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Old 04-21-2009, 06:18 PM
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Havent updated in a while but progress has been made. Currently, the motor is fully assembled with headers and plenum on. Should be installing this week, making the custom 3 inch exhaust with HKS canisters, and firing her up this weekend for breakin!






Old 04-24-2009, 09:37 AM
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Well the motor is in. Just need to fabricate the custom HKS exhaust, wire up the Haltech and racepak, and a few small things. Almost there!
Old 04-24-2009, 10:26 AM
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Congrats man, look forward to seeing some #'s from this!
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Heres a video from a cell phone. This was before the custom HKS exhaust was fabricated and on the base Haltech map, suprised it actually started the car. The racepak is beautiful, more pics to come tomorrow.

http://s144.photobucket.com/albums/r...=VIDEO_048.flv
Old 05-03-2009, 11:19 AM
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cant wait to see it Jope. Sounds good.

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Thanks Chris. Getting anxious to get back on the track! TTA is getting hot right now here in Florida. There are two evos, a corvette, and porsche 911S to play with =)
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just curious, how much abuse (track days =D) did the engine take b4 it blew?
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Id say about 26 or so.
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Sounds like a fun build......good luck.

<-----in for results.
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Exhaust was finished today...but JOHN at JAPTRIX broke his camera so no vidz yet. Roger was playing with the Haltech today on the dyno to get her driveable for break in. Then the real tuning begins on E85!
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in for updates
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Originally Posted by zettahertz
just curious, how much abuse (track days =D) did the engine take b4 it blew?
Keep in mind, a lot of engines lost at the track in this manor have oil starvation issues. Not oil consumption, but starvation.

Going around a corner pulls oil away from the pickup (especially without oil pan baffles), if you're carrying a lot of RPM's while doing so, you can starve the oil pump = bye bye rods (at least something on them should get cooked, or thrown).

You want to get an oil pan spacer and baffles if you plan to do serious tracking.

You can also run an accumulator that sits beyond the filter and has an electronic solenoid so it can release extra oil in should starvation begin to occur (and thus keep oil in the main and rod bearings)
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Originally Posted by Peak350
Going around a corner pulls oil away from the pickup (especially without oil pan baffles), if you're carrying a lot of RPM's while doing so, you can starve the oil pump = bye bye rods (at least something on them should get cooked, or thrown).

You want to get an oil pan spacer and baffles if you plan to do serious tracking.

You can also run an accumulator that sits beyond the filter and has an electronic solenoid so it can release extra oil in should starvation begin to occur (and thus keep oil in the main and rod bearings)
I'm very interested in this. Are you running a baffle, or can you recommend a specific product for this? I'm also interested in the accumulator you mentioned. I do "serious tracking" and I blew one N/A engine already. I'd rather not blow this one.

Is is sufficient to do a full hot lap, watching the oil pressure gauge (or datalogging it with Cypher), and if the pressure is ok, then I'm good? (Assuming the oil level is correct).
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I had a stock oil pan before. I am running a custom setrab oil cooler and aps oil pan now. I may install an accusump if I having pressure issues.
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Here are some clips! We tuned her for the breakin with a rich a/f and the timing bumped way down, idle learning still needs some attention but this haltech unit is sweet! Should start the tuning on E85 in about a week. She put down 255whp on a mustang dyno in 2nd gear, only reving it out to 6k. I dont have the dyno chart but the horsepower curve was ready to spike!. This baby is going to be screaming when we lean it out and advance the timing for her race tune!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfxG2...e=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gIYG...e=channel_page

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Originally Posted by ThreeFiveZero Z
Here are some clips! We tuned her for the breakin with a rich a/f and the timing bumped way down, idle learning still needs some attention but this haltech unit is sweet! Should start the tuning on E85 in about a week. She put down 255whp on a mustang dyno in 2nd gear, only reving it out to 6k. I dont have the dyno chart but the horsepower curve was ready to spike!. This baby is going to be screaming when we lean it out and advance the timing for her race tune!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfxG2...e=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gIYG...e=channel_page
More pics please.....

Congrats man it's going to be a monster. When are you planning on doing a full tune on the e85?
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Probably in a week or so, Roger thinks he can get another 70-80whp on his mustang dyno....I would love to be in the 330s, 340s on a mustang. I have 2 evos, a corvette, and a 911S to keep up with lol.
Old 05-09-2009, 01:43 PM
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Nice build man, and major props, i wish there was more info and love to the florida HPDE scene, everywhere i go its preety much a loner type expiernce. I am a HPDE head aswell and am taking time building mine up aswell for some HPDE lol, i would love to attend some events etc to vid and get a feel of it , thus far i do not like Moroso at all, that course seems to be hella harsh on tires. Sebring seems like a great course. Im from up north, and still am missing the feel of pocono lol. I may have to take a trip down there at japtrix or some events and see the build man. lol
Old 05-09-2009, 07:18 PM
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Well you know Moroso was bought and completely remodeled right? Its called PBIR now and its a brand new road course. Newly paved and is no longer party of the drag strip. Florida region is getting hot now.
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You should get a group together and vid a nice Z HPDE event man im down! i should have my tires breaks and body work done by then! lets go florida!


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