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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 10:11 AM
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Horsepower TV

Hey everyone there is a 3rd gen Camero on horsepower tv and thought you all might want to check it out if you are home or near a tv. It is on right now in the east coast (11-11:30) and not sure about other regions as to what time it will be on. It give you some ideas on what to do for the stock 305 that were in your Camero to give it some more HP!
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 10:34 AM
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I just watched that episode. Not too bad. At least it was a 3rd gen.
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 10:49 AM
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Watched half of it, anyone know why they mounted the battery in the rear sump compartment?
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 10:57 AM
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Re: Horsepower TV

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Watched half of it, anyone know why they mounted the battery in the rear sump compartment?
Because they put together a cold air intake from some company that goes down through the battery compartment. Good looking car and with a 22mpg and 9hp/17tq gain I say nice, but that +9hp only brought it up to 152hp.
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 10:59 AM
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had to mount the air filter for the cold air intake system...
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 11:05 AM
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Oh thanks, competely missed that part
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 11:13 AM
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Why didn't they just use an OEM Z28 filter "Y" housing, and connect via tubing & a TBI bonnet? Much easier & no battery relocation needed. Looks better too.
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 12:27 PM
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Re: Horsepower TV

This is a repeat series, they have 4 shows on this car, is was originally aired a few months ago, if you go to their website you can see all the changes they did
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Old Nov 30, 2008 | 12:31 PM
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Re: Horsepower TV

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Why didn't they just use an OEM Z28 filter "Y" housing, and connect via tubing & a TBI bonnet? Much easier & no battery relocation needed. Looks better too.
Probably because they got the kit they used for free just for advertising


btw, when this episode(s) came out, i remember another thread about it where one of the members on here actually claimed it was his car that they bought off him, and said he could buy it back when they were done with it.
i wonder what happened with that
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