125whp and 116lb-ft of torque. I thought I'd get it out there. So with proper tuning on the dyno, my exhaust cam as an intake cam netted me 8whp and 4lb-ft of torque. Pretty awesome if you ask me. I should have got a printout showing my previous best before when I had 117whp, which was before the cam. The one of the chart shows the last time I was there, and I had the cam 3 teeth off because the exhaust cam is 45 degrees out of phase compared to the intake cam. And that run was done with the VICS manifold open, which is kind of like cheating. Anyways, I'm very happy with the results, as who would think the little 1.8 with only a few mods could get such good power. And this isn't even with a header.
Dyno results
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Thats pretty damn impressive
Gives me something to work towards. twilightprotege
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good good!
i actually went back in power today (got big brakes, but i dont have the car back yet - that's a whole nother story)
i actually went back in power today (got big brakes, but i dont have the car back yet - that's a whole nother story)
Just like any car. Fuel cut. The longer you can keep it in gear, the more you can take advantage of lower gearing. Within reason. Torque would have to fall as low as 50lb-ft for 1st gear to be slower than shifting to second. That's why high RPM screamers can accelerate just as fast as those torque monsters. Cars with higher horsepower accelerate faster than cars with more torque. Especially if they can rev high.simdrew said:
twilightprotege
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yeah a little loss in power, but i'll most certainly be faster around a track 
getting 295x25mm 2 piece rotors compaired to 258x22mm 1 piece rotors. here's a pic :
now back on topic!
getting 295x25mm 2 piece rotors compaired to 258x22mm 1 piece rotors. here's a pic :
now back on topic!
THEGOLDPRO
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im not impressed, you spent over 2k for 20 hp, thats a waist in my opinion..
Gen1GT said:
it use to come on speed channel after tuner transformation. now nopi television comes on after tuner transformation. yeah that's the biggest thing with that rsx. they just talk about the brakes and how good they are. they put alot of mugen parts expecting it to make a big difference but nothing too great came from it.
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some big brake kits take a lot of power...but some, especially with aluminum hats, can end up being lighter than the stock rotors...you do get more rotational inertia from it having a bigger radius...but thats marginal compared to a 2" diameter increase of solid iron...
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great numbers by the way Josh...we need to take both our cars to the track...
You find me here just to waste your opinion? It wasn't enough to put me down on the clubprotege site, you have to do it here too? Listen, all the guys here in the NA Tech section either have, or are going to spend a lot more than $2000 for gains of less than 20hp. If you wanna b****, do it somewhere people care......THEGOLDPRO said:
We share our stories and gains for each other to learn from. It's a lot harder to make NA power; it takes skill and knowledge. Not just slapping a bunch of parts together and hoping for the best.
Jamie, when you getting your engine in your car? I'm heading to the track in a couple weeks, looking for a 15.3 or better. The drag calculater says 15.1, but I don't like go in setting myself up for disappointment.
twilightprotege
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^ reason why i ignored him.
anyway josh, which drag calculator do you use? there are so many out there and some were predicting 16.5 seconds for my car, some 14.9...
but by the sounds of it 15.1 sounds pretty close for your car (well i hope).
ps - BEAT ME!
anyway josh, which drag calculator do you use? there are so many out there and some were predicting 16.5 seconds for my car, some 14.9...
but by the sounds of it 15.1 sounds pretty close for your car (well i hope).
ps - BEAT ME!
Oh sorry, it's actually 8.8:1 if you can believe it. Miatas and the 94s with the BP have 9:1. So I'll have some decent gains going to 11.5:1 or 12:1.JustMe said:
Andrew, I use this one. It's near spot on with my previous time. My car's weight with me in it was 2650, and I had 132hp(117whp. About 15hp for drivetrain loss). My car is going to weigh 2550 for my next run, and I now have 140hp. That figures for a 15.2 on the calculator. I may even let my friend who weighs 150lbs drive my car, so that drops the weight to 2400 including driver. That's a 14.9 according to the calculator, but I'm not going to bet the farm on it. Obviously with the header, and some proper drag tires, I'll be in the 14s for sure in the spring.
http://www.slowgt.com/Calc1.htm#PerfHPWt
