True Mod Confessions

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:00 pm

I will finally confess that the pics of the Vibe AWD on the e-Ram website are mine. I tried it out when I first started modding my Vibe in early 2005 when I was a stupid noob! It was a very easy install. I fabbed the bracket for the WOT switch from an old cookie sheet pan and drilled holes in it to mount it. It was suppose to give 1psi of additional power and I noticed a small increase. I think if I would have had the Camcon I could have gotten more out of it. There was no power loss when it was not in operation. Other than that it was more noise than anything else. My headlights and dash lights dimmed by about 30% when it was in operation. Anyway that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Here are is a link to the pics on their website: http://www.electricsupercharge...=2005 Say what you will, at least I am not afraid to try out new things. So what is your True Mod Confession?My list of Vibe firsts include:e-Ram Electric Supercharger - mythbusted Hotchkis Springs on an AWD - looked great - rode rough after 1 year XS Engineering Ignition Amplifier - no noticeable gains Tranny Cooler on an AWD - preventative worth the $$ Oil Catch Can on an AWD - preventative worth the $$ Weapon-R Secret Intake on a Vibe - great gains - too loud for my taste Helix Power Tower Plus - great product and gains for the $$ CF Eyelids - crappy product CF interior overlays - Spendy but worth it for the look it gives Modified stock springs on AWD - 1" drop - perfect for my taste and ride is great TRD S/C Intake tube on an OEM airbox - Great! - Quiet with nice gains aFe Dry Flow Drop-in Filter - no more oily MAF sensor!! Polydyn TX7 on a Vibe - preventative worth the $$ Bellon Voltage Stabilizer - got rid of my rough idle Sun InaZma Hyper Gauss (Fuel line magnet) - It's "Blue"!!! More crap coming soon...Here are some more of my e-ram pics with my chopped up Cosmo Short Ram Intake:

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:48 pm

is that the blue stb I bought from you in those pics? hahha thats my guilty mod jkI think I need to do the voltage stabilizer and some ground kit because my idle is getting goofy. My goofy mod would probably be the throttle rotor...

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:54 pm

Yeah, I think so...Oh, yeah I also tried the throttle rotor - didn't like it though.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:28 am

thats what happens when you keep your throttle tight

Merzbow · Post by **Merzbow** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 1:01 am

Do you say "on an AWD" to justify to yourself that it was worth the money? Hahahaha j/k The only weird thing I cant think of that I had on my Vibe were these pink reverse lights that were supposed to be red. Also my brake calipers that are painted and always chip and break. I keep putting off repainting them so they are nice and ugly right now.

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 1:29 am

Quote, originally posted by Merzbow Â»Do you say "on an AWD" to justify to yourself that it was worth the money? Hahahaha j/k LOL! Nah, because I believe they had been done on a base or GT before me.

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:23 am

You didn't seriously pay money for that Eram did you.... lolIt draws 62 AMPS at full power, so the drag from the alternator trying to power that thing is twice what your getting out of it.... You would get more benifit out of adding a 1000w sub amp and subs... and you would end up with less draw.. Heck, if you'll by that i have a muffler bearing that you might be interested in.... only 19.95... That Bellon voltage stableizer is a load of crap to man, sorry... You could have payed 20 and got a capasitor and put it in line somewhere and done the same thing.. nice voltage readout though... ( I think you can see the caps throught the little window thinggee... )If you really want to beef up the electrical of your car look into a Battcap http://www.batcap.net/ The 400 will start a 454 suburben.. I see you did a grounding kit/mod, that you didn't mention, you prolly got rid of your rough idle with that more so than the Bellon... I don't know that the Polydyn is,edit: well i do now after googling... what did you have coated?? I donno man, it seem you will try anything.... I gotta (removed) Dyno for sale to if interested.... Note: I am NOT dissing ya, at least not in a bad way...

djb383 · Post by **djb383** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:42 am

I just wish you could have made a dyno run or some passes with a GTech Pro or at least put a gauge between it and the TB, to observe any positive pressure. Oh well. As powerful as it is and super quick to spin up, it just seems like it would work for a WOT boost but we'll never know, positively. Thanks a lot BC, just kidding.

