Tuning / performance update

[Sharkie]

Prototype APR downpipe and high flow cat fitted ....

Definately more power, but some testing still to follow, so will keep you posted ....

[Pullstarter]

Any difference in exhaust note / spool up noise?

[Tigger]

Hey sharkie, sorry to get off the topic a little...but re the springs you have fitted: How much lower has this made your tig? has it stiffened up the ride on hard corners?? no bodyroll?

[clip]

Prototype APR downpipe and high flow cat fitted ....

Definately more power, but some testing still to follow, so will keep you posted ....

Sharkie, you know I'm going to have to steal that Tig off you for run up the mountain!

[Sharkie]

Hey sharkie, sorry to get off the topic a little...but re the springs you have fitted: How much lower has this made your tig? has it stiffened up the ride on hard corners?? no bodyroll?

Dropped it by about 4cm I'd say. Made a big difference to the stance and the handling. Bodyroll is greatly reduced. Drive comfort is also lessed to some extent. You have to decide which is more important ... comfort or handling ... and I'd pick handling.

Sharkie, you know I'm going to have to steal that Tig off you for run up the mountain!

Its still got some things to sort out, clip. Got some annoying resonance through parts of the rev range which will need to be tuned out. Wait a bit longer and you can get your own !

From a power perspective its already a winner .... .... more power and torque across the rev range from idle to 6500rmin ....

[Tigger]

hey sharkie,
another off topic question...what wheel size and tyre are you running with the lower springs? (If you have already posted this somewhere, I apologise...). Thanks for the feedback re the springs. I too will choose performance, looks, and handling over ride quality anyday!

[jimbomort]

Sharkie you going to post some accleration figs soon?

Before long your Tig's figs wont mean much to the rest of us, you'll be another leap of power again over the APR stage 1 crowd

Aren't there some dry roads up there? Hoping your reason for not posting yet is something other than......they were disappointing?

[Sharkie]

Sharkie you going to post some accleration figs soon?

Before long your Tig's figs wont mean much to the rest of us, you'll be another leap of power again over the APR stage 1 crowd

Aren't there some dry roads up there? Hoping your reason for not posting yet is something other than......they were disappointing?

LOL ... no, all the weekends of rain has played havoc with the plans to get this tested.

Will do the test using both the GTECH and a VBox Guy is going to loan me. Will see how they compare for 1, which will allow us to run other tests on other cars using only the Gtech in the future at meets etc ....

Its fairly easy to to do 0-100 as any appropriate onramp to the freeway will do .....

400m tests needs more creative thinking .....

Can't see the tests being dissappointing as I now know from experience that the 5.7l V8 Holdens are slower ..... tested both a CV8 Monaro and a SS VY Ute ....

[jimbomort]

Can't see the tests being dissappointing as I now know from experience that the 5.7l V8 Holdens are slower ..... tested both a CV8 Monaro and a SS VY Ute ....

Sharkie that was a quick response!

Yeh I expect so, it feels great, though sometimes on on ramps (ie more open roads) you feel like you want a lot more, but as the driver, you dont feel it as much as passengers anyway, as more braced.

Of course on your 'road tests', thats true as long as the V8 holden drivers knew what they were doing? Assuming you know they were, but some people just dont know how to accelerate cleanly and if they weren't expecting they may have been lack lustre in their approach?