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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 10:35 PM
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Car: 1992 25th anniversary RS Camaro
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i have a buddy in my car club that said every motor that has ever come from the factory always runs worse than it could. and that there are certain things that you can do to squeeze a few extra horses out of it. my question is what are those things. on a tbi 305
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Old Apr 15, 2010 | 11:00 PM
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Re: tweaks

The dual-snorkel air cleaner from an L69 is worth a solid 10 horses. Then move on to a better cat-back exhaust, and a 3.42:1 rear gear.
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 01:29 AM
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I know a lot of people who have squeezed out a few less HP by the tweaks they did to their factory engine. . .
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Old Apr 16, 2010 | 10:59 AM
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Re: tweaks

true, but don't get the OP thinking the air cleaner, cat-back or gears are a mistake.
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