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what about the caddy?... you could always turn that into a full time daily and not worry about driving the vette as much
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St. Jude Donor '15
True... I keep meaning to drive it more, but now that the Vette is running right it's been hard to resist driving it. The smaller pulley and opening up restrictor more have made it a load of fun
The funny part is the Corvette gets 24mpg or so.. Escalade gets a solid 15mpg, lol. It will get better if I make some tune changes, but the power sucks then
The funny part is the Corvette gets 24mpg or so.. Escalade gets a solid 15mpg, lol. It will get better if I make some tune changes, but the power sucks then
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1st world problems for all of us
I just put Potenza RE-11s on mine a few months ago. They certainly aren't as grippy as they used to be. I'm sure they're wearing out already.
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Now that I have you guys over here I have a question. Since I didn't use the "external" map and there's a red (out) 12v wire coming out of the PAC that was to be used with the voltage regulator, do you guys think is a big deal if I use that to power my wideband? I didn't check what size fuse is installed in the power PAC input, but I assume that in in the 20a range? I know the wb controller normally would use a 5a so would it be safe to assume that I'll be fine using it to power the wb?
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Sounds about right but a tire will help. I used to kick sideways even in 3rd but now I'm good in 3rd. Second gear and especially first is a practice of throttle modulation to maximize acceleration and minimize spin.
1st world problems for all of us
I just put Potenza RE-11s on mine a few months ago. They certainly aren't as grippy as they used to be. I'm sure they're wearing out already.
1st world problems for all of us
I just put Potenza RE-11s on mine a few months ago. They certainly aren't as grippy as they used to be. I'm sure they're wearing out already.
Now that I have you guys over here I have a question. Since I didn't use the "external" map and there's a red (out) 12v wire coming out of the PAC that was to be used with the voltage regulator, do you guys think is a big deal if I use that to power my wideband? I didn't check what size fuse is installed in the power PAC input, but I assume that in in the 20a range? I know the wb controller normally would use a 5a so would it be safe to assume that I'll be fine using it to power the wb?
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lol, first world problems is right.. I didn't realize it was starting to break loose until I left traction control on and had it start giving me message about traction control active
Hmmmm, that is a good question that I don't know the answer to. I bet it'd be fine but I'm not 100% sure
Hmmmm, that is a good question that I don't know the answer to. I bet it'd be fine but I'm not 100% sure
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Now that I have you guys over here I have a question. Since I didn't use the "external" map and there's a red (out) 12v wire coming out of the PAC that was to be used with the voltage regulator, do you guys think is a big deal if I use that to power my wideband? I didn't check what size fuse is installed in the power PAC input, but I assume that in in the 20a range? I know the wb controller normally would use a 5a so would it be safe to assume that I'll be fine using it to power the wb?
So as long as your wide band requires a 15 amp or less your fine. You could up that to a 20 amp if needed, but Julio spec's these system very carefully, so a 20 amp may do damage to one of the components before popping. That would be better answered by him directly.
Hope that helps.
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