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scottmcphee 06-29-2014 10:33 PM

You could put larger diameter tires on the rear, that way you'd always have a downhill advantage to get off the line quicker.

whunter 06-29-2014 11:12 PM

I agree
 
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Originally Posted by shertex (Post 3351038)
Have you done the wastegate swap yet? On both of mine, I recovered power I hadn't even known I'd lost.

With this suggestion.
At this late date; Most of our turbo vehicles will benefit from this upgrade.

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charmalu 06-30-2014 12:01 AM

The Kali 85 300D was the first with a silver foot ball looking thing called a trap oxidizer.

Exhaust went through it first, then thru the Turbo. Talk about something that took away some power, Yikes.

Charlie

Skippy 06-30-2014 03:54 AM

Too loud is a relative thing. I once ran a '76 Buick Century with a 350 Buick and the exhaust terminated under the passenger floorboard without a muffler. It was loud as heck, but I liked it. I also currently run a Scorpion slip-on on the Kawi. I haven't put a SPL meter to it, but I suspect that at WOT and high rpm it's right around the 102 DB limit many tracks impose. I like it just fine. Many others would probably find this intolerable.

Junkman 06-30-2014 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Skippy (Post 3351201)
Too loud is a relative thing. I once ran a '76 Buick Century with a 350 Buick and the exhaust terminated under the passenger floorboard without a muffler. It was loud as heck, but I liked it. I also currently run a Scorpion slip-on on the Kawi. I haven't put a SPL meter to it, but I suspect that at WOT and high rpm it's right around the 102 DB limit many tracks impose. I like it just fine. Many others would probably find this intolerable.

I hate it when people drive around with intentionally loud vehicles for no go and all show letting their noise hit my ears.

scottmcphee 06-30-2014 12:24 PM

The driving experience of vehicles that go "bang!" after every cylinder firing is a thing of the past. When I hear it I think of dinosaurs roaring their last gasps after the meteor hit.

Gimme something new please. Complete Silence would be awesome. But a whir or zing or that sound the Jetson's space car makes when flying around would be great!

dieselbenz1 06-30-2014 12:47 PM

Yes 124s are faster to accelerate you should be 12 sec to 60 mph.
Do you produce any black smoke when at WOT?
Did you check what boost pressure is being produced?

scottmcphee 06-30-2014 03:19 PM

WOT = WOR (rack)

Let's start a movement.


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