And I answer that with a sly grin on my face

 

yeah join the club man go FI!

I'd definitely love to seea FI install done by you on your car. I'd subscribe to that in a heartbeat

 

sssshhhhh! I'm trying to appear responsible and and act like I adhere to the rules of the road LOL

we all know its more like this...

 

wait so +42whp just from ssx, test pipes and a tune?

 

yes, that was all i had done to the car and that was what I got for power on a dyno dynamics at DENT Sport Garage in Norwood, MA. Matt at DSG was the guy that tuned my car and said it would have made more if I had 440cc injectors in but I only had the stock ones at the time

dyno sheet shows the power not having a plateau effect at 6000 RPM, in fact it was in a steady climb right off the page

I have the sheet at home and will try and get a chance to scan it into a computer and upload it along with the new one Monday

 

I'm jealous. I want to join the FI club too. GL with the install.

 

dude you already know I'm in love with your coupe. You going FI would be the icing on the cake in my book

 

very nice!

i really like the mesh on the grill, where did you get it? i want something like that for the opening on my TS bumper

 

its the stillen upper grille I think. I got it used from someone that used to be on the forum but lived local to me. He was going back to stock so we swapped and I painted it black

 

ok guys here's an update and its not a good one...

as you're reading this I'm on the highway on my return trip from picking up my vortech kit.
Somehow i have the unfortunate luck of having my engine knocking and my oil pressure light comes on sporadically even though there's plenty of oil in the motor.

Its raining out and i wont be home until later tonight assuming i can finish limping the car home. I started out around 10am this morning from the Washington DC area and currently am at a rest stop on NY.

Will provide further updates as things develop

Batman signing off for now...

 

so did you get the install done today? should prolly be ready to hit the dyno in a few days.

cant wait for the numbers!!

 

Hope you made it home OK Mike...

 

install is on hold until i replace my motor. probably looking at 2 weeks before i can get things back on track

 

Thanks for the concern. I was able to make it home ok fortunately. It took a lot longer than I had expected but I'd rather take my time and baby it home than go fast as possible and have a rod go thru my block on the highway several states from home.

I'll post any updates from the dealership as things develop and let everyone know when we're back on track

 

So since the motor needs replacing I'm going to spend the next week or two polishing the entire kit. The kit I got came in satin and the previous owner spray painted the piping black which is coming off and is scratched in a few places.

I already took the time to replace the 3.12 pulley with the 2.62 pulley. Also replaced the SC trim impeller with the 928 Motorsports V+ impeller. The 28 tooth cog pulley on the blower was a little worn out so I replaced it with a new one as well.

I'll post pics of the kit all polished up as soon as I'm finished doing it. Comparing the stock impeller to the V+ impeller in person its REAL easy to see the way its going to be beneficial higher in the RPMs once I get it on the dyno.

I'm going to get new clamps and stuff for the kit too just to make sure there are no issues with connecting the piping and such during the install.