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 2:57 am

I wouldnt bash BC to much, I just purchased a gas leaf blower to power my car!! ...that has proven gains on a dyno too and its massive...prolly beat all the sc 1zz's

djb383 · Post by **djb383** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:02 am

Not bashing BC at all, he knows that. Does your leaf blower...............BLOW! LOL

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:20 am

No worries, SW. Bash away! I can take it.Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind Â»You didn't seriously pay money for that Eram did you.... lolIt draws 62 AMPS at full power, so the drag from the alternator trying to power that thing is twice what your getting out of it.... You would get more benifit out of adding a 1000w sub amp and subs... and you would end up with less draw.. Heck, if you'll by that i have a muffler bearing that you might be interested in.... only 19.95... That Bellon voltage stableizer is a load of crap to man, sorry... You could have payed 20 and got a capasitor and put it in line somewhere and done the same thing.. nice voltage readout though... ( I think you can see the caps throught the little window thinggee... )If you really want to beef up the electrical of your car look into a Battcap http://www.batcap.net/ The 400 will start a 454 suburben.. I see you did a grounding kit/mod, that you didn't mention, you prolly got rid of your rough idle with that more so than the Bellon... I don't know that the Polydyn is,edit: well i do now after googling... what did you have coated?? I donno man, it seem you will try anything.... I gotta (removed) Dyno for sale to if interested.... Note: I am NOT dissing ya, at least not in a bad way... Muffler Bearings don't work. Muffler belts do though! These ground wires did not help my idle. It only smoothed out once I added the voltage stabilizer.Polydyn TX7 is an engine oil additive -There is extensive research about it on newcelica.org by respected members.I have my own (removed) Dyno and it didn't cost me a thing.Yeah, I experimented with a lot of stuff. It was fun and I got almost all of my money back by selling the stuff I didn't want anymore or that didn't work for me. No biggie. If I hadn't been a guinea pig, other's wouldn't have found out about a few things that they themselves are now using. PS - The keyhole Covers are nice though, eh?

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:44 am

hahah see we can all joke around

Brian your right vibes need a guinea pig... dang where is my bored tb?!

Merzbow · Post by **Merzbow** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 4:34 am

so what exactly is the e-Ram?

Sublimewind · Post by **Sublimewind** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 9:42 pm

Quote, originally posted by BlueCrush Â»No worries, SW. Bash away! I can take it.Muffler Bearings don't work. Muffler belts do though! These ground wires did not help my idle. It only smoothed out once I added the voltage stabilizer.Polydyn TX7 is an engine oil additive -There is extensive research about it on newcelica.org by respected members.I have my own (removed) Dyno and it didn't cost me a thing.Yeah, I experimented with a lot of stuff. It was fun and I got almost all of my money back by selling the stuff I didn't want anymore or that didn't work for me. No biggie. If I hadn't been a guinea pig, other's wouldn't have found out about a few things that they themselves are now using. PS - The keyhole Covers are nice though, eh? Well man, i am glad that you didn't take my post a bashing, TO much... i wasn't trying to bash on you, and i guess you are right, SOMEONE had to try these things to bring it to the attention of others what worked and what didn't.... For that you get my ut-most respect... The fact that you got most of your money back is a great thing to...You sure you don't want some blinker fluid though, you could be running low after all that, i could get you some.... ..

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:24 pm

Quote, originally posted by Merzbow Â»so what exactly is the e-Ram?http://www.electricsupercharger.com/goes on your intake, its pretty much an electric fan that acts like a "SC"

BlueCrush · Post by **BlueCrush** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:08 pm

Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind Â»Well man, i am glad that you didn't take my post a bashing, TO much... i wasn't trying to bash on you, and i guess you are right, SOMEONE had to try these things to bring it to the attention of others what worked and what didn't.... For that you get my ut-most respect... The fact that you got most of your money back is a great thing to...You sure you don't want some blinker fluid though, you could be running low after all that, i could get you some.... .. Nah, I had my blinker fluid flushed and filled at my last oil change.I could use some cross drilled brake lines though: http://kalecoauto.com/index.ph..._id=1From one of my favorite automotive sites: http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=index

northvibe · Post by **northvibe** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 11:32 pm

(removed) read the reviews on that site about those lines hahhahhaa

Merzbow · Post by **Merzbow** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 1:59 am

Ohhh ok....and cross-drilled lines? You don't say... I would hope it makes some sort of super human vacuum or you wont be stopping for very long.

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