What should a 2g GSX feel like?

[dsmhurley]

First off, this site/forum is amazing. It's HUGE! Could use some more organization. ie: sectioning off areas, especially in the newbie area. Such as a section only for engine problems, tranny, etc. I know it is partly sectioned but people are posting in the main area and it gets confusing and BIG. The staff should prevent people from posting in that area to keep things organized and easy to find. Nevertheless this place has helped me with many things. Being a computer tech, I have spent most my life with computers, not cars. With that being said, what exactly does an automatic 1997 GSX feel like? What I mean is, what kind of times should it run? Should it be pushing me into my seat after I punch it? Why I ask is because when at a dead stop, if i floor it, I'm better off pulling out some oars and rowing it down the road. Once the turbo spools up it starts picking up some speed. Power breaking doesn't help. I've had it tuned up, I've done most of the things in stage 0, and some in stage 1. I've had it checked to see if it's running too rich/lean. There aren't any boost leaks. I haven't checked how much boost it's giving. The tranny was said to be fine. I don't know anyone who has a GSX that I could ride with to compare. If this question has already been answered please let me know. I searched high and low and couldn't find it.

 

[kap96gsx]

hey thanks for the links... anyways i took my car to the track again today... quickest i could get it was a 16.2..... which is a positive increase compared to before (16.9) there was a spyder, fwd, 5-speed turbo there and he was only getting 16's as well... so i don't feel so bad... time for a turbo upgrade i think... or what would you guys suggest?

As far as the turbo goes, I got a T-28 in my car w/a few other bolt on mods, running up to about 16 psi. And it pulls pretty good, launches decent at about 4500 rpm's (but its a manual) I dont have the timeslip function up yet but it ran a 15.6 at high altitude.
Kyle