question about injen intake
Originally Posted by evo_racer
not gonna argue anymore, no point, you wanna race me, then you pm me.
Originally Posted by althemean
The whole point of getting the parts tuned is due to the fact that these are not Hondas. They are highly tuned race cars from the factory with very specific settings tuned to factory parts. When you start adding aftermarket parts it upsets that factory balance. I am talkling AFR's and timing. This is why Warr says you are possibly going to lose power with that intake.
The tune is meant to equalize the AFR's and timing to not just get you more power but to make the engine run safely so that you dont destroy it with lean mixtures and detonation.
That being said...I can see your justification of why you like your parts but you need to get a fuller understanding of these vehicles and what you are doing to it. This Evo was my first turbo car (not my first tuner car) and the leaps and bounds that I have made in the 1.5 years that I have been on this site are amazing as far as my understanding of vehicles and tuning. And I am still an amatuer at best.
Search and learn and get with the program or get flamed everytime you ask a dumb question.
The tune is meant to equalize the AFR's and timing to not just get you more power but to make the engine run safely so that you dont destroy it with lean mixtures and detonation.
That being said...I can see your justification of why you like your parts but you need to get a fuller understanding of these vehicles and what you are doing to it. This Evo was my first turbo car (not my first tuner car) and the leaps and bounds that I have made in the 1.5 years that I have been on this site are amazing as far as my understanding of vehicles and tuning. And I am still an amatuer at best.
Search and learn and get with the program or get flamed everytime you ask a dumb question.
Edit: we should call this guy Vin from now on..
Originally Posted by evo_racer
............ you can say i'm not a true racer or what not, but i'm pretty sure i've been racing a lot longer than half you guys, it's not always about power that makes you fast, any true racer will tell you this. there's too many different types of racers out here, it's just too bad that even in the racing world, predjudices exist.
Why are you a TRUE RACER????
I bet you've only street raced and on this site, that doesn't count.
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Originally Posted by Warrtalon
That was the most senseless justification of buying a ricer mod that I've ever seen...
You belittle people on this forum without justification and your arrogance and snide comments bring down the forum as a whole. You may not agree with something/someone but that doesn't automatically make you better.
Just because you disagree with what someone has done and why they did it doesn't mean you have to bring them down. Just because you have a thought doesn't mean you ALWAYS have to express it in your posts...sometimes you can just keep a lid on it.
+1, jrotaryb. I've noticed that, too, and I've been here only a few weeks. I particularly enjoyed this post:
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...highlight=dick
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...highlight=dick
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Originally Posted by Rod Munch
+1, jrotaryb. I've noticed that, too, and I've been here only a few weeks. I particularly enjoyed this post:
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...highlight=dick
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...highlight=dick
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Originally Posted by althemean
The whole point of getting the parts tuned is due to the fact that these are not Hondas. They are highly tuned race cars from the factory with very specific settings tuned to factory parts. When you start adding aftermarket parts it upsets that factory balance. I am talkling AFR's and timing. This is why Warr says you are possibly going to lose power with that intake.
The tune is meant to equalize the AFR's and timing to not just get you more power but to make the engine run safely so that you dont destroy it with lean mixtures and detonation.
That being said...I can see your justification of why you like your parts but you need to get a fuller understanding of these vehicles and what you are doing to it. This Evo was my first turbo car (not my first tuner car) and the leaps and bounds that I have made in the 1.5 years that I have been on this site are amazing as far as my understanding of vehicles and tuning. And I am still an amatuer at best.
The tune is meant to equalize the AFR's and timing to not just get you more power but to make the engine run safely so that you dont destroy it with lean mixtures and detonation.
That being said...I can see your justification of why you like your parts but you need to get a fuller understanding of these vehicles and what you are doing to it. This Evo was my first turbo car (not my first tuner car) and the leaps and bounds that I have made in the 1.5 years that I have been on this site are amazing as far as my understanding of vehicles and tuning. And I am still an amatuer at best.
This is also my first turbocharged car (not my first tuner car) and the importants of tuning is very critical on an automobile such as this. Every time the smallest part is added, the AFR is affected and the car will not run properly and even more importantly... run safely. I think this is really what tuning is all about. It's not about only "big power," it's about safety and reliability no matter what your power level (may it be 240whp or 450whp.)
If you want to stay relatively stock "evo_racer"... that's fine. Nothing wrong with that. But make sure the modifications you add to the vehicle does not affect it's safety and reliability. You've spent a great deal of money to acquire this vehicle. The Evo is an awesome machine... you should therefore want to take great care in maintaining your investment. You don't want to damage what you've worked very hard to get.
