive my car and he said I had wayyy more power down low than his did with stock manifolds and up top too. Don't let the "LTs only gain up top and loose tq down low" fool you. Its not true!
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Originally posted by hsyr
Please don't listen to this statement! When my LTs were installed I drove the car with other headers until I got my exhast fabbed up and I never lost ANY power down low! I gained all across the board. I let one of my friends with a 96 T/A M6 drive my car and he said I had wayyy more power down low than his did with stock manifolds and up top too. Don't let the "LTs only gain up top and loose tq down low" fool you. Its not true!
Please don't listen to this statement! When my LTs were installed I drove the car with other headers until I got my exhast fabbed up and I never lost ANY power down low! I gained all across the board. I let one of my friends with a 96 T/A M6 drive my car and he said I had wayyy more power down low than his did with stock manifolds and up top too. Don't let the "LTs only gain up top and loose tq down low" fool you. Its not true!
It clearly says, "IT'S GONNA FEEL LIKE IT HAS NO POWER DOWN LOW"
And in which it does feel like it.
Also, it's doubtful you have a leak on the EGR connection. I don't think anybody has ever had a problem with that. And you may not even have a leak at all. Leaks will probably come in after you put the rest of your exhaust on (if any). More pressure on the gaskets.
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Originally posted by ibanez6rg
Hey bud, next time open your eyes before you say something.
It clearly says, "IT'S GONNA FEEL LIKE IT HAS NO POWER DOWN LOW"
And in which it does feel like it.
Hey bud, next time open your eyes before you say something.
It clearly says, "IT'S GONNA FEEL LIKE IT HAS NO POWER DOWN LOW"
And in which it does feel like it.
Different cars, different people = different opinions i guess. No flames intented 
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Originally posted by hsyr
Oh ok sorry I missed it. But mine felt like it was wayy stronger down low even with open headers Different cars, different people = different opinions i guess. No flames intented
Oh ok sorry I missed it. But mine felt like it was wayy stronger down low even with open headers
Different cars, different people = different opinions i guess. No flames intented
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