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Old 02-16-2005 | 01:43 PM
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I will have a red/black oem carbon fiber hood.

and with any luck, 4.57 gears with comptech reinforced diff.
Old 02-16-2005 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by learnerspermit' date='Feb 16 2005, 03:17 PM
Gtec is a waste of money IMHO.
Opinions are like assholes.

Have you ever used one? They are very fun to play with and shockingly consistent. I love mine.
Old 02-16-2005 | 03:53 PM
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Actully Yes I have used one. I wasnt to impressed It kept screwing up and it was a new one.
Old 02-16-2005 | 08:10 PM
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Must have been a defective unit or just user error. It took me about a half hour to really get comfortable with using it and figuring out the best way to set it up. Once I got it all figured out, it was great. I can move it between cars in less than a minute.
Old 02-16-2005 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by learnerspermit' date='Feb 16 2005, 06:53 PM
Actully Yes I have used one. I wasnt to impressed It kept screwing up and it was a new one.
you just got license a little while ago, when did use one?
Old 02-16-2005 | 08:36 PM
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GOOD ONE!! HAHAH .. What numbers did it say you had. The problem we had it wouldnt keep up with me revs.
Old 02-16-2005 | 08:46 PM
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If you're still looking for 4.77s, someone posted that they have some for sale. Its in the Under the hood forum... a thead about 4.77 geares.
Old 02-16-2005 | 09:42 PM
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i'd rather have the 4.57 gears since they are stronger and purpose built for the S2k. (4.77 gears are mazda gears)

however, i also noticed there was some question as to the validity of the cryo treatment that was done to those 4.77 gears too.
Old 02-17-2005 | 02:46 AM
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Originally Posted by learnerspermit' date='Feb 16 2005, 04:17 PM
Gtec is a waste of money IMHO.
For what I was looking for (0-60, 60-0, G's), this is well worth the whole $35. :-)

-Dave
Old 02-17-2005 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by learnerspermit' date='Feb 16 2005, 10:36 PM
GOOD ONE!! HAHAH .. What numbers did it say you had. The problem we had it wouldnt keep up with me revs.
I had to calibrate the RPMs of the car to the G-Tech. This was a bit tricky. Once I got it calibrated, it works amazingly well. It seems to track the RPMs almost exactly. I found that it tracks RPMs best if the fan is on or the headlights are on.

On a cold day with my girlfriend in the car and not the best traction, I got 0-60 in 6.50 seconds from a stoplight. I spun the hell out of the wheels when I shifted to second. On my horsepower runs I consistently get 185hp readings. Keep in mind, the horsepower readings will be a bit low because it does not take aerodynamic drag into consideration. If you go to the G-Tech forums, there is a very simple mathematical formula to calculate true horsepower.

I will take it out to the drag strip this spring and test it against the timing lights to see how accurate it really is. But, from the runs that I have completed, i would have to guess that it is amazingly accurate as well as consistent.



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