Looking for better 1st gear response
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Looking for better 1st gear response
I have had my silver 04' WRX for 3 weeks and love it! My commute on I-95 has never been such a blast. I'm in Florida and with a/c on, stop and go can be a bit of a pain. Is there a mod that can help that initial take-off? Thanks for any input.
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Car Info: 02 WRX wagon=dead; rollin' in a Craptastic Camry!
You just have to rev it higher when starting off in first gear with the A/C on. Very low revs with the A/C on = very little power. I typically take off from ~1200-1500 rpms in first. With the A/C on I'll take it up to 2 grand, sometimes more if I'm starting up a hill.
A light weight crank pully, ala Vishnu-Perrin will help a bit.
A light weight flywheel would totally cure it, and improve all gears at all times. Do a clutch at the same time and your golden. I'm in love with a Jun FW and Clutch masters stage 3 clutch combo these days.
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A light weight flywheel would totally cure it, and improve all gears at all times. Do a clutch at the same time and your golden. I'm in love with a Jun FW and Clutch masters stage 3 clutch combo these days.
k2
A FREE mod that can be used to increase boost is the popular 3/16" mod, or the "pulled hose" mod. Both will help you boost faster, and make more boost to boot. I did a variation of the "pulled hose" mod by replacing the factory restrictor with a 1/8"x1/8"x1/8" T, and this definitely helped out. Some people have mentioned problems with PTFB (part-throttle, full boost), but I have driven with this setup for about a week now, and have never seen anything other than vacuum at part throttle (unless I am on my way to WOT of course). Also, if you don't already have one, get a boost gauge. Anything to mess with the boost settings is unsafe without one. Good luck.
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Last edited by kyoung05; Mar 30, 2011 at 07:14 AM.
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