after 1000 miles of driving, my review of the 420Ztt
Originally Posted by sentry65
as another option, you can always consider getting a seperate car for daily driving that'd get better than 18mpg on the highway. Then you can pull out all the stops with the Z and focus on making it perform it's absolute best
I'd assume with a car like that, when you want to drive it, you want to DRIVE it, not cruise the highway in it on your way to work putting wasted miles on your $13k+ engine
The TH400 IMO is the best option for your car because like you said, shifting is tricky because of the accelleration, and having to shift 4 times vs 2 times in the quarter mile is time wasted shifting and the shorter gearing will just make traction worse. The auto will nail the shift point each time even with 850+whp. 1st gear will take you to 60mph@7000 rpms, 2nd will take you to 110mph, 3rd will take you to 162.
You'd get more traction, more consistent shifts, less shifting, no clutch to wear out with huge amounts of torque, less chance of snapping an axle which isn't cheap to fix (would negate highway mpg with the 6 speed manual) it'd be a piece of cake to drive around town
the only disadvantage would be you don't have an overdrive gear for driving on the highway in. So other than highway mpg and it not being a manual anymore, there's no real downside
I'd assume with a car like that, when you want to drive it, you want to DRIVE it, not cruise the highway in it on your way to work putting wasted miles on your $13k+ engine
The TH400 IMO is the best option for your car because like you said, shifting is tricky because of the accelleration, and having to shift 4 times vs 2 times in the quarter mile is time wasted shifting and the shorter gearing will just make traction worse. The auto will nail the shift point each time even with 850+whp. 1st gear will take you to 60mph@7000 rpms, 2nd will take you to 110mph, 3rd will take you to 162.
You'd get more traction, more consistent shifts, less shifting, no clutch to wear out with huge amounts of torque, less chance of snapping an axle which isn't cheap to fix (would negate highway mpg with the 6 speed manual) it'd be a piece of cake to drive around town
the only disadvantage would be you don't have an overdrive gear for driving on the highway in. So other than highway mpg and it not being a manual anymore, there's no real downside
But the point of this project from the get-go was to build a street car first and foremost, that I can whip down the 1320 as well as sweep up trophies at car shows. Building a drag car is easy. Building a "street car" that can drag and go pick up groceries after would be a much more enjoyable feat to accomplish. Not to mention making it as close to oem reliability as possible.
So while I do agree with everything you have just said, that is not the point of my project.
Oh and I do have a custom set of 18" Volk Time Attack TE37's at home, with 295 DR's in the back.
Originally Posted by MIAPLAYA
Have you considered switching intercoolers? I know you are making a lot of power with tons of air flow and high boost but I wonder if the 5" thick core is REALLY needed at the point you are at right now. Assuming you need it perhaps its time for some better flowing fans if you don't have them already. Some Flex-a-Lite slim lines or Spal fans would pull more CFM. If you add an HKS Fan Controller you could also lower the turn on temp for the fans and run both of them at high speed when they come on. It should help some.
The only complaint I have is with the APS Extreme Fuel system. Can't wait for Charles to release the stage 4 CJM kit so I can finally get rid of this thing for cheap.
Originally Posted by Nitrouz
The only complaint I have is with the APS Extreme Fuel system. Can't wait for Charles to release the stage 4 CJM kit so I can finally get rid of this thing for cheap.
Originally Posted by Nitrouz
The only complaint I have is with the APS Extreme Fuel system. Can't wait for Charles to release the stage 4 CJM kit so I can finally get rid of this thing for cheap.
Originally Posted by NoahzBurnt
Alex....MIA is 100% on point with the fan controller......i think you and I need to have a little spirited highway runs IF I get mine back!!!
haha just bustin your *****. We should if we're not at opposite ends of the country lol...
Originally Posted by BrianLG35C
Can you elaborate? Is it because you haven't hit your whp potential with this fuel system or something else?
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From: Tyler, Tx
Originally Posted by Zincognito
As i was reading your post i fell into a daze thinking what it would be like to drive that monster. Hopefully i get to see it when i move out there in the summer. Got any vids?
Originally Posted by Nitrouz
you just focus on uploading **** my friend. I'm waiting for some new ones.
I know he has stage 1 and 2 and 'thought' the stage 3 was the twin pump assembly.. But didnt know about a stage 4..
Last edited by Kenk2; Mar 17, 2007 at 04:51 PM.
Originally Posted by Kenk2
Did I miss something?
I know he has stage 1 and 2 and 'thought' the stage 3 was the twin pump assembly.. But didnt know about a stage 4..
I know he has stage 1 and 2 and 'thought' the stage 3 was the twin pump assembly.. But didnt know about a stage 4..
Originally Posted by Dubai
Looks like a monster car. videos are a MUST or ban yourself alex!
