I've lost my mind
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I've lost my mind
I think I've finally lost my mind. First off, I bought the AEM Uego ($350) to make sure my A/F was right at 5psi. Welded ($25), installed($12 for relay, wires, etc), and A/F a-ok (worth 1million USD). Car runs good, pulls great, and sounds great.
On an impulse buy, I purchased the Tech2 pulley which yields 7psi actual boost (after the aftercooler) it was only $100 with the belt from a board member who hooked me up.
Then I got to thinking I might as well do it right and put some kind of engine management. I was going to go emanage blue but it is just too limited. AEM is out of the question due to the constant headache and no OBDII so I finally settled on the Ultimate Emanage ($500) + PNP Harness ($200) + A/F Cable ($20).
After reading another 10 threads, I decided I would be better with larger injectors ($200 used + clips (??) + RC plugs ($30).
On the 24th I'm going to KC to have the new pulley installed and a street/dyno tune ($350-450).
So, once again, the belt is off and the car is N/A again until the 24th. How crazy am I? Are there any support groups I can attend?
On an impulse buy, I purchased the Tech2 pulley which yields 7psi actual boost (after the aftercooler) it was only $100 with the belt from a board member who hooked me up.
Then I got to thinking I might as well do it right and put some kind of engine management. I was going to go emanage blue but it is just too limited. AEM is out of the question due to the constant headache and no OBDII so I finally settled on the Ultimate Emanage ($500) + PNP Harness ($200) + A/F Cable ($20).
After reading another 10 threads, I decided I would be better with larger injectors ($200 used + clips (??) + RC plugs ($30).
On the 24th I'm going to KC to have the new pulley installed and a street/dyno tune ($350-450).
So, once again, the belt is off and the car is N/A again until the 24th. How crazy am I? Are there any support groups I can attend?
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From: Kinda Close to St. Louis
Greg- have you considered checking your a/f since you installed your kit? I would recommend you do so with the stock kit. Mine was all over the place and needed a few rotations to make it optimal.
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Wow. That's going to be the shit after it's all done! How many other people around STL are supercarging their S? I thought I read some threads about different people buying superchargers. What's the status on all those?
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The car is running good for this weekend. Actually, if my wire harness comes back it can be FI in about 3 minutes. I had to remove the ESM box for the emanage so there is nothing to clamp the MAP voltage right now.
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Ok here is your therapy.
Any time that you feel the need to spend more money, give me a call. I will talk you through which parts I want you to buy for me. That way you will not feel any guilt about all the money that you are spending on your car.
Any time that you feel the need to spend more money, give me a call. I will talk you through which parts I want you to buy for me. That way you will not feel any guilt about all the money that you are spending on your car.