TitaniumTT's I hope I make it to DGRR '09 Build

***TitaniumTT*** · 09-08-2009, 07:03 AM

He's 32 and to the best of our memories he's had 20+ cars. So it's right about average for him

In the 4 years he's been in CA he's had at least 7 cars that I can remember.

WE3RX7 · 09-08-2009, 11:44 AM

Ha ^ I have a friend like that too... and right now he's selling his elise, lol...

***TitaniumTT*** · 09-08-2009, 09:06 PM

Ugh, that's painful.... just not fair.

So it's all set, the Dyno, 9/24.......... in the meantime I'm still working on some driveability crap. Light throttle tip in is pissing me off, I'm not even seeing an accel rate of change becuase I'm easing on so gently. Thinking about changing the type of input in the setups

Also, boosting 160 kpa or ~ <9 lbs. Cars a rocket, can't wait to see 15+

WE3RX7 · 09-08-2009, 10:06 PM

9/24 huh... wonder if I can get some mods done up on the 8 and make another dyno trip, lol... my clutch officially sucks now too. Dave found it and now it shows up every time I shift into 3rd at 8500... time for lightweight flywheel... and stage II clutch!

***TitaniumTT*** · 09-09-2009, 08:57 AM

throw it on, bring her back up

EJayCe996 · 09-09-2009, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Ugh, that's painful.... just not fair.

So it's all set, the Dyno, 9/24.......... in the meantime I'm still working on some driveability crap. Light throttle tip in is pissing me off, I'm not even seeing an accel rate of change becuase I'm easing on so gently. Thinking about changing the type of input in the setups

Also, boosting 160 kpa or ~ <9 lbs. Cars a rocket, can't wait to see 15+

My B-day is the 25th.... A GREAT present would be a video *wink wink*

Side story, my engine blew yesterday coasting around a corner on my way home. Ordered up the rest of my lines fittings and I'm gonna try and have the other block in by the end of the week. I'm just glad my trip was the opposite of rush-hour traffic so I got to putter along at 70 mph popping flames off everywhere. Still started and idled on 1 rotor at ~750 rpms too. Now that the block is cold I can't get it to start back up but it sure does make some exhaust racket when it tries.

***TitaniumTT*** · 09-09-2009, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by EJayCe996

My B-day is the 25th.... A GREAT present would be a video *wink wink*

Side story, my engine blew yesterday coasting around a corner on my way home. Ordered up the rest of my lines fittings and I'm gonna try and have the other block in by the end of the week. I'm just glad my trip was the opposite of rush-hour traffic so I got to putter along at 70 mph popping flames off everywhere. Still started and idled on 1 rotor at ~750 rpms too. Now that the block is cold I can't get it to start back up but it sure does make some exhaust racket when it tries.

Hmmmmm, I'll see what I can do. With any luck I'll have most of the driveability crap sorted and a good base going so we can have some fun that day. Fun as in 8k & 15+lbs and toying with the sequentials. I'm really going to have to dial in some boost trims though. Spiked 12lbs tonight in 2nd and broke the tires loose @ 1/2 throttle.

Soooooooo, how'd she pop coasting a corner? I'm intrigued. Good luck with the swap over....... we demand pics damnit.

EJayCe996 · 09-09-2009, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Hmmmmm, I'll see what I can do. With any luck I'll have most of the driveability crap sorted and a good base going so we can have some fun that day. Fun as in 8k & 15+lbs and toying with the sequentials. I'm really going to have to dial in some boost trims though. Spiked 12lbs tonight in 2nd and broke the tires loose @ 1/2 throttle.

Soooooooo, how'd she pop coasting a corner? I'm intrigued. Good luck with the swap over....... we demand pics damnit.

I REALLY don't know. Was hitting the U-turn lane to head back home from Bone Daddy's and just as I started accelerating at the exit of the turn the car just lurched and had a hard time accelerating. The way it sounded, and reacted, I thought I had hit something at first on the road and it got stuck on a wheel or something since the turn is basically blind from the walls being so high (or maybe my car so low) and the u-turn lane so narrow. I had clutched out and all of a sudden the car seemed to be rolling as if nothing was stuck anywhere so I tried free-revving..... *brathrptthrpthtrhpthrphtprht-BANG* "ooooooo, haha, Meester Vankel, ve haf a man dowwwn!" Unless it was some freak fuel starvation when I had 3/4 a tank of fuel I am clueless. Oil levels were right, had fuel, no smoke, no nothing.

