hamidlmt

I turned the big 33 on Friday. Other than getting a new black ipod and hanging out with all my chums, we went out for some fun!

I've been itching to try out Doug's 92 octane race tune at the track, so after dinner, we headed out to Portland International Raceway.

My first run, I was up against a GTI. It was pretty close, but I held him off. He was coming on strong at the end though.
14.738 @ 93.20 to my 14.710 @ 91.72

My second run was the best of the night. It was also a good 15-20 degrees warmer than my previous best run of 14.794 with Doug's 92 octane performance tune.

Here are the vitals...
WRX vs ME

R/T .405 --- .608
60' 2.811 -- 2.204
1/8 11.047 - 9.413
MPH 68.98 -- 74.88
1/4 16.626 -- 14.705
MPH 87.73 -- 92.02

Here's the viddy.... you'll need Quicktime or another .mp4 video player to view it.
http://www.transcendingtouch.com/mus...5V6_vs_WRX.mp4

The next two runs, the staging lines were shorter and I didn't have nearly as much cool down time. I had a 14.729 @ 91.89 MPH and a 14.753 @ 91.93 MPH. I was up against an STI and an older SS (sounded so mean!)... both blew me away and were deep in low 13's. Doing worse, I called it a night and went to get me a birthday milkshake.

The announcer was making cracks about me being an old man all night. My friends cheered me on and even made a sign! I feel like the car was running very strong... the firmed up shifts of the track tune felt great... always chirped second. Launches are solid, but, I feel like she runs out of steam towards the end of the run... I need a bit more hp up top. Still, with the performance tune, I was a consistent 14.9, with occassional brilliant runs into 14.8 and high 14.7 territory. The race tune has made me a consistent 14.7 ride. I didn't get my 14.6, but still had a dandy of a time!

And, thanks Doug... your race tune is superb!

rygenstormlocke

Dude, that is awesome. 14.7 is really good for an auto. I'm wondering with better weather, what you can pull off. What temperature and humidty were you dealing with? Also, what elevation were you at.

garyb900

Hamid, good job man! Is that the new race tune he's advertising? I'm still running the original 93 perf & torque tunes I got from him. Have you used the race tune for daily driving? If so how does it feel?

hamidlmt

Rygen... it felt fairly warm, but not hot, that day. If it were cooler, maybe. Portland is pretty close to sea level, since we're surrounded by rivers.

Gary... thanks! I'm not sure if it's the race tune he's advertising. I just sent my X-cal back to him asking for a dedicated track tune. I'm reasonably sure it is the same. It uses the same air/fuel ratios as the performance tune... except the throttle is far more responsive.... touchy, even. I've been using it for daily driving and it's been so much fun! Though, I think most people might not like it for a DD... but, I'm kinda nuts! I'll tell ya this... it's the first time I've ever chirped second with a slushbox!

Puerto Rico 4.6

Looks like my 14.63s came in just in time ...you almost took me out Hamid..Great Job! Now if we could catch up to Fazm ....jejeje...cause mm is out of the question for us lol. Congratulations again.

garyb900

Thanks for the info Hamid. I think I'll give it a try. I have all my tunes saved to disc anyway so I can always switch what's in the Xcal back to the original three tunes. Sounds like you're having fun. COOL!

hamidlmt

haha! The game is afoot!

Seriously though... you're 14.63 is just amazing!

hamidlmt

I just had Doug replace my 92 octane torque tune since I never used it. It's a great tune, but I used the performance tune more. And... now the race tune.

garyb900

Got Doug's race tune Thursday and put it in Friday. Was going to try it out after work and guess what? Came out to a flat tire! Son of a...
So, got the flat fixed and took it out for a real drive today. HOLY SCHNIKIES! That's gonna leave a mark! The shifts are so quick & hard that it chirps second & third. Throws you back in the seat. Doug did it again!

hamidlmt

Nice Gary!

Now that I've been running the race tune for awhile, my gas mileage is finally coming back to normal... lol... hit an all time low of 16.5 mpg.... of course, that was with 4 runs down the track thrown in.