Not happy with my UTEC Stage 1 times.

progresr · 10-05-2003, 03:09 AM

I don't understand. Another WRX was completely stock and ran a 15.02. And he had an excellent launch. Is there something wrong with my times? Or is my car screwed up?

First Run
60....2.513
330....6.757
1/8....10.170
MPH....72.46
1000....13.070
1/4....15.537
MPH....90.99

Second Run
60....2.170
330....2.490
1/8....9.600
MPH....72.79
1000....12.519
1/4....15.020
MPH....90.63

My car is totally stock aside from the UTEC being tuned for max 16 PSI.

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warpspeedwrx · 10-05-2003, 03:59 AM

your trap speed seems kinda low. Dont stockers trap around 93mph? Even if u had a 1.8 s 60' the best u can do is probably 14.5-14.6. That dont seem right.. I assume u are not at sealevel and the weather is really bad. Is that correct?

SleeperWRX · 10-05-2003, 04:52 AM

you just need some practice behind the wheel judging from your 60' times...the trap isn't that far off from what it should be.

stickman · 10-05-2003, 10:24 AM

well i must say that ur prolly the first person i know who got a UTEC as there first mod. with that money u spent for the UTEC u could of had an up pipe, DP, mbc, and a cat back.

is ur UTEC tuned? wt reductions? full tank of gas?

also ur 60ft times are terrible. well the 1st one is anyways.
if u can get those times to 1.8; 1.9 ur 1/4 times would be way better. also ur shifting is important and make sure u go thru the trap in 4th gear.

keep practicing and keep modding. u will get there.

progresr · 10-05-2003, 11:58 AM

My UTEC isn't tuned. No weight reduction. My tank was at 3/4. It was very humid.

Shouldn't my MPH be way higher than 90-91?

SjpWrx · 10-05-2003, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by progresr
My UTEC isn't tuned. No weight reduction. My tank was at 3/4. It was very humid.

Shouldn't my MPH be way higher than 90-91?

Yes it should be at least 4-5 mph higher

and you 60' times are very bad they should be the best 1.8xx to 1.9xx-2.0xx

Davenow · 10-05-2003, 12:40 PM

yeah man its your launch. 2+ 60" times are miserable.

<<been there done that

Hassassin · 10-05-2003, 02:35 PM

god damn, its so annoying...

why must every single person on this board complain about their horrible times, when its ALWAYS the 60'... ALWAYS!!!!!

this is last time, i swear...

1. pulse revs 4-6k
2. slip/drop clutch as fast as possible w/out lettin the clutch go bak on its own weight
3. no more complaining

stickman · 10-05-2003, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by progresr
My UTEC isn't tuned. No weight reduction. My tank was at 3/4. It was very humid.

Shouldn't my MPH be way higher than 90-91?

get that sucker tuned first. thats prolly why ur trap speed is so low in combination with ur 60 ft.

again get that UTEC tuned even tho u have a stock car, u really dont need the UTEC anyways

fellfrosch7 · 10-06-2003, 10:20 AM

How can you guys say that a UTEC is worthless on a stock car? Granted, it's a LOT more expensive than a MBC, but the TurboXS stage 1 (UTEC alone) is advertised at 275hp. This is probably optimistic, but let's say 260hp. Cobb advertises their stage 1 reflash (for a stock car) at 255/260hp, depending on which octane map you go with. It's around 30hp more than stock, and the car is tuned to handle higher boost properly.

stickman · 10-06-2003, 03:19 PM

he said his UTEC was untuned

MustGoFast · 10-06-2003, 04:12 PM

any chance this car had a slush box?

I also see a high degree of driver error + inexperience + not knowing how to tune the UTEC or not having someone else tune it... this equals times more than 1sec slower than a good driver in a stock car.

fellfrosch7 · 10-06-2003, 04:30 PM

I know he said it was untuned. In that case, it is useless.

I was saying that it's not useless to have one on a stock car, since you can raise boost and control fuel and timing with it to get more power out of a 100% stock engine.

03WRXMA · 10-06-2003, 04:31 PM

Good point ^ could be an Auto!

Brewmaster · 10-06-2003, 04:50 PM

Is you car actually running 16psi of boost? Do you have a boost gauge? If so you should be trapping at a higher mph even with bad driving.

Jim

progresr · 10-06-2003, 05:48 PM

The car isn't an auto, I don't have a boost gauge but measure it in the UTEC. I'm going to tune the UTEC from scratch today. It came preloaded with a tuners map but I guess it's not working for me.

jimgldn, I thought the same thing. Shouldn't my MPH be way higher than that?

V6TurboTA · 10-06-2003, 06:47 PM

Your mph should be higher, but your down in FL so keep that in mind.

My car was about .5 and 5mph slower at Moroso raceway in FL as opposed to New England Dragway in NH.

I ran 14.0@93 iirc and when I got home the car went back to running 13.5 at a best of 98mph without changing anything. That was with an MBC, and a K&N filter

Mind you i drove 43 hours (19hrs down and 23hrs back home, btw thats 1475 miles each way if you want to do the math) with the MBC on the whole time. Never skipped a beat.