***TitaniumTT*** · 09-10-2009, 10:17 AM

Damn it. That's really not cool at all. I WAS going to say fuel starvation myself but with that much fuel, it just doesn't make sense. Although, I have fuel starved my N/A with more than a 1/2 tank. I've been finding that the ethanol attacks certain plastics. I'm wonder how your fuel sock is? Either way that sucks. New engine installed intime for the b-day?

EJayCe996 · 09-10-2009, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

Damn it. That's really not cool at all. I WAS going to say fuel starvation myself but with that much fuel, it just doesn't make sense. Although, I have fuel starved my N/A with more than a 1/2 tank. I've been finding that the ethanol attacks certain plastics. I'm wonder how your fuel sock is? Either way that sucks. New engine installed intime for the b-day?

oh for sure the car should be 90% by Sunday all things going somewhat well.

FC3S Murray · 09-10-2009, 09:56 PM

your engine randomly blowing makes me just HATE the rotary.

antman0408 · 09-10-2009, 10:28 PM

Dyno on the 24th...I'm going to be in that area that weekend, but looks like I'll be heading up there a day earlier.

EJayCe996 · 09-12-2009, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by FC3S Murray

your engine randomly blowing makes me just HATE the rotary.

Hey, it means I get to put the Haltech in at least! Then I'd at least be able to look at logs and discern wtf happened when everything goes wrong.

and the catalog that came with my Spa gauges has me fancying one of their Dash units.

NoDOHC · 09-12-2009, 10:01 AM

All this talk of random engine failure scares me. I want to go turbo, but I don't know that I want these reliability issues. My NA has 8,000 miles on a rebuild and pulls harder every day. My experience with NA rotaries is that they are borderline bulletproof.

I have:

Run one out of oil (added oil a few miles later at the nearest gas station, all was good)

Drained all the coolant out of one in a effort to re-seat the coolant seals and beat it around for 15 minutes (coolant seals did not reseat)

Overheated one with bad coolant seals (the temperature gauge quit climbing when it hit the peg, I kept driving)

Advanced the ignition until it sounded like a gnome beating on something under the hood (60+ degrees on 9.4:1 CR), then drove 15 miles (never hurt anything)

All I hear of turbo rotaries is engine failure with no visible cause.

Maybe I should stay NA.

Whizbang · 09-12-2009, 11:45 AM

my na runs like crap too but i think it might be a garage fuel tank.

09-08-2009, 07:03 AM	#436
*TitaniumTT* Test Whore - Admin Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right Behind you son iTrader: (4) Posts: 4,581 Rep Power: 10	He's 32 and to the best of our memories he's had 20+ cars. So it's right about average for him In the 4 years he's been in CA he's had at least 7 cars that I can remember. __________________ -The Angry Stig- DGRR 2009, 2011, 2012 & 2013 - Best FC DEALS GAP!! WOOHOOOO!!!!! 2015 Audi S4 - Samantha - Zero Brap S4 2004 RX8 - Jocelyn - 196rwhp, 19mpg fuel to noise converter 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport - Wifey mobile - Now with 2.5" OME lift and 30" BFG AT KO's! So it begins 1998 Jeep Cherokee - 5 spd, 4" lift, 33" BFG's - Rotary Tow Vehicle 1988 'Vert - In progress 1988 FC Coupe - Gretchen -The attention whore BEAST! I'm a sick individual, what's wrong with you? I'm pure Evil I'm still insane, in the best possible way. I think Brian's idea of romance is using lube. Your rage caused the meteor strike in Russia. The Antichrist would be proud of his minion. You win with your thread. Most everything It's a truck with a steel gate on the back. Just a statement of fact Motec M820, AIM dash, ported 13B-RE Cosmo, 6-spd trans, 4.3 Torsen, custom twin wg fully divided mani, Custom 4" split into 2x 3" exhaust, Custom HMIC, Custom custom custom custom I like to welder stuff.... No Bolt-ons allowed. Dyno'ed @ Speed1 Tuned by me - 405rwhp on WG.... WM50 cuming soon. *-Angry Motherfcker Mode ENGAGED-**

