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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 11:06 PM
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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 11:40 PM
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I wonder what their "chip" is...
Old Mar 29, 2010 | 12:02 AM
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I saw this like 4 years ago. Read about it, it's funny. Stock injectors supply enough fuel, no intercooler, 10-12psi. Sounds like bs to me. I do like the centrifugal setup over a roots anyday though.
Old Mar 29, 2010 | 12:06 AM
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From what I remember they made them, discontinued them, and from the looks of it are making them again?
Old Mar 29, 2010 | 11:09 AM
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says 8psi on the stage 2 not 10-12
Old Mar 29, 2010 | 11:13 AM
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Wait...who's making 205hp on 6psi? That's what I want to know.
Old Mar 29, 2010 | 11:15 AM
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lol at 13:1 AFR on a force inducted car at double the NA output. What a bunch of ******* idiots.
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Seriously...I run lean as **** (stretching it with det cans and WI), and I can't even dream of 13:1 AFRs under load (well, maybe I am still that high at 6psi, but certainly not at 8).

Fucktards.
Old Mar 29, 2010 | 01:35 PM
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When i saw that i was like 205 at 6psi? Someone should buy that and sue them for false advertising.

Edit: Wait!!! I figured it out. 8 psi gives you 230, and 6 psi gives you 205 so 2 psi gives you a 25 hp gain, that is 12.5 hp/psi. so 6 times 12.5 is 73 hp over stock. Thats it!
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I think they are talking about crank HP not WHP
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Yep. They show a whopping 165WHP on their stage one dyno. I guess a Miata has a 20+ percent driveline loss. ******* liars. 3K for that kit? Ripoff. A basic Vortech, a chip, and some brackets and tubes. Why would anyone get that over a Rotrex?

"Chip tuning is regarded as the purest form of fuel management as it is the same principal used by the vehicle manufacturer. "
Old Mar 29, 2010 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by gospeed81
Wait...who's making 205hp on 6psi? That's what I want to know.


Audi's.
Old Mar 29, 2010 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Sparetire
Why would anyone get that over a turbo?"
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