But still I wouldnt be all too happy. The car should run those times stock.

Did you call Turbo XS?

~v6

Brewmaster · 10-06-2003, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by progresr
The car isn't an auto, I don't have a boost gauge but measure it in the UTEC. I'm going to tune the UTEC from scratch today. It came preloaded with a tuners map but I guess it's not working for me.

jimgldn, I thought the same thing. Shouldn't my MPH be way higher than that?

When I was doing some data loging with utec it said my boost was 20 psi when my car was only boosting 14psi on the gauge. So I dont know how accurate the utec readings are. Or maybe it's just my boost gauge. Anyway with stock boost control my car boosted 14psi on the gauge.

Jim

CKxx · 10-08-2003, 02:33 PM

Even an untuned stage1 should be good for 13s. I ran 14.1 stock so the extra power should, as i said, be capable of 13sec times.

TypeC · 10-08-2003, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by progresr
I don't understand. Is there something wrong with my times? Or is my car screwed up?

The problem is your are a horrible driver. I can cut 2.5's on my unicycle.

Serisouly though, Unichips/UTEC, etc don't fare well as first mods. They usually run the same times as a mbc only car (which is still 13.7-8@97 with a 1.8 60').

I'd work on the launch first, then go from there.

Hassassin · 10-08-2003, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TypeC

I can cut 2.5's on my unicycle.

LOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!

V6TurboTA · 10-08-2003, 04:58 PM

I actually HAVE a unicycle

~v6

Hassassin · 10-08-2003, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by V6TurboTA
I actually HAVE a unicycle

~v6

i dont have one...

but lets see.. 3ft = 1yrd... i ran the 50yrd dash in like 7-8sec...
so thats 150ft...
hhhhmmm... i figure i can run 60ft in like 3sec... which is PRETTY close to you 60', which means im FAST!

..................wow i have a lot of free time

TypeC · 10-08-2003, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Hassassin
i figure i can run 60ft in like 3sec... which is PRETTY close to your 60', which means im FAST!

X10

progresr · 10-08-2003, 07:03 PM

OK, I get the idea.

But you really think my 60ft times are going to make that big a difference? A full sec. in the 1/4? Seems a little much for me?

By the way, I cut a 2.17 60 ft. (still really crappy, I know) on my second run and my MPH was still low.

10-05-2003, 03:09 AM	#1
progresr Scooby Newbie Member#: 6772 Join Date: May 2001 Vehicle: 03 WRB WRX Cobb Stage 2	Not happy with my UTEC Stage 1 times. I don't understand. Another WRX was completely stock and ran a 15.02. And he had an excellent launch. Is there something wrong with my times? Or is my car screwed up? First Run 60....2.513 330....6.757 1/8....10.170 MPH....72.46 1000....13.070 1/4....15.537 MPH....90.99 Second Run 60....2.170 330....2.490 1/8....9.600 MPH....72.79 1000....12.519 1/4....15.020 MPH....90.63 My car is totally stock aside from the UTEC being tuned for max 16 PSI. * Registered users of the site do not see these ads.

10-06-2003, 06:47 PM	#17
V6TurboTA Scooby Guru Member#: 9090 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: < of Boston Vehicle: 09 Forester Gump 02WRX->04STi->09Gump	Your mph should be higher, but your down in FL so keep that in mind. My car was about .5 and 5mph slower at Moroso raceway in FL as opposed to New England Dragway in NH. I ran 14.0@93 iirc and when I got home the car went back to running 13.5 at a best of 98mph without changing anything. That was with an MBC, and a K&N filter Mind you i drove 43 hours (19hrs down and 23hrs back home, btw thats 1475 miles each way if you want to do the math) with the MBC on the whole time. Never skipped a beat. But still I wouldnt be all too happy. The car should run those times stock. Did you call Turbo XS? ~v6 Last edited by V6TurboTA; 10-06-2003 at 06:55 PM.

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10-05-2003, 03:59 AM	#2
warpspeedwrx Scooby Newbie Member#: 36318 Join Date: May 2003 Chapter/Region: NWIC Location: OR Vehicle: 2002 wrx sold :(	your trap speed seems kinda low. Dont stockers trap around 93mph? Even if u had a 1.8 s 60' the best u can do is probably 14.5-14.6. That dont seem right.. I assume u are not at sealevel and the weather is really bad. Is that correct?

10-05-2003, 04:52 AM	#3
SleeperWRX Scooby Specialist Member#: 8179 Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Legacy Sport Sedan (Turbo)	you just need some practice behind the wheel judging from your 60' times...the trap isn't that far off from what it should be.

10-05-2003, 10:24 AM	#4
stickman Scooby Specialist Member#: 13890 Join Date: Jan 2002 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: DFW Vehicle: 2007 Mazda CX 7 Icy Blew	well i must say that ur prolly the first person i know who got a UTEC as there first mod. with that money u spent for the UTEC u could of had an up pipe, DP, mbc, and a cat back. is ur UTEC tuned? wt reductions? full tank of gas? also ur 60ft times are terrible. well the 1st one is anyways. if u can get those times to 1.8; 1.9 ur 1/4 times would be way better. also ur shifting is important and make sure u go thru the trap in 4th gear. keep practicing and keep modding. u will get there.

