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Lee sprayed before the turbo there are one or two kool articles on the before black website on diy alky. I have a few buddys that have done it for a long time . there are pros and cons for both
Lee sprayed before the turbo there are one or two kool articles on the before black website on diy alky. I have a few buddys that have done it for a long time . there are pros and cons for both
About time you got back on the board. :tongue:
Agree, pro's and cons to both.
Pro's to DIY - Upfront purchase $$
Cons; Tuning time, chip re-programming time (to name a few)
Pro's of the PAC - Seamless integration, enough data to get the TT chip right.
Con's of the PAC - Upfront $$
I am a paying customer like all of you, and I am just trying to safe you a few headaches.
This discussion is like asking; Flat Tappet or Roller cam?
Summary;
So, IMO, upfront purchase cost is the single biggest deciding factor, but, the cost savings will be QUICKLY diminished by the total tuning time and many other implementation headaches.
Remember this; None of these cars run worth a crap without the right chip/code. That means EVERTHING ties together and TurboTweak has this data for the HA's with the PAC!
DIY systems work very well, but it may take 5 months (example) to get it running correctly, vs 1 week for the PAC.
My $0.02 ----- Be cool!
For a novice such as myself I think the DIY kit is the way to go (for now since I already have 99% of the parts on hand). I'll probably never have the car at the track and I don't exactly street race but I do like to feel good acceleration under my butt when I ask for it. There is no where that I am going with this car that someone hasn't already been. All the hard work is done we just have to look for it and utilize it. I have had many ideas floating around in my head just to find out that someone has already acted on the same idea and I have also encountered many things that were so simple yet incredably clever that left me saying "why didn't I think of that".
Ever thought about running the car on E85 and just "mist" the alky into the intake?
None of my local stations carry E85 yet. I'm sure it has to be in the area somewhere but it isn't readily available here yet. 93 Octane is everywhere though for around $2.15ish/gal. I haven't read much on E85 so what are the pro's to running it?
Seems like many people have their own alky mix. Besides a safety concern, Is there a reason you wouldn't inject race gas through the alky kit? Seems like if you set it to come on at lets say 10psi, thats when you would need the added fuel. I'm sure this probably wouldn't aid in the cooling process though would it.
There is a little more involved than that.
First off, “most” HA cars I know off, run the ALKYCONTROL kit.
The pump in this kit does not tolerate race fuel, or oils.
As far as mix; 100% Meth has proven to have the biggest benefit overall.
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