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[exelr8]

I am at around 3500 pounds.

[wtcii]

Well, damn. That is heavy. A stock 03 sedan is 3053. Would Tim's be lighter than stock or heavier?

[exelr8]

Knowing tim, it should either be close to the stock weight or less depending on how much that blower weighs and what he has taken out of the car

[timot_one]

I'll race you, with a different car.

Deal.  The rules are that you have to buy said car and modify it with your own money.  None of this borrowing daddy's car bullshit.

I actually really wanna see how many cars Tim would pull on me

So, how fast is Tim's car? Put it in terms of 0-60.

My car really isn't fast guys.  It's just faster than a stock Accord.

Would Tim's be lighter than stock or heavier?

Knowing tim, it should either be close to the stock weight or less depending on how much that blower weighs and what he has taken out of the car

Sorry Mike, but you are wrong.  My car is much heavier than stock.  You guys forget that I have lots of stereo in my car.  I'm guessing that I've added about 300-400 lbs of stereo in the trunk and sound deadening material.  I didn't really have a chance to strip the trunk and put everything on a diet.  Maybe next summer or whenever I move out of MA into a place that has a garage.

[exelr8]

this is true, I forgot you are a car audio guru. I know you have dyno tuned that thing what are the power number? and Hell, my car is a turd at 6psi and intermittent belt slip,  my friends 306 94 gt pulled a car length on me I launched from 3rd at 65 and he went from fourth. and he was not even on the bottle

[wtcii]

I couldn't be you with my Dad's car. He drive a 09 Camry. My car is faster than his.

[exelr8]

I couldn't be you with my Dad's car. He drive a 09 Camry. My car is faster than his.

Bill, What is this? I figured you would be more grammatically correct than this.

[timot_one]

No dyno tuning yet.  I'm waiting on my race header and 3" exhaust to be finished.  Plus, I still have to get my prototype aftercooler back to see if it cools better than my current aftercooler.  I also want to get an ice box for my aftercooler set up and need to wire up some fans on my heat exchanger.  I'm still not running water meth either.  Once all that is done, I'm hoping to make about 350ish whp.

[wtcii]

Do most manufacturers advertise whp?

[timot_one]

Huh?

[wtcii]

It seems like I remember other horse power readings. My car for example is advertised at 160hp. Is that at the wheel?

[exelr8]

I am wanting to do a chicane intercooler set up with a nitrous bar to cool the heat exchanger. One problem the car has is where the SC meets the intercooler on the mani there are gaps between the two causing warm air to sneak its way in. I am hoping for 425 whp by next summer depending on if I stay at home.

Bill, when you read a cars horsepower and torque ratings from the manufacturer it is at the crank. I know you lose +/- 15% with RWD but I do not know the rate for FWD drivetrain power loss

[exelr8]

correct, you lose power going through the drive train.

[wtcii]

Sorry, deleted my post. Re-read yours and figured it out.

[exelr8]

oh ok haha. that is why us rwd guys swear by rear end gearing, it can make(and brake ) your car, like my gear is a 3.27:1 if I did not dd the car i would put a 4.10 or 4.20:1 in the diff