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I am first going to give you a background on why I think this might work. I drive a turbocharged car a Mitsubishi Eclipse (FWD) GST (and I am the farthest thing from a ricer you can get, everything under the hood and completely stock exterior) Anyway...I keep reading about how traction is the limiting factor on TT Vipers. I am going to rattle off an idea and anybody please correct me if I am wrong as it is harder than heck to get any tuner to tell you their setup (of which I do respect)
So our problem is traction...Looking at all the videos I have seen it is getting of the line with minimal wheel spin. What I have done to cure this problem is a (Apexi AVCR) multiple stage electronic boost controller (all I have seen on Vipers is a low boost/high boost toggle switch) How it works is.....lets say I have one huge turbo that kicks boost right off idle. I can actually program this AVCR to blow off any boost until I either specify a RPM or a gear or both. It is also programmable to kick in boost in 500rpm increments. So instead of burning out forever at the staging lights when I should be halfway down the track this AVCR gives me the advantage of getting a rolling start before any boost kicks in. Thusfor I already have forward momentum built up and it gives me a better "hookup" and not so much wear and tear on the drivetrain.
I have tried to find something for Vipers along the lines of a AVCR bur the closest thing I can find would be a VEC 2 with a custom card for this but then again I do not know the limiting factors of the VEC 2 to this application if there is even any. I have looked at the AEM Engine management and I have not found anything saying it would have the function to do what I am describing the AVCR can do.
I am not trying to be a ricer and try to ask stupid questions, But I do consider myself a racer who looks at the technical aspect of everything. I have powered a FWD Turbo car to 11.8 sec 1/4 mile and this setup mentioned above solved a lot of my problems. I know I can get better times out of it but I have since sold my car to start my business and bought another Eclipse so it will be awhile before I can get all "tuned up" again. On the TT Vipers, Are they the same size turbo or are they different sizes?
Cheers,
Ben
Apexi AVCR Info
So our problem is traction...Looking at all the videos I have seen it is getting of the line with minimal wheel spin. What I have done to cure this problem is a (Apexi AVCR) multiple stage electronic boost controller (all I have seen on Vipers is a low boost/high boost toggle switch) How it works is.....lets say I have one huge turbo that kicks boost right off idle. I can actually program this AVCR to blow off any boost until I either specify a RPM or a gear or both. It is also programmable to kick in boost in 500rpm increments. So instead of burning out forever at the staging lights when I should be halfway down the track this AVCR gives me the advantage of getting a rolling start before any boost kicks in. Thusfor I already have forward momentum built up and it gives me a better "hookup" and not so much wear and tear on the drivetrain.
I have tried to find something for Vipers along the lines of a AVCR bur the closest thing I can find would be a VEC 2 with a custom card for this but then again I do not know the limiting factors of the VEC 2 to this application if there is even any. I have looked at the AEM Engine management and I have not found anything saying it would have the function to do what I am describing the AVCR can do.
I am not trying to be a ricer and try to ask stupid questions, But I do consider myself a racer who looks at the technical aspect of everything. I have powered a FWD Turbo car to 11.8 sec 1/4 mile and this setup mentioned above solved a lot of my problems. I know I can get better times out of it but I have since sold my car to start my business and bought another Eclipse so it will be awhile before I can get all "tuned up" again. On the TT Vipers, Are they the same size turbo or are they different sizes?
Cheers,
Ben
Apexi AVCR Info