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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 11:29 PM
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Hello guys, and girls lol! Ive added exhaust to my 05 tahoe swapped the front end to 06 HD, lowered it, and in the progress of the stereo system.

Im planniing on adding headers to this set up, at what point would one suggest I get a bigger set of injectors and what kind/prices?
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by 05TahoeSS
Hello guys, and girls lol! Ive added exhaust to my 05 tahoe swapped the front end to 06 HD, lowered it, and in the progress of the stereo system.

Im planniing on adding headers to this set up, at what point would one suggest I get a bigger set of injectors and what kind/prices?
Headers alone shouldn't warrant larger injectors, but honestly it depends. If you're staying above 90% IDC it's time to start looking
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 01:10 AM
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when injector duty cycle is above 85%

without at least a cam youre not anywhere close
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 01:11 AM
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80% duty cycle. much over that is pushin the injectors to their max
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 01:14 AM
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I'm at 97% duty cycle on my stockers with mods in sig... there were no lean issues at wot, but I need a set before I do anything else
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 08:13 AM
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I have a question related to this. Say the OP did get bigger injectors, would that cause any issues if they were not needed? Lets just say 42# injectors were used.
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 08:28 AM
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Assuming they were tuned properly, nothing. It might not idle as smooth, but I doubt you would notice.
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 08:34 AM
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Thanks, was just something that had me curious for a while now.
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You wont have any issues wirh those mods.
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 02:12 PM
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How do you test the IDC? I will be doint a cam soon with possibly headers and intake... what are some other cheap mods that can be done to these 5.3s?
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