thanks george!! btw, now that i broke in that gtm spec exedy clutch, that thing feels awesome!

 

standard greddy turbos. not sure why it makes power like it does. i'm thinking its a combination of the boost controller, cams, and dumps. i'll have to talk to james at the shop about it. i was gonna be happy with 525whp with the cams. but with the afr in the mid 11's we still have a little room to play with. i'll take this setup and enjoy it for a few months(probably more like weeks ) and then come back and do a 18psi tune and a race gas tune. (this just in from my tuner-dude.... I believe a lot of it has to do with the cams. Also...certain fuel/ignition tuning in low boost load sites can get the turbos to spin up faster and develop power sooner.
So, I'd sum it up to the cams and tuning. Basically you take advantage of the cam profile on boost onset with tuning, maximizing your power development)

 

Damn...I was hoping it was you. There were too many people through the shop today. Somebody must have gripped 'em up on accident. I thought you was plottin' on the Jeep! I see how you look at it

The G wagon will be on the streets tomorrow. You are gonna shock the **** out of people. I'm very happy with the powerband. You will be too. That thing is gonna pull for days! Hey, you better take it easy on me if you catch me on the roll

Ttyl Chrome. Peace.

 

For the type of driving I do (mountain roads, virtually no freeway pulls anymore), I'm not really looking at an engine build until necessary. That said, if I do a Camshaft upgrade even with a stock block, would that mean I might be able to make even MORE power down low? (I already have insanely fast turbo spools and power down low).

Thanks! Looking at GTM Cams.

 

way to go Tony. You're making some big power now!

 

Careful parts selection, proper build technique, and specific tuning. That's all.

There are many little tweaks we do along the way also. Barely noticable things. Propriatary things. Change this...move that...open this...remove that. Stuff during the install when we say..."why did xxxxxx design it like that? This would be much better"...I have always understood that the littlest change here can make a huge difference there.

CAR V2

www.carv2.com

 

very nice numbers

 

Congrats, bet you don't miss that APS ST one bit. Nice graph, very smooth!

 

the cam install was pretty involved but i wouldnt rule it out on any FI build. if i had another 4000 bucks laying around, i would have done the heads. as it always is, i went over budget but i think this is the type of build that should keep me smiling for awhile. i remember jay saying at the shop the car was already making 2-3psi( i think) at 2000rpms. when i go scoop it up this afternoon, i'll look at the afr and boost logs. you cant go wrong with those gtm cams!

 

a part of me wanted to stick it out with the aps st. but i just felt with the potential of the engine and the parts selection, i would sell myself short if i kept the stock aps single. plus with almost 550trq just before 4000rpms i dont think i'll be missing the aps st very much.

 

Congrats and very nice numbers! So how's the clutch now, after the break in?

 

Now that i have gotten used to the high engagement point, this thing feels awesome. its comforting to go a little overkill on the clutch because as much as that thing costs, i dont want to be replacing it because it doesnt hold the power! i would have to go waaaaaay overboard to out-horsepower this clutch. thanks to gt motorsports for selling us on the exedy clutch.

 

+1 that is how a dyno graph should look... smooth power all the way to redline without having the looks of a failed polygraph test...

looks like a nice quick spool up, too... TQ comes on strong... me likey... *haha* congrats bullitproof...

 

Thanks for the big up, Jeremy. james is out right now with jerry street tuning the g-wagon. probably be getting the keys in an hour or two. i can't wait!!!!

 

Dude that's what I want my graph to look like at 500whp.

Once again congrats.

Now go hit up some twisties.

 

on my way. btw the way if you have never heard open dumps........OMG!!!! i drove around for awhile after i picked up the car and the power is just insane. add to that the sound of those dumps at wot and it gets just plain ignorant! i did the tein flex, edfc, stillen f&r camber and toe kit. had the suspension 'dialed in' for street (won't corner balance it till i track it maybe next year), so i'm definately ready to put that thing into some corners! i'll probably do a write up after i've driven it for a month or so. my numbers are 50whp and 50trq higher than carv2's old shop car. we had identical setups except i had the cams. even though i wont do an 18psi tune for a month or so, i can't wait!

 

Congrats! Those cams really make a difference!

 

yo yo.. nice man.. im on my way to get my car right now.. im in kuwait waiting on flight to LA to pick her up.. im excited for you and hopefully ill be able to match those numbers.. looks sick

 

good job. nice dynograph

 

Whats going down pimp! i just got back from balad myself. tried to get into kuwait but they said the kuwaiti's took back half of their airport ramp. give me a holler when you get that beast of yours back.