hey ive got a few questions here... first off i drive a 2000 LS with an AEM short ram intake and custom cat back exhaust with no resonator and a 5zigen muffler. i noticed my throttle linkage was pretty loose and someone told me if i tighten it too much i loose some speed on the top end, is he on crack or is that true? anyway how much should i tighten it? second i also heard that without a resonater i can loose some horsepower, is that true? i didnt notice much of a difference either way when i did my exhaust just that it gets up to speed a little faster. and finally how much of a gain could i expect from a nice header set?

 

hop on a dyno at a local shop or run someone with equal or same set up, you can notice a diff but the chart proves all.

 

well unfortuently where i live there arent any dynos, i might be able to get on the dyno at my school (universal technical institute) but does anyone know how much I should tighten my throttle linkage?

 

i forgot to mention the car has 136k on it but it runs very well

 

charts don't show it all.

charts can be so off, we all know this.

You should notice a slight pickup with I/H/E, but don't expect to be beating people here and there. The real power comes in motor work or boost.

 

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just enough to take up the slack