[s-cars] Looks like Haps' RAIS has some competition...

[Lewis, Gary M]

Thanks Mike.  I'm going to be on some shrinks couch over this...

But seriously, I wasn't comparing mine to Hap's (Haps' is bigger, I know.  Where's that shrink?).  The comment was my S6 ("My, that's a big one...") compared to Pizzo's EVO ("Isn't that little thing cute..").  I've got to say that factory packaging and available mods for the STI make it awesome (don't know about the EVO, but I bet the same), and both it and the EVO go and turn like an Arizona Jack-rabbit.  Nice to be able to turn a key at the Dealership, and get the performance I've paid $5,000 for.  But I'm 40, and the EVO and STI look like kids cars to me, inside and out...

Anyway, I'm looking good in the IC development.  I work at Boeing Rocketdyne, all we do is rocket engines, and there are a bunch of Rocket Engineers (ok, 3 to be exact) helping me with my IC.  From looking at pics, Hap's IC is a few years behind.  I'm basing this on the pic of Haps IC posted at S-Cars.  I made a call to Autosports works, and the package they have developed is looking good.  Key is a longitudinally placed IC with top to bottom flow.  However, I think they should have gone with a NARROWER and longer IC  (~2.25" IC vs. 3", ~24" vs. 18" for a bigger frontal area), probably a nit, but still theirs is definitely looking great.  If Hap upgraded to that design, he is pretty current.  I can't bring myself to float the $2,000 they quoted me, so I'm going to do it myself.  I will make all my findings and designs freely available.  And speaking of Trevor Frank, he is an IC visionary.  His email to me with the pics of his IC and his admonition to go top to bottom flow wise was accurate.

No RAIS, sorry.  Great idea to reduce pressure-drop tho'.  Ihis ain't BS folks.  Everybody should read this...

And a sissy-girl BPV.  The BPV discussion I started had no illuminations either.  Seems that BPV preference is similar to the oil consensus.  There is none.  I'm thinking of now going with the LLTEK BPV.  Since cross-consensus says none of them work anyway, I may as well get some satisfying noise out of the thing, and it is wife adjustable.  :^)

Thanks Again,
Gary Lewis

1995.5 S6 Avant, Green/Ecru, RS2 MAF, RS2 Exhaust Manifold, RS2 Injectors, Custom Turbo (K26 Turbine, Factory K26 Cold side (Audi Works '999' P/N) with 50mm intake and custom Innovative Turbo compressor wheel), Bilsteins, Eibachs, Big Reds, Spec II Clutch.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: mlp qwest [mailto:mlped at qwest.net] 
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 7:54 PM
> To: Lewis, Gary M; TM; Bob DG; s-car-list at audifans.com; 
> pizzoman at yahoo.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Looks like Haps' RAIS has some competition...
> 
> 
> Sorry Gary, compared to Hap you got: (1) no disrespect, by 
> comparison, a pea shooter for a turbo; (2) you're at least 
> two years behind on your FMIC development & implementation; 
> (3) you are at least lock short of a full load with your 
> injectors; (4) and more than that, @ 30% behind (something 
> like 75mm vs 86mm in diameter) on your MAF's raw airflow 
> capacity; (5) probably a puny BPV, by comparison; and (6) 
> finally, I gather that of course you lack a
> RAIS.   Even the Elk up around Everboost carefully look both 
> ways before
> attempting to cross the highway.
> 
> 26 psi?  Hah, Everboost (use your best Johnny Depp "Pirates 
> of the Caribbean" voice/mannerism) laughs at 26psi.  It's 
> rumored Hap's developing JATO's.  And failing that, 
> Sidewinders for anything else that passes him on the way up 
> Lookout Mountain.  OTOH, it's lonely at the top, and I hear 
> Hap can't rest for fear something wicked may be sneaking up 
> behind, for which he has recently, for the price of a closely 
> held  Hawaiian Pineapple Marinara Sauce recipe, contracted 
> the services of some west coast mafia types, e.g. Brian da 
> Phd (for Big Ed.) Billotti and Trevor "don't call me timid" 
> Frank for defensive R&D work.
> 
> :-)
> 
> mlp
> 
> ~-----Original Message-----
> ~From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com 
> ~[mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Lewis, Gary M
> ~Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 8:20 PM
> ~To: TM; Bob DG; s-car-list at audifans.com; pizzoman at yahoo.com
> ~Subject: RE: [s-cars] Looks like Haps' RAIS has some 
> competition... ~ ~ ~Like what?? ~ ~More than this? ~ ~RS2 
> MAF, RS2 Exhaust Manifold, RS2 Injectors, Custom Turbo (K26 
> ~Turbine, Factory K26 Cold side (Audi Works '999' P/N) with 
> 50mm ~intake and custom Innovative Turbo compressor wheel), 
> Spec II ~Clutch, 26 psi software, FMIC on the dwg board. ~ 
> ~Thanks, ~Gary ~
> 
> 
>