06ISDriver's intake Dyno TESTED!
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His kit was smart enough to turn on/off as needed to keep the transmission alive, and the post-TH400 kit still had a number of safety systems designed into it...it's still a design I point folks to when they ask how to set up a nitrous kit even an idiot can't kill the car with.
Like I said heat and friction kill automatic transmissions. An instantaneous shot of NOS is NOT the same as a mild bump in hp on a ****ty transmission, it will slip and overheat in an instant!
Toyota normally build in a pretty good "safety" factor into their blocks, transmissions and differentials, so hopefully the IS trans will hold a little shift tightening. I guess we'll find out.
Toyota normally build in a pretty good "safety" factor into their blocks, transmissions and differentials, so hopefully the IS trans will hold a little shift tightening. I guess we'll find out.
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George Debski, who ran that way flawlessly for years, having the fastest, most reliable, B-body in the world on what for a while was a totally stock motor and nitrous (he eventually did a mild head port and a mild cam upgrade).... he was also the first stock-bottom-end B-body in the world to get into the 11s (on a car that's in the 15s from the factory). He was actually pretty smart, he just didn't want to give up overdrive for a while.
LOL,...HKS is crazy, that's why we're following his progress so we will know what NOT to do. I say go for it
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So just quick random thoughts here:
If cat backs give around 5hp for $800-$1,500.. perhaps being able to always run max available factory timing with a Snows water/Meth kit...$350-$550? (plus whatever the methanol might bring to the table)... would be hard to show on a dyno though..
And a HKS module for quicker shifts and possibly more timing yet... but around $1,500?
Hemmm… wish I still had garage takeoff parts sitting around… Guess I’ll have to let someone with deeper “toys” pockets try these first…
If cat backs give around 5hp for $800-$1,500.. perhaps being able to always run max available factory timing with a Snows water/Meth kit...$350-$550? (plus whatever the methanol might bring to the table)... would be hard to show on a dyno though..
And a HKS module for quicker shifts and possibly more timing yet... but around $1,500?
Hemmm… wish I still had garage takeoff parts sitting around… Guess I’ll have to let someone with deeper “toys” pockets try these first…
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Unfortunately it hasn't started yet, so it doesn't look possible to get the first batch ready by Christmas. I am trying as hard as I can to get this to production as quickly as possible. I understand why in-house manufacturing is highly preferred and I will be working towards that in the future.
Thanks everyone for your patience and I hope everyone who is interested will continue supporting this effort. I will be sure to post any updates as soon as they occur.
Thanks again!
Thanks everyone for your patience and I hope everyone who is interested will continue supporting this effort. I will be sure to post any updates as soon as they occur.
Thanks again!
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bummer... but you still have my support! Good luck though, sounds like a lot of work to get it manufactured... Will there be some special discount for the first 20 buyers or group buy? (i had to ask, lol)