ive pushed my car hard and know its limits so when i add mods and drive the same way i can tell whether it had an effect or not...these cars were meant to be driven and not babied...enjoy them

 

no offense, but maybe you should actually read my posts before flaming? i drive the 6MT... and i've had true performers before and was never dissatisfied... problem is that i was expecting 18 ft/lbs of TQ for my *** to enjoy, but it didn't arrive... as this is the advertised MINIMUM from Motordyne, i feel i've wasted my money on their product...

 

10K miles... i didn't break it in..i bought it with 8400 miles... castrol syntec 5w30 for oil...stock fluids for rest... 19" OEM Ray's... OEM Bose stereo... and 90% of my vehicles owned since age of 16 have been manuals... i've no trouble with navigating the drivetrain...except i hate the long throw...

where are we going with this Q&A?

 

I've just had the MREV+ (the orginal designed for the RevUp) installed and I can feel the difference. I can feel the pull from 4000RPM easily. Most noticeable is that 2nd gear is now fun rather than long and weak on TQ.

 

echephron, this statement by you lead me to conclude that you have an AT "the AT still feels like it pulls much harder..."

What exactly do you have? Please list (as a sig. is easiest). I ask because you are the first person I have heard of who is truly disatisfied w/ the MREV2 w/spacer.

Give Tony at Motordyne a call....he is extremely helpful.

 

by that, i meant that the AT has more TQ than my 6MT even with the ATs lower plenum and 5/16" spacer... sorry for the confusion...

right now the car is bone stock except for the MREV+ w/ ISO thermal...and drop in K&N air filter...

 

the AT's come stock w/ less horsepower but more torque, therefore in some situations, yes, they might pull harder. However, a skilled driver with a 6mt will outperform any AT.

I would add that, as someone who also owns a Mustang, if torque is what you really want, the g35 is the wrong tree to climb in the first plave.

 

correct, but with the Motordyne MREV, i'm supposed to gain 20HP and 18+ ft/lbs of TQ... this would put me up there with the AT as far as TQ and "should" pull as hard in the seat... hence my whole gripe...it doesn't... a damned AT seems to pull harder on me... granted i can leave one behind due my having 300+ HP now, but that wasn't my goal... i wanted to feel my gut ripped from my bum...

 

"but that wasn't my goal... i wanted to feel my gut ripped from my bum...'.You are absolutely barking up the wrong tree. You simply won't get that from the G....what you will get is an exilirating thrill once it gets to higher rpm's and cornering, luxery, bang for the buck etc...

Again, my claim about matching expectations with reality holds. Its like dating Zhang Ziyi (my type) and complaining that she doesn't look like Jessica Simpson....

 

that was a bit of an exaggeration... i was not expecting too much... i'll reiterate...i was expecting to feel 18 ft/lbs of TQ (their advertised minimum) which is EASILY felt...but, i felt NOTHING... so, my conclusion stands...waste of money...

as i said in my initial post...i'm not expecting a Greddy TT feel... but, i did want SOME bang for my buck...

 

First, maybe you should dyno your car before you trash Motordyne and their product. I am planning on doing the MREV2 + 5/16 inch spacer combo and I have read nothing but excellent reviews and seen many dynos showing increases up 20hp and 18 ft/lbs of torque. Just cuz your butt dyno doesn't feel it doesn't mean you haven't gained in either area. Second, I think the expectations that you and bigboi have for the MREV mod may be unrealistic. This is not like going FI or putting NOS on your car. With those mods, yes, you will absolutely feel a big difference. Believe it or not but 20hp and 18 ft/lbs of torque isn't a big enough increase for it to throw you into the back of your seat. Sorry, it's just not gonna happen. At higher RPMs, I guarantee you that your G has made some gains whether you feel it or not. Finally, Motordyne doesn't guarantee anything. They are citing multiple "independent tests" that show those gains. "Independent" being the key word. All I can tell you is that I have read and spoken to many people that have this same mod and they are happy beyond belief. Maybe it's just your car or maybe you are just expecting too much. Either way, get a dyno done first before you trash Motordyne and their product. You are gonna feel like an a$$ if it turns out you made some nice power and are on here talking smack about this product.

 

Hey, good luck with it... i hope it is all you wish for... i can say that my "butt dyno" can tell the difference between my 6MT w/MREV+, 5/16" spacer with ISO Thermal (nothing but a valve to stop coolant from going to the intake) and the 5AT... 5AT pulls on my crack dyno a lot harder... 5AT has only 18 more ft/lbs of TQ than 6MT stock...so, adding those ft/lbs SHOULD make the azz dyno feel the difference, no? so, your logic = incorrect.

Do you not READ before typing? i EXPLICITLY stated that i did NOT expect a gain in performance such as a forced induction system would offer...but, that i SHOULD feel 18ft/lbs of TQ... again, i go back to the fact that an AT pulls HARDER than my 6MT WITH MREV

what part of my thread states Motordyne guarantees anything? i only posted their MINIMUM gains...which is crap. you are right in one aspect... the tests are "Independent"...which means exactly squat. my test is "independent" and i say it sux. who's right? me? the consumer? or the person who got the freebie to write out some shining review? as i said, enjoy your wasted 500$... i want to NOTICE some gains for my money...

 

The big difference??? They have dynos to back them up . . . . you don't. Dyno your car and if you don't get the gains that you are expecting, then come on here and say you wasted your $$$. You have nothing to back up your claim. A$$ dynos don't mean ****. And the dynos I am talking about aren't the ones posted on the Motordyne website. The results that I have seen are from people that have posted them here and other websites. Sorry man but you are in the big time minority here. Sorry if you feel like you wasted your money but at least dyno your car before you say that and definitely before you trash the product. Also, you can't compare an AT to a 6MT bro. The gearing is different so it is naturally gonna feel different. I'm not trying to start a war here but I really think you are kinda out of line trashing Motordyne and their product without having anything, except your butt dyno, to back up your statements.

 

sort of a bit late...seeing as how i have no way of dyno testing my vehicle in prior mod state... but, in truth, what is the point in gaining ANY amount of hp or tq if you do NOT notice it? my car could dyno 1000hp higher post MREV and wouldn't make a squat to me if i can't FEEL or NOTICE the gains...

 

Well, yes true, if you didn't dyno your car stock, you don't know what your baseline #'s are. But most 05-06 6MT's average in the 230-240 range. So using that as an average, you could get a pretty good idea. But anyways, to each his own mang. It's too bad that you haven't gotten the same "feel" that almost everyone else has gotten from the MREV cuz it really is a great mod.