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Assistant Director in the Film, TV industry. Currently I'm working on a TV show for Warner Bros. For those of you that remember here's our OLD bio from the old KC site. Jacob Nowicki Is a Co-owner who is the backbone of our internet and web designed on-line shopping site. By day he's an Aerospace Engineer employed at Boeing; currently working on designing and implementing 3-D virtual reality software that will be used to help build the international spacestaion currently being constructed for NASA. Richard Silva Is a Co-owner in charge of product performance, design, research & development and sales. By day he's an Assistant Director working on anything from Feature Films, TV Movies of the weeks, to newer media content such as internet based variety and episodic shows. Back to your question, am I "thinking of getting back to the SVX world" many a day have I thought of getting back into the SVX world. At the time I was at Jake's mercy for web based anything; sales, design, e-commerce interface. Now a day it's easy to run an on-line anything because of Paypal, eBay etc. Main problem in getting back in it has always been an ethical one and a semi-legal one. All products were designed by myself for KC which Jake and I where 50-50 partners in. Can't sell stuff using the KC name without Jake's involvement. If I ever were to really get back into it I would have to use a different company name. Currently I have no serious interests in getting back to the parts, R&D side of SVXs. -Richard Silva- Kinetic Concepts '98-'01 |
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271hp was the next goal at the next dyno session. That sesion was going to be for cold ram pipe and fuel trims tuned. That combo never got Dynoed. For some reason I had that number in my head still. My notes from our last dyno session were of exhaust and exhaust intake combo. Here's what the results where. KC Exhaust alone was 13hp or 243hp Combo of KC exhaust, KC intake and free tips 'n tricks was 34hp or 264hp The KC exhaust was dynoed alone with stock intake. The KC exhaust, KC intake and free tips 'n tricks combo was dynoed last. Prior to the exhaust session we had a dyno session for the intake a few weeks earlier. KC Intake with free tips 'n tricks and stock exhaust was dynoed at 18hp or 248hp The KC intake was dynoed with tips 'n tricks and stock exhaust. Glad you asked, I went to my notes thinking I'll show that Alaskin he needs more that bald H rated tires. Thanks for asking, That post should of read KC intake w/ free tips 'n tricks KC Exhaust KC Silicone hose kit KC steel braided lines built by Goodridge for KC. KC Carbon Kevlar street pads. With just the above mods power was at 264hp -Richard Silva- Kinetic Concepts '98-01' |
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I'm assuming that this is Dayle from Motorsports Warehouse or an employee. We never, I repeat we never sold white face gauges for any Subaru or any car. Therefore we never sold or could have sold you White Face gauges. If this is Dayle; you were in direct competition with us during the last 2 years we were in business,(2000 and 2001). Meaning why would you buy stuff from us. Don't know how old you are or how old you're getting but I think you're starting to loose it a little. We did have a link on the old website that asked if anyone was interested in purchasing white face gauges to e-mail us name and phone number. If we received interest from 50 or more people them we could have them made. Out of the hundreds of e-mails we received we only had 34 people inquire over the 4 years we sold SVX parts. Needless to say that we never had them made, or even sold anything close to white face gauges. Hope this clears things up. -Richard Silva- Kinetic Concepts '98-'01 |
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Any chance I could get the schematics for that setup? >_> I have to be one of the only SVXers here without a custom intake/exhaust setup.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. |
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Low end?
What were the dyno plots like? Was there any adverse effect on the low end torque? I've always been curious about that. I was around back in 98 and visited your site all the time. It's good to have you ack around!
Mat
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Time for my very own long list of mods: 92 SVX LS-L - Ebony Pearl - 2002 WRX 5MT trans w/STi gearset (rebuilt & installed myself ) - BMW E46 HID retrofit - Kenwood Headunit - Phoenix Gold 75x4 RMS amp - Alpine Type R 6.5" front components - Alpine Type R 6x9 3way rear speakers - 18"x9" Rota G-Force wheels w/225/40ZR18 Toyo T1R's - Mychailo's custom springs - Urethane front & rear sway bar bushings - KC exhaust (2.5" dual magnaflow) - Escaine seat swap - Removed Spoiler I don't care if Subaru says it's STI...it will always be STi to me |
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Danny 1994 Silver SVX in hybernation, awaiting for the monsterous awakening (Lebanon) 1967 Mercedes-Benz 250SL Euro Specs, Hard/Softtop, White/Red. Under Complete Restoration 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL350 Euro Specs, White/Red. Mint... Another step into SL Collection. |
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Nice to know your about and ok. I too regularly checked in to the KC site.
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I had your exhaust and your intake... had no idea they had that much of a diffrence.... 271hp? Damn...
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UPRD dynoed it. They turned into UPFD in later years. Yup since Jake is an Aerospace engineer (yes I know you don't have to be one to figure out the numbers) he scaled the gains from power to the wheels. Completly stock and everything being refreshed (tranny, O2 sensors, knock sensors, radiator, all Subaru TSBs performed on vehicle) performed with a 1/4 mile time of 16.43 sec. on 92 octane. at 73F outside temp at 485 above sea level. Yes power mode was on. Dynoed in the same form our stock 92 SVX put down 120hp-121hp to all four wheels under load. This dyno was one of the first AWD Dynos in California. Sport compact Car used it for all their AWD tests back in 99-00. Rhys Millen of Toyota Supra, Mitsubishi EVO 7 and most recently Pontiac GTO fame used it for all his tests. He was actually their when we tested the intake, and stock SVX. I'll have to give Jake a call as he has the Dyno graphs. He owned the car so he kept the graphs. I just wrote down the info for my notes. -Richard Silva- Kinetic Concepts '98-'01 |
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Hey! I used to buy my nitrous from UPRD! I remember that they changed their business name sometime while I was a customer there (they kept the acronym, but the R and D stood for something else, can't remember). I think they had already sold the dyno by the time I got there, but I remember hearing about it.
And thanks for making me feel like less of an idiot about my 1/4 mile times... I hit something like 16.1 or 16.2 in 90-100 F weather, and I thought I was doing something wrong. The damn car just refused to launch. |
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