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Aurora40 · 01-05-2006

Took it for a spin tonight. It feels stronger for sure. I didn't get to do much flooring it in 1st/2nd, though. But in 1st it would break loose even at 40+mph easily. It used to just scramble and shift side to side at those speeds, now it flat out spins them with the tach shooting up. I need new tires...

That sort of mechanical sucking sound when you get on it is more pronouced. Very much an intake sound when you floor it.

Also, flooring it in 5th at like 60mph feels stronger. Of course it hardly pins you back or anything. But it feels more useable, the car accelerates like if you floored it in a V6 sedan that downshifted. It accelerates quick enough that the speedo jumps digits 2 at a time, and as you get to about 75-80mph the acceleration just gets stronger.

I would believe it made a ~10% increase in power for sure. It's not like some different animal now, but it definitely feels stronger. It always makes me wonder if ~400hp isn't all you need on the street. The car is quietish with the stock exhaust, it pulls like mad, you can break tires loose easy, what more do you need? I almost think some short-tube headers, cats, and a '93+ exhaust would be the way to go for some extra power but not too loud. WHo knows, though, I'll have to check out all the systems folks have at BG and maybe Carlisle to really hear them in person.

I did notice my car didn't idle below 800rpm now. Perhaps that's a function of the chip. I'll see what Mark says about this. It used to idle closer to 650 rpm or so once warmed up.

01-05-2006	#2
Aurora40 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 2,704	Re: yay! Got my car back together! Took it for a spin tonight. It feels stronger for sure. I didn't get to do much flooring it in 1st/2nd, though. But in 1st it would break loose even at 40+mph easily. It used to just scramble and shift side to side at those speeds, now it flat out spins them with the tach shooting up. I need new tires... That sort of mechanical sucking sound when you get on it is more pronouced. Very much an intake sound when you floor it. Also, flooring it in 5th at like 60mph feels stronger. Of course it hardly pins you back or anything. But it feels more useable, the car accelerates like if you floored it in a V6 sedan that downshifted. It accelerates quick enough that the speedo jumps digits 2 at a time, and as you get to about 75-80mph the acceleration just gets stronger. I would believe it made a ~10% increase in power for sure. It's not like some different animal now, but it definitely feels stronger. It always makes me wonder if ~400hp isn't all you need on the street. The car is quietish with the stock exhaust, it pulls like mad, you can break tires loose easy, what more do you need? I almost think some short-tube headers, cats, and a '93+ exhaust would be the way to go for some extra power but not too loud. WHo knows, though, I'll have to check out all the systems folks have at BG and maybe Carlisle to really hear them in person. I did notice my car didn't idle below 800rpm now. Perhaps that's a function of the chip. I'll see what Mark says about this. It used to idle closer to 650 rpm or so once warmed up.