Exhaust guy's pissing me off

[Nigel215]

oh, FYI. your sig dosent say if you have a 4x4 or not, but some LT's wont fit if you do.

[jeverett]

Damn jethro. Someone ratted you out!

I will say that I agree with both of you. If you get a tune and nothing else, the truck will for surely perform better than stock, with no other mods. But then if you add intake, exhaust, and so forth and so on, of course the truck will then perform better than it would stock, or with just a tune.

I have been told by many other ASE mechanics and VERY knowledgeable people that ths stock MAF is good up to 500hp. Personally I wouldn't waste the money for an aftermarket one unless I had forced induction of some kind.

There my . Im hardheaded so there's no use arguing with me unless I can see proof.

[jveik]

speaking of exhaust... i have heard that sometimes if you dont have enuf backpressure it will burn up your valves. i really dont believe this, but im no mechanic, so do any of you more experienced guys know this is fake or true? tons say it is and tons say it isnt and i dont know who to believe lol

[LongIslander26]

Originally Posted by jethro_3

Allen can set the pin to turn the fans on when you purchase the tune. It will not hurt anything and will be availible when you get the fans plugged in.

LongIslander..... So you've done this longer than the hills are????? If you know all and have all the answers please lead your own forum. As far as the MAF goes these things go well into FI before they need a new, upsized, better MAF. All trucks and cars will run better with new performance parts. A tune is a great start to take advantage of what you have. You do not need to buy new parts to get a return on a good tune. If someone does a tune for MPG you don't need to add aftermarket anything to make your existing engine to gain mpg from it's current potential. Please come over to my house and school me just because someone said your certified. The statement is a tune will make what you have run better. Done!

What's this big hangup with the MAF?
What part of "MAYBE a MAF" are you not understanding? "Maybe" implies that you "May" or "May NOT" need one. That was my statement, and any first year lube rack newbie knows that a tune PLUS parts will give you more performance than just a tune alone. It also wasn't "Somebody" who said I was certified, it was ASE, a Nationally recognized organization for technician certification. Get over it and move on already. Done.

[BlenderWizard]

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[LongIslander26]

Originally Posted by jveik

speaking of exhaust... i have heard that sometimes if you dont have enuf backpressure it will burn up your valves. i really dont believe this, but im no mechanic, so do any of you more experienced guys know this is fake or true? tons say it is and tons say it isnt and i dont know who to believe lol

Normally if the EGR system remains functioning (As in you don't disable it) that will help to not allow burnt valves to happen.

[98vert6spd]

Originally Posted by LongIslander26

Shorties help the top end, while long tube headers help low end torque. I know there are 02 simulators for your truck. If I were you, I'd find another exhaust guy, as this guy sounds like a hack. Get the long tubes AND the nelson tune, and you'll gain the benefits of both.

close but no cigar

shorties help low end torque
but are not as effective up top

Long tubes effect higher RPM flow but will lower low end torque

[BlenderWizard]

and low end torque lets us burn rubber!

[LongIslander26]

Originally Posted by Nigel215

LongIslander26... Just pick up a pair of LT's and an aftermarket Y pipe. You can get a set up with cats like the Dynatech Supermax, or a pait without cats like the Pacesetters (alot cheaper). You could just get the 02 defoulers to get around that for like $2 a piece until you have money for the tune. Just do some research, find the right stuff, and do it yourself! save yourself some $$$.

Thanks for the advice, I'll look into it.

[LongIslander26]

Originally Posted by 98vert6spd

close but no cigar

shorties help low end torque
but are not as effective up top

Long tubes effect higher RPM flow but will lower low end torque

Maybe I should rephrase that long tubes will give you more overall performance gains than shorties.

Look and see;

http://www.steedafocus.com/charts/charts10_3.htm

[BlenderWizard]

Originally Posted by LongIslander26

Maybe I should rephrase that long tubes will give you more overall performance gains than shorties.

Look and see;

http://www.steedafocus.com/charts/charts10_3.htm

That's interesting, i just wish they had shown all of those graphs vs. stock

[98vert6spd]

thanks longislander
thats a neet looking graph
ive always been curious of what the plot of shorty vs Long(Y)?

would look like

[LongIslander26]

Originally Posted by 98vert6spd

thanks longislander
thats a neet looking graph
ive always been curious of what the plot of shorty vs Long(Y)?

would look like

Just trying to help a brother out!