LOL what exhaust do you have... custom? What muffler

 

that's the problem I don't have a MUFFLER.. I have a Magnaflow resonator as my muffler...

 

Thats true, plus everyone and their mother knows when you are coming and going.

I have a quiet exhaust, and prefer it that way since I'm thru and done with loud exhausts..... my 95 Integra GSR had a loud exhaust, and my SRT4 had a loud exhaust as well, and I was able to rattle all the windows in my house whenever I pull in and out of the drievway....maybe I'm getting old and senile....

 

Thanks for the tip, I'll do that from now on.....

 

I have the stock actuator... I'll be willing to help ya out with it....just pm me whenever..


I'm not sure if the stock turbo will take a puke like this so easily though???

 

**flame suit on**

I never posted a thread saying I hit 11's

I figured that with my power I should be able to hit 11's

I just need to go out there and prove it to myself and the world.

If you looked closely in my sig, I wrote

<---- soon to be...

which is intended to point towards my avatar in case people get on my case

 

i also have videos of the dyno runs....I need to see if I can post them up

 

Yeah, well you shouldn't choose the avatar until you've done it. The sig pointer doesn't cut it, man. Earn the avatar first, please. There are many Evos out there with far more power who are trapping higher than you will trap and still aren't in the 11s. With that much torque, it becomes much tougher to put power down without spinning or without breaking things. Yes, you have 11-sec power, but that avatar is designed for those who have ALREADY done it. I think you should reconsider...

 

okay I change my avatar back to 13 sec club

With my kind of tq it'll suck if its gonna be hard to put power to the ground and if I'm gonna end up breaking parts....

maybe I'll just stick to auto-x and just street driving

 

When on only ~330-340wtq, I would spin all 4 Advans on half my launches, and would have to drop to 22psi tire pressure just to get them not to spin every time. With 400wtq, you'd need some special tires just for drag racing - maybe not quite drag radials, but you'd need some good rubber. I'm not sure how well autocrossing works with 400wtq either, but you certainly won't have a lack of power coming out of slow turns. I think you'd do the most damage on a road course, but that's if your tune isn't close to the edge, and you're not relying on that crimped wastegate line to run max boost 24/7. I have my Forge UNOS set to 26psi -> 22psi (taper) and have it tuned so that I can road race on my daily setup/tune.

 

My AEM has been tuned for the best possible fuel milege for normal street/highway driving, but for WOT use we made sure the car had a safe tune with safe a/f ratios and AEM controlled/monitored safeguards built in for the alky kit.


we tried crimping my wastegate line as well during the dyno session and was able to spike to 27.5 psi, where I made my most power...

for some strange reason my HKS EBC would only allow the car to spike to 25 PSI...

 

Yes, but are you running the crimped wastegate on a daily basis? I assumed the numbers in your sig were the numbers you have on a daily basis. My numbers are my daily-driven numbers, but I got higher numbers at higher boost levels when dyno tuning - I don't claim those, since I'm not willing to run that much boost regularly.

 

Yes, it is my intent to run like that as my daily driven numbers. I only use the boost when I need it and when I want to.....

I am willing to run the 27.5 psi spike daily, but hey I dont always floor it...I just use what I need.

I know crimping may be a ghetto way of making boost, but now I'm actually contemplating the Hallman MBC, or playing with the EBC's offset settings some more.

 

Ah, ok, if you don't mind running to the max all the time, then the numbers are relevant. It's just important that everyone knows this when seeing your numbers, because we don't want to give people unrealistic expectations. I've already had one local guy point to your thread with excitement saying he wants to make that much power and that he has 280s, etc etc, so it should be easy, blah blah, yadda yadda. The numbers are great, but people just need to realize that this is with the turbo running full out beyond its efficiency range, which will likely lessen its life and is a bit more risky than running a more conservative boost level for daily driving (and racing other than drag).

Btw, I use full boost constantly - as often as possible.

 

Warr,

thanks for your input.... I appreciate the points you make to get me thinking deeper than I normally would.

As for the turbo running out of its efficiency range.... i'm thinking maybe thats why my HKS EVC 5 is having trouble making the spike beyond 25 PSI??

If so for daily driving, I'm willing to take the power loss, just out of wanting to make my stock turbo last longer by running a lower boost spike.

I figure for track day or whenever I just wanna kick a$$ on the street, I can just crimp the wastegate line for that extra boost spike, for max power output and potential. It'll be safe since I am tuned for it and have maps for boost up to that boost level.

But anyhow when I drove home from TT, my wastegate line was uncrimped and I was spiking/running 25 PSI... sure I probably made less power, but I know that with the boost leak fixed, and with the retune, I walked out with more power/tq than I arrived with.

In all honesty with the power I have, potentailly can run with the crimped line, I have more than enough power for the streets. Just tap on the gas, even below 10 psi of boost and the car wants to fly already....

The guys at TT told me to get rid of the HKS EBC and just get a good, reliable MBC, which would help me achieve that 27-28 psi spike....but ohh well, I'll decide on that later...

Also, regarding your comment on using full boost as often as possible, well thats cool, but for me, I just use full boost when I absolutely need it, and its nice to know that you have it there. Anyhow, around here anyway, hitting full boost at our power levels is probably not a good idea especially on crowded NYC roads and highways.... but late at night or during non-peak driving times, I'll occasionally open it up just for the fun of it.

Responses anyone to my concern about turbo efficiency/longevity?