Because if you get a mail in flash or eflash it will make alot of power for the price. I got a Jester eflash for my stock evo and it pulls way harder now and the response is way better than stock. All this for 50 bucks! So why wouldn't I do this for 50 bucks is the question?

 

even on a stock evo, a reflash usually results in give-or-take 20whp. that's a significant difference and keeps the car looking stock, so you wouldn't know unless you have a tactrix cable, then you could pull the ROM and check.

 

I want to go to Top Gun in Fallon, NV. Elev. is at 5500 I think, its closer to where I'am. If I run the same speed I will try one more track. Then I would go to Infineon. I need to change my tires too. I'm running All season tires when I ran those times and I couldn't hook very well. I definately need to get stickier tires when I run at the other tracks.

 

You won't run near 108mph at 5500', sorry. You also did not trap 108 in a stock 05. We all know this - it's not even close to reality. It's possible your car is flashed or something, but it's more likely that Sac is way off like it is when others post their times from there.

You don't need stickier tires. You can get better 60's with all seasons than with our stock Advans, because "sticky" doesn't mean "drag tire." Sticky means it handles when cornering, which means it has a stiff sidewall, and that is bad for drag launches. You'll only get better drag launches if you get drag radials - I doubt that's what you want for a daily driven tire.

 

Warrtalon I appreciate your info but why is it that you always are so negative on everyones post. I thought we are supposed to help people on here not bash them. For example: Your telling me that Sacramento Raceway which is a Summit Racing Series participating track and NHRA Certified; the speeds are inaccurate. Thats BS!! Your just pist that my 05 GG Evo MR ran a trap speed close to yours for a lot less money. Try $50 dollars for my filter. You can come to Sac. and try to run down here, maybe you might even hit 11's (not likely). If you know so much about racing in general, why don't you tune your own car? And if you do, why haven't you hit 11's yet. I don't like talking crap but what else do you want me to do! I told you what I ran and have the timeslips to prove it. The car only has a drop in filter and bov. Absolutely no flash. It's not even tuned. If it was, it would of ran a lot better. And for now on if you are going to leave a post, make sure it's postive. If not don't bother.

 

+1

 

it's just hard to believe you trapped 2MPH more than anyone else ever stock, especially since the '05 turbo isn't as good as the '06 turbo.

and just because its an NHRA track doesn't mean the timers can't be a little off. And Warrtalon certainly knows about that issue.

 

Yeah, nice try, bud. You're asking me why I don't tune my own car or haven't run 11s? Well, I did tune my own car en route to running a 12.015 on basic stg1 mods. If you think I should have hit 11s with stg1 mods on an 05, then I guess you don't know much about Evos. You didn't even run a 12 at 108mph. I ran a 12.30 at 108 mph, so not sure what you're yapping about. Also, I didn't add most of my mods until I was at 6000' altitude where I live now, so you must not know how altitude affects power. I lost as much as 70whp at 7k rpm (where I used to shift at sea level) when I moved here, so don't lecture me on why I haven't hit 11s.

The problem is you just don't know anything and don't understand the basics. You just sat here and tried to tell us that your stock 05 ran 108+ mph when no other VIII or IX has EVER gone that fast in stock form, and you certainly didn't do anything special to make it go faster than normal. Not being able to hit a 12 with 108mph is atrocious. A FWD car can do that even with a bad launch on street tires. Plus, you are now trying to convince it the car is not tuned, because you think it would run EVEN BETTER than 108+ mph with a tune? Why in the world would you think that? Do you know NOTHING about Evos? 05s with just a tune do NOT run faster than 108mph. They usually don't even get close to 108mph even WITH a tune on stock exhaust and boost, so you're WAY off base.

You talk about SAC like it's some certified raceway - it's certified to be whacked out, that's about all. You feel free to go somewhere else and show us 108mph traps while also confirming that the car was not tuned before you bought it. I'd love to see it.

And lastly, as MCWOP said, I have personally witnessed timers being off at a certified NHRA track. I even have it on video AND on a timeslip where the traps were high by at least 2mph in the left lane only on one day...

 

Using a safc is not tuning your car. Sorry

 

How do you figure? Of course it is if you change any perameters of the stock tune its tuning.

 

Well while I dont like the way Warrtalon comes across 99.9875% of the time he's right about the trap being off. There is just no physical way you can trap 108 with the possible power you have. Im not saying you didnt get the slip that lists that but something with the track or timers is off. Was there a tail wind that day? Not being a smart-@ss but Ive seen 3-4mph swings in my trap just due to wind gusts.

Also there is no way to tell if your car has a tune or not without pulling the ROM. You might not think it is but its impossible to tell. Dont be so sure the dealer knows either because if I was going to trade in a car I sure as he!! would make it appear as stock as possible for fear of them offering less.

Lastly there is a chance that even though the track is certified by whatever racing sactioned body you choose things can get messed up. Last year there were several times that I trapped 121mph at a "certified" track. I know thats way more then whats possible with my mods and mail in flash yet I have the slips. Id get a few runs at another track or check your ECU just to make sure. Otherwise you have the worlds most powerful stock Evo by 30whp or so.

 

Oh ok, then I can say I ran 12.8 stock, since all I had was a self-tuned SAFC, and I can say I ran 12.01 with no tuning? Sweet. Not like you tune yourself with ANY tuning device, so not sure why you'd make this comment.

 

yes, how do you know for sure if you never pulled the ROM? the dealer wouldn't be able to tell either or there would be even more voided warranties out there now than there is! also, i have a timeslip that says i trapped 312.13mph from a NDRA track, but i didn't hit that mph.

 

Are you sure you were looking on the correct side of the timeslip

 

yeah , it was just superwindy out that day and small debris and leaves were flying everywhere tripping the sensors. they ended up closing after a car and motorcycle crashed due to the crosswind.