Corsa's are here!!!!!!!
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Corsa's are here!!!!!!!
First performance mods for my 00 C5 MN6 go in after the ice and snow melts!!!! And after the pheasant hunt next week!!!!!
Corsa Touring Pro tips
The do nothing smooth coupler
Z06 stock air box
MAF Housing
K&N
Preping for a maggie....then a tune
Interior mods so far
Sill covers
shifter ****
mats
rear mat
dash cover for glare
Exterior mods so far
stainless screens, front ducts, fog lites, side vents, rear
C5 billet tail lite and side markers
billet license frame
black - silver C5 e-plate
Corsa Touring Pro tips
The do nothing smooth coupler
Z06 stock air box
MAF Housing
K&N
Preping for a maggie....then a tune
Interior mods so far
Sill covers
shifter ****
mats
rear mat
dash cover for glare
Exterior mods so far
stainless screens, front ducts, fog lites, side vents, rear
C5 billet tail lite and side markers
billet license frame
black - silver C5 e-plate
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Good bunch of mods you are going to do. 
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From: Norman Oklahoma - The Only State in the Union with no Blue Counties!
They are on!!!!!!!!!!
Omygosh..........!!!!!!!!!!!!way better than I had hoped for....idle and start just a little difference from stock....a little crisper.....75MPH no drone et al......punch it....awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Race Director
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Norman Oklahoma - The Only State in the Union with no Blue Counties!
They are on!!!!!!!!!!
Omygosh..........!!!!!!!!!!!!way better than I had hoped for....idle and start just a little difference from stock....a little crisper.....75MPH no drone et al......punch it....awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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They're here and installed!
I went to Wong's Performance Engineering yesterday. Tom installed my new Corsa Touring (w/Pro tips) and X-pipe. He did an excellent job installing them and meticulously aligned them. Then we did the Dyno run....
A little background first. My 03 A4 Coupe has 2:73 gears. Performance wise, it is stock with the exception of a VaraRam B2 and this exhaust.
After strapping it down to Tom's fully loaded Mustang Dyno we did the first run. Tom cleaned up a few spots in the part throttle tables where it was adding fuel. This will help my gas mileage some. I thought that the average 16 MPG I was getting was a bit low. Next came the full throttle run-up to 6000 RPM. This was my first experience with a dyno and hearing the car scream @6K and 160 mph was a little nerve wracking. 
It was an awesome sounding roar coming out of the Corsa's. The first full run netted 313 HP. The car was getting kind of hot after that. The tall gears it take a while to get up to the top end. Tom analyzed the data and noted some spark knock 3/4 of the way up the curve. While the car was cooling down he made some tweaks and re-loaded the tune.
On the second full run up Tom decided to do it in 2nd gear so it would not take so long to get up to 6K. Spark knock was gone and a very smooth curve. Final max numbers were 311 TQ and 309 HP (in 2nd gear)! We believe that if we were in 3rd gear it would have gotten another 10 - 15HP.
The numbers are what they are. Not bad for stock. I very happy with the tune. The car feels and runs great. Tom does a great job and is the consummate professional.
Thanks Tom!
Next stop... 3:42 gears (but, it will be a while)
A little background first. My 03 A4 Coupe has 2:73 gears. Performance wise, it is stock with the exception of a VaraRam B2 and this exhaust.
After strapping it down to Tom's fully loaded Mustang Dyno we did the first run. Tom cleaned up a few spots in the part throttle tables where it was adding fuel. This will help my gas mileage some. I thought that the average 16 MPG I was getting was a bit low. Next came the full throttle run-up to 6000 RPM.
This was my first experience with a dyno and hearing the car scream @6K and 160 mph was a little nerve wracking. It was an awesome sounding roar coming out of the Corsa's. The first full run netted 313 HP. The car was getting kind of hot after that. The tall gears it take a while to get up to the top end. Tom analyzed the data and noted some spark knock 3/4 of the way up the curve. While the car was cooling down he made some tweaks and re-loaded the tune. On the second full run up Tom decided to do it in 2nd gear so it would not take so long to get up to 6K. Spark knock was gone and a very smooth curve. Final max numbers were 311 TQ and 309 HP (in 2nd gear)!
We believe that if we were in 3rd gear it would have gotten another 10 - 15HP.The numbers are what they are. Not bad for stock. I very happy with the tune. The car feels and runs great. Tom does a great job and is the consummate professional.
Thanks Tom!
Next stop... 3:42 gears (but, it will be a while)
