Re: speedbrain computers

From: Bob Tom (tigers@bserv.com)
Date: Sun Oct 24 1999 - 07:02:31 EDT


At 11:43 PM 10/23/99 -0400, you wrote:
> < S N I P >
> IMHO, something like this is going to be a requirement to get the
>most out of our trucks. We can port the heads, add cams, and bolt on
>turbos and superchargers until we are blue in the face, but without
>100% control over the computer's engine tuning parameters, we're just
>spittin' in the wind. Sure, you can add a cam or a new TB and see a
>performance increase, but unless the computer knows about it, you're
>only getting a portion of the potential of the part. I would not be
>surprised at all to see huge horsepower gains achieved by merely
>punching a few keys on a laptop, in a highly modified engine.
> < S N I P >

100% total agreement.

Bob. Southern Ontario, Canada.
'97 FR CC Sport, 5.2L, 3.55 SG, auto.
Racing weight: 4,350lb ET: 14.934 Trap speed: 90.78 mph



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