Final Destination... Tuned at HB Speed...
May 26, 2010, 12:28 AM
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Final Destination... Tuned at HB Speed...
My Journey started in the lowly central valley town of Fresno California. I had called HB Speed about a week earlier to see if they could squeeze me in for a dyno tune to wrap up my week long road trip.
My cousin and I packed as much crap as we could into the miniscule EVO X trunk and piled the rest of the crap in the back seat. This trip was about man, machine, and nature.
We started by carving our way up the breathtaking vistas of Yosemite. The power of the Evo really shined blasting up the mountain over a mile in elevation. It was almost effortless.
Day 2 we drove our way to San Fran where we picked up Route 1 South the Pacific Coast Highway. Let the fun begin...
The third and fourth day of the trip we were in absolute awe. There is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING like carving up some desolate stretches of coastal road in a road eating machine.
Many a time we thought we must be defying some physics. The Evo's suspension is WELL suited for this kind of terrain. Supple enough for long trips with enough travel and ground clearance for the MANY imperfections of a coastal road.
The hardest part of the journey was keeping your eyes on the road. You really become one with nature. Many breathtaking UNREAL views to take your attention away from the off camber hairpin turns and the road that just DROPS 500 feet off a cliff into the ocean. No room for mistakes here. It is sometimes MORE enjoyable to take some sections SLOW to take in what seems like a fantasy.
As we moved south into the LA area we got a taste of what the cali lifestyle was about. From the posh homes to the miles of gorgeous beaches and beach babes.
Enough of my journey... My car rolled into Jon's shop filthy with bugs plastered all over the windshield and packed to the brim with luggage and empty soda cans.
1400 miles later... Lets see what kinda power we were dealing with.
Mods:
T1R Catback
AMS Catpipe.
UR UICP
Stg II AP
Recently Installed Cosworth Panel Filter (prior to tune).
Mix of various 91 octane gasses picked up along the PCH.
That is all...
I would like to thank the staff at HB Speed for being very professional and taking the time to make sure things were done right. Jon spent extra time tuning out the boost spikes and knocking in the COBB map and made sure that the powerband was smooth and safe.
They made sure our wait was pleasant by providing us with refreshments and various choices of entertainment. You don't know how comforting that is until you have spent hours couped up in a car. It was MUCH appreciated.
Graph Below...
This is what driving is about, I wish I would have started the journey from the south first...
My cousin and I packed as much crap as we could into the miniscule EVO X trunk and piled the rest of the crap in the back seat. This trip was about man, machine, and nature.
We started by carving our way up the breathtaking vistas of Yosemite. The power of the Evo really shined blasting up the mountain over a mile in elevation. It was almost effortless.
Day 2 we drove our way to San Fran where we picked up Route 1 South the Pacific Coast Highway. Let the fun begin...
The third and fourth day of the trip we were in absolute awe. There is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING like carving up some desolate stretches of coastal road in a road eating machine.
Many a time we thought we must be defying some physics. The Evo's suspension is WELL suited for this kind of terrain. Supple enough for long trips with enough travel and ground clearance for the MANY imperfections of a coastal road.
The hardest part of the journey was keeping your eyes on the road. You really become one with nature. Many breathtaking UNREAL views to take your attention away from the off camber hairpin turns and the road that just DROPS 500 feet off a cliff into the ocean. No room for mistakes here. It is sometimes MORE enjoyable to take some sections SLOW to take in what seems like a fantasy.
As we moved south into the LA area we got a taste of what the cali lifestyle was about. From the posh homes to the miles of gorgeous beaches and beach babes.
Enough of my journey... My car rolled into Jon's shop filthy with bugs plastered all over the windshield and packed to the brim with luggage and empty soda cans.
1400 miles later... Lets see what kinda power we were dealing with.
Mods:
T1R Catback
AMS Catpipe.
UR UICP
Stg II AP
Recently Installed Cosworth Panel Filter (prior to tune).
Mix of various 91 octane gasses picked up along the PCH.
That is all...
I would like to thank the staff at HB Speed for being very professional and taking the time to make sure things were done right. Jon spent extra time tuning out the boost spikes and knocking in the COBB map and made sure that the powerband was smooth and safe.
They made sure our wait was pleasant by providing us with refreshments and various choices of entertainment. You don't know how comforting that is until you have spent hours couped up in a car. It was MUCH appreciated.
Graph Below...
This is what driving is about, I wish I would have started the journey from the south first...
Last edited by RobY; May 26, 2010 at 12:43 AM.
and when are you gonna tune mine ? LoL
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May 28, 2010, 05:14 PM
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Hey calm down baked brotato! I was just coming in expecting something like the movie is all.
Have you driven to Vegas? I always did the trip from LA or San Diego and there's some pretty good winding roads. Not sure how different that would be if coming from farther North.
Have you driven to Vegas? I always did the trip from LA or San Diego and there's some pretty good winding roads. Not sure how different that would be if coming from farther North.
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