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

[NoDOHC]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

It's not a matter of noise on the dyno, it's a matter of driving 5 hours with it and spending a few hours taking the turbo's off and then re-installing them. I'd like to try it as well as I'm always interested in actual numbers as opposed to internet dyno's. Sadly though, I don't have the time for it right now. Next year maybe. Right now I'm scratching my head trying to find time to build a legal exhaust system so I can pass emmisions and keep the car "legal" by 11/22.... I hate CT. After this it's one more time.... ugh. Lets hope they don't pop an engine this time.

Hey, I have an idea, make up an NA exhaust for the emissions test, then there will be no boost, and they can't hurt the engine. You have to fab up exhaust for the cat anyway.

You can download the driving cycle they will run and go to Dave's and tune the map to run in the Stoic range throughout that cycle (and get some NA power numbers too).

[WE3RX7]

New thread - I have to change my title too, I'm on year 7 now, lol.....



Oh, and I hate you and your FD buying SOB ass I expect nothing but perfection with that build as well!

[MaczPayne]

Damn, an FD as well? It's a vicious cycle now!

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by NoDOHC

Hey, I have an idea, make up an NA exhaust for the emissions test, then there will be no boost, and they can't hurt the engine. You have to fab up exhaust for the cat anyway.

You can download the driving cycle they will run and go to Dave's and tune the map to run in the Stoic range throughout that cycle (and get some NA power numbers too).

Because of the way the engine mounts are turbo/mani mounts are, it's REALLY difficult to get the turbo's out of the car without hauling the engine. I'm reluctant to go through all that for a severe lack of time. On the other hand, you make a good point about it not being turbo for the emmisions test. However, it wasn't the turbo that fucked everything up, it was 6500+rpms for over 5 minutes that did it, not boost. We'll see when I go back in a few weeks time though.

First order of business is going to be building a centersection with the Magnaflow cat I have, then it's off to a local dyno with the CT emmisions machine so we can do a little tuning in an attempt to get her to pass. If she don't, airpump and "exhaust leak" time Meh, I really don't care honeslty, as long as I get my new stickers, CT can go eff itself.

Originally Posted by WE3RX7

New thread - I have to change my title too, I'm on year 7 now, lol.....

That's what I'm thinking too, mainly becuase I'll be tearing the car down deeper than she was a year ago to put her on the rotisserie for the undercarriage work. That will be badass to see for sure. I'm only hoping I have funds after this FD purchase to do the brakes that I want to do. Hopefully, we'll see. I had that cash earmarked for the brakes, now 66% of it is going for this roller...... vicious cycle.

Originally Posted by WE3RX7

Oh, and I hate you and your FD buying SOB ass I expect nothing but perfection with that build as well!

This will be another 2-3 year build. Along the same lines as what I've done in the past but not nearly as raw as my FC. I won't go as out of control as I did on the suspension becuase, well, you don't have to in order to get the same level of handleing. No fixed back racing seats, although there will be a bar and harnesses (I LOVE them for the auto-x's, so nice NOT to be thrown all over the place) Custom paint, custom interior, custom wiring for both the engine and the chassis harnesses, as for powertrain, I'm undecided. Alex and I were talking last night and tossing around 20b ideas but that adds a ton of coin to the build as well as time and complications. I love the 13B-RE and I have an iron in my basment that can be tapped to use the stock REW mounts so the thing can just drop right in. Infact, all I need to drop an RE in is the UIM, LIM, and TB that I actually HAD, but sold about a year ago but that's OK becuase I still would need one rotor and two housings so I might as well just buy a new-used engine anyway. Turbo's I was thinking twin GT28's, either internally gated or all v-bands for external WG's right on the snails, or maybe I'll just re-create the set-up I have now, although I doubt it, there's nothing new in it for me. I like the twin GT28 idea though. It has been done before, but not very well. Body mods will be simple and subtle, R1 lip, FEED side, some rear diffuser..... meh, I gotta get it first and spend a day and a bottle staring at it

Originally Posted by MaczPayne

Damn, an FD as well? It's a vicious cycle now!

Yeah it is! I'm still hoping to get that 1st gen up here around x-mas as well. That would be awesome, all three gens under my knife at once.... DAYUM! I need more space

[TitaniumTT]

New pump arrived yesterday. Orders of business today and tomorrow are to install that, build an in-car camera mount and dyno and race this weekend. Should have, praying to have, the dyno sheets with CLEAN runs up and a few vids up as well by Sunday night. Should be the last great car weekend untill DGRRX.... that's a little depressing actually. Curse this snow!

[EJayCe996]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

New pump arrived yesterday. Orders of business today and tomorrow are to install that, build an in-car camera mount and dyno and race this weekend. Should have, praying to have, the dyno sheets with CLEAN runs up and a few vids up as well by Sunday night. Should be the last great car weekend untill DGRRX.... that's a little depressing actually. Curse this snow!

What is this "snow" you speak of?

[TitaniumTT]

That slick white shit that puts my 400+hp rear wheel drive car into hibernation for 4-5 months out of the year.

Last Feb/March I actually had to TOW the 7 out of my driveway even though it had SNOW tires on her We already had our first snow about a month ago, didn't amount to anything but it was flying

[FC3S Murray]

Originally Posted by TitaniumTT

That slick white shit that puts my 400+hp rear wheel drive car into hibernation for 4-5 months out of the year.

DAMN this vile powder substance!! Hibernation is about to start for me and sad thing is my FC has been a jack stand queen the last three weeks because of DP flange and v-band issues. Weather has been sweet the last couple days.

I can wait to see the FD Brian. Make it blue

[WE3RX7]

But not too blue - I have dibs on the IBM, half the car is already in that color :P

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by FC3S Murray

DAMN this vile powder substance!! Hibernation is about to start for me and sad thing is my FC has been a jack stand queen the last three weeks because of DP flange and v-band issues. Weather has been sweet the last couple days.

I can wait to see the FD Brian. Make it blue

The temps needed for that vile powdery shit are a complete catch 22. 50*F AIT's but the tires never get hot enough..... can't win either way.

I LOVE your color Sean, but I dunno about a blue FD. It's already MOSTLY Montego Blue Honestly I was thinking either Black or Ferrari Grigio Mettalic

Originally Posted by WE3RX7

But not too blue - I have dibs on the IBM, half the car is already in that color :P

Multicolor PJ cars FTW.... First order of business with the FD is to rotisserie her and get her into primer.

Actually first order of business is a 28 hr road trip to pick her up

[FC3S Murray]

Blue is nice, I am a blue man.

[FC3S Murray]

blue mnmmm BUT Grigio is sweet(last FD)

[need RX7]

^mmmm... Blue looks nice on FDs, don't see that very often (I don't know if it's just me, but Montego Blue looks more green than blue to me)

[TitaniumTT]

'nuff said. Highest seen today was 404.56RWHP & 323 ft/lbs of torque. We're pleased. Not for nothing but this car has recorded 83 dyno pulls...... Going back next week for more and to dial in the sequentials. Found another SLIGHT problem with the fuel pump in the wiring...... yes, Dave is a genius & it seems that everything compounded itself to lead to this fuel system debouchery. Details to follow later. I have one thing to fix, slapping some race tires on and going to bed.

There's also this vid...watch it under my channel, the quality is much better for some reason.... I'm a bit of a YouTube newb.... http://www.youtube.com/user/0PSTNS#p/a/u/0/PFOuQn2fPMo
need to do something about the wind noise. I should have some auto-x vid's up tomorrow as well

[FC3S Murray]