me and some buddies were out in the sticks layin down the law....i raced one of them who has a 95 GT 331 stroked bbk LT's and some other little things.... and straight whored him...but i raced another guy with a bone stock srt4 running only 9psi of boost(should be around 15) and he was like a nat at a bbq..... just hanging at my door. my mods and #'s are in my sig. should i have beat him worse?
should i be proud????
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Your #'s look a little low. I have about the same mods. Making 388/488. Other than that. I would be proud of that, for what you have.
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Sounds like you SHOULD have walked the SRT4 as well but what seems to be your low tune numbers in your sig state otherwise.
Could be a number of things. HP numbers look too low. Your TQ numbers should be a tad bit higher. I would start looking at other things as well.
Could be a number of things. HP numbers look too low. Your TQ numbers should be a tad bit higher. I would start looking at other things as well.
"It dont matter if you win by an inch or a mile, Winnings, Winning"
On a serious note your #'s are a little low. Could be that your tuner gave you a safe tune. Or belt slip. Or maybe that srt-4 just pulls hard and was lowballing you when it came down to how much boost he was pushing.
On a serious note your #'s are a little low. Could be that your tuner gave you a safe tune. Or belt slip. Or maybe that srt-4 just pulls hard and was lowballing you when it came down to how much boost he was pushing.
Wow, they are right about those numbers. I think that SRT-4 was BSing ya, i ran one with a boost controller, and intake, and exhaust and i had the same problem you did, right on my dad door the whole time. And i am stock, although i make similiar power numbers.
How fast were you when you ran the srt? don't they have a sweet spot like at 45mph?
Turbo from a roll = death! Were you tuned on a Mustang dyno by chance? If so then don't worry, if not then as stated your #'s are too low for your mods.
If he was at your door, there is no way in the world he was stock. With the numbers (even at a conservative tune) that you put down, it would take an srt4 close to 300whp if not a tad over, to stay with you like that. He was probably on the "stock" turbo but he wasn't bone stock! Good Kill.
yea srt-4 sweet spot is 40.....which is the L's WORST spot....i ran an srt-4 with intake, tune, exhaust at 15 pounds...i would take him by about a car out of the hole and he would reel me in and pass at 100...i was in a stock 04 L same exact thing every time....we raced 3 times
i think you should be proud whenever you beat a turbo car. there is NEVER any telling what they have done to make more boost/power. even if its something small like pulling off a vacuum line to the wastegate maxing out boost, its pretty damn hard to tell.
and its funny that even before you race a turbo car, they are already making up excuses as to why they probably will lose, such as, "Oh gee im only running 9#s of boost"
and its funny that even before you race a turbo car, they are already making up excuses as to why they probably will lose, such as, "Oh gee im only running 9#s of boost"
Honestly those cars are no slouch's. I like the idea that they are domestic cars that have turned the import rice world upside down.
I would bother with the power your making but i think your friend with the SRT-4 is trying to make you feel bad. Hes either turning up the boost on you or has something you dont know of. I got walked by a stock SRT-4 in my infiniti i30. With the mods you have, you should have shot em down. If im correct the SRT 4 only makes roughly 230HP. My talon has an electronic AVC-R boost controller. I can go from 14PSI to 32PSI with the touch of a button. I wouldnt feel so bad. Im sure theres more to this story than your aware of.
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amen to winning is winning haha. this guy just got the car.... he got it wrecked. and i helped him fix it so i know the car is bone stock....i figure since the car runs so strong hes probably got a gauge problem....just not reading right. as for the tune i have... it was on a mustang dyno and its a very conservative tune. the shift points and rpms that the tourque converter locks in at is what we spent the most time on... i have an sct xcal 2... im gonna go back and get me a race tune loaded...just for these kinds of situations. and my tuner also printed out my #'s if i would have used a dynojet... and they were 370rwhp and 490rwtq.... with the same conservative tune.
however my tuner did mention that i had alot of belt slip.... whats the best way to stop it? and could that be a sign of my blower locking up? because i work at a car dealership and i drive an L everytime i see one at the auction. and mine doesnt "whine" near as loud as any other trucks ive driven.... when i take video u cant even hear it.
belt slip, get a set of tension pulleys'
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