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Inter-generational living is much more common outside of the US and not just in the east. I have European friends whos families were the same way. My eldest friend lived with three generations under one roof and only moved out after he'd gotten married and built two houses (by himself) and...

What's the boost get up to on Cobb's tune vs. stock?

Unsolicited advice is worth what you pay for it, but if you're really netting $121K annually and have no expenses, I'd be buying appreciating assets not depreciating ones, as much fun as they are. Your 30 year old self will thank you when you're living off the income, doing whatever you...

I'd like to see Cobb or another tuner chime in. Running too lean can be harmful to an engine, just as running too rich is not desirable either. Too rich, you burn more fuel yet don't generate good power and have unburnt fuel possibly causing issues, but a little rich usually has a cooling...

I'm a tuning novice, but could that popping be from the AFR becoming too lean? I noticed in one of the members data logging the Cobb tune that the AFR had spikes up into the 44 range vs. a 14.7 target (factory AFR is around 13.6 I think). That data logging event had an average of 18 AFR due to...

I wasn't alluding to the OEM 20"s providing any more performance than the PP rims, and agree with your overall assessment, rather that I don't like the appearance of an all black rim like the PP locks you into and will eventually pay to change them, either by painting the stock rim or going...

I'd like the OEM 20"'s in place of the black PP rims. They really make the car look better to my eyes, but you don't get all the other stuff that's more expensive to replace/swap out like brakes, radiator, springs, dampers and sways that comes with the PP.

I was just going to do a FMIC, CAI and a tune, but if I can save some serious weight in the exhaust, it might be worth it. Not thrilled with any of them so far though. Ford Touring also sounds the best to my ears, but I definitely want to keep the drone/cabin sound to a minimum since I spend...

I'm interested in someone who's done this too. Not a fan of black wheels, except on all black cars.

Understood. I saw the mention of the track and 1/4 mile reference in your previous post, it just seemed to be a very quick 0-60, so I was assuming it was on DRs to pull that kind of number, but wasn't positive. I've seen other guys race on the stock Pirelli's.

That's with DR's right, not street tires?

What's the factory ECM's target AFR vs. the Cobb at 14.7?

It may be specific to that car. The experience was odd, as my expectations were higher coming from my underpowered daily, but I was glad I drove the second Eco.

I drove both back to back. One was a Premium with the 20" wheels, the other a PP Base Eco. I noticed the suspension, brakes and gears. I was underwhelmed with the non-PP Eco. It may have been the car just hadn't worn in yet, but it didn't stop well or accelerate that well. Even my wife, a...

335I (287 HP/296 TQ - and the TQ is from 2500 - 5K) http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1664221-Bone-Stock-335i-Dyno-Results Mustang V6 (5th Gen) 246 HP/250 TQ - and the HP doesn't get up there till ~4,500, TQ is always much lower...

BMW under-rates their boosted engines based on the worse case scenario for output. It feels faster because it is faster by any objective measure. 0-60, 1/4 mile, trap speed, etc. vs. a V6 6th gen. It's also building greater torque much sooner in the power curve than the V6. Part of the...

Getting the sensation of speed is tough sometimes in modern cars. All the NVH reduction, while good in a sense, also makes the cars a little sterile. Manual trans. can actually do the same thing depending on when and how you shift. If you're not downshifting quickly to accelerate and/or...

I personally thought the auto in the V6 felt lazy. I'm sure that could be fixed with a tune.

Simple. They're each measuring differently. On one hand you have people talking about instantaneous mileage (i.e. "I got 45 mpg on a flat stretch of highway at 60 mph in 6th gear) On another hand you have people talking about mileage over one trip (i.e. "I observed 31 mpg from Austin to San...

I would like to see an 8 speed DCT and the 2.7L V6 Eco slotted in below the GT. One can dream, right?