Had to boost today with the 5spd
05-14-2003, 08:44 AM
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Had to boost today with the 5spd
Well, as some of you know, I finally finished the 5spd conversion about 3 days ago.
(see pic below - the shift **** is now correctly placed also, but I haven't taken a pic yet)
Anyway - I'm being real nice to the clutch and trying to keep it below 3500RPM while I break it in.
But yesterday, I was driving downtown and this stupid cab SLAMMED on his brakes in front of me for no reason. My choices were to either slam on my brakes and hopefully not hit him, or downshift to 2nd (at 40 mph) and floor it while changing lanes to avoid traffic coming up in the other lane and get out of the danger area.
So I downshifted and floored it.
OMG!
I spun all the way through 2nd, then chirped 3rd.
I think I'm gonna like this 5spd thing...heh
So the quesiton is - will hitting it hard like that once do anything to my clutch break-in?
Thanks!
IanS
(see pic below - the shift **** is now correctly placed also, but I haven't taken a pic yet)
Anyway - I'm being real nice to the clutch and trying to keep it below 3500RPM while I break it in.
But yesterday, I was driving downtown and this stupid cab SLAMMED on his brakes in front of me for no reason. My choices were to either slam on my brakes and hopefully not hit him, or downshift to 2nd (at 40 mph) and floor it while changing lanes to avoid traffic coming up in the other lane and get out of the danger area.
So I downshifted and floored it.
OMG!
I spun all the way through 2nd, then chirped 3rd.
I think I'm gonna like this 5spd thing...hehSo the quesiton is - will hitting it hard like that once do anything to my clutch break-in?
Thanks!
IanS
05-14-2003, 10:28 AM
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Re: Had to boost today with the 5spd
Originally posted by iansw
Well, as some of you know, I finally finished the 5spd conversion about 3 days ago.
(see pic below - the shift **** is now correctly placed also, but I haven't taken a pic yet)
Anyway - I'm being real nice to the clutch and trying to keep it below 3500RPM while I break it in.
But yesterday, I was driving downtown and this stupid cab SLAMMED on his brakes in front of me for no reason. My choices were to either slam on my brakes and hopefully not hit him, or downshift to 2nd (at 40 mph) and floor it while changing lanes to avoid traffic coming up in the other lane and get out of the danger area.
So I downshifted and floored it.
OMG!
I spun all the way through 2nd, then chirped 3rd.
I think I'm gonna like this 5spd thing...heh
So the quesiton is - will hitting it hard like that once do anything to my clutch break-in?
Thanks!
IanS
Well, as some of you know, I finally finished the 5spd conversion about 3 days ago.
(see pic below - the shift **** is now correctly placed also, but I haven't taken a pic yet)
Anyway - I'm being real nice to the clutch and trying to keep it below 3500RPM while I break it in.
But yesterday, I was driving downtown and this stupid cab SLAMMED on his brakes in front of me for no reason. My choices were to either slam on my brakes and hopefully not hit him, or downshift to 2nd (at 40 mph) and floor it while changing lanes to avoid traffic coming up in the other lane and get out of the danger area.
So I downshifted and floored it.
OMG!
I spun all the way through 2nd, then chirped 3rd.
I think I'm gonna like this 5spd thing...hehSo the quesiton is - will hitting it hard like that once do anything to my clutch break-in?
Thanks!
IanS
05-14-2003, 10:29 AM
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Re: Re: Had to boost today with the 5spd
Originally posted by Blkmax95c
whats that blue thing in your dash? looks kinda cool. but not to got off topic or anything. is it xm radio?
whats that blue thing in your dash? looks kinda cool. but not to got off topic or anything. is it xm radio?
That is an Apexi Air Flow Computer.
(Air/Fuel Ratio computer)
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05-14-2003, 10:32 AM
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The blue thing in his dash is an APEXi Super Air fuel controller, it modifies fuel flow. Shouldn't have hurt your clutch doing it once Ian, just don't make a habit of it until its broken in, or until I get to drive it. 
05-14-2003, 10:33 AM
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no its an safc, but to elaborate further, it controls his air/fuel curves/mistures, to make sure that it is getting enough fuel all the time to kepp from creating a lean condition. the lean condition causes detonation, and wiht enough of that, you will see the death of a beautifully tuned vq. smart man. welcome to the 5spd world man-once you go, you'll never come back 
. I am just waiting on the cash to get mine back in the road-vlsd baby!
