New ProCharger installation completed
#16
I don't take it down to the strip or track it, so my use for it might be different. Also, I can't emphasize enough how normal it feels to drive when you haven't reached boost. Much different than anything else ive driven. (brother in law had a blown 06 that was almost hard to drive it had so much power down low). This feels very different. So the day to day driving doesn't feel too different. However, it feels like its coming out of its shoes high up in the rpms though. :-)
Last edited by sketchy00; 10-18-2011 at 04:19 PM. Reason: Spelling
#17
Yeah, no clutch upgrade. Some might suggest it is inevitable. And it might be. I'll eventually find out I suppose. I also suspect that with 235's the wheels are gonna slip much easier than the clutch. :-)
I don't take it down to the strip or track it, so my use for it might be different. Also, I can't emphasize enough how normal it feels to drive when you haven't reached boost. Much different than anything else ive driven. (brother in law had a blown 06 that was almost hard to drive it had so much power down low). This feels very different. So the day to day driving doesn't feel too different. However, it feels like its coming out of its shoes high up in the rpms though. :-)
I don't take it down to the strip or track it, so my use for it might be different. Also, I can't emphasize enough how normal it feels to drive when you haven't reached boost. Much different than anything else ive driven. (brother in law had a blown 06 that was almost hard to drive it had so much power down low). This feels very different. So the day to day driving doesn't feel too different. However, it feels like its coming out of its shoes high up in the rpms though. :-)
#18
Well, as a former 2.73er myself, I will tell you that gears will make all the difference in the world. If you are planning on an SC, I would say 3.55's are a minimum (before I decided on an SC, I actually wanted 3.31s, but all worked out for the best with going with a shorter gear). 3.73 might be the perfect match with FI. As i see it now, The goal with FI is to get into boost as quickly as possible. Gears will help you do that - at the start, and climbing through each gear as well. Don't get me wrong from my previous statements. You'd better be ready to drive it when you stomp on it.
Contrary to many others, I had no master plan. Hell, I didn't plan on doing anything to it when I bought it. Then the mod bug hit, and the rest is history. Been fun though, and have one heck of a fast car in the process.
Contrary to many others, I had no master plan. Hell, I didn't plan on doing anything to it when I bought it. Then the mod bug hit, and the rest is history. Been fun though, and have one heck of a fast car in the process.
#19
Well, as a former 2.73er myself, I will tell you that gears will make all the difference in the world. If you are planning on an SC, I would say 3.55's are a minimum (before I decided on an SC, I actually wanted 3.31s, but all worked out for the best with going with a shorter gear). 3.73 might be the perfect match with FI. As i see it now, The goal with FI is to get into boost as quickly as possible. Gears will help you do that - at the start, and climbing through each gear as well. Don't get me wrong from my previous statements. You'd better be ready to drive it when you stomp on it.
Contrary to many others, I had no master plan. Hell, I didn't plan on doing anything to it when I bought it. Then the mod bug hit, and the rest is history. Been fun though, and have one heck of a fast car in the process.
Contrary to many others, I had no master plan. Hell, I didn't plan on doing anything to it when I bought it. Then the mod bug hit, and the rest is history. Been fun though, and have one heck of a fast car in the process.
#20
I hear what you're saying, but for the time being, this thing has to be my daily driver, as I don't have a place to store a second car. I'm not willing to sacrifice the economy that you get with the v6, otherwise I'd be thinking 5.0 all the way. No other car on the market matches it for performance given its pricing. I'm thinking that procharged with 3.31s would be a good compromise. Good highway mileage but quick acceleration. Who knows, I might be happy with the 3.31s and no other upgrades, but not likely because this car is pretty heavy. Have to wait until it's in my hands to really know what I want though. But the mpg #'s that others are posting procharged with 3.55s are very similar to the 5.0 and is not acceptable to me. I want to at least try to get close to my current ride, which averages about 26 mpg with mixed highway/city driving. Originally I was thinking of going with an old 240sx inline 6 turbo setup, but realized it would be too difficult to get around smog, and those cars are getting old and harder to find parts for. Would be a lot of time and money I don't have to make it reliable (maybe never) and smog legal. When this 3.7L came out, I realized that my prayers have been answered and I don't need to build something from the ground up now. Just trying to approach my mods in such a way that they don't compromise why I'm getting one in the first place. Who knows, maybe I'm dreaming, but I think I can get it pretty close.
Good luck!