shoot, just saw this.... here's some hi-res pics for you Marc, nice to finally meet ya...
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I'm with Marc on this. Fastlane is one of the best shops in Houston. check them out:
http://www.fastlaneincorporated.com
Yes, nice meeting you too Mike, and thanks for the pics.
Cypress, huh....where about?? Im at 290/Huffmeister.....
Marc, pony up the dough & get er done...........
Yeah, let's what my bonus is like...Nick's also proposing I do the NA thing, if the $$ isn't available for the TT, in this manner: Air-Raid CAI (I really like how it actually has a seal and truyly segregates the filter from the engine bay), Koos catted LT's, CMDP's, and (DRUMROLL) a cam that he's working on....he says since my car's strong out of the box, we'd be looking at ~355 rwhp at 6400 rpm.
you made more rwhp then I did and I have a JLT. WTF haha
Yes, weird. Turns out we couldn't turn up the wick on the timing either...my stock timing map is at 29º (he detalogged), whereas he said "normally" the S197 GT's stock map comes with 24º, so all he did was use my stock map (not an SCT base-map, he actually used my stock map), leaned out the mix a little, and accounted for the 4.10's, while leaving everything on (O2's etc). I love it: runs strong. While peak numbers were similar to what my car did with the Bama 93 Race tune, the area under the curve (which is more important in my opinion), was about 10rwhp/10 ftlbs more.
Now the decision is NA 355 RWHP for ~$3500, or TT 430 RWHP for $8000. The former involves lower low end torque, and the later keeps the RPM points at which the max TQ and HP are made. Like I said, I gotta wait to see what the bonus is like.
I'm saying 430 rwhp, because that's what I want...I want to keep it in the "safe" range, so to speak. Later, if I get the motor built, I can turn up the wick on the electronic boost controller to get the >500 rwhp (his "shop car" with a built motor with the TT's is doing 600 rwhp, I believe).
Just talked to Nick. The intercooler and Turbo's are in for my install... hopefully it will be some time next week!!!!
Lucky bastard! I want a ride in it.....