Lucky you. The stock clutch felt like you were doing leg presses in the gym lol. It had by far the highest pedal effort I've ever felt for a stock OEM application.
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Lucky you. The stock clutch felt like you were doing leg presses in the gym lol. It had by far the highest pedal effort I've ever felt for a stock OEM application.
Really? I'm pretty sure my car has the stock clutch in it still, and I don't think its heavy at all.
There's a few other OG terminator owners on here. I'm sure they'll chime in. Bought this car brand new in 03 and it's had a number of clutches in it over the years. I don't think anything felt as heavy as stock that I remember.
Of course been some 15 years old it wouldn't surprise me if the pressure plate has lost some of it's bite.
I agree. I daily'd my '04 vert for three years and 25k miles with the factory clutch.....it was easily the heaviest clutch of any car I had ever owned. But I must say, it worked just fine. That car was pullied, exhaust, etc made 490rwtq and it handled it no problem. The new owner I sold her to put on a whipple 7 years ago.....to my knowledge, it's still going strong.
Steeda CC plates came in.
Last piece is the Steeda K and then that's everything
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Last piece is the Steeda K and then that's everything
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Small turn of events....
I'm going TVS 2.65R instead of my 2.9 Gen 3
I'm selling my 2.9L if anybody is interested. New in box
I'm going TVS 2.65R instead of my 2.9 Gen 3
I'm selling my 2.9L if anybody is interested. New in box
Use both and give us some nice comparisons
Well I guess at this moment... I "own" both haha
Why'd you decide to change?
I just wanted to try something new.
Been Whipple for 5 years now
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I'm changing because I think the inlet and TB on the reg 2.9 is ridiculous. Finally found a pic of an accufab next to a GT500 and the size diff. is incredible. Basically you have to pay $1800 for a crusher inlet to equal the $800 VMP GT500 inlet. I also want the removable inlet and according to VMP the 2.65 has the same parasitic drag as the 2.3
If I were at sea level I wouldn't be worried about my 2.9 because I'm pullied for what would be 24psi but up here I'm only seeing 19-20.
If I were at sea level I wouldn't be worried about my 2.9 because I'm pullied for what would be 24psi but up here I'm only seeing 19-20.
As for the Accufab vs the GT500, I thought I've seen some data on the TVS 2.3 and it showed zero gains.
Wonder if the 2.65 will be any better.
Still needs to neck down at the intake
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Really? I know sometimes they fudge numbers but right on VMP they said 30rwhp picked up with the GT500 TB. Not sure if that was against a stocker or a SBTB though.
Who knows how hard they were spinning it during the comparison that showed no gains.
Example: going from a 3.75 pulley to a 3.5 netted me @3 psi.
Dropped to a 2.9 upper and expected to pick up @6 at least. Closer to 4.
I should plumb a vacuum gauge into my intake. I bet I'm pulling a vacuum.
Who knows how hard they were spinning it during the comparison that showed no gains.
Example: going from a 3.75 pulley to a 3.5 netted me @3 psi.
Dropped to a 2.9 upper and expected to pick up @6 at least. Closer to 4.
I should plumb a vacuum gauge into my intake. I bet I'm pulling a vacuum.
Not if you use the crusher Intake tube and maf housing.
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Was going to say. I solved this problem a while ago.
Malcolm helped me solve it....
Estimated power gain?
I'm slightly worried nobody bought my 2.9L yet
$3800 new in box with an extra pulley
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What intake setup is that I think my stock tube is killing my top end boost drops hard. Could just be the cams though.
Its a Whipple crusher intake, Malcolmv8 sells them on his website mdracingkc.com, its the only place I've seen the crusher intake sold separately.
Whipple: Crusher inlet for large intake upgrade
I can't give you any power gains as I self tune on the street. I actually just installed it this week and have a rough tune dialed in but still have work to do.
Its going to be hard to sell a 2.9 right now with the 2.65 coming out.
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