Help!!! I Want More Power

BlazinBlueDrag · 03-17-2009, 11:37 AM

hey yall, i drive a 2001 chevy blazer with the 4.3...im looking for some simple mods that will give me a bit more power..even if its just a little power cause it all adds up in the end.

Thanks
Reilman

bmxbang · 03-17-2009, 01:00 PM

i don't know i did a short ram intake and exhaust it still doesn't feel fast

BlazinBlueDrag · 03-17-2009, 01:36 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by bmxbang

i don't know i did a short ram intake and exhaust it still doesn't feel fast

what about headers and an electric fan you know stuff like that

blazer346ls1 · 03-17-2009, 06:31 PM

Put in a V8 and have all the power you want.

Daveman2 · 03-17-2009, 06:33 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by BlazinBlueDrag

2001 chevy blazer with the 4.3...im looking for some simple mods that will give me a bit more power

Get your computer retuned by wait4meperformance, and get a cold air intake and exhaust.

BlazinBlueDrag · 03-17-2009, 08:00 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Daveman2

Get your computer retuned by wait4meperformance, and get a cold air intake and exhaust.

what kind of exhaust would you recamend?

**travy** · 03-17-2009, 08:06 PM

How about you search?

Don't post for 3 days. Just read threads and learn some stuff.

You'll thank me, trust me.(You can send me a pm thanking me, fyi)

ZQ8 Blazer · 03-18-2009, 12:48 PM

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Put in a V8 and have all the power you want.

Unless it's a stock 350TBI, those are a joke.

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what kind of exhaust would you recamend?

I have a magnaflow cat and the 18" muffler all stock size pipe. I'm fixing to get rid of the 18" in favor of the 21 or 22"(can't remember which size it is that they make.) It's one of the best sounding stock V6's I've heard, under load you can give it hell(which I hardly ever do) and no popping sounds whatsoever, it also has a pretty deep throaty tone for a V6.

It will do 0-60 in in just under 7 sec. which isn't bad for a little 4.3 w/ 150k imo.

I'm a big fan of limited slip too, it comes in handy all throughout the year.

So I have:

Cold Air intake
Tune up
Magnaflow universal cat
Magnaflow 18" muffler w/ turn down tip
3.42 gears w/ limited slip
BFG Traction T/A's

I would also like to get a tune in the future.

BlazinBlueDrag · 03-18-2009, 01:08 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by ZQ8 Blazer

Unless it's a stock 350TBI, those are a joke.

I have a magnaflow cat and the 18" muffler all stock size pipe. I'm fixing to get rid of the 18" in favor of the 21 or 22"(can't remember which size it is that they make.) It's one of the best sounding stock V6's I've heard, under load you can give it hell(which I hardly ever do) and no popping sounds whatsoever, it also has a pretty deep throaty tone for a V6.

It will do 0-60 in in just under 7 sec. which isn't bad for a little 4.3 w/ 150k imo.

I'm a big fan of limited slip too, it comes in handy all throughout the year.

So I have:
Cold Air intake
Tune up
Magnaflow universal cat
Magnaflow 18" muffler w/ turn down tip
3.42 gears w/ limited slip
BFG Traction T/A's
I would also like to get a tune in the future.

thanks man thats a big help as far as exhuast..i have straight pipe right now no cat no precat and no muffler..but its way to loud and i lost power!

ZQ8 Blazer · 03-18-2009, 01:15 PM

Yeah I put a straight pipe on my 98 Tahoe w/ a 350, I still had the cat, but it sounded like crap and lost a lot of power. I had a muffler put back on in around two days. A good exhaust will make give it a hell of a lot more power than it has now.

