Mr. Bill.....

Now that we're seeing an exhaust product and intake for the SS will the tuner handle those changes as we upgrade or will we need to download an "update" down the road??

Many thanks!!

Ed

 

Who makes this intake and exhaust product you speak of?

 

We'll have to test to ensure compatibilty. News at 11!

 

https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/deleted-threads-41/new-cgs-intake-exhaust-2008-hhr-ss-2-0l-turbo-15568/

 

I've had my car for three weeks, But I am getting this as soon as I get some miles on the car.

 

I would love to see you test this Mr Hahn cause personally I think the Intake and Muffler (im not calling it an exhaust cause its not) is rubbish. But personally I dont think you should have to test it out cause I think CGS should do it.

 

Why in the world do you want a vendor "testing" their own product for compatability with someone else's product???

You're harpin' about pics, dyno, etc. then you want them to tell you their product doesn't work by THEM testing it???

Lots rather have Mr. Bill & his crew, from an independent standpoint and also wanting to maintain the rep of their product, do the work... They'll lay the results on us and not have any "marketing strategy" in the game.....

Mr. Bill.... As an fyi..Magna Flow tells me they are within a "few weeks" of releasing their new pipe & muffler

http://www.magnaflow.com/02product/s...ne=all&id=6120

 

it seems that you two guys keep going at it.....the purpose of the forum is to share info, which is being done here, whether the info is good or not so good. I understand both sides and your reasoning behind it. but that doesn't mean taking shots at one another. I feel that CGS should test their product and show proof as to their performance claims. I also feel that it would be quite beneficial to have Bill also test the products to determine the compatability as he stated, and to see what they actually can do. we are all looking to increase the performance of our SS's, so lets compile as much info from as many sources that we can, so we will all be a more informed buyer, when we finally make our decision to purchase. just my

 

The market will take care of everything anyway..... Bad rep will travel fast...

 

Looks like any turbo upgrade would benefit significantly from some vane trimming, and it looks like the stock turbo's spindle is just too light to carry any momentum through the shifts. I realize you don't want that spindle to weigh too much, but that between-shift dropoff seems excessive. Also, I wonder how much immediate benefit might come from a better BOV to help with the pressure offloading during shifts. It seems clear that the stock setup is a compromise in many ways... as would be expected from the factory ($$$, fedregs, etc.).

BTW, which shifting method did you use? The "normal" lift gas-stab clutch-shift? Or did you use that "no lift" feature that apparently exists in the HHR?


Have you established a distribution channel for upgrades yet? Or is it still a "hey, they've got a new file... call and see if you can get it" delivery mechanism? I did sign up for your HHR maillist, but haven't see a peep from it yet, so I'm hoping that's not the update notice mechanism ... On the same lines, do you have a beta user pool for updates? Or is it all in-house testing until you're ready to do the update release?