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Oct 8, 2009, 06:04 PM
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GOD I NEED A TUNE!! how the heck are you guys able to dish out a retune constantly. I dont might droppin $350-450 bones on a tune but to have to do it everytime u change your setup is just crazy.. I plan on doing a Full IC Piping, IC, DP, and stuff here and there thats why im tryin to hold off the tune until then but my cars been running like s**t.. Everytime i would hammer on it the car keeps choking. been granny shifting it for 2 months now =(
Oct 8, 2009, 06:52 PM
When i had him tune my X, he told me that it would be around $100 for a re-tune depending on what i added. If i wanted an E85 or meth map it would be a bit more......
Oct 8, 2009, 08:27 PM
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If you were just changing out the FMIC, injectors, or bigger turbo he is pretty fair with that. Regardless, even $100 is really fair considering most places will recharge the $499.00 for a tune, or $300.00 for a reflash.
Oct 8, 2009, 08:33 PM
I really can't tell you dude. It was the first pull and it was on a Mustang dyno - usually the second pull will make better numbers, but I turned down the boost. Regardless, I know I should be over 300whp. I'm sure the fact that it is running obscenely rich is not helping. Looking forward to making the power I know I should be making...i'll keep you posted.
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Oct 8, 2009, 09:37 PM
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I really can't tell you dude. It was the first pull and it was on a Mustang dyno - usually the second pull will make better numbers, but I turned down the boost. Regardless, I know I should be over 300whp. I'm sure the fact that it is running obscenely rich is not helping. Looking forward to making the power I know I should be making...i'll keep you posted.
Do you have a Green then? I know tony made 297 on that dyno. he has similar mods and a stock turbo.
Oct 8, 2009, 10:03 PM
I think you misread what was asked. He asked if all the writing in my "green" signature was what I have done to the car. Not if I had a "Green" turbo. Yes, that is my current mod list and No, I don't have an FP Green...I'd be even more depressed if I did and was making these pathetic numbers. Tell you what though, unless something better comes along, I don't see a better turbo than the FP HTA Green right now for great power and quick spool (i'm going to eventually be going for about 450whp). The Red appears to be too laggy for my taste since they went to the larger housing.
Oct 8, 2009, 10:31 PM
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I'm no expert when it comes to why cars make more power on the second pull, but if I had to guess...I'd go with magic. Thats the only thing that explains it. My car made the most power on the second of three pulls as well as pretty much every car that I saw on that particular dyno day when J and S opened. That heat soak crap is apparently just an old wive's tale.
I think you misread what was asked. He asked if all the writing in my "green" signature was what I have done to the car. Not if I had a "Green" turbo. Yes, that is my current mod list and No, I don't have an FP Green...I'd be even more depressed if I did and was making these pathetic numbers. Tell you what though, unless something better comes along, I don't see a better turbo than the FP HTA Green right now for great power and quick spool (i'm going to eventually be going for about 450whp). The Red appears to be too laggy for my taste since they went to the larger housing.
I think you misread what was asked. He asked if all the writing in my "green" signature was what I have done to the car. Not if I had a "Green" turbo. Yes, that is my current mod list and No, I don't have an FP Green...I'd be even more depressed if I did and was making these pathetic numbers. Tell you what though, unless something better comes along, I don't see a better turbo than the FP HTA Green right now for great power and quick spool (i'm going to eventually be going for about 450whp). The Red appears to be too laggy for my taste since they went to the larger housing.
the 64mm cover creates a vacuum around the inlet of about 6psi, so easy speaking in order to make 30 psi on the 64mm it is actually pushing the turbo to 36 psi. where as the 80mm cover is just a little bit more "efficient" so to speak...
The green is a nice turbo, but I still feel like for the money the few extra ponies you are searching for a $1700 turbo could be brought to within a reasonable distance of the stocker. The red is the same size in general, just a smaller compressor wheel.
Cant go wrong with either turbo though, FP is the **** no matter what what you look at it!!!
hopefully you get everything squared away, would be interesting to see what you make on E85
Oct 9, 2009, 04:57 AM
Oct 9, 2009, 05:40 AM
I really can't tell you dude. It was the first pull and it was on a Mustang dyno - usually the second pull will make better numbers, but I turned down the boost. Regardless, I know I should be over 300whp. I'm sure the fact that it is running obscenely rich is not helping. Looking forward to making the power I know I should be making...i'll keep you posted.
Let us know what happens.
Oct 9, 2009, 07:00 AM
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Dave, the tq numbers look good! I've seen numbers of 350-380 whp only have that much tq. Look at rally cars. They don't have huge hp numbers but huge tq numbers and they are some of the quickest cars out there. 
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Welcome to the dyno game!
. Welcome to the dyno game!
Oct 9, 2009, 07:19 AM
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little bit of time left on this...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT
its normally like a grand..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWAX%3AIT
its normally like a grand..