95 Gsx vs. 2002 GT
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RE: 95 Gsx vs. 2002 GT
just fyi. The noise you hear, that pshh noise, that is not the BOV. It is a wastegate. Most people that like that sound, have them. While BOV's make a slight whishing noise, the wastegates make that loud noise.
Every Eclipse except the 4th gen is slow. Unless otherwise modified.
Every Eclipse except the 4th gen is slow. Unless otherwise modified.
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RE: 95 Gsx vs. 2002 GT
ORIGINAL: 07GrabberMustangGT
just fyi. The noise you hear, that pshh noise, that is not the BOV. It is a wastegate. Most people that like that sound, have them. While BOV's make a slight whishing noise, the wastegates make that loud noise.
Every Eclipse except the 4th gen is slow. Unless otherwise modified.
just fyi. The noise you hear, that pshh noise, that is not the BOV. It is a wastegate. Most people that like that sound, have them. While BOV's make a slight whishing noise, the wastegates make that loud noise.
Every Eclipse except the 4th gen is slow. Unless otherwise modified.
and the 4G GTs have good power.
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From: NC
RE: 95 Gsx vs. 2002 GT
ORIGINAL: 07GrabberMustangGT
just fyi. The noise you hear, that pshh noise, that is not the BOV. It is a wastegate. Most people that like that sound, have them. While BOV's make a slight whishing noise, the wastegates make that loud noise.
Every Eclipse except the 4th gen is slow. Unless otherwise modified.
just fyi. The noise you hear, that pshh noise, that is not the BOV. It is a wastegate. Most people that like that sound, have them. While BOV's make a slight whishing noise, the wastegates make that loud noise.
Every Eclipse except the 4th gen is slow. Unless otherwise modified.
BOVs can actually hurt the performance of your car. I had a 100% atmospheric BOV on my old WRX for a brief period of time, and while it sounded cool it made me run so rich that my car actually stalled because the engine flooded
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From: Wheeling, IL
RE: 95 Gsx vs. 2002 GT
I like the way they drive. Good power, nice sound, and the handling is exceptional. I can hit turns going at really high speeds, and this car handles like it is on rails.
WRX, you suck.....How dumb are you?God you are such a ****in idiot. You need to shut the ***k up beatch!
J/K BOV"s do make the noise. They do hinder the performance of cars, I have to agree. While wastegates give that huge sound when opened up...
WRX, you suck.....How dumb are you?God you are such a ****in idiot. You need to shut the ***k up beatch!
J/K
BOV"s do make the noise. They do hinder the performance of cars, I have to agree. While wastegates give that huge sound when opened up...
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From: Wooster OH
RE: 95 Gsx vs. 2002 GT
I prefer the wastegate sound myself. The almost flutter sound it makes makes me happy. Most people I have met prefer the BOV on the Nissan though, it makes more of a whistle sound.
Most people I have met prefer the BOV on the Nissan though, it makes more of a whistle sound.
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RE: 95 Gsx vs. 2002 GT
FWIW I watched a bone stock GSX running 15.8 ~ 16.0 one night and went over to talk to him...made a few suggestions and his next pass was a 15.2... I made another 3 passes without seeing him run again then watched him click a 14.9.....
A REALLY agressive driver in the right conditions to run a high 14 pass with a stock GSX so it's not something to laugh at...especially if your not a really good driver (I know a number of 99+ GT owners who struggle to get mid 14s...they suck but they exist).
Otherwise driver to driver the 2002 GT has this EASY.
A REALLY agressive driver in the right conditions to run a high 14 pass with a stock GSX so it's not something to laugh at...especially if your not a really good driver (I know a number of 99+ GT owners who struggle to get mid 14s...they suck but they exist).
Otherwise driver to driver the 2002 GT has this EASY.
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RE: 95 Gsx vs. 2002 GT
ORIGINAL: S8ER01Z
FWIW I watched a bone stock GSX running 15.8 ~ 16.0 one night and went over to talk to him...made a few suggestions and his next pass was a 15.2... I made another 3 passes without seeing him run again then watched him click a 14.9.....
A REALLY agressive driver in the right conditions to run a high 14 pass with a stock GSX so it's not something to laugh at...especially if your not a really good driver (I know a number of 99+ GT owners who struggle to get mid 14s...they suck but they exist).
Otherwise driver to driver the 2002 GT has this EASY.
FWIW I watched a bone stock GSX running 15.8 ~ 16.0 one night and went over to talk to him...made a few suggestions and his next pass was a 15.2... I made another 3 passes without seeing him run again then watched him click a 14.9.....
A REALLY agressive driver in the right conditions to run a high 14 pass with a stock GSX so it's not something to laugh at...especially if your not a really good driver (I know a number of 99+ GT owners who struggle to get mid 14s...they suck but they exist).
Otherwise driver to driver the 2002 GT has this EASY.
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RE: 95 Gsx vs. 2002 GT
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If those are the only mods done to the GSX you should be able to handle him, you will be playing catch-up from the launch though.
The blow-off valve makes me wonder though. Why have it unless more boost is being run? Maybe he is edging a bit in the mod dept. to make the car seem faster?
If those are the only mods done to the GSX you should be able to handle him, you will be playing catch-up from the launch though.
The blow-off valve makes me wonder though. Why have it unless more boost is being run? Maybe he is edging a bit in the mod dept. to make the car seem faster?