" I know Tony mentioned they were getting negative fuel trims (the DME was pulling fuel) when they added the Vargas HPFP, but they were also running a twin LPFP setup. Is it possible that a single LPFP might not be enough, causing the Lean Run conditions? "

" Going Turbo would be awesome (prob get a little more area under the curve), but I'd miss the Whipple whine & it's also a big investment (2 Turbos, Downpipes, Intercooler & Piping, WGs & BOVs + Tuning from Scratch). "

" Let's keep in mind he's running 100%, non-diluted E85 without Meth. So the Vargas HPFP upgrade might be sufficient for petroleum based fuels (Pump/Race Gas), it might not be enough for 100% E85. "

" Haha it's def got the Subaru WRX STI vibe with the blue body/gold wheels contrast, but it looks awesome.. I'm North NJ (Morris County), but I adventure into South Jerz every so often "

" May the waiting game begin "

" When can we expect the some kill vids?? "

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$13k & Stock DME Tuning. You can also sign up for updates on the website. "

" Just wondering, is the car being tuned on the stock DME or on a standalone? Your car looks incredible & I can't wait to see it up and running (maybe Bimmerfest East, Eurofest, MPact ) "

" Dinan's released an intake, here's a picture




And the product description:
[QUOTE]The Dinan carbon fiber intake looks as good as it performs, allowing more outside air to be pushed into the engine via twin-ducts while also providing structural stiffness to the strut towers. Two new air inlets are added, each with its own high flow filter mounted into the mouth of the carbon fiber inlet. The stock air inlet is fully functional to provide four intakes into the engine for maximum airflow. The filtered air passes from the inlets into the black powder coated ducts then directly into the engine.

The Dinan Engineering team had a special challenge with the F10 550i. With very little room to work with under the hood the team came up with the ingenious idea of combining the shock tower brace and the inlet tube into one part. The results are beautiful and purposeful looking. "

" Fisker Automotive has turned out to be an absolute disaster, only adding insult to injury is that the US Govt. invested over $500 million in the company in 2009. Personally, I find the Karma a very attractive car

BUT it doesn't appear that there's going to much of a future for Fisker & the hybrid technology in today's world. Solution: Motor Swap. An article as posted today that highlighted that Fisker Karma's are now selling for about 50% of their original MSRP, and continuing to fall.

Since I actually like the car, I looked around on Google & found that a motor swap has already been done. VLP Destino has actually transplanted the Corvette ZR1s into the Karma and managed to shed 1,000 lbs from the curb weight (most likely from ditching the battery cells). My only complaint, VLP is charging $200k+ for this conversion ($50k Car + $20k ZR1 Crate Motor + $130k Conversion?).


I was hoping that some of the BB sponsors could chime in & comment on how much a "1 Off" motor swap could run (@undercoverangie , @undercover , @Mike@VAC , @Weistec , @Andrew@activeautowerke , @AR Design II ) and see if VLP's $130k add on is justified. "