Iggy Higgins

Interested in hearing how you managed to get your car to rev to 7k rpm?!?!

Sincity

Sounds like it'll need a tune? I wonder how this will affect us who have our cars smogged via OBDII?

My K2 (Kleemann exhaust manifold logs w/200 cell cats) will throw that code when I'm running a stock tune.

jamesyot

All the way to redline which I think is close to 7000rpms I am pretty sure. you know what I mean, everyone on here takes everything so literally jeez. I only drive my car a couple times a week. I don't get out much since I help run a big company. You get what im saying.

Scotty3219

Next time just say 6250

jamesyot

LMAO. Ok with Tune plus the DP the car pulls hard all the way to 6250. It does not seem like the power falls off at all.

Iggy Higgins

Sorry pal, I was only messing

Thought you may of had different engine/gearbox software that had raised your rev limiter. Mine hits a wall at 6500rpm on the rev counter I know that much..

What tune do you have again?

jamesyot

I have the renntech tune at setting 5. The tune really adds a lot of torque. The Downpipe seems to add a ton of top end HP. The combination of the 2 is pretty nasty. The car revs so fast now I almost always smack the rev limiter in first gear.

Iggy Higgins

Ditto on the tune pal (although I run setting 6 ). Would love to know what it's like with the DP as well.
Have you had it back on the rollers (before and after comparison) at all?

As for 1st gear - once tuned, the 45's take a skilled pilot to get the most out of 1st gear without head butting the windscreen on the limiter.

jamesyot

Dyno soon, If you think its bad with a tune, wait till you installed the DP. In first you almost have to shift .5 seconds after you floor it lol

You know the feeling you get after you install the tune you are like "wow huge difference" its the same with the Downpipe. Plus the sound it so damn good.

Koru_Kinshi

Well, that's unfortunate. :/ Back to the drawing board...

Iggy Higgins

You had me sold until I read this.. How do you intend on getting round this with regards dealer/warranty etc? Or are you not fussed?

jamesyot

Weistec is sending me a part to fix it. No worries

VFORCE09

What part are they sending?

jamesyot

Ill tell you when I get it. I have no idea what it is. They just said they are sending it to me.

dblock110

weistec can u comment

Iggy Higgins

Piece if black tape to cover the CEL light apparently..

ML63 AMG

Man harsh crowd lol .... If it's too expensive then don't buy it, but don't trash the vendors thread because of it guys. Show some class.

I am sure the price will come down over time. If the $1750 included tune then it would definitely be worth every penny. I am sure waisted will include tune over time to match the downpipe once the ECU is "cracked"

Koru_Kinshi

Once the ECU is fully cracked, we won't have to worry about any of these shennanigans regarding CELs.

nlpamg

it's been taking far too long to crack the ECU.

Koru_Kinshi

I agree. Apparently there's really only one company that has is open, which is GAD Motors, and they're not sharing with anyone. Probably to try and corner the market right now. But anyone who would spend close to 4 grand on an ECU tune (which is what they charge) and think it's a good idea is possessed.

Until one of the local guys cracks it, all we can do is wait or do a piggyback. :/

vaelin

Actually, I think most of the crowd here were excited when this was originally announced in this forum. But Weistec has continually shown lack of communication, both from simple questions posted as follow-up.. as well as updates to the first set of buyers like jamesyot.

I'm all for subsidizing R&D if I want to be an early adopter. But the simple fact is, early adopters are sharing the risk of something that's very expensive. Thus helping your potential customers by alleviating their worries by answering their questions on a friggin thread they started should be a no-brainer.

mr747

guys if you want questions answered why dont you contact weistec direct??

Im sure they dont spend every minute on the forum answering questions

Maverick1975

It appears that you do not understand business, of course the customer pays for it. They don't just spend the money to research something and them sell it at a price point as if no costs had already been incurred. The very first objective is to recover the research and prototype costs from the customer then bank some profit. Years down the track the price may drop as it's all profit then.

Sincity

They did start this thread.......

jamesyot

I think this part of the thread ended like three weeks ago. I think I understand business pretty well...but thanks!