sportscarhiatus
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Final (sorta) update, as of 8:20 pm 9/30...
As I mentioned above, sorry I was away from PC awhile. I was busy getting the tune done, gauge installed, oh... that's right, and a LOT of driving. :banana::rofl2:
The day started out with me waiting for the dang tuner to arrive. The UPS man probably got all freaked out because as soon as I saw him drive up, I went up to meet him :rofl2: We then talked about the contents of the box and more about the car. What a cool dude.
^ This is what the tuner looked like out of the box... nifty piece. After wiping my drool, I proceeded to load the tune. It was easy and simple to follow and use.
^ Process took about 6 minutes or so. It was a combination of rewriting and downloading the stock tune.
Then came the "moment". My wife and kids helped film the short recording belong... they were all eager as I was, so see if my car would "blow up". lol. I must admit, I was a little worried that maybe I f'd something up. Luckily, it was smooooooooooooth... See vid below.
[video=youtube_share;F6kMgVuF2OA"]Magnuson supercharger on 2012 5oh first start - YouTube[/video]
I initially heard the faint whine of the Maggie blower... but it settled. I smelled some spilled coolant (my goof up from before), but other than that, smooth... no leaks.... no squeaks... belt was lined up. I'm good to go.
I then took her for a short drive to Auto Electronics shop to get my gauge wired up. I didn't really get on her at all... instructions said to go easy for the first few miles. She drove like STOCK! Albeit, the throttle response was more instantaneous. I attribute that to the new tune, if anything.
I made it to the shop in one piece... no issues. Whew... now the long wait to get the gauge working. After 30 minutes or so, I hear the undeniable sound (from the shop garage) of a Mustang V8 with Borla exhaust start up. I knew it was mine....
It's GO time... Here's some pics of the gauge at daytime and night, with my lights on. I also made a short vid of the start up sequence. Defi gauges FTW.
[video=youtube_share;-GlYAP0gCXc"]Defi boost gauge first start up - YouTube[/video]
Now that all that set up was out of the way, it was time to get on her, for real. All I can say, Marilyn was awesome before, she's UNreal now... This is my first supercharged car. I've never felt a car like this before. The pull is just insane. Now I know what a 530rwhp (600+ crank hp). It's pretty much instantaneous. I remember my twin turbo rx7.... and it did NOT feel like this. Virtually no lag. Just instant slam-you-in-your-back feeling. It's just marvelous. I was pretty much barking my tires through 3rd. I had to be in sport mode the whole time, because the TCS would bog down the engine with the first hint of slip.
I gave my buddies (who helped me install) and neighbors a ride. My one neighbor, I never knew swore, did... lol :rofl2: Their reactions were priceless.
My mouth and face hurt from smiling so much. I am REALLY happy with this kit. :drool::metal: I called Magnuson and gave them props for a kit that's streetable, drivable, with enough power for most folks... an install that's fairly easy, and EXCELLENT customer service. I highly recommend them to any of you. Affordable and easy to install kit.
Thanks to everyone for following this thread. Thanks for the advice, and the props. I will leave you with some vids... just some mild pulls... you can see the boost gauge working on one (don't mind the horn honk, I accidentally pushed it)... and my buddy held the iphone on the other. I was able to go almost WOT in the 2nd vid from 2nd gear I think.
[video=youtube_share;Wwvrn5zyu0I"]Magnuson supercharger test drive on 5oh - YouTube[/video]
[video=youtube_share;EKdtlBRiIzM"]Magna pull - YouTube[/video]
Any questions please let me know... wife's prius is in the shop, so I get to drive Marilyn (tempted to change her name to Maggie...lol) all week. How lucky am I??? I hope to wash her Wednesday...ugh...dirty car.
Edit: Surprisingly, the Maggie "whine" was not as prominent as my Borla S-Type Catbacks... you can tell from the video.
As I mentioned above, sorry I was away from PC awhile. I was busy getting the tune done, gauge installed, oh... that's right, and a LOT of driving. :banana::rofl2:
The day started out with me waiting for the dang tuner to arrive. The UPS man probably got all freaked out because as soon as I saw him drive up, I went up to meet him :rofl2: We then talked about the contents of the box and more about the car. What a cool dude.
^ This is what the tuner looked like out of the box... nifty piece. After wiping my drool, I proceeded to load the tune. It was easy and simple to follow and use.
^ Process took about 6 minutes or so. It was a combination of rewriting and downloading the stock tune.
Then came the "moment". My wife and kids helped film the short recording belong... they were all eager as I was, so see if my car would "blow up". lol. I must admit, I was a little worried that maybe I f'd something up. Luckily, it was smooooooooooooth... See vid below.
[video=youtube_share;F6kMgVuF2OA"]Magnuson supercharger on 2012 5oh first start - YouTube[/video]
I initially heard the faint whine of the Maggie blower... but it settled. I smelled some spilled coolant (my goof up from before), but other than that, smooth... no leaks.... no squeaks... belt was lined up. I'm good to go.
I then took her for a short drive to Auto Electronics shop to get my gauge wired up. I didn't really get on her at all... instructions said to go easy for the first few miles. She drove like STOCK! Albeit, the throttle response was more instantaneous. I attribute that to the new tune, if anything.
I made it to the shop in one piece... no issues. Whew... now the long wait to get the gauge working. After 30 minutes or so, I hear the undeniable sound (from the shop garage) of a Mustang V8 with Borla exhaust start up. I knew it was mine....
It's GO time... Here's some pics of the gauge at daytime and night, with my lights on. I also made a short vid of the start up sequence. Defi gauges FTW.
[video=youtube_share;-GlYAP0gCXc"]Defi boost gauge first start up - YouTube[/video]
Now that all that set up was out of the way, it was time to get on her, for real. All I can say, Marilyn was awesome before, she's UNreal now... This is my first supercharged car. I've never felt a car like this before. The pull is just insane. Now I know what a 530rwhp (600+ crank hp). It's pretty much instantaneous. I remember my twin turbo rx7.... and it did NOT feel like this. Virtually no lag. Just instant slam-you-in-your-back feeling. It's just marvelous. I was pretty much barking my tires through 3rd. I had to be in sport mode the whole time, because the TCS would bog down the engine with the first hint of slip.
I gave my buddies (who helped me install) and neighbors a ride. My one neighbor, I never knew swore, did... lol :rofl2: Their reactions were priceless.
My mouth and face hurt from smiling so much. I am REALLY happy with this kit. :drool::metal: I called Magnuson and gave them props for a kit that's streetable, drivable, with enough power for most folks... an install that's fairly easy, and EXCELLENT customer service. I highly recommend them to any of you. Affordable and easy to install kit.
Thanks to everyone for following this thread. Thanks for the advice, and the props. I will leave you with some vids... just some mild pulls... you can see the boost gauge working on one (don't mind the horn honk, I accidentally pushed it)... and my buddy held the iphone on the other. I was able to go almost WOT in the 2nd vid from 2nd gear I think.
[video=youtube_share;Wwvrn5zyu0I"]Magnuson supercharger test drive on 5oh - YouTube[/video]
[video=youtube_share;EKdtlBRiIzM"]Magna pull - YouTube[/video]
Any questions please let me know... wife's prius is in the shop, so I get to drive Marilyn (tempted to change her name to Maggie...lol) all week. How lucky am I??? I hope to wash her Wednesday...ugh...dirty car.
Edit: Surprisingly, the Maggie "whine" was not as prominent as my Borla S-Type Catbacks...
you can tell from the video.
)
