Getting used to the power....

Gambit · 07-01-2000, 08:02 PM

OK is it me or what that after the initial power up mod (intake/exhaust/pulley etc...) you're like "Whoa!!!" And then after a while when the dust settles you sorta thought "hmm.... I don't feel any Whoa feeling anymore". Sorta like getting used to it now. I already have the usual mods on my car and I know when these mods were added, I felt increases but now it seemed the same to me. Not even sure if there's an increase from stock anymore.

Maybe I shoul take a drive on a stock Impreza to feel the comparison. Anyone with me on this phenomenon?

Mizen · 07-01-2000, 08:05 PM

Yeah, all i got is an intake so far - no more whoa...

I still feel a kick but I think 'is this the intake or was my car alwasy like this?'

I drive a lot harder now and floor it often, I didn't when before I made the mods - perhaps if I had I would have more of a memory to compare to..

But, I'm with you... i was thinking about riding in a stock RS to check it out actually...

M8 · 07-01-2000, 11:45 PM

yeah, it really is a short honeymoon with these NA upgrades...

burr101 · 07-02-2000, 03:22 PM

Mizen,
i'm with you dude, before the stromung shifts at 4000 MAX. But since the stromung i have to stop myself from shifting below 4000rpm's (warmup and nice old people around). I just love to hear the deep growl right at 5000rpm. its an addiction.
maybe we start a help group.

shaun

N/A · 07-02-2000, 04:10 PM

Trust me the same thing happens with a turbo'd car. I love the Nissan but 7lbs of boost is starting to feel a bit weak. Since discovering the high/low boost button on the controller I have found myself using it alot more. 7lbs is fun but 14lbs is alot more fun! You find yourself looking at mods or ways of tinkering with the car to somehow make it faster or quicker to spool up. That may just be why my dad used to always have a project car in the garage. Working on them is fun and so is improving them. Once you get them to where you've about taken it as far as street legal use will let you, you start looking at a new car. By the way the 14lbs is about all the Primera will take without some really expensive work.

M8 · 07-02-2000, 04:16 PM

so it never ends....

N/A · 07-02-2000, 04:24 PM

M8, Sorry to break it to you that way but its true. The quest for better, faster, and more fun will never end. You just find something else to set your goals at. So when you go turbo your ambition doesn't end. You just get a whole new set of problems.

M8 · 07-02-2000, 05:53 PM

yeah i suspected as much. my best mate has a maxed out jetta VR6, ported and polished do-dads aftermarket everything and a Z-engineering supercharger to ice the cake. his car handles great and pulls FOREVER! but guess what? he is looking to add noz' to this already potent mix! why? beats me... vipers maybe?

07-01-2000, 08:02 PM	#1
Gambit Scooby Specialist Member#: 102 Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: The meeting place	Getting used to the power.... OK is it me or what that after the initial power up mod (intake/exhaust/pulley etc...) you're like "Whoa!!!" And then after a while when the dust settles you sorta thought "hmm.... I don't feel any Whoa feeling anymore". Sorta like getting used to it now. I already have the usual mods on my car and I know when these mods were added, I felt increases but now it seemed the same to me. Not even sure if there's an increase from stock anymore. Maybe I shoul take a drive on a stock Impreza to feel the comparison. Anyone with me on this phenomenon?

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07-01-2000, 08:05 PM	#2
Mizen Scooby Specialist Member#: 1483 Join Date: May 2000 Location: Los Angeles, CA. Vehicle: '92 240sx fastback dark red	Yeah, all i got is an intake so far - no more whoa... I still feel a kick but I think 'is this the intake or was my car alwasy like this?' I drive a lot harder now and floor it often, I didn't when before I made the mods - perhaps if I had I would have more of a memory to compare to.. But, I'm with you... i was thinking about riding in a stock RS to check it out actually...

07-01-2000, 11:45 PM	#3
M8 Scooby Specialist Member#: 949 Join Date: Feb 2000 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NJ Vehicle: 06 F2000 Speed Triple	yeah, it really is a short honeymoon with these NA upgrades...

07-02-2000, 03:22 PM	#4
burr101 Scooby Specialist Member#: 907 Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Harrisville, RI Vehicle: 2002 WRX Sedan Silver	Mizen, i'm with you dude, before the stromung shifts at 4000 MAX. But since the stromung i have to stop myself from shifting below 4000rpm's (warmup and nice old people around). I just love to hear the deep growl right at 5000rpm. its an addiction. maybe we start a help group. shaun

07-02-2000, 04:10 PM	#5
N/A Scooby Specialist Member#: 133 Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Maryland (not by choice) Vehicle: 2003 Echo-daily car silver	Trust me the same thing happens with a turbo'd car. I love the Nissan but 7lbs of boost is starting to feel a bit weak. Since discovering the high/low boost button on the controller I have found myself using it alot more. 7lbs is fun but 14lbs is alot more fun! You find yourself looking at mods or ways of tinkering with the car to somehow make it faster or quicker to spool up. That may just be why my dad used to always have a project car in the garage. Working on them is fun and so is improving them. Once you get them to where you've about taken it as far as street legal use will let you, you start looking at a new car. By the way the 14lbs is about all the Primera will take without some really expensive work.

07-02-2000, 04:16 PM	#6
M8 Scooby Specialist Member#: 949 Join Date: Feb 2000 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NJ Vehicle: 06 F2000 Speed Triple	so it never ends....

07-02-2000, 04:24 PM	#7
N/A Scooby Specialist Member#: 133 Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Maryland (not by choice) Vehicle: 2003 Echo-daily car silver	M8, Sorry to break it to you that way but its true. The quest for better, faster, and more fun will never end. You just find something else to set your goals at. So when you go turbo your ambition doesn't end. You just get a whole new set of problems.

07-02-2000, 05:53 PM	#8
M8 Scooby Specialist Member#: 949 Join Date: Feb 2000 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: NJ Vehicle: 06 F2000 Speed Triple	yeah i suspected as much. my best mate has a maxed out jetta VR6, ported and polished do-dads aftermarket everything and a Z-engineering supercharger to ice the cake. his car handles great and pulls FOREVER! but guess what? he is looking to add noz' to this already potent mix! why? beats me... vipers maybe?