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Needs more middle fingers
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: San Diego
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See this issue Marcellus is dealing with? **** man, we have yet to install any of these TBI style EFI kits and not have SOME sort of problem. For the most part they're good. And the initial installs go smooth. But when it comes to these "self learning" tunning systems, they're riddled with issues. I was much higher on these kits a year or two ago than i am today. My customer who installed the EPAS kit also installed the Sniper EFI kit and he still hasn't gotten it dialed in quite right yet. Next time i see him i'll ask him exactly what the issue is, but he's complained to me a lot about it. He took it to one of the best Tunning shops in SD and they can't get it right either. So idk.... I'm not so confident anymore that there's any great aftermarket EFI kits out there. These EFI TBI kits are just littered with complaint after complaint. Buggy issue after issue. Whether it's Holley, Fi-Tech, Retrotek....whomever.
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Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, Mo
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I got it into the mechanic, he plugged it in and just looked very confused. "It's just not there" isn't exactly something you want to hear. He just put the programming back in, wrote it down for me with a cheat sheat so I could try to do it myself if I really needed to and it's been clean ever since. I guess 'dialed in quite right' is the operative term here. I'm not sure if mine's as perfect as it could be, but it runs a hell of a lot better than it ever ran with that Demon 750 on there. Ultimately my cam is just so damn big and aggressive that it's really hard to keep a carburetor dialed in. Or at least it's over my head and I don't feel like taking it in every month to get it tuned back up. And honestly, when you talk about the brakes, I'm pretty sure they're a vacuum system and {last horse enters the barn} that massive cam and lousy vacuum I get at idle could really be creating some of the poor braking I'm experiencing. I'll have to look over some of that stuff when I get a minute as I just can't recall off the top of my head. At some point I'm gonna yank that Cam out as well - I know it will make it snarl a little less (at 800 rpm that lope it has is just incredible) but it'll clean up some other issues along the way. I could replace the cam and get some guillotine style cutouts with electric switches so I can just open them up when I want to be really obnoxious, I suppose...
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Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, Mo
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Looking into your Aldan American stuff - what's the fit for the rear shock absorbers as well and are they worthwhile? The idea of running some dampening on those rear springs to deal with the rebound seems awfully appealing in terms of ride quality.
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/aax-300115/overview/ This what you were thinking? Fronts cost $500 or so; both front and back looks to be around $900.00. Worth the extra $400 or should I throw that into the steering box upgrades? Or should I really just give me wife unlimited oral privileges for 90 days and insist on all of the above?
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Needs more middle fingers
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: San Diego
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1. Steering Box (assuming your front shocks/springs aren't shot) 2. Front Coil Over Address the rear when you feel like it or if it fits into your budget right now. It should take lower priority assuming you have serviceable suspension back there. But if you have a vacuum issue i'd address that. If you decide that swapping the cam isn't in the cards right now then maybe consider a booster that doesn't require vacuum, like a Hydroboost or an Electric Brake Master Cylinder. When we build cars in the shop, suspension and brakes take priority over everything. Those are the two things that will allow you to drive the car confidently. What good is HP if you don't like driving the car because you're worried it won't stop or if it feels wonky on the freeway? If you have confident brakes and suspension you'll probably find yourself driving the car a lot more. It'll feel more like a car instead of a weekend novelty. And in terms of suspension, front is more important than rear by a mile. Rear suspension becomes more of a concern in higher torque builds, or cars with Coyote 5.0 swaps. If it's a full build, we equip all of our cars with an Electric Brake Master cylinder. It's the best pedal feel of the 3 popular options and delivers about 500 PSI more than a vacuum booster. A customer may have dreams of 13", 6-piston brakes, but we'll force a smaller rotor/piston count in favor of a superior master cylinder if his budget doesn't allow for both. Hydrboosts are nice, though they require some extra plumbing and the pedal still doesn't feel as rock hard as an Electric Brake Master. Just my 2cents and how WE go about handling it. Everyone has their own opinion of course.
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Diablo Negro
Join Date: Sep 2003
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As complicated as they are they're not as forgiving to little problems that carbs don't care about so a lot of pain is self inflicted, and then there are the inherent flaws in systems that trying to do it all for everyone. I actually plan to get mine tuned and turn off the learning software once I add the procharger, you can set a tune just like for other systems and make them non self learning. That removes all the algorithm and PID loop problematic shit. |
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Needs more middle fingers
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: San Diego
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Also, DJ, if you decide to purchase from Aldan American directly, Garrett is the man over there.
He's not a sales guy, he's actually the CEO like Doug is for Global West. But i think he does help with sales and if you have the choice, talk to him. He's my go-to contact when i place orders. Not sure if he just does that with vendors or not. But if you can, go through him.
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Sauntering Vaguely Downwards
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Columbia, Mo
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I'm just gonna...do it. I mean, she can't tell me no if I don't tell her what I'm up to. I'll just pay the bill and she'll see it on the statement and I'll tell her "well that's what stuff costs on an old car...." She won't know any better. I'm pretty sure Marcellus recommended the Borgeson unit as well so it seems like it comes pretty highly recommended. I was thinking of going DSE or the Delphi 600 that Rick's Camaro sells (think that's what I'd stumbled onto a couple years back) but i'll definitely circle back on the Borgeson.
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: San Diego
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Initially, it sucked shit. Ran like ass. We had it tuned by a professional tuning shop, then it ran great for awhile. A few months later it was running like shit again. Tuning shop thought the self learning was the problem.
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And man, ![]() So a few years back, this guy calls me up. For about a week or two we go over suspension options, estimates etc. We've settled in on about $10K worth of suspension/brakes for his Mustang. He's finally ready to pull the trigger so calls me up to finalize the order. But this time, he's whispering over the phone. He tells me that we have to do this quickly, as his wife is home and doesn't want her to find out. Apparently he's in the room upstairs trying to get the order placed. So he's giving me the card info and then next you know someone else picks up the other line. It's his wife! Oh man all hell breaks lose. She's givin' him "the business" over his "stupid car" blah blah blah ![]() ![]() The very next day he calls me back, this time from work and we finish the order. But we're going to make sure everything is shipped to his work address, work email, work phone number etc ![]()
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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Driving my 2013 Ford Focus AT (with the shit dual clutch), when I feel the transmission slip, and now have a warning that my transmission needs service ASAP. I know I am covered because these POS cars now have a 100,000 mile warranty for said transmission/clutch. My issue is if its the dual clutch, this will be the 4th time (under 80,000) I have to bring it back. Do I have any recourse against Ford on this (buy back, lemon laws, ect)? This car is likely worth less than dog shit on the aftermarket because of these issues.
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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Man...
My wife bitches at me to SPEND money on our cars. I'm so lucky in that regards. In the past two months she's spent a ton on the camaro we bought. But it's a whole different car now. Headlights and side markers came in today. And I've gotta say she picked good looking ones |
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Join Date: Jul 2011
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I dont know enough about that chassis to know what you should spend your money on.. but **** it LS SWAP. See ya around~ |
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I have buddies who have raced in them in previous seasons, all 3 of the cars are down at the moment for various reasons~ |
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