| Madhops |
12-22-2005 02:21 AM |
Installed REVi w/ram air, RB Exhaust, and Pirelli P-Zero Nero M+S tires...
Well it's been about 2 weeks and a littel over 500Km now and my butt dyno can still feel the difference. It's not a lot, but enough. I wasn't expecting much to begin with but I must say that I'm totally satisfied with the purcahse. The whole system is barely loader, the exhaust note is deeper and the engine whine is a bit more noticable, but when you floor it the whole thing comes alive all the way to redline. I live in Vancouver and there have been a few days last week where it got pretty cold, and on those days, I really noticed a difference thoughout the whole RPM range. The best part about it has to be the sound, my last car (read: rice rocket) had an exhuast that was great but loud, and after 8 years of that, I guess you could say, I'd had enough and outgrew that constant droan. The RB system is a welcome change.
As for the tires, they are way better then the craptenzas that came with the car. Where as the OEM tires would suck when the outside Temp dropped, the Nero's still remain sticky. In the rain, I can accelerate off the line and take corners faster. On dry pavement, I think the new tires are at least the same as the OEM's new, or maybe even better. Haven't encountered any snow yet but I'm sure anything is better then the OEM's, and being rated M+S the Pirell's should really make a difference.
My next mod is a homemade grounding kit over the Christmas holidays. I've put them on my old car and a bunch of my friend's cars, and always had good results. This time I'm thinking of adding a voltage stabilizer into the mix. I haven't found too much info on them, the stereo guys say they help a bit. Anyhow, the voltage stabilizers are pretty cheap so I figured I'd give it a try. Anyone else try this?
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