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04-04-2013, 12:43 AM | #29 |
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Spec'd out the Cusco kit through individual parts on McMaster-Carr (assuming wire terminals were for the usual 8mm bolts on the engine) and included heat-shrink wrap suitable for up to 450 F, all came out to be ~$40. Yay~
Assuming I go with gmookher's advice, I can get it down to about $10. Sweeet!
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I haven't gotten my ohm meter out and done any legit testing yet but I have noticed that the electrical system does become a little taxed at idle. With the headlights, rear defrost, radio, and heated seats on, flipping on the climate control can almost stall the car when the AC compressor kicks in. Obviously this is with the alternators output at a minimum and as rpms increase so do the available amps to the system but, theoretically, if someone hadn't done all their maths right during the engineering process, I guess it might be possible for conditions to be just right to get a random weak spark that causes a misfire that causes the ecu to pull timing or modify the DAM value slightly. Even with that in mind, I really don't think that is the case here and I don't believe marketing a product like this as a HP increasing mod has any justification in today's market. Hell, even all the popular spark voltage increasing boxes to put on muscle cars back in the day didn't do anything but prevent misfires and put some colored cables in your engine bay.
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If no-one bought the product then they wouldn't be making it. There is a demand and they are meeting it, basic business. Hating a company for producing items that customers want is stupid.
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For anyone interested in the full article.
http://www.importtuner.com/powerpage...13_scion_fr_s/ $2561 in parts for 6.8 hp and 6.4 lb/ft. Apparently Cusco thinks we are all stupid. |
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If you want a grounding kit i would suggest the Chase Bays one.
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$100 and there's isn't much wire involved.
http://www.chasebays.com/product/sci...rs--subaru-brz Better off getting some 4g or larger wire and terminals from a local audio shop. Heat shrink is dirt cheap.
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Calm down guys! We're all car friends here.
I understand that all of us buy products based on many different factors, some include hype, some include price, effectiveness, design, brand name, etc etc the list goes on. But what we need to focus on is whether someones home grown solution or brand name bought item does or doesn't relieve our cars of issues that we may have/already encountered. So as soon as I get my 8 gauge or 3 gauge wiring and terminals and the heat shrink tubing, Ill post my home-made solution up and tell you guys if anything unusual happens. Note that I do not have an aftermarket stereo or any other electrically taxing equipment besides retrofits.
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On my WRX, I think I used 8g wire, but I'd slide on the heatshrink, crimp on a ring terminal then set it in my bench vise and aimed my torch at the connection for a bit (cheap propane torch from Home Depot). Once it was hot, I pushed the solder in from the top and basically filled the whole connection. I then slipped the heatshrink on past the end of the wires and shrunk it down so the whole thing was covered except for the ring itself. Very solid connections and fairly weatherproof.
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I would think so. One of these days I'll either adapt my old wires to the BRZ or just start fresh with something heavier. It's amazing how much strain there is just turning on the rear defroster.
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I haven't had much idling issue, but maybe I'll keep a better eye on things before I do this mod to see if any changes occur.
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