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V6 3.8Lts Vy

TattoozNCars

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Hey, i am just wondering if it is safe to shift down in a aautomatic gearbox to 2 1st gear at say 40km/p,i go 2 seccond an notice a rather responsive effect,it not anything flash a K&N filter (panel) 4 burner Platnum Iridium Plugs an a Turbine fan in the intake Piping near the manifold it goes ok i want to do more without spending a heap will Cold air or forced air induction help with a mod chip? an what is the best way to do the exhuast 4 a nice note an let her breath a lil more?? help plz(id hardly does a burnout with 3 ppl in the car ?only rolling 17 245 45 17nexons????
 

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look around the forum man, you will find everything you want to know...
take the leaf blower out of your intake piping.. its probably making LESS power with it!

if you wanna make some good power i suggest you spend hours reading threads on this forum as there is alot to learn.
 

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Leaf blower hahahah i drove it before i put that in an i reckon it goes betterv with it i got told it disrupts the air flow???
 

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Big restriction in the air flow.
 

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Depends on how your hitting the down shift i suppose. I use to down shift my old auto all the time never got problems with the tranny and i thrashed the unholy guts out of it.
 

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remove the turbine fan and 4 prong plugs youll gain heaps of grunt back LOL
 

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Ok i will remove the Fan, the Plugs have been proven tho to burn all fuel well alot more than standard plugs,an definetly after a cold air induction setup
 

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I dont go too hard just say going round a corner i slap it back 2 2nd an it picks up quicker obviously but is it safe to go to 1st since it has the safty lock so u have to push the button down i dont want to bust my tranny
 

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B&M Shift Kits

I went to auto Barn 2day an enquired about these **** kits 4 my Vy V6 ecotec Stage 2,will it really help? i have found out that corvett sensors are far to Rough (harsh On the bands an the Gearbox Equilly) Not advisable!,also pan filter an gasket kits whats ur opion ???
 

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I went to auto Barn 2day an enquired about these **** kits 4 my Vy V6 ecotec Stage 2,will it really help? i have found out that corvett sensors are far to Rough (harsh On the bands an the Gearbox Equilly) Not advisable!,also pan filter an gasket kits whats ur opion ???

That's why you get the bands tighened at the same time.
 
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