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i dynoed yesterday and we got 465 rwhp at 5500 when we ran out of fuel. It is absolutely amazing what a dyno and a great tuner can do. was car was so rich on the first pull it wouldn't read on the dyno!!!!!!! we got less than 300hp,and after 18 pulls we maxed the fuel system out with a safe 11.2-11.4 A/F ratio. so here go the upgrades!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ken
Congrats!!!!
Ian
nice power number, now get her to the track to see what it can pull!!
congrats
Dan
need wheels and tires!!!!!!!! dam, its hard to find a set that will clearmy cobra brakes. Ken
So what do you mean when you say, ran out of fuel? I am having a problem, detonation at 5500rpm or so...
Wow, that's great work Ken... You are going to need to be carefull with your block being on the border of cracking. That's some damn good power... time to hit the track!
Great numbers, cant wait to get my blower back on
yeah, my tuner warned me about the block. i quote---"you're driving a dam hand grenade, all you need to do is up the power and boooooooom, the block is gone!!!!!!!!" he also suggests that i invest in a dustbuster and a magnet...................wonder why?
RAN OUT OF FUEL---- i have a 255 intank, and the procharger pump inline, i believe the lines, fuel rails, and the injectors are serious limitations.
Detonation------ are you sure its detonation, my car was stumbling and cutting out at about the same area, it turned out to be the injectors reaching 100%. Also, i learned that the grounds on the car are seriously undersized, which affects a lot of things.
UNIVER------ i am using the 80mm--- in the beginning, my tuner said oh no what a piece of junk!!!!!!!!!!! but as he played with the tune, he got results that he didn't expect, and he finally admitted that with TUNING that it was a dam fine meter that had a lot of potential.
I know what it's like to hear that from a tuner... my tuner (although I haven't taken my car in for the final tune yet) told me the same exact thing... he was like whoa man... this thing is stout... I'm may have a hard time keeping it down low enough so you don't crack your block... you need to be careful. I still am not sure just how carefull you can be driving a rocket, but whatever. Anyway, your car sounds fun... just be carefull with it and get that fuel delivery problem taken care of!
got my new Pro-Motion TKO and beyond tranny in last nite and tried it out. ran great up till 3rd where i blew off the intake tube and pigged the car out. learned something from Procharger yesterday. We had problems maintaining boost on the dyno so we unpluggged the blowoff valve. I followed Procharger instruction and found out i had the valve in wrong. You can put the valve in either way and it will work until you reach over 6# and then it will bleed off if you are backwards. to check for the proper function----- go to the intercooler side of the valve and make sure that when the valve swings shut it is seated against the set screw, this will make the boosted air press against the seat and make the seal tighter. if you are backwards the boost will actually swing the valve open slightly against the spring on the valve. hope this helps. ken
I'm confused... can you explain which way the valve goes in a different way? Which blow off valve are you talking about? I would assume you are talking about the aluminum tube-type one that has the little butterfly valve in it, but I want to make sure. I have no problems seeing 12lbs. of boost... does that mean that mine is installed the right way? I have mine attached right to the discharge tube that comes out of the blower outlet and it goes to atmosphere... which end should be where? Thanx for the info Ken.
yes the aluminum tube type. check out the inside of the tube, if you can see a set screw that acts as a stop it is right. if not then it is probably in backwards. but if you are seeing 12 psi then it is probably right. take a pic if you can get to yours. do you still have it hooked up to vacum? ken
update------ best time at the track was 12.00 @ 119. no idea on boost level, trying to hang on to the steering wheel and the shifter and stay out of the back seat!!!!!!!! my buddy was running the same times in his car but he was only hitting 112. my car absolutely flys on the top end. KEN
Yeah, your car is good for way more than a 12.00 with a 119 trap. Good goin' man... once you get that down, you'll be deep into the 11's easy. As far as the BOV goes... I didn't get a chance to look at it this weekend, but I am pretty sure that I have it right. I will take a picture for you if you would like to show you the orientation of it and the setup I am running if you want. Let me know. Yes, it is hooked up to vacuum still... otherwise it wouldn't be a BOV :)
yeah, i think i will change mine over to vent to atmosphere cause i am having a clearance issue with the vent tube rubbing on everything.
Launching on a new set of BFG drag radials was very tricky, i launched at 3000 and dead hooked it, so hard the rear suspension slammed into the bottom of the car!!!!! so i upped it to 3500 and it spun badly, so i dropped it to 3300 and thats when i pulled off my best pass. i dropped my tire pressure to 14 psi and then increased it by one pound on each run and my car seems to like it at 17 and the shocks firmed up to 3( from 1) on the adjustment. any other thoughts???
Don't just drop it at a certain RPM... with DR's, you will have to feather it and play with it to get optimal traction. It's all about traction for that E/T, so the better you hook, the better the times will be. Stage deep too... that should help a tad.
yeah, i know what you mean. i have been feathering it out, i just use those rpm's as a starting point. hope i get it figured out, cause we are going to Bowling Green for the NMRA World finals to race.
Practice makes perfect! Keep running... you'll get better and better. Good luck with it and keep us posted with your newest times!
For the "track length impaired" what's your 1/8 ET and MPH? 60' times? Where is your Universal meter mounted? It looks like it would be pretty tight if I tried to mount one before the TB on mine. Thanks.
My Univer (not universal) meter was real tight to get it to fit... I ended up having to flip it up side down (there is no such thing as having to have it clocked... thanx to the Univer's design) in order to clear my hood. It looks better that way too because you don't see the electronics. Ken, take some pictures, I'd like to see how it ended up too.
new best time @ NMRA Bowling Green World Finals -
.52 R/T
1.91 60'
1/8 mile was 91 mph
12.001 @123mph
running on 17" BFG Drag Radials with 15psi
with slicks and traction, this car will FLY!!!!!!!
will get you some pics of the univer- it is tight but it fits right against the end of the 75mm T/B . i have a cowl hood so i don't have a clearance problem.
kobra94,
Too bad I didnt know you were going to be at Bowling Green, I could have saved you the time to take pictures and gotten to see your car in person. (of course if I had read your post above more closely I would have known) Oh well, I look forward to the pictures. Were are you from? I'm in West AL.
yeah, i was there running in open comp. car wasn't legal for anything but drag radial, and i really don't want to go that fast (yet). I am in southern Indiana. will take the pics over the weekend for you. Ken