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Originally Posted by stevo585
Ok well will just have to agree to disagree. I also never said the word "ignorant" nor implied imo. My minor issues have had no effect on my opinion either. Like you I was stating my experience with my car.
Remember I'm in florida with nice 93 octane and no Carb (everyone is catless). So I may just see/experience a bit more powerful cars.  Was that KW in the video on a carb tune 91 octane? And if the ESC was on e85 that right there is a bit unfair to me.
I'm also not the only one who agreed weather affects its performance alot (my kit still makes the normal psi so thats my conclusion). Also my quarter mile traps are down alot about 99mph vs 101 in winter. NA I trapped 96-97mph. Be nice if we had more quarter mile data as to me that's a better indication of performance. Have you ran? Be curious to see what the new kits do.
If the new compressor is that much better then I may have to get a quote.  |
Seems to me that conditions affect everyone, I've sat in Robs office and talked about this stuff. He says that he has measured our relative atmospheric pressure, at various times, and even at a static 3500ft, it is all over the place. Heat kills all boosted cars, and it can affect the them differently, depending on the type of boost and if there is any intercooler as well.
It's easy to forget where the car started in the bigger picture. My old Camry was minivan fodder at the start, and could run with a modern 268hp, 6spd, automatic Camry, up to highest legal driving speeds, when it would have been 10 car lengths behind otherwise. (without the Phantom SC)
I'm happier picking the performance level that I enjoy driving with, than always trying to be faster than the next guy. I recently prodded a guy with some kind of RS-?, super duper Audi to step up off a traffic light. Well holy hanna, the thing took off like a Rocket Ship... must have hit 100mph in front of me, in just over 10 seconds or so. I actually was wincing at the open display of 400-500hp. I would have been happier if he just poked it a bit, and then settled down!
There will always be a guy with a rocket ship, I think the fun is in the balance of giddy-up, and swinging a great corner, while you enjoy and pay attention to the real world you are driving around in.
