Project: 2010 Ralliart Sportback
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^I notice I also tended to ease back just slightly in 1st before shifting. If I kept the same TPS (only for aggressive driving, DD is no problem) I would get a bit of bucking/rev hang from time to time (not consistent at all). But for 1st gear only if I lift off just a hair the shift is perfect and I can instantly lay in to her hard (just the way she asks for it ;P ).
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It will shift you just need to practice pulling your foot up to about half throttle right before you shift. I have mastered this if my motor wouldn't have went that night at the track I probably would have ran 11.6-7 easily. Just lift your foot a little when shifting but not to much where you lose boost
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Small update.
Put some new tires on this weekend. Same tires as before, Continental DWS but upsized to 245/40/18 from 235/40/18.
Also updated the alignment. Went from -0.8 front camber to -1.9
As expected, it totally transformed the car. In all honesty this should be the first mod anybody does with a RA. Camber bolts and alignment.
Put some new tires on this weekend. Same tires as before, Continental DWS but upsized to 245/40/18 from 235/40/18.
Also updated the alignment. Went from -0.8 front camber to -1.9
As expected, it totally transformed the car. In all honesty this should be the first mod anybody does with a RA. Camber bolts and alignment.
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I always thought that if tuned on e85 fuel during the summer, when/if the concentration changes to e75-ish during the winter it will richen the mixture and still be relatively safe to run vs. tuning on the 75-ish blend in the winter and having it potentially lean out when running hard during the summer months on an 85 blend. I realize an ethanol concentration tester would eliminate any doubt, but many people wont or don't want to bother testing their fuel regularly.
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I'm curious of this too. Not so much for the starting issues, but in regards to safer tuning. I've had a few people asking me about switching to e85 here and it was my understanding that (if you only plan on getting it tuned once) it's generally safer to convert and tune on e85 during the summer months, especially around here where they change the blend for winter.
I always thought that if tuned on e85 fuel during the summer, when/if the concentration changes to e75-ish during the winter it will richen the mixture and still be relatively safe to run vs. tuning on the 75-ish blend in the winter and having it potentially lean out when running hard during the summer months on an 85 blend. I realize an ethanol concentration tester would eliminate any doubt, but many people wont or don't want to bother testing their fuel regularly.
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I always thought that if tuned on e85 fuel during the summer, when/if the concentration changes to e75-ish during the winter it will richen the mixture and still be relatively safe to run vs. tuning on the 75-ish blend in the winter and having it potentially lean out when running hard during the summer months on an 85 blend. I realize an ethanol concentration tester would eliminate any doubt, but many people wont or don't want to bother testing their fuel regularly.
Thanks
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As I understand it the denser air creates more boost, causing the load to increase; this would transition you to a richer part of the fuel map. So maybe your fuel tune will have more of an impact.
I was getting a re-tune ever 6 months for seasonality. Now I'm trying to learn how to manage this on my own (don't ask how it's going, haha).
I was getting a re-tune ever 6 months for seasonality. Now I'm trying to learn how to manage this on my own (don't ask how it's going, haha).
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