UDP Help
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RE: UDP Help
ORIGINAL: Smooth_J
Any noticable difference with the UDPs installed?
Any noticable difference with the UDPs installed?
With my UDP's, midpipe and catback I was noticeably faster than stock GT's.
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Yes, revs quicker and get better mileage. That is noticeable.
With my UDP's, midpipe and catback I was noticeably faster than stock GT's.
Yes, revs quicker and get better mileage. That is noticeable.
With my UDP's, midpipe and catback I was noticeably faster than stock GT's.
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RE: UDP Help
ORIGINAL: TheMustangLoveR
Well boys, I for one can tell you based on experience that they DO cause dead batteries, but in one particular situation: The pulleys do not spin the alternator fast enough AT IDLE, so if your car is running (read: idling) and you're blasting the stereo, you are draining that battery. I sat in a gas station a few weeks ago talking on the phone for a really long time with my car idling and all of a sudden I noticed all my interior lights starting dimming a lot and my ABS light turned on, etc....basically random crap. Of course I was like WTF? But, the proof followed when I blipped the throttle and everything returned to normal.
Anyway, the point is: Don't make a hobby out of leaving your car idling forever and you should have no batter woes.
Well boys, I for one can tell you based on experience that they DO cause dead batteries, but in one particular situation: The pulleys do not spin the alternator fast enough AT IDLE, so if your car is running (read: idling) and you're blasting the stereo, you are draining that battery. I sat in a gas station a few weeks ago talking on the phone for a really long time with my car idling and all of a sudden I noticed all my interior lights starting dimming a lot and my ABS light turned on, etc....basically random crap. Of course I was like WTF? But, the proof followed when I blipped the throttle and everything returned to normal.
Anyway, the point is: Don't make a hobby out of leaving your car idling forever and you should have no batter woes.
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RE: UDP Help
so...the general assumption is that they don't cause the battery to die, with the exception for long idling periods? I have a small sound system (small powered sub) and the HID lights (they have a connection to the positive on the battery) so I was a little drawn back on buying a set of UDPs but after reading this thread, am I good to go? The only way I'm idling long is in a traffic jam.
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RE: UDP Help
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so...the general assumption is that they don't cause the battery to die, with the exception for long idling periods? I have a small sound system (small powered sub) and the HID lights (they have a connection to the positive on the battery) so I was a little drawn back on buying a set of UDPs but after reading this thread, am I good to go? The only way I'm idling long is in a traffic jam.
so...the general assumption is that they don't cause the battery to die, with the exception for long idling periods? I have a small sound system (small powered sub) and the HID lights (they have a connection to the positive on the battery) so I was a little drawn back on buying a set of UDPs but after reading this thread, am I good to go? The only way I'm idling long is in a traffic jam.
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RE: UDP Help
ORIGINAL: 99GTvert
so...the general assumption is that they don't cause the battery to die, with the exception for long idling periods? I have a small sound system (small powered sub) and the HID lights (they have a connection to the positive on the battery) so I was a little drawn back on buying a set of UDPs but after reading this thread, am I good to go? The only way I'm idling long is in a traffic jam.
so...the general assumption is that they don't cause the battery to die, with the exception for long idling periods? I have a small sound system (small powered sub) and the HID lights (they have a connection to the positive on the battery) so I was a little drawn back on buying a set of UDPs but after reading this thread, am I good to go? The only way I'm idling long is in a traffic jam.