Single turbo setup for GS400?
11-19-09, 03:55 PM
#46
Yeah, tell me about it...I'm on brand new 275/30 (on 19 X 9.5 wheels) super sticky Bridgestones in the rear with around 120lbs of stereo in the trunk and I STILL spin 'em at a launch on the street! and that's without FI! 
What would you suggest me do for better traction? I was thinking of getting rid of my stereo equip to strip some weight. Is there anything I can do with my suspension? Such as bring it up a little in the rear...would that help? Do they sell traction bars for our cars? How do they work? I know the simplest would be to let some air out of the rear tires but I am not running a few passes on a track where I can fill them back up - I'm just having a little fun on the street.
What would you suggest me do for better traction? I was thinking of getting rid of my stereo equip to strip some weight. Is there anything I can do with my suspension? Such as bring it up a little in the rear...would that help? Do they sell traction bars for our cars? How do they work? I know the simplest would be to let some air out of the rear tires but I am not running a few passes on a track where I can fill them back up - I'm just having a little fun on the street.
My take is if you want to realize the full power potential on the strip, then street drag radials is the easiest way. If you want performance under real world conditions, that's tough. Even with my 295 tires on 11 inch wide rims, I can spin them at will. I have even broke loose on the freeway when it kicks down to 3rd. So I'd say an electronic traction control device may be the best way to go.
I'm pretty busy right now, but hopefully someone else can chime in with possible traction control units.
Now on the other side, I recently switched over to a Carbonetics LSD and the off the line experience is quite interesting. In the past with a Supra TT LSD, I would have to launch with VSC off, since it would kick in and bog very early, however with VSC off, my traction was HIGHLY dependent on the road surface. Launching consistently was not easy at all. I would either spin and have to throttle it a bit or on a good launch it would spin and grab, then go WOT and that would be my quickest launch.
With the Carbonetics LSD it appears that I can NOW run with VSC on and it appears to match up with the new LSD quite well. I almost don't feel the VSC kick in, no bog, but the tires will slip just a bit, then grab and go. I only did a few launches since I installed the new LSD, so I will need to pull out my G-Tech and do some testing during the Holidays and with weather permitting.
Stay Tuned
11-19-09, 04:13 PM
#48
?E-shift does not allow up shifts while you are at WOT. Try accelerating and e-shift to 3rd gear, then while at WOT shift up to 4th early, it won't shift. Basically e-shift is only good for holding the tranny in a lower gear or to downshift.
Hmmmm, I never had a prob with hitting the rev limiter except from 1st to 2nd. Then again, morris may have a different power curve, etc as discussed.
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naluloa (01-21-24)
11-19-09, 04:17 PM
#49
I'll be lucky if I can complete this by the beginning of next summer.
11-19-09, 06:40 PM
#50
Actually, I heard how Jeff shifts on one of his videos, he lets off for a quick second from WOT then shifts, kinda like a manual..
My car is getting tuned by boost logic right now. I'm going to rebuild the tranny as well...hopefully all goes well I'll be able to track the "wife's" car
My car is getting tuned by boost logic right now. I'm going to rebuild the tranny as well...hopefully all goes well I'll be able to track the "wife's" car
11-22-09, 07:22 PM
#51
Actually, I heard how Jeff shifts on one of his videos, he lets off for a quick second from WOT then shifts, kinda like a manual..
My car is getting tuned by boost logic right now. I'm going to rebuild the tranny as well...hopefully all goes well I'll be able to track the "wife's" car
My car is getting tuned by boost logic right now. I'm going to rebuild the tranny as well...hopefully all goes well I'll be able to track the "wife's" car
11-23-09, 08:36 PM
#54
Gillexus, JPI never tuned the car...he had no electronics to tune my setup. He just adjusted the FMU (garbage) but I was at 10 afr in boost which is basically too rich. I plan on doing a post with all my issues with my install 2 years ago. I barely drove the car when JPI did the install because of all the issues....
