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Took the Forester to the drag strip

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jlee said:
On an '04, or a newer 2.5? I'd probably have it with a proper tune - Cobb OTS maps are not known for making a lot of power. They say 285 flywheel with this map, and a real tune should put me just shy of 300 wheel.

From the numbers I've found, I'm 14lb lighter than an 04 STi. 😛
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On the EJ25. Those were my best numbers with VF43 and I'm not the best driver in the world...surprising I know, 😛

Getting an etune from PDX or another shop might be a happy medium, some people pick up 15-20whp over the OTS Cobb maps.
 
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ballmode said:
Ok JLEE I'm out of the loop. What car do you have, and what parts are in the forester?

I wanna run a mid to low 13 in the 1/4!!! (never raced mine, afraid to blow my stock tranny)
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If you're too scared to try at stock power levels you will be utterly crippled with fear at higher power levels 😛
 
ballmode said:
Ok JLEE I'm out of the loop. What car do you have, and what parts are in the forester?

I wanna run a mid to low 13 in the 1/4!!! (never raced mine, afraid to blow my stock tranny)
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2004 Subaru Forester XT with a VF39, STi TMIC, Maddad 3" turboback, and an Accessport OTS tune.

 
ballmode said:
Ok JLEE I'm out of the loop. What car do you have, and what parts are in the forester?

I wanna run a mid to low 13 in the 1/4!!! (never raced mine, afraid to blow my stock tranny)
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Just don't dump the clutch and it'll be fine. The worst you'll do is burn up the clutch!
 
jlee said:
Because cars weren't meant to be driven? Got it.
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i was gonna reply, 'no, cars weren't meant to endure unloading all their power on a stationary drivetrain at once.'


NutBucket said:
Just don't dump the clutch and it'll be fine. The worst you'll do is burn up the clutch!
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but this guy covered it. in a powerful RWD, it's often difficult to break a trans, drive/axleshaft, rear gears, ect unless a) you're dropping the hammer and b) the car actually hooks when you do it.

with a full-time AWD car, the latter is a definite possibility, so be careful. you mismanage the clutch a bit in a 2WD and you're gonna get tire squeal. do it in an AWD and it might be you that's squealing as you pick your parts up off the ground. 😉
 
brblx said:
i was gonna reply, 'no, cars weren't meant to endure unloading all their power on a stationary drivetrain at once.'
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I don't have antilag, so that couldn't happen anyway. 😉

but this guy covered it. in a powerful RWD, it's often difficult to break a trans, drive/axleshaft, rear gears, ect unless a) you're dropping the hammer and b) the car actually hooks when you do it.

with a full-time AWD car, the latter is a definite possibility, so be careful. you mismanage the clutch a bit in a 2WD and you're gonna get tire squeal. do it in an AWD and it might be you that's squealing as you pick your parts up off the ground. 😉
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jlee said:
I didn't want to beat the shit out of the car so I didn't push it any harder than that...since it's my daily (and the MR2 is in pieces), a broken transmission would've been cause for a very bad day.
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JCH13 said:
Here are four videos from the drag night. It was my first time out at the strip and I was having a fun time trying to launch my Miata with street tires and sick-puck clutch D: JLee kicked some serious ass, clearly, especially mine when we went head-to-head my first time out :awe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJczOq7BGi8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAXagWmQmdM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MaI9RurXQ4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJczOq7BGi8
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That SUV in third vid exploded off the line, damn.
 
skyking said:
What kind of mileage do you get with that, JLee?
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Sorry, missed that earlier. 22-23mpg highway, ish. Maybe 20 or so mixed? Best I've seen out of it was..24.6 mixed, but that was keeping out of boost due to a loose intercooler.

That's been taken care of and fuel economy went back down. Go figure. 😛
 
jlee said:
Sorry, missed that earlier. 22-23mpg highway, ish. Maybe 20 or so mixed? Best I've seen out of it was..24.6 mixed, but that was keeping out of boost due to a loose intercooler.

That's been taken care of and fuel economy went back down. Go figure. 😛
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Thats OK.
It is still 2~3 MPG better than I have ever gotten in our Honda.
I feel your pain. I got 19 with my truck bringing it home from Montana, 75-ish all the way home.
I started ordering parts and that was the last time it got 19 :awe:
 
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