. I am just waiting on the cash to get mine back in the road-vlsd baby!
05-14-2003, 10:35 AM
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Originally posted by A5295
no its an safc, but to elaborate further, it controls his air/fuel curves/mistures, to make sure that it is getting enough fuel all the time to kepp from creating a lean condition. the lean condition causes detonation, and wiht enough of that, you will see the death of a beautifully tuned vq. smart man. welcome to the 5spd world man-once you go, you'll never come back . I am just waiting on the cash to get mine back in the road-vlsd baby!
no its an safc, but to elaborate further, it controls his air/fuel curves/mistures, to make sure that it is getting enough fuel all the time to kepp from creating a lean condition. the lean condition causes detonation, and wiht enough of that, you will see the death of a beautifully tuned vq. smart man. welcome to the 5spd world man-once you go, you'll never come back
. I am just waiting on the cash to get mine back in the road-vlsd baby!
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05-14-2003, 10:42 AM
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Originally posted by mtrai760
I know that at a little over 500 miles, my ACT was still breaking in... wait till 800, then we'll take it to the dyno...
I know that at a little over 500 miles, my ACT was still breaking in... wait till 800, then we'll take it to the dyno...
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05-14-2003, 10:45 AM
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Just make sure you drive it to work, drive out to lunch, and drive around for a little while before you go home. We could always trade cars while your working 12hr days... I drive 60 miles a day usually, I'm sure i could bump that up a little for ya...
05-14-2003, 10:46 AM
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Originally posted by mtrai760
Just make sure you drive it to work, drive out to lunch, and drive around for a little while before you go home. We could always trade cars while your working 12hr days... I drive 60 miles a day usually, I'm sure i could bump that up a little for ya...
Just make sure you drive it to work, drive out to lunch, and drive around for a little while before you go home. We could always trade cars while your working 12hr days... I drive 60 miles a day usually, I'm sure i could bump that up a little for ya...
Besides, EB's been just begging to drive it, and that's the excuse I gave him....so he'd be pretty ****ed if I gave it to you for a couple of weeks....
05-14-2003, 10:50 AM
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heh, I was mostly joking but hey, I did most of the work, he'd have nothing to bish about! I didn't see him under the car pushing the tranny on... I do mostly freeway driving anyway, so it wouldn't help ya much.
I didn't see him under the car pushing the tranny on... I do mostly freeway driving anyway, so it wouldn't help ya much.
05-14-2003, 11:39 AM
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Yeah - thanks to mtrai760 for notifying me of it....
Although I get about 10 "you should buy this" E-Mails from him a week.
He's the reason I'm always broke, but always a little faster too.
Although I get about 10 "you should buy this" E-Mails from him a week.
He's the reason I'm always broke, but always a little faster too.
05-14-2003, 11:43 AM
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Originally posted by iansw
Yeah - thanks to mtrai760 for notifying me of it....
Although I get about 10 "you should buy this" E-Mails from him a week.
He's the reason I'm always broke, but always a little faster too.
Yeah - thanks to mtrai760 for notifying me of it....
Although I get about 10 "you should buy this" E-Mails from him a week.
He's the reason I'm always broke, but always a little faster too.
You know you like it. 
05-14-2003, 11:50 AM
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Originally posted by iansw
Yeah - thanks to mtrai760 for notifying me of it....
Although I get about 10 "you should buy this" E-Mails from him a week.
He's the reason I'm always broke, but always a little faster too.
Yeah - thanks to mtrai760 for notifying me of it....
Although I get about 10 "you should buy this" E-Mails from him a week.
He's the reason I'm always broke, but always a little faster too.
05-14-2003, 11:51 AM
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Originally posted by aznsap
hey, u got a good deal on the manual conversion stuff. is the tranny vlsd or no? i want to do teh conversion in the future, but it seems impossible to find a vlsd one.
hey, u got a good deal on the manual conversion stuff. is the tranny vlsd or no? i want to do teh conversion in the future, but it seems impossible to find a vlsd one.
(no, it's not VLSD)
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