09-08-2009, 09:06 PM	#438
*TitaniumTT* Test Whore - Admin Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right Behind you son iTrader: (4) Posts: 4,581 Rep Power: 10	Ugh, that's painful.... just not fair. So it's all set, the Dyno, 9/24.......... in the meantime I'm still working on some driveability crap. Light throttle tip in is pissing me off, I'm not even seeing an accel rate of change becuase I'm easing on so gently. Thinking about changing the type of input in the setups Also, boosting 160 kpa or ~ <9 lbs. Cars a rocket, can't wait to see 15+ __________________ -The Angry Stig- DGRR 2009, 2011, 2012 & 2013 - Best FC DEALS GAP!! WOOHOOOO!!!!! 2015 Audi S4 - Samantha - Zero Brap S4 2004 RX8 - Jocelyn - 196rwhp, 19mpg fuel to noise converter 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport - Wifey mobile - Now with 2.5" OME lift and 30" BFG AT KO's! So it begins 1998 Jeep Cherokee - 5 spd, 4" lift, 33" BFG's - Rotary Tow Vehicle 1988 'Vert - In progress 1988 FC Coupe - Gretchen -The attention whore BEAST! I'm a sick individual, what's wrong with you? I'm pure Evil I'm still insane, in the best possible way. I think Brian's idea of romance is using lube. Your rage caused the meteor strike in Russia. The Antichrist would be proud of his minion. You win with your thread. Most everything It's a truck with a steel gate on the back. Just a statement of fact Motec M820, AIM dash, ported 13B-RE Cosmo, 6-spd trans, 4.3 Torsen, custom twin wg fully divided mani, Custom 4" split into 2x 3" exhaust, Custom HMIC, Custom custom custom custom I like to welder stuff.... No Bolt-ons allowed. Dyno'ed @ Speed1 Tuned by me - 405rwhp on WG.... WM50 cuming soon. *-Angry Motherfcker Mode ENGAGED-**

09-09-2009, 08:57 AM	#440
*TitaniumTT* Test Whore - Admin Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right Behind you son iTrader: (4) Posts: 4,581 Rep Power: 10	throw it on, bring her back up __________________ -The Angry Stig- DGRR 2009, 2011, 2012 & 2013 - Best FC DEALS GAP!! WOOHOOOO!!!!! 2015 Audi S4 - Samantha - Zero Brap S4 2004 RX8 - Jocelyn - 196rwhp, 19mpg fuel to noise converter 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport - Wifey mobile - Now with 2.5" OME lift and 30" BFG AT KO's! So it begins 1998 Jeep Cherokee - 5 spd, 4" lift, 33" BFG's - Rotary Tow Vehicle 1988 'Vert - In progress 1988 FC Coupe - Gretchen -The attention whore BEAST! I'm a sick individual, what's wrong with you? I'm pure Evil I'm still insane, in the best possible way. I think Brian's idea of romance is using lube. Your rage caused the meteor strike in Russia. The Antichrist would be proud of his minion. You win with your thread. Most everything It's a truck with a steel gate on the back. Just a statement of fact Motec M820, AIM dash, ported 13B-RE Cosmo, 6-spd trans, 4.3 Torsen, custom twin wg fully divided mani, Custom 4" split into 2x 3" exhaust, Custom HMIC, Custom custom custom custom I like to welder stuff.... No Bolt-ons allowed. Dyno'ed @ Speed1 Tuned by me - 405rwhp on WG.... WM50 cuming soon. *-Angry Motherfcker Mode ENGAGED-**

