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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 02:33 AM
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I did the Gotts mod where i replaced the end of the intake with a 3" piece of PVC pipe.. It made my exhaust deeper soundin .. and was wonder if its a waste of my time to do that silencer mod? Thanks Yall
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 02:36 AM
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you wont notice any gains. It will just give you a meaner engine noise from the intake.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 03:22 AM
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What Do You mean by meaner engine noise ?? like a TBS Sound?? i still dont fully understand what all im suppose to do for this Mod
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 06:28 AM
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i didnt notice anything by doing it
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 11:48 AM
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im not going to argue with anyone whether or not it helps but i noticed throttle response and deeper noise coming from my engine
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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it may just be in your head...i thought the same thing when i cut my intake housing up....now i doubt it did any help...same with this mod
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 03:40 PM
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yea i know i didnt feel any performance but i know for a fact it made my exhaust sound alot deeper.. i could care less for the performance but it did make my truck sound alot better
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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mine didnt...sigh....
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 08:07 PM
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I just got a CAI... WOOT WOOT, i'm sorry
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 07:32 AM
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You might notice a few hp on the Dyno by doing the Gotts mod.. I don't know if you really notice any real world gains.
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