The auto's have some great power!
You just have to use them correctly.. WM taught us all how to torque it correctly... and I have my methods of obtaining the best power ratio also while using the touch stick...
from 0mph... hold the brake and the gas to around 2300 - 2500 (around here it will start to spin) let go over the brake and smash the gas to really get the full potential of our 0 - 60 times... if done correctly the Auto can have almost the exact same 0 - 60 times as the manual...
2nd... while driving around 55 mph... which is the stardard around here in michigan... drop to 50 - 52 mph... drop the gears into second... punch the gas at the same time.... this will allow the trans to hit around 5500-6000rpm's and you will feel the car launch REALLY strong with the ECU chip... 3rd gear w/ the chip works best around 80 - 95 mph... and WOW it really does work... 5500 rpm's in 3rd gear pulls you back much like 1st and 2nd does!
Is chipping worth it?! YES! its a huge difference... is the K&N filter worth it? YES!!! For the gas + tiny bit of performance!...
as you can see from the chart the ECU takes the car up to near 231 - 232 hp max... the Filters we are guessing adds up to making the car 235 hp... This is a pretty solid number for a N/A car!
Everyone attacks the Xfire... even I did... about the "LOW" hp that it comes with... we have a 3.2l engine N/A pushing 235hp with just ECU mod and filters... thats pretty
wicked retarded IMO!
Add the Eisenhaus to it... and your looking at around 250hp N/A 3100lbs car... with a ratio of 54 / 46 front to back...
There are some mods!
and they are worth it! ... we are all still waiting on Nikon's ... me probably the most
**Yes Nikon that was a pun to have you sell that to me first!!!!** ... I would love to see the Xfire dyno'ed after all the mods to around 250hp... I know Upsolute will pull to 230... filters to 235... exhaust = 6.4% of hp bonus... so around 13 - 16hp adding.. so w/ nikon's we will easily be at 250hp for all you "haters" that say its NOT POSSIBLE!!!... well it is possible and shove it... with Nikon's I'm hoping to say we could possibly even have a 260hp car...
NOW for someone to just carbo fiber most of the body and lets drop that weight under 3000lbs and we should be set to own every porsche out there in cornering