Yeah it's a completely different car now, considering it's quicker now on 5-7psi than it was before on 30psi, just goes to show the efficiency differences in suspension and transmission choices!
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Yeah it's a completely different car now, considering it's quicker now on 5-7psi than it was before on 30psi, just goes to show the efficiency differences in suspension and transmission choices!
Yup, I basically had to put the headlights wherever they'd fit LOL the intercooler exit pipe is right behind the drivers side inner headlight
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After going into the garage at 10am Thursday and not leaving except to pee until 8am Friday I slept for...
As of right now there's no plans on painting it, it's kind of all part of the story at this point. Eventually the combination of my OCD and inability to leave **** alone means I'll probably end up...
Picture dump of the last month
Wheel tub progress
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Mocking up the close-in panels...
Yeah I'd talked to him when he had it up for sale, wanted a pretty premium price for it though! Zongo is coming along slowly but surely and should be out making some noise in the next few weeks!
The 1uz never gave me any troubles other than needing an SFI approved harmonic balancer and flexplate which neither has an off the shelf availability, meaning minimum 10 qty ordered. That and the...
Nah Ackerman is a product of the outer tie rod-> steering knuckle location in relation to the vertical line drawn through the upper/lower ball joint centreline. Everything here is by the blueprints,...
LOL the <0.001" of material removed won't have any effect on anything other than helping the MLS gaskets have a better chance at keeping the boost in!
It's just the way it's done on these...
Tin work done
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Stripped down and ready for paint...
Love it!
Got the fab9 all built and installed
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Final ride height, tossed the fender and door on to see how it...
Firewall progress
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Drivers steel floor done...
big single turbo (built by Scremin) on an aluminum LS this round
First floor panel installed
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Door hinges done
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A few updates
Fabricated 9" housing with four link brackets and back brace, narrowed and line bar'd ready for some paint...
Sold the trans itself, still have the adapter/clutch/flywheel setup for it though, along with the 1uz which are both for sale but I just haven't had the time to actually advertise them lol
Will be an auto now but previously had a t56 magnum 6spd in it
You could say things have gotten a little serious....
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Broke an axle on the start line and didn't know (spool) ,crossed the 1/8mile finish line and when I lifted it hooked hard right straight into the wall. Speed at impact was 92.6mph!
To rebuild the...
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is it possible that its a wiring issue? what tells you that the ecu is damaged?
Thanks I think I fixed the video now?
Went to the track this weekend to see how the bugs shake out!
10.400@142.64mph with a 1.83 60'
Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2eyqJDFpPo
Not too bad at all considering it's a turbo,...
Got the forged motor all back in and took it to the dyno yesterday....873whp/742ft-lbs@23psi and we called it quits for now, motors built for 32psi but I didn't really wanna risk breaking it before...