Awesome parts from Bulletproof Automotive
05-22-2009, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by curiouz_G,May 22 2009, 03:19 AM
I cannot find the thread but bulletproof auto just said there was an issue with their ECU. I remember them resetting it multiple times but there still seems like there are some problems with it. Besides, why would I lie about it?
05-23-2009, 09:00 AM
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[QUOTE=94JZA80,May 22 2009, 11:29 AM] Colin's explanation of improperly resetting the ECU between dynos sheds alot of light on why they were seeing zero power gains.
05-23-2009, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by neveronlines2k,May 23 2009, 09:00 AM
I do remember the post about the Amuse parts not making a lot of HP, but the person had ZERO ecu tuning.... you can reset the ECU all you want and it may account for a few HP, but you can have the same fluctuation in Dyno numbers from pass to pass anyway...
[QUOTE=neveronlines2k,May 23 2009, 09:00 AM]...and FYI its not impossible to modify parts on a car and not realize gains
05-23-2009, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 94JZA80,May 23 2009, 01:23 PM
well, yes...but in the sense of the very reason you made above...if dyno fluctuations can account for as much power variance as resetting the ECU might account for, then it is possible to literally see no gains (or perhaps losses) on consecutive dyno passes...and i understand quite well that the S is an over-engineered car (i know a thing or two about over-engineered cars 
)...and after all, i did say this earlier on 
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)...and after all, i did say this earlier on :
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05-24-2009, 02:02 AM
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Nice pictures and car parts! Would be nice to afford some of those things someday!
On a side note, why can't everyone here just get along?! Congrats on the job too. I would trade my line of work for half the pay to do something I love in a heart beat (why I haven't yet I have no clue). So I might drive a civic instead of my S2000, painful yes, but I'd rather have a life I'm proud of and not look back on the past 30 years of my life and wonder what on earth did I accomplish in life...
On a side note, why can't everyone here just get along
?! Congrats on the job too. I would trade my line of work for half the pay to do something I love in a heart beat (why I haven't yet I have no clue). So I might drive a civic instead of my S2000, painful yes, but I'd rather have a life I'm proud of and not look back on the past 30 years of my life and wonder what on earth did I accomplish in life...
06-18-2009, 02:07 PM
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Unfortunately the Z community is SWAMPED with knockoff parts, I'd say 99% of the vendor threads over there are for replica body kits. It's definitely not like the s2k community (which Hunter and I absolutely adore) where there is a large number of people who see the value of purchasing high quality parts. Overall, Honda guys are the frontrunners of high quality JDM.
-Colin
Unfortunately the Z community is SWAMPED with knockoff parts, I'd say 99% of the vendor threads over there are for replica body kits. It's definitely not like the s2k community (which Hunter and I absolutely adore) where there is a large number of people who see the value of purchasing high quality parts. Overall, Honda guys are the frontrunners of high quality JDM.
-Colin