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DivideBYZero

Lifer
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I'm treating it like I treat my MR2 - off boost (as best I can..no boost gauge and I can't hear spool) until completely warmed up, off boost driving / idle prior to shutdown. Hopefully it'll live a long life. :)
That's perfect. If it's anything like my EJ20/TD04 it's start spooling @2k, pulling max Tq at about 3k, you can see it in my Dyno plot:

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jlee

Lifer
Sep 12, 2001
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Yeah, that feels about right from my butt-dyno. God I love this thing. :)
 

ayabe

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Aug 10, 2005
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When I was at STG 2 on my EJ25 I had peak TQ@3200rpm, peak HP@5200rpm. All in the middle baby.
 

punjabiplaya

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Nov 12, 2006
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I love that middle band power, but I want to try a car with some anti-lag tech. Push the button, spool up the turbos, then hit the go fast pedal. Sounds epic. Yes, I am like Richard Hammond and am 8 years old inside.
 

Toastedlightly

Diamond Member
Aug 7, 2004
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I love that middle band power, but I want to try a car with some anti-lag tech. Push the button, spool up the turbos, then hit the go fast pedal. Sounds epic. Yes, I am like Richard Hammond and am 8 years old inside.

A proper anti-lag sounds like gunshots going off. I love it.
 

v8envy

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Sep 7, 2002
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weak ass.

You brag about how your POS Focus will kick ass but you won't prove it?

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Not at all. He's starting to see the light. That auto focus is never likely to kick any ass, but something viable might. The first step towards recovery is recognizing you have a problem.

Now is the time to recommend a cure. My recommendation would be a mid 90s F-body with a 6 speed if he's even remotely serious about a "bimmer killer."
 

jlee

Lifer
Sep 12, 2001
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lmfao...twin turbo 4.4 liter V8? What happened to your little Focus? This is sad.
 

Heller

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Jul 10, 2006
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stop ragging on the guy let him spend the 6g's and then we can laugh at him when his car still runs @ 16sec 1/4 mile.
 

jlee

Lifer
Sep 12, 2001
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NO kidding. If you just want to say "my car is faster than yours" I have a feeling there are plenty of others here that would be WAAAAY faster..
Oh definitely. I should be there as well, as soon as I install all the crap I've bought.
 

coxmaster

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Dec 14, 2007
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stop ragging on the guy let him spend the 6g's and then we can laugh at him when his car still runs @ 16sec 1/4 mile.

Good point.

Side note: Heller, you're down in FL too for school right? You should join us. lol
 

Bignate603

Lifer
Sep 5, 2000
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Cause I will OWN you in my dads 2010 BMW 750xi.

So what does that prove? That your dad has deeper pockets? You started this thread about making a focus that could beat BMWs but now are planning on using a BMW to race because your focus isn't fast enough. :rolleyes:

You've pretty much proved you're a teenager with one of his first cars. Like all teenagers you suddenly become a fan boy of whatever you happen to have because to you it's the awesomest thing in the world. To people that have actually owned and driven plenty of other cars it's just another econobox.