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Originally Posted by seank
Well, I will say that the car doesn't scare the hell out of me, so I would have definitely been unhappy with the ESS 445. The torque is great 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, but for me and 100 miles seems to not pull very hard in the upper gears (nice, but as Beedub says "i always want more power.")
I have the P3 gauge coming this week, so I will be able to make sure the AFR's are in-line, as well as being able to check on the boost. I have heard that the intercooler is susceptible to leaks.
It is very drivable. Oil temperatures are 10-15 degrees higher than it used to be, which i think is mostly because of the oil cooler not having a low pressure behind it. I will be fixing that, and showing updates.
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i don't know what the climate is like by you, but honestly in sub 10 deg C the car is a completely different animal, its soooooo effected by outside temps its crazy, much more than any other FI car that ive owned.... in my cold ass country the car is Tq-y, revs like a a mofo and just flat out is nuts.... when the weather gets mid to high 20's, ( not often) it seems kinda sluggish after a while..... My AFRs are 11.5 at redline.....
consider meth/water injection huge gains to be had..
my oil temps are cooler 90% of the time compared to stock and it manages really well at the track too, recovery times are excellent, then again the sprint work my car see's are very hard but shortish timed laps....
i really need to get rid of the stock cats as i think they are restricting my final HP number, sadly right now money is super tight!! ( always the way)
Consider a catch can, the amount of oil that finds it way back into the system is alarming imo.... i STILL get some even with a very effective CC install but a good deal is caught so i'm happy with that!!
good luck and enjoy....