Another new PUMP gas record, thanks Driven Innovations
Feb 26, 2008, 02:17 PM
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How about weight Mr. Al, are you not taking more weight out of the thing? If you say you felt giant waste of time as I have no interest to run pump gas ever in this car. Why dont you just go all out this year. Light as you can make it and go as fast as you can. try and go just as fast or faster then BR Drag Car.
my first goal was to save the funds to upgrade the fuel system - service the clutch - injectors and all the other odds and ends and get the car running and tuned with the new set up
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I have to decide IF I want to re-configure the car yet again for the new Nopi/NHRA rules and run it in those races - still trying to find a sponsor to cover gas, hotels and entry fees
If not I then have to wait to see what the rules are in the Etown WRX vs EVO series
Then I have to make a decision on what to do with the car
For now - its fun to have the fastest, quickest and badest street car in Connecticut
Al
Feb 26, 2008, 02:19 PM
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Considering that my boss is the most car crazy guy around and is modfiying an 2008 STI and a 2008 Evo X and that his cars get also tuned before mine - its hard to find time to work on my car
At least I love my work so its all fun !
Feb 26, 2008, 02:30 PM
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I just find it odd that a tuner would ever bother with a "glory" pull just to put up a number, and it seemed stranger to me to post about it. Just my opinon. I appreciate your replies back to me.
Regarding my track records and videos, if this is how you judge the merit of peoples feedback, I don't think you are much of an Evo enthusiast.
Regarding my track records and videos, if this is how you judge the merit of peoples feedback, I don't think you are much of an Evo enthusiast.
For example, when David Buschur asserts his opinion on a Evo motor subjet it is about the most authoritative opinion on the subject that can be obtained and one which I would accept at face value unless and until it is proven otherwise.
Thus, when you question my ability to tune my customers cars based upon my lack of confidence in making nearly 800 whp on pump gas I have to ask what your qualifications and experience is on the subject in forming your opinion.
The bottom line is when I am confident I will say "no problem bro." When I am concerned the rod may be headed through the block at any time that is when I say - "I am not so sure about this."
I remember way back when I first started playing with NOS - I asked a tech expert at NOS - "How much power can my engine handle before it blows up?" His answer was that he "Had no idea and the most useful way to discover the answer would be to keep increasing the NOS shot until the engine blew up if I was curious to find out."
I have no interest to refine the art of 2.0 L 800 plus whp pump gas tuning and sit and listen with det cans as the motor starts to knock.
I point out that the Sharkbite fully built AMS Evo with Gt37r turbo was tuned to 420 whp on our dyno with 23.7 psi of boost - that seems like a safe pump gas power level to me for a car on pump gas you expect to last for 100,000 miles.
How David Buschur can tune the similar set up to make 620 whp and last for thousands of miles is what makes him the best 4G63 tuner in the world.
Sure in the Uk they do a lot of tuning but they have a lot of slow cars also.
AL
Feb 26, 2008, 02:32 PM
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I think if Al wanted to get into more detail on his car he'd do it himself ifarted........Don't spread rumors about what he has or doesn't have as you have no clue what he is running.
I don't get people..........I really don't.
Nice job on the power Al. Also for those of you reading, I did speak with Al today and I wasn't aware that he had actually taken the SMC kit completely off the car, so it was 100% pump gas.
I don't get people..........I really don't.
Nice job on the power Al. Also for those of you reading, I did speak with Al today and I wasn't aware that he had actually taken the SMC kit completely off the car, so it was 100% pump gas.
BTW - I have no clue what Shep did to my transmission - if anyone is curious give him a call
I have not had the SMC kit for a long time as I discovered it was of no use with VP Import that I was running last year (another Buschur suggestion that was 100% true)
Feb 26, 2008, 02:36 PM
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