Attention: TDR Forum Junkies Well, I was reluctant to buy 275's because my eventual plan includes DD2's and a comp box, but I can't do that until I get my transmission worked. I didn't want to waste money on something that I would have to replace later, but the bottom line is that I don't have that kind of cash right now. I figured for $232. 50 shipped to my door, a set of 275's would hold me over until I could do everything else... that's a cheap 40-50HP.
So to the install... I was nervous. I've never even had the valve cover off my 24V before. I printed a couple different versions of instructions and set on my way. It took me a while to figure out what everything was with no pictures, but once I worked my way through the first injector, the rest were a BREEEZE. The most difficult part of the whole thing was turning the #5 and #6 injector line nuts about 10 degrees before having to flip the wrench over... took a while, but no major problems. If I had to do it again, it would probably take less than an hour start to finish... I'll be ready for those DD2's!
End result... once she fired up, stumbled for a second, and then started running smoooooth, I took her for a spin. Right away I noticed that the power improvement. Once I let the engine warm up, I did a few passes around the block and was throoughly impressed... definitely feels like 40-50 HP to me. Now if I just had something other than this loose factory slushbox driving the power to the ground. Was it worth it? Definitely! My daily commute invloves crowded surface streets full of idiot drivers who don't know how to use the merging lanes. With the 275's, the power increase comes on strong in 2nd gear, perfect when I have to dodge around someone going 35 in a 50... before I would have ended up cutting someone off in the other lane, but now I usually leave both cars in the dust. Before the upgrade my EGT's never got above 1025 or so, and the highest I've gotten them now is about 1200... and that was floored up a steep grade for a couple miles. My boost went from 16psi max to 19psi max, and I'm sure with a boost elbow and fooler my temps would drop even lower, but they're still safe so I'll probably just wait for the DD2's and comp box.
How can you beat 40-50HP for just over 200 bucks? I love 'em. Can't wait until phase 2.
Josh
So to the install... I was nervous. I've never even had the valve cover off my 24V before. I printed a couple different versions of instructions and set on my way. It took me a while to figure out what everything was with no pictures, but once I worked my way through the first injector, the rest were a BREEEZE. The most difficult part of the whole thing was turning the #5 and #6 injector line nuts about 10 degrees before having to flip the wrench over... took a while, but no major problems. If I had to do it again, it would probably take less than an hour start to finish... I'll be ready for those DD2's!
End result... once she fired up, stumbled for a second, and then started running smoooooth, I took her for a spin. Right away I noticed that the power improvement. Once I let the engine warm up, I did a few passes around the block and was throoughly impressed... definitely feels like 40-50 HP to me. Now if I just had something other than this loose factory slushbox driving the power to the ground. Was it worth it? Definitely! My daily commute invloves crowded surface streets full of idiot drivers who don't know how to use the merging lanes. With the 275's, the power increase comes on strong in 2nd gear, perfect when I have to dodge around someone going 35 in a 50... before I would have ended up cutting someone off in the other lane, but now I usually leave both cars in the dust. Before the upgrade my EGT's never got above 1025 or so, and the highest I've gotten them now is about 1200... and that was floored up a steep grade for a couple miles. My boost went from 16psi max to 19psi max, and I'm sure with a boost elbow and fooler my temps would drop even lower, but they're still safe so I'll probably just wait for the DD2's and comp box.
How can you beat 40-50HP for just over 200 bucks? I love 'em. Can't wait until phase 2.
Josh
