Any updates from NST?
Any updates from NST?
Custom Mirage products: Cruise control kit, Glove box light, MAF sensor housing, Rear sway bar, Upper grill block
Current project: DIY Nitrous oxide setup for ~$100
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View my fuel log 2015 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 47.2 mpg (US) ... 20.1 km/L ... 5.0 L/100 km ... 56.7 mpg (Imp)
They put hands on the pulleys on July 13th, per correspondence. Said they would be in touch. Generally, NST custom sets take from 30-60 days to complete fabrication. Being a full set and on an unexplored platform, I would guess early September some time.
Just sent them an email for an update. Ill post later with their response.
Angrybeaver (07-19-2018),Fit (07-19-2018)
NST response:
"We have several projects going on this week and weekend, please allow till mid next week and we'll get back to you ASAP. Thanks".
Angrybeaver (07-21-2018),Daox (07-19-2018),Fit (07-19-2018),Gnarles2 (07-24-2018)
I would be interested as well, OE diameter. I have a lightweight battery on order, and lightweight pulleys would be a good next step.
I think I wlould leave the crankshaft pulley alone though, in case it is part of the engine balance system.
But shaving pounds off the front of the car can only be a good thing imo!
Heres the earlier response from NST, to such a question:
"With regards to balance, harmonics, vibrations, etc. we highly recommend reading through our FAQ page. We've designed and developed hundreds of pulleys since we started in 2005 and we've spent a great deal of time to put a good amount of information regarding these topics into our FAQ..."
https://nonstoptuningusa.com/faq/
I've never understood the whole weight reduction crowd. If you want to reduce 30 pounds of weight, go on a diet.
These cars were designed by computers to run pretty dang efficient. I can't imagine a kitchen table engineer being able to beat the existing design without compromising something else in the system.
I for one, do not want my AC compressor spinning slower to save .0000001 mpg.
In the Delorean community I've seen all sort of gimmicks, even from our vendors. Back in the early 2000s, a certain Delorean vendor in Houston wash pushing a set of fancy smancy spark plug wires from a company called Nology. Someone finally put a car on a dyno with regular spark plug wires and then the Nology wires. Turns out, the car actually lost 3 hp with the fancy smancy Nology wires.
The benefits of lowering "rotational" mass have been discussed here on this very thread:
With all due respect, this is no new discovery and is a natural fact that lowering rotational mass on pulleys/flywheels/brake rotors/wheels and tires will increase throttle response and MPG's on ANY platform.
Last edited by Qrush; 07-25-2018 at 04:52 PM.
I’d like a set too, lemme know when u hear back from them