09-10-2009, 10:17 AM	#444
*TitaniumTT* Test Whore - Admin Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Right Behind you son iTrader: (4) Posts: 4,581 Rep Power: 10	Damn it. That's really not cool at all. I WAS going to say fuel starvation myself but with that much fuel, it just doesn't make sense. Although, I have fuel starved my N/A with more than a 1/2 tank. I've been finding that the ethanol attacks certain plastics. I'm wonder how your fuel sock is? Either way that sucks. New engine installed intime for the b-day? __________________ -The Angry Stig- DGRR 2009, 2011, 2012 & 2013 - Best FC DEALS GAP!! WOOHOOOO!!!!! 2015 Audi S4 - Samantha - Zero Brap S4 2004 RX8 - Jocelyn - 196rwhp, 19mpg fuel to noise converter 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport - Wifey mobile - Now with 2.5" OME lift and 30" BFG AT KO's! So it begins 1998 Jeep Cherokee - 5 spd, 4" lift, 33" BFG's - Rotary Tow Vehicle 1988 'Vert - In progress 1988 FC Coupe - Gretchen -The attention whore BEAST! I'm a sick individual, what's wrong with you? I'm pure Evil I'm still insane, in the best possible way. I think Brian's idea of romance is using lube. Your rage caused the meteor strike in Russia. The Antichrist would be proud of his minion. You win with your thread. Most everything It's a truck with a steel gate on the back. Just a statement of fact Motec M820, AIM dash, ported 13B-RE Cosmo, 6-spd trans, 4.3 Torsen, custom twin wg fully divided mani, Custom 4" split into 2x 3" exhaust, Custom HMIC, Custom custom custom custom I like to welder stuff.... No Bolt-ons allowed. Dyno'ed @ Speed1 Tuned by me - 405rwhp on WG.... WM50 cuming soon. *-Angry Motherfcker Mode ENGAGED-**

09-10-2009, 09:56 PM	#446
FC3S Murray frustrated! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Montana iTrader: (3) Posts: 611 Rep Power: 16	your engine randomly blowing makes me just HATE the rotary. __________________ Same pig, new soul

09-08-2009, 11:44 AM	#437
WE3RX7 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: VA iTrader: (1) Posts: 1,812 Rep Power: 18	Ha ^ I have a friend like that too... and right now he's selling his elise, lol...

09-08-2009, 10:06 PM	#439
WE3RX7 RCC Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: VA iTrader: (1) Posts: 1,812 Rep Power: 18	9/24 huh... wonder if I can get some mods done up on the 8 and make another dyno trip, lol... my clutch officially sucks now too. Dave found it and now it shows up every time I shift into 3rd at 8500... time for lightweight flywheel... and stage II clutch!

09-10-2009, 10:28 PM	#447
antman0408 Rotary Fan in Training Join Date: Jan 2009 iTrader: (1) Posts: 61 Rep Power: 16	Dyno on the 24th...I'm going to be in that area that weekend, but looks like I'll be heading up there a day earlier.

09-12-2009, 10:01 AM	#449
NoDOHC The quest for more torque Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sheboygan, Wisconsin iTrader: (1) Posts: 855 Rep Power: 17	All this talk of random engine failure scares me. I want to go turbo, but I don't know that I want these reliability issues. My NA has 8,000 miles on a rebuild and pulls harder every day. My experience with NA rotaries is that they are borderline bulletproof. I have: Run one out of oil (added oil a few miles later at the nearest gas station, all was good) Drained all the coolant out of one in a effort to re-seat the coolant seals and beat it around for 15 minutes (coolant seals did not reseat) Overheated one with bad coolant seals (the temperature gauge quit climbing when it hit the peg, I kept driving) Advanced the ignition until it sounded like a gnome beating on something under the hood (60+ degrees on 9.4:1 CR), then drove 15 miles (never hurt anything) All I hear of turbo rotaries is engine failure with no visible cause. Maybe I should stay NA. __________________ 1986 GXL ('87 4-port NA - Haltech E8, LS2 Coils. Defined Autoworks Headers, Dual 2.5" Exhaust (Dual Superflow, dBX mufflers) 1991 Coupe (KYB AGX Shocks, Eibach lowering springs, RB exhaust, Stock and Automatic)

09-12-2009, 11:45 AM	#450
Whizbang Respecognize! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Δx = ħ/2Δp iTrader: (5) Posts: 3,190 Rep Power: 20	my na runs like crap too but i think it might be a garage fuel tank. __________________ For current updates and event coverage check out Follow on Twitter! @WhizbangRally Whizbang Rally's Webpage \| Facebook

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