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fly to dallas and crash course me in lathe operation. I may need your help tomorrow, but somehow, right now, i'm actually doing well... ... Famous last words.

ClimberD. I'm driving my car cross country July 25th or so, as I'm moving to California.

I'd LOVE to have VB mod in time....

Ipt did stuff for 5eat before he started making them for the 5eat. So 4eat should be next on the agenda

See OpenSSM stuff for 4eat. You can re-do line pressure with that for the 4eat.

Getting there.

Yay!

Just followed a de-badged red 05 LGT Wagon from sudbury onto Edgell RD in Framingham and then on to Prospect st.

What springs are you on?

You've been on the list for a while, as has BMX045.

Was more trying to be funny.

I'm watching doccrowley's video and drooling over what you can do with the 08+

There is a good reason for hadvw's observation, how far the contact point is in the button.

The stick up/down selection triggers with 1/4-1/2 of the range of movement, so it's already shifting when the stick hits the end of the track. The button must be pushed all the way.

I've used both the paddles and stick on my 08, and the button and stick on my wife's 05. The difference is perception.

We should probably move this to the 5eat pride thread.

Maybe, but I'm already in line for the 08+ VB mod, as I am dying to see what effect it has on this setup. I'd love to re-dyno once there is a prototype or candidate for this.

was the tcc engaged ? i don't think it was thats why the torque numbers were so high.

Honestly? No idea.

Bottom line, in the butt dyno, it feels fast. If I get around 3200 RPM, I rarely hit peak boost, because on the street, it's too fast for that. At least on winter tires

EDIT:

FYI

650cc DW

DP, UP

GMS Cat back (stock mufflers)

RacerX FMIC

Walboro FP

AEM CAI

EBCS

and of course, VF52

TRUCOOL tranny cooler

I only peaked like 340wtq but that was at 4500rpm. My car was strapped on the dyno so tight the bc's were compressed almost to bumpstop in the rear. Lol.

 

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That looks awesome.

I'm sure when your car passes 4400 RPM it flies.

Heh, I "Only" have a VF52.

Dent Sport's dyno produces the lowest readings in the northeast. Lower than EFI, ESP, etc.

Despite that, yes, that is 400 lb-ft at 3100 RPM.

Point is, I almost never make it redline street driving. Lifting off on shifts is a way of life. The delay from the TCU doesn't help though.

EDIT: https://picasaweb.google.com/107596502778874744799/DynoGraphs?feat=content_notification Those are the same dyno. Most of those cars are bonkers, but there are a few "sane" cars to bias it on. WRX swapped CG8 (stg2) at 211hp. STG2 STI at 277.

Stop. Asking. I. Am. Working. On. It.

 

You can get all the IPT work in the world done to your 08, but I know with absolute objective certainty you will end up spending a fortune and getting a product that shifts and holds power with inferiority. It makes no difference to me what anyone plans or buys. The product will be ready when it's ready, end of story. If you want to go with IPT, more power to you. But as a reminder, people aren't shipping me their IPT VBs for a F1 conversion just because they like my pink avatar. Well... maybe they are... I never asked...

I like your pink avatar.

EDIT: I had an IPT VB, replaced by stock VB under warranty. Honestly, I don't notice a difference. I'm patiently waiting for this.

That's me, I was shopping for some warm clothes before the Patriots v. Broncos game that night.

 

 

 

I was in the fenway area Sunday night, the car was parked on Lansdowne St., I was at Bleacher Bar.

Nice, Invidia Q300?

Rah rah rah!!! Wish we had a little cheerleader Smiley.

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Spent the whole evening working on valve bodies. I'm supposed to be modding 3 (2 F1 Cores and a regular F1), which I am doing.

But I also went nuts on a tangent re-analyzing a lot of internal parts, and I found a few ways to revise the F1 product. VERY EXCITED TO TEST THESE NEW IDEAS OUT!!!

 

I also figured out a solution to the 1>2 clunk for the few who have it. Again, just need to test it.

 

I haven't been this excited about valve bodies in a while, but this could be exactly what I need to jump ahead with the 08-09s.

Awesome.

all 07+ lgt's in the u.s were si drive

In other words, if you were lucky enough to buy an 07, you get SI drive, and ClimberD can mod your VB.

If you have an 08....Well, time to wait a bit more....

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Being as how i am from the car audio world, i myself and dozens of other car audio enthusiests have overpowered equipment daily and out performs beyond manufacturer

Suggested power. Ask anyone who knows a thing or 2 about speaker box design. The box is everything. That and having quality equipment. And i encourage you guys who are interested in learning a thing or 2 about car audio to join and or read/ browse the forum i posted. Theres 2 ways a woofer fails. Mechanical and thermal failure. Thermal failure can come from overpowering and or dirty power which comes fromm a clipped signal.

 

You should never set your amp gain above 3/4. Upgrading electrical such as wire,and charging system will help your signal problems

Thread was about electrical failure, not mechanical. For electrical failure, that is melting a voice coil due to heat buildup, box design does not matter.

Box design is how you make your 150w sub sound as good and as loud as a 500w sub

Exactly. above statement clarified

i didnt read through all of the posts because i never do. a 1k watt woof can take 1200 no problem. everything is about the speaker box. if you wanna put more watts to your woof then the cu ft of the box is going to be smaller than manufacturer specs. also it dosent hurt to turn it down. ive blown my fair share of equip. testing limits of stuff. i say set the gain a little lower. on another note.

 

here is a great car audio forum a local guy i know has. ive been a member for 4 years or so. any questions head over there and join. www.stevemeadedesigns.com

No. Not accurate. Box is irrelevant for power handling.

Bottom line, 1000w rated woofer will only take 1000w. If you run more than 1000w through it, it'll blow. However, 1000w is a shit ton of power. (Technical term). The 1200w amp will likely have the gain turned down a lot, which means that the power output never exceeds what the woofer can take. It's very typical to have an amp with higher ratings than a driver, but the trick is not to turn the gain up enough that you exceed the power level of the driver.

Boxes don't matter to voice coil heat build up. A box design won't stop a voice coil from melting.

Hmm. My '08 has never limited revs per se. It just shifts by default.

 

Are you saying your car does not force a shift at 6500 RPM or so? I don't think I've heard of an '08 doing what you describe.

No, it was trying to shift, it said "3" on the dashboard, but hadn't shifted yet.