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IRPerformance 08-10-06 08:34 AM

The trailing being loose is believable. Its your tuneRich. Seams like the temperature correction map is off. This happened when it got hot right? I remember the car running better before the summer hit.

Improved FD 08-10-06 08:46 AM

you might try the Denso racing iridiums, cleaned up my top end break-up, but perhaps you have a more serious coil/electrical issue

it's always something with these cars, I just couldn't take driving a Mustang like every other high school/college kid in this town :)

GoodfellaFD3S 08-10-06 09:09 AM


Originally Posted by Rotary Experiment Seven
The trailing being loose is believable. Its your tuneRich. Seams like the temperature correction map is off. This happened when it got hot right? I remember the car running better before the summer hit.

Yeah, It ran much better in the cooler weather. It that's the case, I may ditch the PFC altogether, because I'm sick of this shit.

Speaking of tune, i know that you leaned out the AFRs and advanced the timing for these races from your street tune, and were running with an almost empty tank of gas. You'd better be careful, popping a motor racing an FD would be pretty embarrassing ;)

GoodfellaFD3S 08-10-06 09:10 AM


Originally Posted by Improved FD
you might try the Denso racing iridiums, cleaned up my top end break-up, but perhaps you have a more serious coil/electrical issue

it's always something with these cars, I just couldn't take driving a Mustang like every other high school/college kid in this town :)

I have brand new 10 series race plugs in the leading. I'm wondering if my old fc leading coil is finally giving up the ghost......

dubulup 08-10-06 09:29 AM

High 10's? aren't you running WI?

you need to be in mid 11's with water.

GoodfellaFD3S 08-10-06 09:35 AM


Originally Posted by dubulup
High 10's? aren't you running WI?

you need to be in mid 11's with water.

Maybe that's the problem, I would love it if it was that simple. Due to intake temp correction, my AFRs at WOT tend to be +/- half a point. They were in the mid 11s last time I drove the FD (about a month ago). I'll go in and adjust the AFRs, thanks for the tip carson :).

rt turbo 08-10-06 09:44 AM

:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
Yeah, It ran much better in the cooler weather. It that's the case, I may ditch the PFC altogether, because I'm sick of this shit.

Speaking of tune, i know that you leaned out the AFRs and advanced the timing for these races from your street tune, and were running with an almost empty tank of gas. You'd better be careful, popping a motor racing an FD would be pretty embarrassing ;)

this sounds familiar... I raced a mostly stock 03 (intake, catback, pulley) when i still had my evo. this guy advanced his timing and leaned the fuel to run me from a stop (he was on DR's). I got him by a nose cause i messed up the launch. later that night he went to beech bend raceway in BG (this was when i was in school at WKU) and he poped the motor cause he didnt put the timing/ afr's back. and he said "dude, this motor will take anything, trust me it will never blow" before the race when i said "watch out or it will pop." :uhh:

r0gu3 08-10-06 10:19 AM


Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
It that's the case, I may ditch the PFC altogether, because I'm sick of this shit.

I'm glad to hear you say that. :)

amp 08-10-06 10:28 AM


Originally Posted by jamespond24
I was wondering is there any FD at your hrosepower range around NJ? It would be a good race if you race an FD with the same power.

im not within power range.. 295rwhp at 13psi but ran him nonetheless only at a peak of 11psi three times at rotorfest..
rich was at 15psi on those runs..dont think his fd is runnin right and isnt producin the power its supposed to...
its indicative of the times he was generating in comparison with that of mine...

treceb 08-10-06 11:04 AM

that mustang does look and sound nice.
im not that far from clifton, you guys should let me know next time, i think im fast enough to be the camera car.

yall should try etown next wednesday....

showoff 08-10-06 11:30 AM


Originally Posted by treceb
that mustang does look and sound nice.
im not that far from clifton, you guys should let me know next time, i think im fast enough to be the camera car.

yall should try etown next wednesday....

ill prob be at etown nex weds......
my cars right around 440-450rwhp(low boost)

-dj

IRPerformance 08-10-06 12:13 PM

Maybe I'll come down and run ya. Only stipulation is we both run pump gas.

treceb 08-10-06 12:39 PM

if i was up to you power levels id take you up on that offer. maybe next year. we could bracket race?

Boostn7 08-10-06 01:09 PM


Originally Posted by jamespond24
I was wondering is there any FD at your hrosepower range around NJ? It would be a good race if you race an FD with the same power. If you can't find anybody there I surely can make one if you want to come to Kansas? Money=horsepower right?

I'm sure we have few FDs that should well against the Cobra....

I should have my FD ready next week to play:-)
JD

BridgePorted12A 08-10-06 01:54 PM


Originally Posted by GoodfellaFD3S
It was one of the top plug wires, so trailing. Even after making sure that bastard was securely fastened, the damn car still isn't running right. Right at about 7k rpms it stops making power, so I have to upshift, which drops me out of my powerband. If I try and accelerate through it, it feels kind of 'lumpy,' not cutting out or anything but it just stops accelerating. AFRs are in the high 10s, so I don't think that's it. EGTs and Fuel px look fine too. Very frustrating.

I can vouch for this. I have been in my brothers car (goodfellas) plenty of times and recently it has been running like utter shit. It is know where near as fast as it has been (last couple months). The car does not pull strong all the way to 8k like it used to and the way the power has been coming on hasn't been as smooth as I remember. The day that Rich raced Ihor we went to get lunch in his car before meeting up w/ ihor. He proceeded to rev out 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gear. After, we both looked at each other like, WTF?!?! Why is the car running abnormally? Don't get me wrong, the car 'felt' fast but in no way ripped through the gears as it had on previous occasions (I always keep an eye on the AFR and the Tach).;)

Ryan

You also can tell nothing from the video that Ihor posted, that's obvious

showoff 08-10-06 07:03 PM


Originally Posted by Rotary Experiment Seven
Maybe I'll come down and run ya. Only stipulation is we both run pump gas.

if that was directed towards me.. then thats fine.. although there is a gas station right around the block that sells 110 leaded from the pump :)

-dj

IRPerformance 08-10-06 08:11 PM

93 octane

BridgePorted12A 08-10-06 08:42 PM

^scared?? :)

Busted7 08-10-06 08:55 PM

I had the same problem with traling plug wire it seemed to drop h/p about 15/20% I later found out the inside of plug wire was loose and had white chalkey dust. It ran fine until upper rpm's. It also caused higher egt temps.

showoff 08-10-06 09:03 PM


Originally Posted by Rotary Experiment Seven
93 octane

I can't agree to jus run 93octane cuz I always throw in a couple gallens of 110 just to be safe but I will agree to run no more then 16psi... for reference I made 426rwhp at 13.5pounds on str8 93octane...

IRPerformance 08-10-06 10:28 PM

What turbo you running? Must be decent sized.

X-JaVeN-X 08-10-06 11:14 PM

nice kill...now rich...get your car running right and do it again...oh and run showoff in the meantime....we need more good kill videos

showoff 08-11-06 01:34 AM


Originally Posted by Rotary Experiment Seven
What turbo you running? Must be decent sized.

T78.. Not 2 big

-dj

TpCpLaYa 08-11-06 03:01 AM

now THAT i wanna see ^ vs. Ihor

1QWIK7 08-11-06 01:45 PM

Yeah, and PLEASE put it on video :D


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