My Intro to CL: This is how bad of a driver I am
03-14-08, 09:11 PM
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found some pictures from a year ago of when the build started.
stock motor:
empty engine compartment:
back in after headgasket install:
will have updated pics tomorrow.
stock motor:
empty engine compartment:
back in after headgasket install:
will have updated pics tomorrow.
03-15-08, 12:41 PM
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haven't had the chance to head back to the strip yet...there's actually an event tomorrow but i need my buddy to come w/ me w/ a trailer just in case i blow the tranny. i do not want to be stranded, waiting for AAA.
here's some more pics i took today.
completed (for the most part) engine compartment. need to hook up catch can as well as buy fan shroud.
excuse the nasty front bumper. body work will come. notice the FMIC? me neither.
rear
side
for safety
for fun
to keep me in place
here's some more pics i took today.
completed (for the most part) engine compartment. need to hook up catch can as well as buy fan shroud.
excuse the nasty front bumper. body work will come. notice the FMIC? me neither.
rear
side
for safety
for fun
to keep me in place
03-16-08, 02:01 AM
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How has the electic cutout been workin for ya? real loud?
haven't had the chance to head back to the strip yet...there's actually an event tomorrow but i need my buddy to come w/ me w/ a trailer just in case i blow the tranny. i do not want to be stranded, waiting for AAA.
here's some more pics i took today.
completed (for the most part) engine compartment. need to hook up catch can as well as buy fan shroud.
excuse the nasty front bumper. body work will come. notice the FMIC? me neither.
rear
side
for safety
for fun
to keep me in place
here's some more pics i took today.
completed (for the most part) engine compartment. need to hook up catch can as well as buy fan shroud.
excuse the nasty front bumper. body work will come. notice the FMIC? me neither.
rear
side
for safety
for fun
to keep me in place
03-16-08, 12:59 PM
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the cutout was working great. you could control the loudness and i used it as boostcontroller as well. at least until today. the cutout failed on me today and only after a few months of use in which the car sat most of the time. i'll be calling the manufacturer tomorrow to see what they can do.
03-30-08, 06:19 PM
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update...
got back from the track today. did okay.
12.72 @ 118. 2.2 60'.
there were a bunch of american muscle cars there and boy could they launch! i saw a bunch of low 12's/high 11's with my trap speed or lower! even borrowing my friend's MT et street radials.
got back from the track today. did okay.
12.72 @ 118. 2.2 60'.
there were a bunch of american muscle cars there and boy could they launch! i saw a bunch of low 12's/high 11's with my trap speed or lower! even borrowing my friend's MT et street radials.
03-31-08, 05:05 AM
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yes there is improvement...but this car is quite hard to launch. even w/ the MT's at 10psi, i ended up spinning first gear with an easy launch which cause me to bog initially. at least i didn't blow the tranny!
04-01-08, 03:24 PM
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Were you just dumping the clutch or were you slipping it out? I'd think you could get a lot better 60' out of the car on drag radials.
04-01-08, 06:42 PM
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i did not dump the clutch. i tried a lot of different things including just easing off the clutch at 2k rpms but once i got to about 4.5k, it would spin the tires. i tried holding the rpms at 4k and slipping the clutch a bunch but that also just spun as well. driving a T61 is quite hard as the turbo kicks in quite violently.
