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Old 02-26-2010, 12:18 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by TARDCORE View Post
lol I was in 2nd and was doing about 30 mph and bounced it off the rev limiter. When I went to shift to 3rd I looked in the mirror and the civic still somewhat kept up. I was expecting to completely lose him but I wasnt pulling as strong as I though. When I did this I must have been at 265 degrees or womewhere since it was right after I decided to pass the cars. One of my friends has an 08 C6 coupe and that thing pulls on the Z like you wouldnt believe. But in comparison, the Z and the C6 compared to the Z and the Si, there would be a much larger gap between the the Z and the Si than the vette. Im just confused as too how people notice any gains from the bolt ons on this car. When I started modding my RSX I didnt notice any gains until I K-PRO'd it and even then all I felt was torque. Not sure how much faster it made it top end wise. The last thing I do will be FI LTH and then Ill re dyno it to see if full bolt ons will help as much as I think they will. Im a little disappointed with the Z. It takes turns great but an S2K and civic... not right man. not right.
If you were at 265 the car might be in first stage limiting mode, slightly.
Also, you said you were going uphill and at those engine temps you are getting massive amounts of heat soak into the air intake system.

Overall I would just say your car was just running hot, I know your past with an oil cooler, but a better intake & oil cooler at those temps will help keep the car running at maximum output even when hot.
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