GSTwithPSI
Well-known member
Old G talking out his ass again...
Look at that shiny blue timing belt that has never seen a single rotation in its life. And gawd damn, those bolt in bling bling manifold runners!?! Add the yellow oil cap and that setup will be complete. Looks like a bunch of expensive sh*t making ZERO horsepower to me /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
OP, I'd start with your tune. You say it's conservative, so that's where I'd start making some gains if I were you. Throwing parts at the car before squeezing every last pony out of your current setup on the dyno is dumb, and anyone who says otherwise is dumb too. If you have the cash, I'd take the car back to English, tell them your goals, and then see how much more they can squeeze out of the car. Whether that's using a race gas tune, using a more aggressive timing map, maxing out your injectors, etc...If you want to push you current setup, it won't be on a "conservative" tune. If English says the car is maxed out (which I doubt), then you know a substantial change to your setup is your only option. Until then, tune some more HP out of whatcha already have.
That will work for you two fold. First, you'll know what the setup is capable of, with logs to back it up. Second, it will let you know in what areas you're limited, be it fuel, turbo, whatever...again, with logs to back it up. I know you said Lucas told you the turbo is the restriction in the system, but do think that turbo is the limiting factor in your setup at 468 WHP? I think ~500 HP with a Red is a reasonable goal, unless other factors are limiting you (your current intake manifold not being one of them, LOL).
The again, you don't want to have that DSM mentality, so maybe a bunch of expensive parts will do the trick. BTW, if you're looking for expensive or overpriced parts, just go check G's sale thread /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif
Look at that shiny blue timing belt that has never seen a single rotation in its life. And gawd damn, those bolt in bling bling manifold runners!?! Add the yellow oil cap and that setup will be complete. Looks like a bunch of expensive sh*t making ZERO horsepower to me /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/dunno.gif
OP, I'd start with your tune. You say it's conservative, so that's where I'd start making some gains if I were you. Throwing parts at the car before squeezing every last pony out of your current setup on the dyno is dumb, and anyone who says otherwise is dumb too. If you have the cash, I'd take the car back to English, tell them your goals, and then see how much more they can squeeze out of the car. Whether that's using a race gas tune, using a more aggressive timing map, maxing out your injectors, etc...If you want to push you current setup, it won't be on a "conservative" tune. If English says the car is maxed out (which I doubt), then you know a substantial change to your setup is your only option. Until then, tune some more HP out of whatcha already have.
That will work for you two fold. First, you'll know what the setup is capable of, with logs to back it up. Second, it will let you know in what areas you're limited, be it fuel, turbo, whatever...again, with logs to back it up. I know you said Lucas told you the turbo is the restriction in the system, but do think that turbo is the limiting factor in your setup at 468 WHP? I think ~500 HP with a Red is a reasonable goal, unless other factors are limiting you (your current intake manifold not being one of them, LOL).
The again, you don't want to have that DSM mentality, so maybe a bunch of expensive parts will do the trick. BTW, if you're looking for expensive or overpriced parts, just go check G's sale thread /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rofl.gif
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