ctrow Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 I finally have some results to share with everyone other than just seat of the pants. I talked my dad's friend into racing our SS's. He bought his red one in April and it is currently unmodified. We found a straight stretch of highway out in the country to see if the new PCM did anything for performance. We raced until we hit 90 since that seems to be the MPH that the SS's are running the 1/4 mile. By the time I hit 90 I had a little over a truck length on him. At first we were head to head but once I got to about 3500 RPM it started pulling away and then just kept going. We did it again and got the same results. We traded trucks the second run and he was impressed with the changes. He said it was worth the $$$. So if you're thinking of getting one of the Wester PCM's, you now know what to expect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatrack Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 Thanks ctrow. Sounds like it is worth the money for a whole truck length. Ken.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcswain Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 Thanks, ctrow for the update of the Westers PCM A truck length is impressive Is the Westers shifting or downshifting like you want it to know? If so what did you have to do ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctrow Posted June 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 Not yet. Racing like that doesn't really matter because it a full throttle type situation. When Lyndon gets my core(shipping tomorrow) he's going to adjust for "highway kick downs". Right now the 1-2 shift is at 40MPH, 2-3 at 77MPH and 3-4 at 117MPH. Rev limiter is at 5700RPM. As an added side note, it pulls strong to 125MPH. Well at least 120 because the needle was pegged! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwest1975 Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 Thats good news! Now if we can get a decent group buy discount, many of us would be pretty darn happy! Once question for ya.....are you still on stock tires doing 120mph? If so, what are the risks involved as long as the treads are healthy? Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctrow Posted June 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 It's my understanding, and correct me if I'm wrong, the speed rating is something that plays into effect after a few minutes at that speed. I think as long as I don't drive that fast for more than 5+ minutes I'm fine. Granted, that sounds like I'm pulling that out of my @ss! but, prove me wrong if you know different. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 ct, Thanks for the feedback on your PCM. Justin, See my other post with the URL. From what that other board is saying, Westers is not giving PCM discounts on 2003 model vehicles. According to them there are no current discounts on any '03 models as the chips are too hard to come by. Hopefully that will change in the future but for now we apparently are out of luck on group rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwest1975 Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 Hopefully that will change in the future Yeah......maybe in July! ctrow, I am far from being and expert, but I would guess that as long as the tires are in very good condition, you would be safe at that speed for short little runs as well. I would be hesitant about making manuevers or anything...but for straight out runs I would think it should be fine. Someone else please shed some light on this! Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcswain Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 Hopefully that will change in the future Yeah......maybe in July! Justin July would be PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinisterSS Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 The Eagle LS tires are S speed rated, good for 112 MPH. Personally, I wouldn't worry about the tires - watching out for others on the road is a bigger concern. Starting to show my age here a little, but I've gone MUCH faster for longer periods of time on worn out bias plys! Now put a blown 427 in a SS, then it may be time for some Z rated tires... ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenKey Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 ctrow, thanks for the "hard" results. Always a plus to know what you get in track conditions. Keep us updated on what Lyndon is doing for you now. -Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconPilot Posted June 30, 2003 Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 ctrow, Is there a price for making the shift improvement? As far as tire speeds, I had 31" Super Swampers, (80 MPH tires) at 115 on my S-10 for no longer than 3 min almost monthly. If I did not break 100 on the way to work, something was wrong. I know it is stupid, but as long as the tires are in good condition and ballanced, I will exceed the rating for short periods of time with no worries. Just my stupidity showing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctrow Posted June 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2003 Nope, it's part of the satisfaction guarantee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krambo Posted July 3, 2003 Report Share Posted July 3, 2003 Ctrow, Thanks for the great comparison! I'm sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted July 3, 2003 Report Share Posted July 3, 2003 any 1/4 mile times coming soon? only asking since quite often one truck can be faster than another simply due to build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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