Just wanted to say hello
Anyone feel free to warn me about anything I need to worry about with my recent acquisition! Don't worry, I'm well-acquainted with automobile forums, so I will be using the 'search bar' for the next 4 hours tonight!!

 

Hey Steve, congrats on an awesome car mate

Now, get yourself over to the new member section and do a brief write up on you / history / car / location etc......This way you can be properly welcomed to the site

 

Sounds good Jim.

 

I don't know if I can adapt to looking at that mug shot all the time... guess I better, huh? Welcome aboard!

 

I'm mostly interested in boosted STR's! I recently added a EuroToys supercharger pulley, Milltek Manifold-back exhaust, and a 'EuroToys' ECU upgrade. For being such a heavy car, she feels like she'd do high 12's now!

 

Psst! Make sure you check out the intake thread!! And welcome!!

 

Did you do a before dyno? Kinda curious how that ECU upgrade worked out.

 

Welcome. Be sure to read the forum stickies and then read back through old posts.

Be aware that Search ignores words with 3 or fewer letters

 

Hello , congrats have many safe driving

 

Welcome to "S" land Steve. My 03 STR has a manifold back exhaust mod, K&N drop-in a/f, "Mafioso" air intake elbow, Eurotoys 3 lb pulley and low temp. thermostat, and H&R Sport lowering springs. On Monday she's going on the dyno prior to an ECU tune. We're curious of your Eurotoys ECU tune. What's your impression?

 

Hey Steve,

Welcome to the Forum and congrats on your new STR ride. Don't worry about anything before it happens. My 03 has been virtually pain free. Enjoy your ride and "drive it like you stole it". These STR's seem to enjoy it.

 

The best aspect of the Eurotoys tune is it made power available throughout the RPM's, with just the bolt-ons, I always noticed 'dead-spots' where torque was falling likely from lean or rich or back-pressure issues.... NOT ANYMORE!

power power and more power all the time! if you are cruising 65mph on the freeway, and just slowly press the accelerator, you just keep getting sucked into the seat deeper and deeper! a fantastic upgrade, and a NECESSARY one.

 

Welcome to the forum! LOLz....you must be one die hard "American Psycho fan"

 

SteveRogers, thank you for your impression of the Eurotoys ECU tune. This is all I wanted to know. Though my 03 modded STR boogies, I agree that some parts of the power band become flat. I'll post tomorrows dyno results folks then send the ECU to Eurotoys. Be well all.

 

SteveRogers, you didn't mention which Eurotoys pulley you run (1.5 or 3 lb.)?

 

I love having the time of my life. Just like my ordeal teaching dance check out the vid. Sorry I couldnt resist for some reason when I saw that I thought of this scene. Keep on enjoying you STR. Got any plans for eliminating heak soak.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SLWzZoDmhg

 

LOLzz.....Vance you got a dirty mind my friend! JK... , That was just tooo dirty for me to watch

LOlz when I heard time of your life, I remembered Greenday "Time of your life" song. Enjoy your STR SteveO.
YouTube - Green Day - Time of your life

 

Heat soak resolved by thermo-wrapping EVERYTHING. plus, i flushed the radiator with DEI radiator relief Flush, then refilled and topped with 'Water Wetter.' Helped out quite a bit.
all fluids replaced with Synthetic right when I bought her. Diff, tranny, engine... Redline Synthetics.
Headers are heat wrapped and thermo-coated. intake wrapped and taped with heat resistant automotive tape and adhesive. Have patience, spend an entire day purposely just 'trying' to find things to wrap, spray and protect and you'll get some nice results.

 

Also, consider cutting and moving things to get airflow where you need it.... I'm not giving away my secrets for that well maybe.... See you at the track!

 

Steve, what Eurotoys pulley (1.5 or 3 lb) are you running? Wow! Where did you get the headers?