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Old Jun 15, 2007 | 10:39 PM
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so i finally found a 2 step,its a synergy.just sent out the money today hopefully itll come soon.anyways,the way i think it works is you push in the clutch pedal,arm the 2 step,gas pedal to the floor,when your ready to go you press the clutch pedal again to let it out and away u go.what i want to know is assuming youre not on a tire to break the 10 bolt and assuming you have a built motor/tranny/big clutch,what can you hurt?does a 2 step hurt the motor or any other part of the car?And ive heard that it kills the turbo sooner,how much sooner?does anyone have any experience or data showing what gets worn out quicker?
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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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bump....you drag guys....or Jose or dr.turbo....any experience?
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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 05:30 PM
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Only thing I can tell ya about a 2-step is it helps you build boost at the line. As far as I know it is motor friendly haven't heard of it hurting one yet. Keep it at about 3000-3500 and you shouldn't break your 10 bolt(or I didn't atleast) I use to launch at that on the street.

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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 05:37 PM
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i know what it does,lol,im asking what experience anyone has using them as far as what parts wore out like the turbo and how much sooner did it kill it.stuff like that.
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I don't see how it would make a turbo go bad any sooner! It is just spooling it up no difference from you driving and spooling it I would think.

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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 06:12 PM
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I thought it was just bad on parts like CATS... I'd like to know this also.
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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 06:32 PM
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well it should work when the clutch is deppressed the 2 step is active.. once you release its gone..
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I thought it was just bad on parts like CATS... I'd like to know this also.
ive heard it said it shortens turbo life since it causes unburn fuel to go to the turbo to spool it
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yes it is bad on your cats, but i'd think it'd be good for the turbo rather than bad for it....
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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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not physically.i think it wears down the fins or something like that.im looking for actual data or experiences.
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Old Jun 17, 2007 | 02:08 AM
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IMO a two step shouldn't cause the problems that you would get with a rally car style antilag system. The operating conditions during pre launch 2 step activity aren't nearly as harsh. Also consider that these conditions only occur once per run drag racing, as opposed to every corner rally racing.
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I have a two step in my software for my 97 turbo talon. It works great and is not hard on much except possibly drivetrain from leaving at higher boost. Antilag is another trick that can give you big boost like 20 plus psi on my setup in the talon .Some types can be hard on the turbos. Lots of guys use the more mellower types but not really for street use mostly for racing. Two step is necessary for manual cars to build boost at the line. Autos can stall up and stuff but think two step can still help make launches more consistent.
I don't understand why programs like hp tuners can't put things like two step, no lift to shift and antilag and even nitrous control into the software. My talon program and it was pretty cheap can easily do all that good stuff.
Its annoying we have to buy two step separately for our ls1 cars. Is it because of the way the igniton works or something???
But two step is definitely a handy thing to have.Antilag more necessary with big turbos on smaller motors. No lift to shift helps that power shifting a lot. It puts a lower rev limiter in action when you hit the clutch pedal much less dangerous to power shift with it. It also keeps the turbo spooled up much better between shifts in a manual car.
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