03-17-2009, 11:37 AM	#1
BlazinBlueDrag Registered User Age: 19 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 36 Location: User is: OffLine	Help!!! I Want More Power hey yall, i drive a 2001 chevy blazer with the 4.3...im looking for some simple mods that will give me a bit more power..even if its just a little power cause it all adds up in the end. Thanks Reilman
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03-17-2009, 01:00 PM	#2
bmxbang BUT I WONT PUT IT HERE Age: 23 Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,122 Location: Bluesprings, MO User is: OffLine	Re: Help!!! I Want More Power i don't know i did a short ram intake and exhaust it still doesn't feel fast
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03-17-2009, 01:36 PM	#3
BlazinBlueDrag Registered User Age: 19 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 36 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Help!!! I Want More Power Quote: Originally Posted by bmxbang i don't know i did a short ram intake and exhaust it still doesn't feel fast what about headers and an electric fan you know stuff like that
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03-17-2009, 06:31 PM	#4
blazer346ls1 Registered User Age: 42 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 32 Location: North Charleston, SC User is: OffLine	Re: Help!!! I Want More Power Put in a V8 and have all the power you want.
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03-17-2009, 06:33 PM	#5
Daveman2 Road Racing Blazer Age: 22 Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 4,937 Location: San Francisco, CA User is: OffLine	Re: Help!!! I Want More Power Quote: Originally Posted by BlazinBlueDrag 2001 chevy blazer with the 4.3...im looking for some simple mods* that will give me a bit more power* Get your computer retuned by wait4meperformance, and get a cold air intake and exhaust.
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03-17-2009, 08:00 PM	#6
BlazinBlueDrag Registered User Age: 19 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 36 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Help!!! I Want More Power Quote: Originally Posted by Daveman2 Get your computer retuned by wait4meperformance, and get a cold air intake and exhaust. what kind of exhaust would you recamend?
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03-17-2009, 08:06 PM	#7
travy Megabyte Age: 23 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7,962 Location: London(for right now) User is: OffLine	Re: Help!!! I Want More Power How about you search? Don't post for 3 days. Just read threads and learn some stuff. You'll thank me, trust me.(You can send me a pm thanking me, fyi)
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03-18-2009, 12:48 PM	#8
ZQ8 Blazer ZQ8 Blazer Age: 26 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,149 Location: Western, Ky User is: OffLine	Re: Help!!! I Want More Power Quote: Put in a V8 and have all the power you want. Unless it's a stock 350TBI, those are a joke. Quote: what kind of exhaust would you recamend? I have a magnaflow cat and the 18" muffler all stock size pipe. I'm fixing to get rid of the 18" in favor of the 21 or 22"(can't remember which size it is that they make.) It's one of the best sounding stock V6's I've heard, under load you can give it hell(which I hardly ever do) and no popping sounds whatsoever, it also has a pretty deep throaty tone for a V6. It will do 0-60 in in just under 7 sec. which isn't bad for a little 4.3 w/ 150k imo. I'm a big fan of limited slip too, it comes in handy all throughout the year. So I have: Cold Air intake Tune up Magnaflow universal cat Magnaflow 18" muffler w/ turn down tip 3.42 gears w/ limited slip BFG Traction T/A's I would also like to get a tune in the future.
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03-18-2009, 01:08 PM	#9
BlazinBlueDrag Registered User Age: 19 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 36 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Help!!! I Want More Power Quote: Originally Posted by ZQ8 Blazer Unless it's a stock 350TBI, those are a joke. I have a magnaflow cat and the 18" muffler all stock size pipe. I'm fixing to get rid of the 18" in favor of the 21 or 22"(can't remember which size it is that they make.) It's one of the best sounding stock V6's I've heard, under load you can give it hell(which I hardly ever do) and no popping sounds whatsoever, it also has a pretty deep throaty tone for a V6. It will do 0-60 in in just under 7 sec. which isn't bad for a little 4.3 w/ 150k imo. I'm a big fan of limited slip too, it comes in handy all throughout the year. So I have: Cold Air intake Tune up Magnaflow universal cat Magnaflow 18" muffler w/ turn down tip 3.42 gears w/ limited slip BFG Traction T/A's I would also like to get a tune in the future. thanks man thats a big help as far as exhuast..i have straight pipe right now no cat no precat and no muffler..but its way to loud and i lost power!
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03-18-2009, 01:15 PM	#10
ZQ8 Blazer ZQ8 Blazer Age: 26 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,149 Location: Western, Ky User is: OffLine	Re: Help!!! I Want More Power Yeah I put a straight pipe on my 98 Tahoe w/ a 350, I still had the cat, but it sounded like crap and lost a lot of power. I had a muffler put back on in around two days. A good exhaust will make give it a hell of a lot more power than it has now.
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