SHANEL300 wrote:
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I recently bought an 03 L300 and i am looking to upgrade to make it faster.
I don't personally have much experience with the L cars, so I will post some basic info here, but I hope that some of you L series owners who have some hands-on experience will contribute here too.
As a rule, most auto manufacturers make a few compromises when it comes to air volume and velocity in the intake and exhaust areas in order to control noise levels. So as a result, in most cases, if you are willing to accept more noise, then a change to the intake and exhaust plumbing will result in more air. And more air
usually means more power - assuming that you have enough extra fuel molecules involved to react with those extra air molecules.
SHANEL300 wrote:
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The SLR performance chip sounds to good to be true,
Right, don't expect much power from ECU tuning on naturally aspirated cars. (The exception being if you are re-tuning the fuel curve to match some other serious modifications.)
On a car that is equipped with a factory turbocharger, then ECU tuning can make a huge difference - since the ECU typically controls boost limits. So by increasing boost, you can make lots of power.
SHANEL300 wrote:
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same with the tornado and all those other air modifiers.
That piece of crap is still on the market??!! Good grief...
SHANEL300 wrote:
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I herd the AFE intake is good but i dont want to waste $350 for nothing.
I don't know anything about it. But I would assume that an intake kit for the 3.0 V6 would include a MAF sensor - which would certainly explain the price. You can't compare a simple pipe/filter kit for a speed/density car like the S cars with a MAF replacement kit for the L cars. The MAF will cost lots of extra money.
SHANEL300 wrote:
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Also what tires our good for a good price. Thanks Shane
There is no single answer to that question. There are lots of tires that deliver a wide range of compromises. You need to first decide what are your criteria and what compromises you are willing to make in exchange for what benefits. Have you read the tire tech article?
http://www.spswebpage.com/Tech-Article-Archives/The-First-Step-for-Improving-Handling-TIRES.html
