JDM SS cams and driveability

biminiLX

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I still can not understand why, when, where, anybody would drive these cars under 2000rpm.......
Agreed, I don’t, but when out just cruising, it can do that low in 6th still.
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You’ve got 4.10s right? 1500 is a little rough for me with 3.73s, need a couple hundred more rpms for good cruising.

I installed a low vacuum bypass as well. Idle vacuum is about 10inhg.
It’s now a 9” rear and I kept debating and using calculators on 3.89 vs 4.11 then when I finally called Strange, US Gear had a new 4.0 ratio.
So I went with 4.0 gears and 29.6” tall rear 315/50/17s.
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Keep in mind that you not only have mass air transfer function in play but IAC, throttle, injector breakpoint, etc.

I do 90 percent of client Tuning on street/track.

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Keep in mind that you not only have mass air transfer function in play but IAC, throttle, injector breakpoint, etc.

I do 90 percent of client Tuning on street/track.

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Hi BJ, same as my tuner,
Glad to see you still involved... cheers
 

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You cruising around in 6th, what speed?.
Cruising to us is 4th at 2500 rpm....
80mph is 2000rpm and my highway cruise.
I don’t do much highway though, so it’s usually 4/5th gear 55-60.
I love leaving it in 4th and hearing the motor, I almost never turn on the radio.
-J
 

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Thanks everyone for the feedback.

I had a chance to get the car out again this weekend. Looks like idle is around 950-1000 rather than the 850 I thought. Vacuum at idle is a pretty steady 15. As the car got warmer throughout the day I did see it get down to 14.

Regarding the driveability it seems to only happen when leaving from a light, but if I blip the throttle before leaving it seems to do okay. Cruising at a lower RPM's does okay too.

I was going to have a local shop check it but I'm pretty sure they only tune on the dyno. After the feedback here I decided to reach back out again to @VNMOUS1 to see if he can take a look at it.
 

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Thanks everyone for the feedback.

I had a chance to get the car out again this weekend. Looks like idle is around 950-1000 rather than the 850 I thought. Vacuum at idle is a pretty steady 15. As the car got warmer throughout the day I did see it get down to 14.

Regarding the driveability it seems to only happen when leaving from a light, but if I blip the throttle before leaving it seems to do okay. Cruising at a lower RPM's does okay too.

I was going to have a local shop check it but I'm pretty sure they only tune on the dyno. After the feedback here I decided to reach back out again to @VNMOUS1 to see if he can take a look at it.
Good move. BJ will take care of you.
 

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Thanks everyone for the feedback.

I had a chance to get the car out again this weekend. Looks like idle is around 950-1000 rather than the 850 I thought. Vacuum at idle is a pretty steady 15. As the car got warmer throughout the day I did see it get down to 14.

Regarding the driveability it seems to only happen when leaving from a light, but if I blip the throttle before leaving it seems to do okay. Cruising at a lower RPM's does okay too.

I was going to have a local shop check it but I'm pretty sure they only tune on the dyno. After the feedback here I decided to reach back out again to @VNMOUS1 to see if he can take a look at it.
You'll hit the JackPot will BJ........
 

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80mph is 2000rpm and my highway cruise.
I don’t do much highway though, so it’s usually 4/5th gear 55-60.
I love leaving it in 4th and hearing the motor, I almost never turn on the radio.
-J
A large portion of the time, my pretty bad ass Shaker 500 system is turned off. There is few in the way of music (even the music I love and listen to) that can match how much audible joy my 5.4 V8 brings me.
 

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