Let me understand....the '96 MB SBEC will not mess up my guages in my '96. Hope
the '97's come out for you guys soon. Anyways...don't scare me like that!
Jeff Durling
'96 RC Sport
Bob Tom wrote:
> Will
>
> The best et that I got in my first three 1/4 runs was 16.7 ... that was
> with a cat-back, a dropin K&N, all-season street tires and about 200-250
> extra lbs. in appearance bolt-ons. On the next three runs, I put in the
> '96 MP SBEC and dropped to 15.9 sec. No other performance mods has given
> me such a performance improvement to date. IMHO, it's the most cost effective
> improvement that can be done.
>
> There is one drawback with using the '96 MP SBEC. Your instrument gauges
> (water, oil, voltmeter, speedometer, tach., etc.) will not function.
> It also requires the use of 92 octane. I drive using an aftermarket tach.
> and, at regular intervals, put the OE PCM back in to check that everything
> is functioning correctly. I am now comfortable driving (5 months) with this
> setup.
>
> The addition of headers (Mike Leach's, in my case) gave an improvement of
> 1.5-2.0 sec. A little low end torque was lost as the headers moved
> the power band up about 500 rpm. I had the headers ceramic coated but
> I believe that the Leach headers are nickel-plated (which should be good
> enough for rust and stain protection). They give off a lot of heat but
> do not damage anything in the engine bay. The plus side is that they
> cool off very quickly. Personal opinion = not a huge difference in cabin
> noise.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Bob
> Burlington, Ontario
>
> '97 CC Sport, 5.2L, 3.55, auto., 4x2, flame red
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