...and we're back.
Hi, guys. Okay, where were we?
Cal, I haven't maxed out the MAF yet as I'm still in the break-in, feel it out mode. I'm using an OTC, not scanmaster. I've got an Extreme Extender to play with, but the car seems to run so well on the Brutal 6 chip, I'm just enjoying the drive so far. But that brings up a good point in the "cost computations."
I've been assuming all along that before somebody goes S2, they've got all the basics, including some sort of scan tool, and maybe I'm wrong to do that, but do me a favor and call that a gimme.
I question whether you really need the Translator Plus, too. The only adjustability that it gains over the standard Translator is timing: and really, you're going to set up your street timing and race timing programs, and pretty much leave it alone, I think. Extender chip is a good point, so I'll give you that.
Leave injectors out of it...you need them either way. I'm running 96's.
One more cost issue: you don't have to spend $20K to get a decent street/strip S2 capable of 9.90's. There. I said it again!
But 86Brick, you're still talking about an additional $1500 for the FAST setup, at least! Hell, you can buy a useable S2 block for that! I'm not arguing that FAST isn't a great way to go, just that you don't NEED to go that way.
I swear I'll keep you guys posted on how this turns out in the long run. It may not work. I may hurt the engine (although a head gasket seems more likely than any catastrophic death-bomb.) But you can't tell me that plenty of guys running FAST or DFI haven't hurt their engines too. GNScott makes a good point about the 9.99-low 10's vs. mid 9's distinction. My goals are 9.90's on an very limited basis (pretty much just to say I've done it.
) If you want to consistently run mid-low 9's on a regular basis, week-in and week-out, then you probably need the FAST.
I love this forum!