Ok, lets start from the beginning. I bought my FD a while back from a really rich guy who pretty much didnt want it anymore. Original engine/body with only 41k on the od. When I bought it he had upgraded some little things such as K&N intake, cut-out main cat, Pettit chip @ 14psi, A' Pexi GT Exhaust, 6 puck clutch, and some audio. He did auto X from time to time also. I thought it was pretty fast but ive never push it to the limits. I now have Greddy Intake, rebuilt turbos, the Pettit chip, high-flow cat, same exhaust and clutch, Greddy piping and pulley kit. I had never ran at the track but had beatin' some guys around the neighborhood and also took it out to Texas World Speedway sometimes. It now has 45k miles and i ran it on my friends G-tech to see what my 1/4m would be. It ended up being a high 14 sec. Now alot of people would say it was my driving because of the modifications to the car but im confident that my driving is not the problem because I have competed in numerous racing events. I do have a hydraulic problem some where in my transmission along with worn 3rd and 5th syncros. Also I have a terrible flywheel and u-joints. Could my times be lowered THAT much do to these problems or could it be something else? Please share whatever info you have...thanks...

 

boosting to 14psi on a stock IC is not smart. You'll have a real problem if you don't turn it down to at least 12.
also, the u-joints (in the driveshaft) are non replaceable but they VERY rarely go bad, especially at 45k.

Road condition will have a lot to do with ET. It's not a prepped surface like a drag strip.
My limited experience with g-techs are that they are kinda hit and miss as far as accuracy.

 

Maybe your ACT 6 puck clutch is wearing out....

 

you should hit high 12s if you are a real good driver at the track with 10-12 psi

so you did a run on the gteck and now you are trying to say that there is a problem with your car because it said 14 seconds? this sounds real ignorant. Also I 2nd the fact that you need to turn down the boost to 10psi. That intercooler isnt even good for that. Its murdering the turbos even that psi so if you want to raise it past 11-12 get a new one or youll need new turbos soon. That pettit ecu is made for 14.7 psi on RACEGAS not pump 12 is the MOST MOST you should be running ever on that ecu.

 

He never said it was an ACT. Give it a rest. Go kick your dog or something .

G-tech is not very accurate. I wouldn't be too concerned......

 

Do you get really bad wheelhop?

 

lmfao...preach on brotha!

 

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Thanks for the advice and the very grown-up comment of me being ignorant. About the G-tech, I borrowed it from a friend with a 1.8T Jetta. It's fairly well modified and he ran lower et's than me, roughly around 14.2-14.3. We raced on the way home one day and he beat me. So its not like its the G-tech showing the bad times...

 

Given that info, what is your boost pattern? What kind of vacuum are you pulling at idle?

 

not sure...will be testing soon.

 

Well finally after months of not knowing what was the problem giving me a loss in power, I think ive figured it out. The owner of the 7 before me did the "ghetto" rigged non-sequential set-up and did an absolutely horrible job. I've been performing the right way of non-sequential over the past week. I thought for sure the flapper doors and control systems were removed, but of course they werent. The turbo pre control actuator was NOT takin' out but alot of the other systems were. So i'm pretty sure the system was closed off and the secondary turbo would never be able to kick on. Therefor I was, in a way, only running one turbo, equaling my loss in power over stock. Can this happen? Am I right? Please send info/opinions. Thanks...