Torque Dip Decisions

[Packofcrows]

e85, a tune or headers and gg.


I prefer stock. Dont bother me. I'm not a Mustang driver.

[FR-Sky]

Just bought OFT,,ready to say goodbye to torque-dip.!

[Wise]

I went with the Tomei UEL header and OFT tune.

Car feels marginally faster, but nothing too drastic. Mild butt dyno increase and a bit more responsive.

The Dip is still there it's just not as noticable. The only way to completely get rid of it is to use FI.

[FR-S Future Owner]

Originally Posted by 86kahl

8. Downshift

Definitely, the most engaging and cost-effective solution.

[FR-S Future Owner]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

For clarity that is a pic of the gauge from the 17 BRZ not a dyno graph. It is possible (possibly likely) that the gauge cluster was installed in a 16 to get those pics. Nothing is firm until we see supporting or counter results from another source.

Thanks for the clarification.

[FR-S Future Owner]

Originally Posted by Norville Rogers

I'm seriously interested. I've got the nachos. How do I get the torque dip?

Good one!

Originally Posted by Norville Rogers

I really need to post the futurama "take my money", done a million times, on a thousand forums meme. Sigh...

So, it's just marketing hype is search of a "problem" that's not much of one?

[Teseo]

11. Trade in

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by FR-S Future Owner

Good one!

So, it's just marketing hype is search of a "problem" that's not much of one?

There are guys on here that will swear on their life that it somehow ruins the drive for them. There was even one goof that argued for days that it caused him to take 3 minutes to get up to highway speeds and almost killed him it was so slow.

My version of reality is different.

If you are looking to shave a100th of a second off your drag time it is indeed a big deal.
If you are tracking heavy it may me a minor inconvenience.
If you are rapidly rowing through the gears to merge with traffic you may barely notice it for about a 10th of a second.
If you are driving at normal speeds in the city you will never know it exists.

Think about it. It occurs for a brief period at certain revs in each gear. The 0 to 60 is 7.5 seconds. Just how long do you think you are in that one rev zone? Ya it looks nasty on a graph but that is not the reality many of us have observed.

[sdemo]

Originally Posted by FR-S 264

I took the beast on Highway 89A between Flagstaff and Prescott yesterday (google map it!) and only noticed the "dip" when I hit the Gas while in the wrong gear, lol. This machine is made to be shifted and revved to obtain the performance the chassis is designed to provide. I use the cruise for the Interstate, yesterday, I used my ears and ass to keep me stuck to my seat with maximum side "G's". What a lovely day it was...just what I bought this for!!!

I've made myself car sick on that road in this car... man, I miss it.

[Cole]

TQ dip is certainly an exaggerated problem. It is there, you do notice it in day to day driving, but if you're above 4.5 or 5k while having "fun" then it's a non issue.

Personally, I have a drop in filter (negligible difference in performance), a UEL (cheap, CNT racing one) and an OFT stg2 tune. While there is a noticeable difference over stock, it's nothing to get your knickers in a twist about.

[krayzie]

12. Buy a diesel

[Joyride86]

I don't notice it during regular driving, but you just have to drive it and see for yourself. If you are contemplating the purchase, I don't think it will deter you one bit.

[darthpnoy1984]

Hasn't frankly bothered me at all I just have to remember where the powerband of the car is.

[FRSBRZGT86FAN]

Originally Posted by Cole

TQ dip is certainly an exaggerated problem. It is there, you do notice it in day to day driving, but if you're above 4.5 or 5k while having "fun" then it's a non issue.

Personally, I have a drop in filter (negligible difference in performance), a UEL (cheap, CNT racing one) and an OFT stg2 tune. While there is a noticeable difference over stock, it's nothing to get your knickers in a twist about.

I have the same setup except with the E85 Tune, it's noticeably better than stock however it's not something that is ABSOLUTELY necessary to enjoy the car. It really makes the car more punchy and linear throughout the rev range