just got back from MIR - Page 2

jackal2000 · 11-05-2006, 10:04 PM

the most impressive car to me was a grand national that ran a 8.8

turbo v6 ftw

crazyalero · 11-05-2006, 10:05 PM

how is it doing on gas??

kwhauck · 11-05-2006, 10:05 PM

you can get lighter wheels that look better, besides, just the fact that they are 18s will slow you down, i guarantee you could get at least one tenth in the 1/4 with 17s that weigh the same as those 18s.......just read up on rotating mass.......

jackal2000 · 11-05-2006, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by crazyalero

how is it doing on gas??

it seems better now than it was at first. thats another thing, i made my runs with a little more than 3/8 tank.

crazyalero · 11-05-2006, 10:14 PM

im going to be pissed if i dont hit atleast 14.5s!!!

crazyalero · 11-06-2006, 12:14 PM

what kind of numbers are you trying to hit?

BlackJack · 11-06-2006, 02:35 PM

yeah, you definitely gotta get that cat/O2/exh fixed bro. I ran a 15.1 with a non-operational turbo (flow restriction) at 3,000 ft. plus. I think that you're engine pooper is choking you out. Plus, I dont think you're dialed in nearly close on tune. What's your C/R again?

jackal2000 · 11-06-2006, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackJack

yeah, you definitely gotta get that cat/O2/exh fixed bro. I ran a 15.1 with a non-operational turbo (flow restriction) at 3,000 ft. plus. I think that you're engine pooper is choking you out. Plus, I dont think you're dialed in nearly close on tune. What's your C/R again?

close to stock maybe slightly higher, the mechanic said its probably 9.6:1. the pistons werent what i thought they were going to be. the machinist cc'd one of each and the new ones had a slightly smaller dish but it wasnt much.

jackal2000 · 11-06-2006, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by crazyalero

what kind of numbers are you trying to hit?

i want to break into the 13s.

BlackJack · 11-06-2006, 05:48 PM

I'd really like to see your tune and a few scans bro, I think there's still alot to be done.

jackal2000 · 11-06-2006, 05:54 PM

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I'd really like to see your tune and a few scans bro, I think there's still alot to be done.

yea i know. i plan on doing a scan tonight when i get off work. i truely am not confident in the tune that guy gave me. i just wish i knew more about tuning. i must be dense when it comes down to it because i read and read and read but then i go to do it and im like wtf do i do now

BlackJack · 11-06-2006, 05:58 PM

heh, dont feel alone.....I did so much reading I thought my head would explode, and I still felt like I didn't know what to do (at first). germ at DPP helped me figure out the complex stuff, and that was a big help.

If you prefer to take this to IM, let me know. I can basically tell you what is good to scan for (more stuff than most people scan), and help you decipher it, then transfer it to a new tune.

jackal2000 · 11-06-2006, 06:19 PM

i'd rather keep this out in the open actually, so others can learn with me (granted this isnt a tuning forum). i usually scan the following:

KR, A/F, FT Cell, IAT, LTFT, STFT, MAF, MAP, MPH, RPM, Run Time, and Spark

but as far as IM what do you use? i have both AIM and yahoo...

BlackJack · 11-06-2006, 06:30 PM

I use trillian, so I'm on everything out there. YM, AIM, MSN, ICQ primarily.

and the reason I suggest IM is because it's quicker, and I dont have alot of patience playing the message game, and getting slowed down with questions by alot of people who neither have, nor have any intention of getting, a PowrTuner.

Oh yeah, and you need to add in O2 along with gear.

jackal2000 · 11-06-2006, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackJack

I use trillian, so I'm on everything out there. YM, AIM, MSN, ICQ primarily.

and the reason I suggest IM is because it's quicker, and I dont have alot of patience playing the message game, and getting slowed down with questions by alot of people who neither have, nor have any intention of getting, a PowrTuner.

thats true. i work til 2130 M-F so i'll be home at 2200 and hit you up k?

BlackJack · 11-06-2006, 06:37 PM

hahaha, you would pull out the old "i work swings" card.

I get off at 5pm Pacific. That would put me at about 8pm my time when you get home? It's 1630 right now.

jackal2000 · 11-06-2006, 06:57 PM

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hahaha, you would pull out the old "i work swings" card.

I get off at 5pm Pacific. That would put me at about 8pm my time when you get home? It's 1630 right now.

yea on my comp it says you posted at 1837. i thought pacific was 3 hours behind eastern time but then i remembered that AZ doesnt observe daylight savings right?

the good part is i have wireless web at home so i can be outside next to my car and chatting with ya.

BlackJack · 11-06-2006, 07:57 PM

that would be correct, no daylight savings for us.

crazyalero · 11-07-2006, 04:11 PM

hows the tuning doing??

jackal2000 · 11-07-2006, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by crazyalero

hows the tuning doing??

its not. i need to fix my issues first lol

i think i am just going to replace the cat and o2 sensor and see how she does before i spend the money on new cat-back.

i assume that cats are basically all the same so i might get this one just because of price. comments?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-5-C...QQcmdZViewItem