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2011-08-05 03:15:19
#91
Originally Posted by beto
the 4.78 makes the car rev a lot faster, and is very cool to drive in the city since you can move around mostly in 4th and 5th, but for highway sucks big time, at 4.5K RPM and you are hardly keeping up with a grandma...


Above quoted for 100% truth
2011-08-12 20:55:55
#92
No highway is really not as bad as you guys make it out to be. With stock size tire 3k is 55 and 3.8 is 70mph and that's with a digital Rachel as you guys know the Factory tach is not to accurate
2011-08-12 21:02:43
#93
Thats the same as what mine runs at to .

Didnt see a noticable decrease in mpg.

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2011-08-12 21:25:22
#94
Originally Posted by cory
No highway is really not as bad as you guys make it out to be. With stock size tire 3k is 55 and 3.8 is 70mph and that's with a digital Rachel as you guys know the Factory tach is not to accurate


Thats not bad at all.

This will be my next mod, once shes 100%.

Whats your mpg on the high way with this gear and e85 ?

Stratton.
2011-08-12 23:20:55
#95
Don't know for sure. Haven't had a chance to check.
2011-08-14 13:59:29
#96
Originally Posted by cory
No highway is really not as bad as you guys make it out to be. With stock size tire 3k is 55 and 3.8 is 70mph and that's with a digital Rachel as you guys know the Factory tach is not to accurate



Sorry to say but it does get annoying to travel more than an hour on a highway like this... 70mph is slow and your ears are already full of it with a 3 inch exhaust w/o resonator. 90mph and you are struggling to keep out of VVL in 5th gear. This would be great if we had 6th gear!

It is a great mod, but people who are more worried about comfort than performance on their daily drivers should NOT do this (same people that think they should install a 2.5" exhaust instead of a 3" because of the noise and S3 cams instead of C3 because of the idle, and that is like 85% of "forumers").
2011-08-15 19:53:52
#97
I don't know how guys cant handle the noise. I am running a straight 3'' from the header. When I had the muffler delete it was loud as all hell but thats because I have the Kelfords. When it was on stock cams it wasn't bad at all. I welded on a muffler and now its not bad at all even with the Kelfords cruising at 3500-4K. I drive the car on a weekly basis from NY to CT. Its livable.

I need to get myself this FD. I doubt I can this season but once I finish classes next year it will be a definite.
2011-08-15 19:59:51
#98
Have Mine fitted now and Noticed very little difference in Fuel MPG

ANd Have a quite exhuast so Not to bothered on noise

Was a Decent mod, still the same rev drop from 1st to 2nd tho
2011-08-15 21:19:21
#99
Originally Posted by nismo94tuner
I don't know how guys cant handle the noise. I am running a straight 3'' from the header. When I had the muffler delete it was loud as all hell but thats because I have the Kelfords. When it was on stock cams it wasn't bad at all. I welded on a muffler and now its not bad at all even with the Kelfords cruising at 3500-4K. I drive the car on a weekly basis from NY to CT. Its livable.

I need to get myself this FD. I doubt I can this season but once I finish classes next year it will be a definite.


Sure, people like you who don't mind MUST get this FD just as I did . I just saying it's not for everyone.
2011-08-23 22:30:50
#100
are these still available??
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