I was thinking about taking the side mufflers out also for weight, but does'nt that make the car crazy loud, with only the Sharky as a muffler?

The dealer told me my car was better off with the GIAC tune in combination with the LWFW and sharky than the stock tune, do you think the EVO tune is better / worth it?

Happy New Year!

My car could be a little louder than it is now, but not by much..

 

No side effect as far as I know / can tell, except it sounds right all the time.

 

I have been enjoying this combo for over a year now!! Been enjoying more now that gas is around $2.00, now if only the price of MPSC's would come down!!!

 

My dealer is OK with the reflash. Others may not be.

I did the side mufflers not too long ago, so I can't comment on top end speed. But, since we often do drive outs to stretch the cars legs (I live in one of the best states to do that), I will let you know when it warms up and I do more driving.

It is not just an EVO tune. It is Sharky's and EVO's tune, and it is specific to Sharky's center muffler delete. According to Sharky, it is better than the GIAC tune, which is what he USED to sell. He switched, and many may not have noticed. I have had mine since before he officially released it. It is not tuned for the side mufflers though. I thought I would try it, and immediately noticed a change in throttle response. Maybe in the spring I will do some more testing and go back to the side mufflers and dyno the car both ways. It feels good to me at all RPM, and the torque curve does reflect that also.

 

I am not quite there yet (I am currently somewhere between 2820 to 2850 depending on the passenger seat being present and some rear carpeting, etc...

I have yet to do the CF roof which I have in my possesion (that will be another 35 or 40 lbs).

I also have yet to do really light weight wheels such as the Champion RS98's.

After those two mods, and without the passenger seat and the little bit of carpeting that is just laying over the ECU area, then I should be at 2,7XX lbs.

I have weighed my car at least 5 times within the past year, and my weights are accurate, but are also based on an empty tank of gas to be consistant.

I will post all of my mods in the spring with the exact weight reductions and final values.

Stephen

 

Sort of, but not as bad as you think. If you turn on sport (or unplug "the plug"), then you are bypassing the side mufflers anyway. However, although you are opening up a direct shot past the side mufflers, the cavity of the side mufflers is also still available to the exhaust gases, and it does end up muffling the sound more than what I have.

So it is louder, but not necessarily crazy loud (depending on who is listening). However, I do have my interior striped out of the car and therefore my sound deadening and isolation is gone! So for me it is prettry darn loud, but you can still hold a conversation if you speak up.

Remember it is Sharky's and EVO's tune (how I understand it anyway). Sharky likes it better; that is all I can tell you. I never tried the GIAC. His is set to always have the throttle response set to sport as one of the differences. And although I can't tell the difference, there IS a difference in throttle between sport and regular.

Read the latest on his website and look at what his tune has to offer; he has updated it, and it is not the GIAC tune.

 

Aw thanks so much and too funny Leif So glad you like it and yes I'm biased but Dan and I had to edit out a lot of "giggling/snickering" when we were making this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_JC6HcdKiA

Happy New Year folks and thanks again for all the support/kindness!

 

Early-adopter you! Thanks so much and hey.... you have that 92 octane station so you're in double-heaven there!

PSC's.... there's always driving slower I heard that works? You know... driving like me

 

Ok, well you asked for it, so here you go...

http://www.soundboards.com/?view=95

Oh, fwiw, my favorite would be the symphartric finale -- last row, third column from the left...

 

Driving Slower???You know that's not going to happen!! Are you guys coming up this weekend to troll for some great whites? I'll be back Friday afternoon.

 

Cheers very much Mike and LWF=light weight flywheel

Thanks pal!

Cheers as well and we sent out another one to your kneck of the woods

Can't wait to see what you think:P There's a good few out there as well I'm sure creating quite a bit of havoc hehe.

Thanks so much and glad you like it. We only remove the transmission for the LWF installation.

Cheers 930man!

It's more gnarly that way for sure

Hehe seriously thank you! It still puts a smile on my face going through tunnels...

For those that haven't heard it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a8Fo8G9wI4

 

Underpass = 8400RPM with a Sharky!!

 

I'll do a count of how many here have it. My guess is that it's at least eight GT3/RS with your bypasses one.

 

I finally go the Traqmate to record the sound better; I had to turn the mike waaay down to get rid of the wind buffeting, etc. so you do have turn up the volume!

Never mind the bad driving, you can't go fast on slow tire, but you can go fast in, slow out ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1yk1fMMoiE

 

What tires where running?