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Jan 20, 2005 | 01:25 PM

#21

evo s2000

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From: chantilly

Most of our customers are pretty much all bolt on also. Just changed the colder spark plugs and run with the Vortech Stock FMU at stock boost. It have been very reliable. We have installedw over 40 kits in the past few years.

Jan 20, 2005 | 01:31 PM

#22

C45P312

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From: Virginia Beach

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Originally Posted by xviper,Jan 20 2005, 10:15 AM

No, not everyone. I think I'm one of the few who simply bolted the thing on and left it. It's been over 20 months without any problems (except a small oil leak that was my fault). I do check my plugs regularly for signs of a lean condition and I have a simple narrow band a/f gauge that tells me that things are OK at WOT in the upper rpm range under load. In the low rpm range, with little load and part throttle, I don't really care what it is exactly as long as it's not absurdly lean.
My clutch is original on a year 2000 car - so far, so good (might put in a new clutch in the next couple of years).

That's good to hear. I just plan on slapping it on and leaving it also. So i just need to keep an eye on how lean im running then i should be fine .... That's a very long time for your clutch to last. I hope mine will be the same. I dnot plan on working my clutch hard at all. i dont have the funds go do change anything drastic at the money but just enough to purchase one.

Jan 20, 2005 | 01:58 PM

#23

xviper

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Originally Posted by C45P312,Jan 20 2005, 03:31 PM

I dnot plan on working my clutch hard at all.

I do the ocassional clutch drop and the ocassional rolling clutch drop. It's not how hard you work your clutch. It's "how" you work your clutch hard. I've preached about this many a times before. Noone seems to pay attention. I'm not going into it again.

Jan 20, 2005 | 03:00 PM

#24

Slows2k

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From: Mother F'in TN

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Originally Posted by Venomous S,Jan 20 2005, 04:14 PM

really? Is this a figure you got by actually looking at a gauge on your car?

i only register about 80psi.

then again i am running an electrical gauge which I think only goes up to 100psi.

My car would peg out a 100psi gauge, quite easily. I called Vortech to ask for there fuel pressure spec, the answer was 120-125 psi.

I then did the math for static fuel pressure with the FMU installed, + the rising rate increase.

Static pressure is increased over stock due to the FMU being plumbed into the return line.

7.5psi boost x 10 =75psi + 50psi (approx static pressure) = 125psi fuel pressure at 7.5 psi of boost with a 10:1 FMU