10-05-2003, 11:58 AM	#5
progresr Scooby Newbie Member#: 6772 Join Date: May 2001 Vehicle: 03 WRB WRX Cobb Stage 2	My UTEC isn't tuned. No weight reduction. My tank was at 3/4. It was very humid. Shouldn't my MPH be way higher than 90-91?

10-05-2003, 12:40 PM	#7
Davenow Scooby Guru Member#: 23676 Join Date: Aug 2002 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: de_dust and Orgrimar Vehicle: .	yeah man its your launch. 2+ 60" times are miserable. <<been there done that

10-05-2003, 02:35 PM	#8
Hassassin Scooby Specialist Member#: 16771 Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NJ 241HP 241TQ Vehicle: 12.9 @ 102MPH 1.784 - Stock Turbo	god damn, its so annoying... why must every single person on this board complain about their horrible times, when its ALWAYS the 60'... ALWAYS!!!!! this is last time, i swear... 1. pulse revs 4-6k 2. slip/drop clutch as fast as possible w/out lettin the clutch go bak on its own weight 3. no more complaining

10-06-2003, 10:20 AM	#10
fellfrosch7 Scooby Specialist Member#: 2389 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Las Vegas, NV Vehicle: '98 Impreza L Wagon '90 Talon TSi AWD	How can you guys say that a UTEC is worthless on a stock car? Granted, it's a LOT more expensive than a MBC, but the TurboXS stage 1 (UTEC alone) is advertised at 275hp. This is probably optimistic, but let's say 260hp. Cobb advertises their stage 1 reflash (for a stock car) at 255/260hp, depending on which octane map you go with. It's around 30hp more than stock, and the car is tuned to handle higher boost properly.

10-06-2003, 03:19 PM	#11
stickman Scooby Specialist Member#: 13890 Join Date: Jan 2002 Chapter/Region: TXIC Location: DFW Vehicle: 2007 Mazda CX 7 Icy Blew	he said his UTEC was untuned

10-06-2003, 04:12 PM	#12
MustGoFast Scooby Specialist Member#: 33370 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Vehicle: 2002 Impreza WRX Blue now w/ 6 fun flavors	any chance this car had a slush box? I also see a high degree of driver error + inexperience + not knowing how to tune the UTEC or not having someone else tune it... this equals times more than 1sec slower than a good driver in a stock car.

10-06-2003, 04:30 PM	#13
fellfrosch7 Scooby Specialist Member#: 2389 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Las Vegas, NV Vehicle: '98 Impreza L Wagon '90 Talon TSi AWD	I know he said it was untuned. In that case, it is useless. I was saying that it's not useless to have one on a stock car, since you can raise boost and control fuel and timing with it to get more power out of a 100% stock engine.

10-06-2003, 04:31 PM	#14
03WRXMA Scooby Guru Member#: 35081 Join Date: Apr 2003 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: CT Vehicle: 2012 WRX WRB	Good point ^ could be an Auto!

10-06-2003, 04:50 PM	#15
Brewmaster Scooby Specialist Member#: 16856 Join Date: Mar 2002 Chapter/Region: NESIC Location: Slow :) Vehicle: "I work until BEER O clock" Stephen King	Is you car actually running 16psi of boost? Do you have a boost gauge? If so you should be trapping at a higher mph even with bad driving. Jim

10-06-2003, 05:48 PM	#16
progresr Scooby Newbie Member#: 6772 Join Date: May 2001 Vehicle: 03 WRB WRX Cobb Stage 2	The car isn't an auto, I don't have a boost gauge but measure it in the UTEC. I'm going to tune the UTEC from scratch today. It came preloaded with a tuners map but I guess it's not working for me. jimgldn, I thought the same thing. Shouldn't my MPH be way higher than that?

10-08-2003, 02:33 PM	#19
CKxx Scooby Specialist Member#: 33458 Join Date: Feb 2003 Chapter/Region: Tri-State Location: PA Vehicle: Your BOV sounds lame 93 RX7+09 Forester	Even an untuned stage1 should be good for 13s. I ran 14.1 stock so the extra power should, as i said, be capable of 13sec times.

10-08-2003, 04:58 PM	#22
V6TurboTA Scooby Guru Member#: 9090 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: < of Boston Vehicle: 09 Forester Gump 02WRX->04STi->09Gump	I actually HAVE a unicycle ~v6

10-08-2003, 07:03 PM	#25
progresr Scooby Newbie Member#: 6772 Join Date: May 2001 Vehicle: 03 WRB WRX Cobb Stage 2	OK, I get the idea. But you really think my 60ft times are going to make that big a difference? A full sec. in the 1/4? Seems a little much for me? By the way, I cut a 2.17 60 ft. (still really crappy, I know) on my second run and my MPH was still low.