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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 11:55 AM
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Vortech w/ 2.87" Utec tune red new#s Runs so much stronger!!
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 12:01 PM
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ooh sweet ! who tuned your car there ? I am bringing my tt there to get tuned next sat. Did nick tune it ? looks good !
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Nice numbers.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 12:09 PM
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WEAK!!! LOL J/K Let me know when you head back with some 100 in the tank.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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Haha.. MacAuto Nick knows Utec!! Fun to watch him tune!
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 12:18 PM
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Did he teach you how to tune it yourself? If not next time try to tune yourself w/ him helping. This way if you get bad gas or anything where you need to adjust you know how.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 12:19 PM
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Vortech w/ 2.87" Utec tune red new#s Runs so much stronger!!
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What are your mods? Your gains are almost like a turbo lol.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 12:20 PM
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Great numbers . Did he say any thing on your A/F ? Looks pretty lean up top...12.65 A/F and over 12 to1 in the mid range also
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 12:23 PM
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yea a little to lean
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 12:27 PM
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Kevin.... Little help for ya.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 12:32 PM
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I'll be back in next week to re-tune with 550 injects, he will richen that up some then.
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 02:02 PM
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What kind of boost did you end up with Kevin ? 5000rpm . 6000 , and 6800rpms ?
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 07:52 PM
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Bill, how the hell can you note that, just by tac. and boost gauge in drvr. seat? Will the utec log this?
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Old Mar 11, 2006 | 08:07 PM
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Your dyno runs should have logged all of that. I datalog it with my Zietronix . I can also datalog boost and rpm with the R4 program
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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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This post is from Blake, AKA Colorado S14

You were mid 9s starting at about 5000 I think. I believe peak boost was hit right around 5200 and it maintained that all the way to 7000 rpms. I think be broke into the 10 psi range a couple of times but for the most part you were right at 9.5-9.9 psi. This is all baised off the MAP sensor on the UTEC and not off of the gauge. You were hitting 90% duty on the injectors by 5500and went static at around 6250. It is my opinion that if you advanced your timing a bit below 3500 you could pick up some power, and once you get the bigger injectors on you can richen it up a bit to around 11.7:1 and add in a little timing and you should see 500 whp. Tightening down that pulley made a difference too I am sure, belt slip is no good. Next time you are in there with the 550s let me know and I will come if I can. I think there are some improvements to be made in the lower load ranges for sure!
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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 06:10 PM
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Nice and nice new sig. LOL
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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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looks like a bigger IC is in order
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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 06:28 PM
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Bill, your new IC sounds great! Drop a line about it's specs. and cost please.
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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 06:30 PM
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Check out MeanGenes thread for pics....
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Old Mar 19, 2006 | 06:31 AM
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Kevin have you gone back with the larger injectors & more tuning?
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