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Old 09-14-09, 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by howard coleman
that's a pretty flimsy excuse to get your cat on the web... and i hate to break the news but Stripes doesn't really look all that interested in your steering hub. maybe catfood off camera?

i like the magnetic drain plug. a search for it just returns Nengun. is there any source for them closer to home?

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Thanks howard. Stripes recently lost 2 pounds so the new diet seems to be working.

I'm sure you can snag one here in the U.S. These guys look promising:

http://www.magneticdrainplug.com/

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Do tell.

Additional info, availability, or pics from other angles?
I'll try and snag some pics, I may have one of it mounted on the car. I snagged it along with a bunch of other parts from Japan, IIRC it wasn't cheap though.

Originally Posted by snkydvl
Rich, I am loving the latest goodies...especially the Nardi Wheel and the Feed Wing!

And where was my invite to the beach?... Hope you had fun!
Glad you approve D Beach week included sharing a place with my parents, I doubt you would have had a good time...... my dad would have been bothering you to fix your overheating problem

Originally Posted by turbo10th
. I do like the Feed skirts and wing where are you getting them from?
Hey Matt, I picked then up used here on the forum.

Originally Posted by gracer7-rx7
I was wondering how it went. Tuning is always eventful.
Quoted for truth

Originally Posted by G's 3rd Gen
Nice #'s for tha boost level!
Next DGRR I shall crush you...... you know that's what this is all about right G?

Originally Posted by theorie
awesome numbers rich. when can i get a ride???
Give me a call sometime Tommy twotimes

Originally Posted by gmonsen
Good solid numbers, Rich.

Thewird... It all depends on where (rpm) he made the max torque. As an example, if he made 300 rwt at 7000 rpm, then he would have 400 rwhp. at 7000. More likely, he was making, say, 275 rwt at 7500 and that would also be close to 400 rwhp at 7500. Without seeing a graph, his numbers lead me to think he's got a nice flat torque curve.

Gordon
Thanks Gordon, you were spot on

Seems like the oem upper intake manifold is holding back some of the high rpm power, based on this graph not sure it makes sense to shift at redline.

Originally Posted by Scrub
You try driving and taking pictures at the same time sir!!

I have some video if Rich wants me to edit and post it.
That depends on which videos
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Old 09-14-09, 06:36 PM
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Based on your torque curve, your ports are bigger then mine ^_^. My peak torque is around 6200 RPM and yours is around 6500 RPM. This is with my old SMIC setup anyway and theres a few changes since then. Nice numbers though for the amount of boost. Can't wait to see the car again at the gap

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Old 09-14-09, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
Below you'll find a dyno sheet from one of the later runs when intake temps were around 45 degrees so the power was down a bit (the dyno we were at needs more/bigger fans). First run the rpm pickup wasn't working properly, that one yielded right around 400 rwhp.

Wow, crazy how torque increases up to 6.5k RPM. Do you have any AFR/boost data you can overlay on that chart? Congrats on the build!
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Old 09-14-09, 07:48 PM
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Seems like the oem upper intake manifold is holding back some of the high rpm power, based on this graph not sure it makes sense to shift at redline.
2 words for you: Gear Ratios

It is almost always better to take it to redline in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and usually 4th. It depends on how hard it falls off. Also, you need to multiply your power to the ground by the difference in gearing to figure out your "effective" horsepower at each point in each gear. Then, find where your lower shift point will put you in the next gear. I very rarely works out to where shifting early in the first 3 gears will be beneficial... unless you are hitting fuel cut, limiter, etc. Then shifting early is only keeping you from messing up.
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Old 09-14-09, 07:51 PM
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Next DGRR I shall crush you...... you know that's what this is all about right G?

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I wont be there at the rate I'm going.. Car is apart but have had no response on my paid for parts in 3 weeks. No return calls, e-mails or pms. I hope its not another go around like my old guy i was raked by. I am going to miss the October tune session.
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Old 09-16-09, 08:25 PM
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Dyno vid to be posted soon, here is a teaser in the meantime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBInyVQGz9Q
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Old 09-17-09, 03:50 AM
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you call that a horn?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaQTN...eature=channel



GJ!
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Old 09-17-09, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
Dyno vid to be posted soon, here is a teaser in the meantime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBInyVQGz9Q
car sounds pretty good even in that short clip, and it seems your boost is pretty responsive.
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Old 09-17-09, 12:29 PM
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That was before tuning too.
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rich, your back bumper now looks like mine - all nice and sooty black i'm assuming that has gone away with the tune?
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Old 09-17-09, 03:38 PM
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Your car looks stunning
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another teaser

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyJCn...atch-main-area
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Little puff of smoke at the end there.

Sounds great!
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Old 09-18-09, 01:10 PM
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was your silencer out or in in the dyno vid?
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Old 09-18-09, 04:48 PM
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Here's Rich's car on the dyno:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlotxqiWVbw
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Old 09-18-09, 06:09 PM
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WOW I havent checked this thread in a while. Awesome stuff Rich. I can't wait to drop my car off at the shop!
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Old 09-24-09, 02:24 PM
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Some pics the morning of the tuning session, right before Scrubby and I rolled down to IRP

The last two are of my new oem areo-dynamic thingermajig...... as to whether it's functional

And a quick shot of my Aquamist pump mounting location. System has been bulletproof since 2006.






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Old 09-24-09, 02:32 PM
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Last few shots of my '***** of a car' as it's been so nicely referred to

I took one of the heater hose routing at the request of a guy doing his single install. I cut the front side of the oem pipe and had it ceramic-coated in titanium finish. I'm using thick double ply silicone hosing, the stuff is near indestructible.

I'm also trying to cut down on the use of plastic zip ties in the bay (aside from the ones on the vacuum hoses) and need to fab a bracket for the GM map sensor.

Also note the floor mat with red serging ordered from JasonS here on the forum (forgive the semi-dirty interior)







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Old 09-24-09, 02:34 PM
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thats a massive key-chain you've got swingin' there
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have I mentioned I love your cars?
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could you talk about the lower intake blanket you got on there? where, what?
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Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
I'm also trying to cut down on the use of plastic zip ties in the bay (aside from the ones on the vacuum hoses) and need to fab a bracket for the GM map sensor.
Good Rich!...get rid of those ghetto zip ties

Bracket for the GM sensor? Like this one?




Looking great Rich.

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