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so i just picked up a clean sil 80 with a ca18det, megasquirt stand alone sysyetm, has a new garret t28. im getting it tuned today, but i still new to grab a waLBORO AND A FPR. IM LOOKING TO DRIFT THIS CURRENT SETUP. I AM NEW TO THE CA COMMUNITY IVE ALWAYS BEEN A KA GUY. HAD A CONVERTIBLE 240 FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS; BEEN THRU ABOUT 5 MOTORS. LOL

ANY INPUT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. NICE TO MEET YAL


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nice to meet you too and congrats on the car!

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sad to see the_chosen_one sell his car.......

welcome to the land of CAs......

good stuff. enjoy. glad to see another RUNNING CA in the Central FL area.....

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Welcome! You are lucky, we know lots about your car already, so answering any questions you may have will be much easier!

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cool! well im gettin it tuned right now. had to pick up a walboro fuel pump, fpr, and a wideband o2 sensor to get it right. how much power can i squeeze outta this thing safely with stock injectors on megasquirt with a t28?

i have not even begun to search the info or numbers or dyno charts yet. ive just been looking for parts n such like crazy the last 24 hours lol : D

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just got the car tuned finally by martin at zfever, 235whhp on 7 pounds!!!im ****inm hyped

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very nice

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coilovers and LSD

and the its time to get sideways FTW!!!

CA18DET pwns noobs!!

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welcome welcome ^_^ its funny how you didnt mention anything about where your CA came from but people know

anyways your in goodhands (not mine cuz im just a neophyte in tuning) but these guys know their stuff...but speakin of goodhands if you need artwork, or CAD work i gotchu.

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jason's a cool dude glad to see a running CA in tampa. haha

post pics of the new car. i wanna see it.

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keep the lil angle safe and away from dumb dumbs...glad u found ur way here...our lil CA island paradise...:-)

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NeedCAforS13 wrote:jason's a cool dude glad to see a running CA in tampa. haha

post pics of the new car. i wanna see it.
for sure

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thanks guys and thanks alot sean.

the car nothing spectacualr looking atm. sold the sil front so its half maroon half black.not sure what color im gonna go with but, ill be reordering sum new diamond wheels, and maybe fender flares not sure yet tho. i love having that fresh oily lawnmower smell on all my clothes again, u guys should see what i use to drive for 3 years (since i'm new here and everything)...

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Good to see another on the road. Where exactly is zfever, I also have megasquirt and need a tune. Anyone else got any suggestions on tuning.

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what the heck are you doing? lol shirtless and redbacked white spined on the pavement in a weird angle with one arm straight....

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beans33 wrote: Good to see another on the road. Where exactly is zfever, I also have megasquirt and need a tune. Anyone else got any suggestions on tuning.
you dont know zfever?

their SR20 miata was freaking unreal

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i just need a tune is my point....

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Rin5 wrote:what the heck are you doing? lol shirtless and redbacked white spined on the pavement in a weird angle with one arm straight....
my car had just died this day. on my first run at desoto drift over the summer. mad crazy rod knock. then i parted the car out to get a clean coupe w KA. the ni blew that up a month later. and got this CA hatch. i woish i had another vert tho.

I'm thinking about going with something a little smaller than a t28 for my setup, it feels alittle laggy. ahvnt drifted it yet tho bc i need to grab a weled diff.

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jrsink wrote:thanks guys and thanks alot sean.

the car nothing spectacualr looking atm. sold the sil front so its half maroon half black.not sure what color im gonna go with but, ill be reordering sum new diamond wheels, and maybe fender flares not sure yet tho. i love having that fresh oily lawnmower smell on all my clothes again, u guys should see what i use to drive for 3 years (since i'm new here and everything)...
i just picked up another s-chassis myself and i agree. fresh oily lawnmower smell on the clothes is a pretty sweet thing.

you still have the hook up on tires? it's gonna be good to be back sliding again.

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Sean, are you going to join the ranks again? I was hoping the BMW's awesomeness would wear off.

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it feels laggy because its only at 7 psi.

Suprised you even tuned it at 7, try 12 or 14.

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ks13 wrote:try 12 or 14.
or 20....

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stock 370's though.

could bump base fuel pressure to 50-55 psi I suppose.

or 60-65 psi and run 18-20 hells yea - afr's dependent.

Or get some 550's and run 42 psi per FSM

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float_6969 wrote:Sean, are you going to join the ranks again? I was hoping the BMW's awesomeness would wear off.
haha, sort of. more like subaruness is wearing off. i traded my turbo legacy for an s14 with a diasassembled SR. still have the M3.

want something i can beat up and not care about. no more crazy builds with too much money invested. i don't want to be scared to break it. lol.

-sink, you still have tire hook ups? need some 16 inch tires to roll the car around while I work on it. they can be junk...

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how do you like the CA. i;ve been thinking about buying an already setup one or buying a block and building it myself

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Thebighouse111 wrote:how do you like the CA. i;ve been thinking about buying an already setup one or buying a block and building it myself
ive got one for you if your interested in a build ^_^

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im still looking for a ca powersteering bracket (and or ps pump)I NEED POWERSTEERING!

had some wiring issues this last week, car is back at zfever getting diagnmosed.

my radio, gauges, electric fan all wnet out a few days ago...headlights a nd fuel pump died a few days after that...not sure whats going on yet

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i may have ps bracket for you...ill get back to you 6 hours from now

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thanku thank u thank u so much


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