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Old May 8, 2015 | 12:11 AM
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Andy and his crew did a great job on my car will post # when they do the tune
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you're in good hands... any other mods?
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Several years ago I too was supercharged with meth!
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Originally Posted by neutron82
you're in good hands... any other mods?
Yea he also did a cam and rpm stage 5 trans
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Old May 8, 2015 | 05:38 AM
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Oughta be WICKED!!!
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That is a great looking setup. Should put down some serious power.
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Your going to really enjoy it what tires are out back ?

Also that looks like a pretty small pulley you got on there 3.6 ???

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Originally Posted by torchredmadness
Several years ago I too was supercharged with meth!
Hope you had an intervention !!
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Welcome to the FI club. You're gonna love it, especially when you put your foot in it. BUT be careful it'll bite you fast if you don't respect the beast.
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Congrats, supercharged and meth is where it's at! It is a blast. As others have said be careful till you get comfortable, particularly with WOT in 2nd. Hope you're rear tires are stout, you're going to need it
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Originally Posted by skydiven4fun
Your going to really enjoy it what tires are out back ?

Also that looks like a pretty small pulley you got on there 3.6 ???
Yea 3.6 Andy said should be around 700 Rwhp with meth
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Congrats, supercharged and meth is where it's at! It is a blast. As others have said be careful till you get comfortable, particularly with WOT in 2nd. Hope you're rear tires are stout, you're going to need it
Yea they said meth is good because it keeps the engine cooler at boost is this correct ?
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Originally Posted by skydiven4fun
Your going to really enjoy it what tires are out back ?

Also that looks like a pretty small pulley you got on there 3.6 ???
I ordered some nitto 555R to help launch is this the best tire?
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Originally Posted by RIPPENIT
Yea they said meth is good because it keeps the engine cooler at boost is this correct ?
Yup that is correct, keeps engine temps cooler as you are changing the temp of intake air coming into the engine. Also you are likely only spraying in boost to redline, so there is relatively little amount of time that you are spraying methanol, though it will not harm o2 sensors and plugs.

Contrarily, E85 which I ran on my last car required large injectors, fuel pump. Exhaust gas temperature are higher, e85 fouls plugs, 02 sensors and injectors MUCH faster. Over the course of running 20k with E85 in my legacy gt I had to replace two o2 sensors(front and wideband), plugs, and an injector. It's because with e85 you are using it 100% of the time you are driving and not just when you want it in boost. You also had to keep a laptop or tuning device in the car to be able to flash to a pump gas map in case you took a long drive and ran out of gas and couldn't find an e85 station.

I will always go with meth over e85 in the future. Knock on wood, no issues here and car has ran like a champ since I got it.
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Agree with all above, you couldn't be in better hands. You will love it.
Might be careful about going too sticky on tires, unless the rest of the drivetrain has already been done.
Enjoy though!!
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SWEET engine compartment !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Agree with all above, you couldn't be in better hands. You will love it.
Might be careful about going too sticky on tires, unless the rest of the drivetrain has already been done.
Enjoy though!!
Yea Andy told me with stickier tire it would feel like a 100 more hp since u could launch I did up grade the torque tube and tranny with a RPM stage 5 and apgraded yank torque converter
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Originally Posted by RIPPENIT
I ordered some nitto 555R to help launch is this the best tire?
I've read good things about this tire, of course tire choice is directly related to what you will be doing with your car, and your driving style, there are a lot of tires to choose from out there and putting 700 horses to the pavement s definitely going to be a blast no matter what your style of driving

Should be some serious fun
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Is this California smog check friendly?
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