Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

It's currently my only car and I don't want to have to deal with trying to find an E85 station every time I need to fill up. I thought I was going to make 50whp more with all this work and that isn't the case, so there's no way I'd make almost 100whp more just by switching to E85.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

E85 was 40hp/60tq on my car. A nice bump for sure.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

My car honestly gained over 100whp for sure. when i baslined on e85 with a stock rom from sheides i put down 267 at 17psi, and ended up at 341 at 30 psi. I never was tuned on pump gas so im just assuming it has to be around 90-100whp.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

55whp/75wtq for me.

E85 owns...but it does suck filling up all the time sometimes. I find myself pre-filling a lot when i know i am going to be places that might not have it. Cheap gas though.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

I do the same thing.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

E85 stations are all over the metro. you have 3-4 right in the roseville area.

You are probably right about not making 100whp, I forget you evo dudes run a lot more boost on pump. I just talk from what I experienced so i apologize.

My E85 mileage suffers minimal compared to what everyone seems to be crying about. 25 to 28 pump to E85 highway and I think only 1-2 mpg city.

Either way, I'm interested and have my fingers cross this ETS FMIC does the job.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

I live off Lexington and 694, the nearest E85 station is something like 5 or 7 miles away when there are 3 BP stations within that. It just is not practical.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

5-7 miles, that's nothing, you just have to get used to filling up when you are out already so you don't have to make special trips. I think i drive 4-5 miles to fill up typically. Totally worth it!

But it's not super convenient so I do understand where you are coming from.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

I work right off of 694 and Lexington and there is a Holiday station right off of 96 and 35w that has E85. That doesn't seem to bad considering I am at work 6 days a week.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Oh wow, that's pretty close considering I take 35W to/from work every day. The last map I looked at had the closest station to me in Fridley or someplace.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

See, perfect, right on the way!

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

http://e85vehicles.com/e85-stations/e85-minnesota.html

I go there to get car washes. (Holiday wash pass ftw!).

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

How's the car feel with the ETS FMIC on there?

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Pretty good. According to the road dyno my car is now keeping up with cars that at last count were making 40AWHP+ more than my car, so something is definitely going on. Will have to see what the results are at the dyno day, the proof is in the pudding.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Definitely good to hear!

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Lol and I raced everyone you raced and they were neck and neck with me till I hit 4th gear. So your car is keepin up with a 400awhp evo.. So lets make that 120 awhp difference not 40 awhp..I highly doubt im at 400 awhp bein that said tho...

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

I go to a Holiday only a couple blocks from work but nothing totally convenient to home. Like you guys, I work 6+ days/wk so it hardly matters.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Did you and Scheides get that 4th gear knock figured out on Saturday?

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Wish I could have raced you. I was pretty neck and neck with the 330whp evos like Jake and Bryce.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Finally got around to installing the Beatrush driveshaft bushings and rear end bushings that I've had forever. Since I have the AWD Motorsports 2-piece driveshaft I only had to use two of the four bushings. The rear end bushings were the easiest things I have installed on this car ever. Was hoping to install the Blox front motor mount but ran out of time. The driveline whines at cruising now where as it was pretty much silent before, and there is a oscillating vibration at highway speed now but I'm hoping that is just the right rear wheel bearing that will be replaced soon.

At the same time that I bought my new helmet I bought a Corbeau FX1 Pro with the baller suede. I finally unwrapped it, mounted the sliders and bracket to it and installed it in the car. Got in and it felt great, except that it sat really high (higher than the stock seats!) and the bottom of it felt like it was trying to dump me out. I drove around for a while with it and ended up taking it back out. If I can find a way to lower it and angle it back a bit then I'll keep it, if not then I'll just sell it which I would really regret.

Also, a couple weeks ago I swapped mufflers with Trevor, my Buscher race muffler (old, worn out bullet-style) with his Buscher quiet (nice, shiny Magnaflow). I can actually hear myself think while driving the car now.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

My Corbeau seats are the same way, how they sit so damn high in the Talon even though thew brackets are almost flush to the floor.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Those Buschur Magnaflows sure are nice, huh? ;)

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

I liked the one on my IX, I can't believe Trevor did that swap with Matt!

