Hi, Guest
So, yeah... I've been away from here for a bit. Not by intent, just by dint of the fact I've been busy as hell lately.
So, first thing's first. How's Subsonic?
Aside from still needing paint and a body job (coming in the spring), it's mechanically 99% - just some really odd and minor things to fix (pass door trim molding, driver's seat replacement, e-brake's being a tard, etc). The last lingering major mechanical issue was sorted in December - there was a 2-point vacuum leak which required a new hard vac line from Ford (thankfully it's cheap). All leanness and idle issues are now GONE. Wet weather running issues (lumpy idle, hesitation, stalls) GONE.
So, what's next? In no real order, but all coming this spring: Rota Slipstream 16s, single-stage matte-black (Focus RS500-type) paint, full body job, Comp Cams Stage 3 cams, CFM adjustable cam gears, new high-flow muffler (or glasspack, depending), re-tune with Randy at FSWerks.
Given my abysmal numbers at the fall dyno day, I feel confident that I'm at a solid 130-140WHP right now. I can feel that the factory cams are holding me back horribly in 3rd and above over 6000 RPMs. So, out they go. After that, with a successful re-tune and another dyno run to see where I'm at, I'll decide on whether I'm going 11:1 pistons and forged rods. In reality, before I do that I might do a LSD. It needs one badly already.
The car is SO MUCH fun to drive now. Granted, it's not a 230WHP boost monster, but it's light and responsive - especially between 3000-6000RPMs. I can't accurately describe how awesome the clutch is, or snapping off shifts while blasting up my fave back roads. Keep in mind, it just rolled over 334,000KMs a little while ago - and it doesn't burn a drop of oil.
Here's a quick vid I did, with some pictures overlaying the sound track of a soft launch and run up to about 4K in each gear, followed by an uphill pull in 2nd from 5000-7200RPMs.
These are the cams I'm getting:
I'm looking forward to the spring.
Adam
So, first thing's first. How's Subsonic?
Aside from still needing paint and a body job (coming in the spring), it's mechanically 99% - just some really odd and minor things to fix (pass door trim molding, driver's seat replacement, e-brake's being a tard, etc). The last lingering major mechanical issue was sorted in December - there was a 2-point vacuum leak which required a new hard vac line from Ford (thankfully it's cheap). All leanness and idle issues are now GONE. Wet weather running issues (lumpy idle, hesitation, stalls) GONE.
So, what's next? In no real order, but all coming this spring: Rota Slipstream 16s, single-stage matte-black (Focus RS500-type) paint, full body job, Comp Cams Stage 3 cams, CFM adjustable cam gears, new high-flow muffler (or glasspack, depending), re-tune with Randy at FSWerks.
Given my abysmal numbers at the fall dyno day, I feel confident that I'm at a solid 130-140WHP right now. I can feel that the factory cams are holding me back horribly in 3rd and above over 6000 RPMs. So, out they go. After that, with a successful re-tune and another dyno run to see where I'm at, I'll decide on whether I'm going 11:1 pistons and forged rods. In reality, before I do that I might do a LSD. It needs one badly already.
The car is SO MUCH fun to drive now. Granted, it's not a 230WHP boost monster, but it's light and responsive - especially between 3000-6000RPMs. I can't accurately describe how awesome the clutch is, or snapping off shifts while blasting up my fave back roads. Keep in mind, it just rolled over 334,000KMs a little while ago - and it doesn't burn a drop of oil.
Here's a quick vid I did, with some pictures overlaying the sound track of a soft launch and run up to about 4K in each gear, followed by an uphill pull in 2nd from 5000-7200RPMs.
These are the cams I'm getting:
I'm looking forward to the spring.
Adam
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.