Just got home from Canuckistan and hanging out for the day with the guys at HPA.
Now for my review...
Firstly, I just have to say Marcel, Darryl, Kier, and the rest of the guys at HPA are some of the nicest guys I've ever dealt with (and I don't think it's just cause they're Canadian ). When I got to the shop, the first thing Marcel did was take me through the entire shop and introduce me to everyone there while giving me a full tour of the place, showing me all the projects they are currently working on as well as the finished ones they have around (i'll post up pics a bit later).
As you can see above, we ran a pre Haldex controller install dyno (actually 3), then did the install of the controller and the HPA 75 durometer dog bone insert and ran 9 more runs (3 each of the Eco, Stock, and Race settings). It was cool as hell because a couple of the Canadian guys off the Vortex stopped through to see the R as well as one of the guys from HPA who had the day off. I even got stopped in a parking lot while out getting lunch by a couple guys who were blown away they were seeing an R in the flesh (all the Canadian Rs are still in port waiting to be released).
I shot video of the after install runs (2 and 3 angles-2 GoPro angles and some from my iPhone). I will get it ripped in and uploaded in the next day or so.
On the drive home from Canada to Seattle I didn't get the same gas mileage as on the drive up (I averaged 25.9 on the drive up and 24.6 on the drive back), but I was having WAY too much fun getting on the gas passing people. The combination of the upgraded Haldex and the stiffer dog bone insert really improved the feeling of connection with the road. The butt dyno also confirmed what the real dyno told us already: the power comes on harder, earlier, and totally transforms the feeling of the car.
100% worth doing this mod, even if you're not tracking the car.
I can't wait till the guys at HPA get their down pipe done and I can drive back up and get it installed. I think I'll be going nuts and doing a lot of driving back and forth to Canada in the coming months.
Now for my review...
Firstly, I just have to say Marcel, Darryl, Kier, and the rest of the guys at HPA are some of the nicest guys I've ever dealt with (and I don't think it's just cause they're Canadian ). When I got to the shop, the first thing Marcel did was take me through the entire shop and introduce me to everyone there while giving me a full tour of the place, showing me all the projects they are currently working on as well as the finished ones they have around (i'll post up pics a bit later).
As you can see above, we ran a pre Haldex controller install dyno (actually 3), then did the install of the controller and the HPA 75 durometer dog bone insert and ran 9 more runs (3 each of the Eco, Stock, and Race settings). It was cool as hell because a couple of the Canadian guys off the Vortex stopped through to see the R as well as one of the guys from HPA who had the day off. I even got stopped in a parking lot while out getting lunch by a couple guys who were blown away they were seeing an R in the flesh (all the Canadian Rs are still in port waiting to be released).
I shot video of the after install runs (2 and 3 angles-2 GoPro angles and some from my iPhone). I will get it ripped in and uploaded in the next day or so.
On the drive home from Canada to Seattle I didn't get the same gas mileage as on the drive up (I averaged 25.9 on the drive up and 24.6 on the drive back), but I was having WAY too much fun getting on the gas passing people. The combination of the upgraded Haldex and the stiffer dog bone insert really improved the feeling of connection with the road. The butt dyno also confirmed what the real dyno told us already: the power comes on harder, earlier, and totally transforms the feeling of the car.
100% worth doing this mod, even if you're not tracking the car.
I can't wait till the guys at HPA get their down pipe done and I can drive back up and get it installed. I think I'll be going nuts and doing a lot of driving back and forth to Canada in the coming months.