Thread: VE-T blogger, dynos, movies, and pics.

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You should have done a pull in 3rd, I made 3 more WHP in third NA with two bolt on mods.



Subscribing to see if pull-through is any better!

I believe a light flywheel will give you 1-2 whp, every says that flywheels don't really give out any power. From what it seems like installing a lighter flywheel is like reducing the weight of the car. You don't make any more power, but you get up to speed quicker.

I believe lighter rims would have same effects as the flywheel.

You dont make HP with a flywheel you free it up. It was already there....

^^^ correct. The dynojet reads hp by how fast you accelerate the roller. Lightweight wheels increase acceleration, same as a lightweight flywheel. This should be able to be seen on the dyno. We will see.

I have done most of my pulls in 3rd gear because the clutch hates 4th on high boost. On the street it is fine, on the dyno I smell burning lol.

I put in iridium plugs last night and just got done driving her on the original timing mark. My power is back. Holy cow does it pull hard! The turbo spools much quicker than before and every boost hit in 2nd results in tons of wheel spin. 3rd still pulls hard with no traction problems. Just a load of torque steer.

Interesting about the dynojet reading.

Now did the car feel better since you updated the timing or because of the Iridiums?

I am guessing the timing made the biggest difference. But the iridiums are gapped @ .032 and they still don't cut out at 24psi. I was amazed. Usually I have to run .028 or it will misfire under boost over 22psi. It held 24psi without a hitch today. The wastegate sounds so mean when it opens up. Car just has tons of bottom end without the exhaust. There is no doubt that the extra 4* of timing would make a huge difference in power! Maybe 25whp! Seat of the pants is night and day between yesterday and today. Unbelievable.

Hmm interesting. Hmm I might put my iridiums back on, before I was running on original sludgy injectors, so I think with better injectors regular BKR6E's started working better, so Iridiums might have improved too

why you running colder plugs with a bolt on de ?

6E's are far from being cold, 7+ is the cold plug

6E's are actually the standard plugs for our Cars. 6E's are not as good as 5E's are for constant starts. But for long distance driving 5E's can foul do to overheating.

^^^ true. The 5 is good for stop and go. I would use 6 for mixed driving. You basically want to use the coldest plug you can get away with, without fouling.