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Default Re: Experiencing "fall fever", what mods to do?

Zoodust, when is your target date for 400/400 to the wheels?

I just got a set of NEW Bosch 550cc injectors, had to give up with the used ones off ebay. Now to find help doing the install or a qualified shop. The shop that did the PSK added a pulley even though I had beautiful color pics and numbers to make the job easier but the mechanic must have missed the color by number and stay within the lines. Tore up the belt before my 1.5 mile drive home. He also banged the drivers door against the concrete brick wall so many times, once in my presence, the shop owner is paying for body work and a new belt was installed, pulley removed.
Australia, I have the SL55 pump and the adjustable regulator. If I adjust for a decent 11.5-11.9AFR for power it goes lean around 5300rpm in 3rd gear. I now have it adjusted so I can go to redline almost at WOT and not be lean with rich AFR's of 10.9-11.2. My motor always seemed to run higher boost than some, 19psi with the 65mm SC pulley and 20.6 with the one datalog I have done with the 178/70, sure 21+ will be achieved. Looking forward to the new injectors and decent AFR's with the corresponding power.
Looking forward to Rob's headers to be tested on a couple of cars with the usual mods and not whatever Squirrel Crusher has that disqualifies his from testing but we do owe his vehicle for the fitment of the headers. I have my exhaust system planned. The guys with dumps gain little from them, under a tenth which could be from many factors. This says that those cars had very good exhaust systems. I may be wrong but believe the dumps offered decent gains to those with stock systems besides the downpipes/dumps. So power is to be gained with a good system! I'm going with a Magnaflow TRU X placed where the rear cats are, no resonator and a Borla Pro XS out back(NO DRONE WITH A BORLA). Hookers are the other mufflers that are not supposed to drone but I have always used Borla's as have my friends. Right now Summit is selling the TRU X at $114. like everyone else(a factor of the internet) but they offer free delivery and a $20. card for the next purchase meaning that Borla will be just $69.! Wish there was a shop in Punta Gorda that worked on Mercedes so I will have to go to Sarasota, maybe get thee exhaust done at the same time, should be a blast. Plugs and wires are done, oil is changed. The intakes do not seem to offer the power that has been claimed by the guys using them. 25HP for the tweaked is more like 8-9hp, not worth the cost for me.
OH, what is that red button for, in case the dentist runs out!
 
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