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Nice, being able to hear yourself or even carry a convo in the car is important for me and I'm sure you are enjoying it a little bit more.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Me either! Somehow his car hit 98db at the autocross yesterday and mine hit 96db. WTF?
Definitely. The car is still as powerful as it was but it's just entirely more enjoyable.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Teh Dizzevo got invaded by the brownman today for Auto-x purposes.

car is awesome, a little less awesome now but not thanks to me.

I had a blast with this car today, i took it real easy at first since I was getting used to the course and just wanted to absorb all of the advice, last 3 runs was all me.

The car did awesome, it felt so solid but not uncomfortable. I have never pushed a car like that and it felt great.
I must say there was a few times where I was scared, yes scared that the car was too much, I couldn't look at the gauges until a long slalom where I didn't even hit 7k in second.
If you think you have too much power you need to apply some it using turning the wheels style.

Thanks again it was awesome experience.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

What happened? :(

Glad you enjoyed your first autocross experience though!

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Aaron, I'm extremely happy that you had fun, not only in my car but driving in an autocross. The car is well suited for spirited driving and I think it's performance in autocross is proof of that. It doesn't make crazy power but has enough to have fun with, and enough traction to be able to turn the wheel with confidence. The car is very neutral, but the rear will step out at lower speeds if you step on the gas.

As for what happened to the car, in the middle of our morning runs people were shouting my name while I was spraying water on the intercooler and tires on the WRX. I look over and a small group of people were around my car on the other side of grid where it was parked for Aaron, made me think it was on fire or something so I drop the sprayer and run over there. Everyone was on the passenger side so I walk around from behind the car and see this.

http://a.imageshack.us/img682/1056/i...1008221640.jpg

A mother and son who are regular autocrossers were sharing her Mini, and he moved it from his grid spot to hers as they were in different classes. He had just got done running so didn't want to use the e-brake, as he always does, so he turned off the car and put it in gear. Either he didn't get it in gear or it popped out of gear and it slowly rolled down the ever so gentle incline in the parking lot and hit my car. It couldn't have hit any more square in the door than it did. She got in touch with her insurance almost immediately so hopefully it can be taken care of this week or even in 2 weeks while I'm in Lincoln, NE for the SCCA solo nationals.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Ouch, that sucks! At least the damage is only done to a single panel though and shouldn't be tough to fix.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Poor dizzevo! Sorry matt, at least it'll be an easy fix (I hope!).

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

And for people who wonder what I mean when I say "WRX"...

http://queenpdog.smugmug.com/Other/M...25_Eoain-L.jpg

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Ouch, sorry to hear about that. At least it's not too bad, you shouldn't need much more than a door. Definitely not the 3 weeks of downtime Hughes and I both had.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Yea sucks Matt, hopefully you get her back good as new :)

Id say a week or two tops for something like this, 3 if the shop is super busy or parts are slow.

3 weeks is kind of standard down time for anything that isn't a day project, lol.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Bummer to hear about this matt, but at least it should be a easy enough fix.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Lamettry's got the door replaced, then decided to replace the fender for whatever reason, maybe the door opening and closing a few times messed it up somehow. Still waiting on the fender to come in. At this rate my car will not be at the dyno day. :( Going on two weeks driving a 2010 Malibu, I've pretty much forgot what my car feels like.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

After driving the Vibe for 5 weeks while my IX was in the body shop I nearly crashed the Evo right into a curb since I wasn't used to such responsive steering. Take it easy at first...it's strange how different the driving experiences are!

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

I followed a Lancer OZ on the way in to work this morning, it made me cry a little when I started comparing its body lines to that of the Evo. :(

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Damn sucks. having it gone this much will just make you appreciate it that much more when you get it back!!

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Got it back, good as new. Keep in mind I was driving a 2010 Chevy Malibu for 2 weeks. I sat in the Evo and thought, "Wow, this seat really hugs you." Fired it up and thought how awesome it sounded. Began driving and was honestly surprised at how it drove and handled. I forgot that I own a race car.

Re: Teh Dizzevo
 

Congrats man, i know the feeling woo! :)