11-26-09, 02:37 AM
#55
Gillexus, JPI never tuned the car...he had no electronics to tune my setup. He just adjusted the FMU (garbage) but I was at 10 afr in boost which is basically too rich. I plan on doing a post with all my issues with my install 2 years ago. I barely drove the car when JPI did the install because of all the issues....
I take whos doing the AEM FIC knows what they doing. Can't wait to see those results.
12-05-09, 11:31 AM
#56
I was trying to reply to you a while ago and I searched for a traction control unit that I researched long ago, but never found it.
My take is if you want to realize the full power potential on the strip, then street drag radials is the easiest way. If you want performance under real world conditions, that's tough. Even with my 295 tires on 11 inch wide rims, I can spin them at will. I have even broke loose on the freeway when it kicks down to 3rd. So I'd say an electronic traction control device may be the best way to go.
I'm pretty busy right now, but hopefully someone else can chime in with possible traction control units.
Now on the other side, I recently switched over to a Carbonetics LSD and the off the line experience is quite interesting. In the past with a Supra TT LSD, I would have to launch with VSC off, since it would kick in and bog very early, however with VSC off, my traction was HIGHLY dependent on the road surface. Launching consistently was not easy at all. I would either spin and have to throttle it a bit or on a good launch it would spin and grab, then go WOT and that would be my quickest launch.
With the Carbonetics LSD it appears that I can NOW run with VSC on and it appears to match up with the new LSD quite well. I almost don't feel the VSC kick in, no bog, but the tires will slip just a bit, then grab and go. I only did a few launches since I installed the new LSD, so I will need to pull out my G-Tech and do some testing during the Holidays and with weather permitting.
Stay Tuned
My take is if you want to realize the full power potential on the strip, then street drag radials is the easiest way. If you want performance under real world conditions, that's tough. Even with my 295 tires on 11 inch wide rims, I can spin them at will. I have even broke loose on the freeway when it kicks down to 3rd. So I'd say an electronic traction control device may be the best way to go.
I'm pretty busy right now, but hopefully someone else can chime in with possible traction control units.
Now on the other side, I recently switched over to a Carbonetics LSD and the off the line experience is quite interesting. In the past with a Supra TT LSD, I would have to launch with VSC off, since it would kick in and bog very early, however with VSC off, my traction was HIGHLY dependent on the road surface. Launching consistently was not easy at all. I would either spin and have to throttle it a bit or on a good launch it would spin and grab, then go WOT and that would be my quickest launch.
With the Carbonetics LSD it appears that I can NOW run with VSC on and it appears to match up with the new LSD quite well. I almost don't feel the VSC kick in, no bog, but the tires will slip just a bit, then grab and go. I only did a few launches since I installed the new LSD, so I will need to pull out my G-Tech and do some testing during the Holidays and with weather permitting.
Stay Tuned
12-09-09, 03:55 PM
#57
Driver School Candidate
Theres a company that makes rear mount turbo kits for a few of the domestic models they take the place of the mufflers in the rear of the car they do have universal kits heres their web site www.ststurbo.com and the piping back to the front of the vehicle acts as a intercooler preety impressive HP gains and ease of installing
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djr48312 (10-18-21)
12-11-09, 11:24 AM
#58
Theres a company that makes rear mount turbo kits for a few of the domestic models they take the place of the mufflers in the rear of the car they do have universal kits heres their web site www.ststurbo.com and the piping back to the front of the vehicle acts as a intercooler preety impressive HP gains and ease of installing
search under remote mount or something similar.
12-11-09, 01:43 PM
#59
Instructor
Theres a company that makes rear mount turbo kits for a few of the domestic models they take the place of the mufflers in the rear of the car they do have universal kits heres their web site ststurbo.com and the piping back to the front of the vehicle acts as a intercooler preety impressive HP gains and ease of installing