I took advantage of an offer Ted Jannety made to use for testing the benefit SS LT1 bolton mods. He had my car for over week testing different combinations. And in the end the parts that made the most power would be installed on my car with a final tune.
http://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=472259
It was a long wait but well worth it. I wanted to keep the stock NPP muffler which Ted says gives the same power as the aftermarket axle backs and can keep noise under control. The headers and exhaust are one of the best ARH. I chose the ARH long system which gets rid of all the crimps in the stock exhaust. I think those crimps are there to soften the harsher tones of the LT1 Exhaust. Keeping the NPP was a great decision as the exhaust is LOUD when wide open. But in all modes with the flaps closed the car is only a little louder than stock. While highway cruising the exhaust is barely audible and there is no drone.
Stock my SS made 429 RWHP and 436 RWTQ. I was surprised at these numbers. The stock LT1 makes as much power stock as an LS3 with full boltons and a tune. Nice.
THis is what ended up on the car:
- Rotofab CAI, dry filter and sound tube delete
- ARH 1 7/8 LTs, coated
- ARH cats and long system to stock NPP muffler
- MSD Atomic AirForce Intake Manifold
Here is the final dyno:
Peak to Peak gains 31 RWHP 11 RWTQ.
Delta gains +46 RWHP +31 RWTQ.
I can really feel the extra power. The lower end feels about the same but the upper end it comes on stronger than before. One of the cool things JRE did for me was to fit the stock Camaro LT1 Side covers on the sides of the MSD. I did not lie the look of the MSD by itself but with the red lettering on the side covers and on the Rotofab I think it looks pretty cool. IMO.
Anyway I highly recommend Ted and his shop. Everone I met there seems nice and I like Ted's no BS attitude. A tuner you can trust. His work is not cheap, but you get what you pay for.