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Old 09-07-2008, 03:41 PM   eBay Motors   #1 (permalink)
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easy ways to make more power?

anything i can do to my engine at home to make some more power?
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Old 09-07-2008, 10:08 PM   eBay Motors   #2 (permalink)
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Theres really not a whole lot that you can do with out upgrading to a bigger programmer like PPE, ATS, or EFI live. You should have all your stock tranny can handle with the edge though.
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Old 09-09-2008, 01:23 AM   eBay Motors   #3 (permalink)
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yea but what about small things like egr blocker or something small
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Old 09-09-2008, 01:39 AM   eBay Motors   #4 (permalink)
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yea but what about small things like egr blocker or something small
From my understanding the EGR blocker should not affect performance, only a safety mod.
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Old 09-09-2008, 01:41 AM   eBay Motors   #5 (permalink)
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anything i can do to my engine at home to make some more power?
Junk the Edge,trust me,I know from firsthand experience!!My times with the superchip are better,ironic huh??
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Old 09-09-2008, 04:46 AM   eBay Motors   #6 (permalink)
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anything i can do to my engine at home to make some more power?
Address the issues with the Turbo Mouth Piece:
LLY mouth piece????
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Old 09-10-2008, 01:16 AM   eBay Motors   #7 (permalink)
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yea heard theyre very restrictive, is there an aftermarket replacement or do i have to change it over to a lbz intake ? i thought i heard osmething like that
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Old 09-10-2008, 01:17 AM   eBay Motors   #8 (permalink)
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i would ditch the edge but i spend good money on a nice built in mount in my overhead
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Old 09-10-2008, 01:17 AM   eBay Motors   #9 (permalink)
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spent* good money
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Old 09-10-2008, 01:18 AM   eBay Motors   #10 (permalink)
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Check the thread provided, the info is there.
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