Actually you are wrong.
The lag was not designed into the system. The lag is a result of a VERY slight deficiency in the system, and all you do by doing this mod is strengthen the ground that is already supposed to be there. Yes an ECU can "learn" around mods, but you are not understanding how...
I cant possibly understand why anyone would need to be told to open the hood and put a fan on a TMIC. They have been doing subbies like that since forever. I really question the quality of any shop not doing so.
Or am I missing something here?
Ground the coilpacks as well, find the point where the negative battery cable connects to the unibody, and clean the paint from under the contact point so it is touching bare metal (smear some dielectric grease over it after you reconnect it so it doesnt corrode)
Basically you want to improve...
Things like this are there purely to make the car quieter and smoother. This isnt a balance for the crank or rotating assembly, this is something to deaden the vibrations of the motor. The fact that Ford isnt using one on the same motor is further proof that removing it isnt going to have...
I am not finding the springs I want for my wife's car (picking it up in the next 2 weeks, waiting for it to arrive at the dealer), and I was wondering if springs made for an 06 will work.
Its a 2007 3 hatch. Its the darker grey color, I forget the name.
Does anyone know yet? I havent looked...
I HATE the NC, However, this particular car, is sexy as hell. I love it.
And yeah, it looks S2000ish to me as well. Thats not nessesarily a bad thing though, as its different enough to not look like a copy, but has enough of it to REALLY look sweet.
STis have a better p/w ratio than 11.5
The 05 is 10.99lbs/hp, the 04 is sligtly better, the 06 slightly worse, but its not 11.5 in any case.
In any case, if you hit 9lbs/hp you will shred an STI :)