My latest mod (making the GT700 faster)
#16
06-06-2005, 06:24 PM
Damn...those are some short gears in 5th and 6th. Which gear is 1:1? I would think that you don't have much of an overdrive and that the car revs pretty high in 6th on the highway @ 80mph.
I can't wait to see that beast again! I still need a ride in it..
#22
06-06-2005, 09:09 PM
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Low , to answer your question , between the gears , the clutch , two small boost leak repairs, 116 octane fuel and no cats , about 20% faster than when you rode it. When you are in town call me and we will go for a ride, you will be the judge.
#23
06-06-2005, 09:17 PM
I removed my cats a while back . . . one of the best mods I ever did . . . definite improvement in performance! This is the piece I had fabricated to replace my cat (Ruf Exhaust):
I am now considering new exhaust options. But for the excessive sound, a straight pipe would be ideal. Alternatively, I am considering an almost staight run (perhaps with a slight bend) from the turbo to the tip, with an inline muffler similar to the following:
Or
http://www.burnsstainless.com/Ultral...temuffler.html
There is no room after the cat to insert an inline muffler in a straight run to the tip. However, with the cat removed, there is plenty of room for a straight, inline muffler with 70+ mm piping connecting the turbo to the muffler to the tip. This type of set up should produce less back pressure than that generated where the exhaust runs a longer, curvy path in the typical 996TT exhaust set-up. Moreover, it should also be lighter.
Craig
I am now considering new exhaust options. But for the excessive sound, a straight pipe would be ideal. Alternatively, I am considering an almost staight run (perhaps with a slight bend) from the turbo to the tip, with an inline muffler similar to the following:
Or
http://www.burnsstainless.com/Ultral...temuffler.html
There is no room after the cat to insert an inline muffler in a straight run to the tip. However, with the cat removed, there is plenty of room for a straight, inline muffler with 70+ mm piping connecting the turbo to the muffler to the tip. This type of set up should produce less back pressure than that generated where the exhaust runs a longer, curvy path in the typical 996TT exhaust set-up. Moreover, it should also be lighter.
Craig
#26
06-07-2005, 05:52 AM
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Re: here is a picture at daylight
Originally posted by xico
i need someone to take a picture at night with the flamers on , i will try to do it tomorrow.
i need someone to take a picture at night with the flamers on , i will try to do it tomorrow.
#30
06-07-2005, 04:27 PM
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Orli, the fab speed exhaust that is on your icream truck gives me a headache. That exhaust is a lot cheaper (i saw it on sale at International Trucks), but you know what they say , you get what you pay for.