Hey guys,

I had a great time at the wannagofast.com and encourage you guys to consider coming out to these events. Thought I'd share a few pics and happy to answer any questions...

I need to give a big thank you to Dynosty. They provided me with such a solidly built car - the kind of car I thought I was building in 2007 but only became a reality in 2014 thanks to their efforts.

A quick run down of the build:

Haltech Pro Plugin tuned by Hal for flex fuel capability, 3.5L VQDE Dynosty built motor with Carillo rods, CP pistons, Kelford 272 cams, Dynosty custom head work, Dynosty crankcase ventilation system, Dynosty custom twin GTX2867 turbo set up, carbon fiber driveshaft, Bilstein PSS10 suspension with front ExoticAir cup kit, DSS pro axles, SPL suspension parts front and rear.






This was my best run of the day.



I do believe there were too many cars on Saturday. I think there were over 130 cars on Saturday and fewer than 90 on Sunday running. It was pretty well organized - kudos to the wannagofast team. Lots of fun and definitely more in the car. Was spinning through 1st and part of 2nd gear.

One of the best parts was having Dynosty present as a sponsor. Hal was analyzing my data logs between runs (what support! thank you Hal!) and gently chided me for having such slow 0.7 sec shift times! Ok, he merely pointed out how much runway I was wasting during my 4-5 shift without gaining mph. I definitely need more practice and look forward to future opportunities!

Hal, Dustin, Eddie and the new growing team at Dynosty - thank you!

 

Wish I could play, but I can bump you for a 16.1 half.
Very nice!

 

Thanks. I did happen to lose every race I ran (first run I was out of fuel and had to go buy some e85 and that does not show below) but it was still fun. The 141 mph run I had VDC and aggressive traction control on. I turned those off and ran 20 mph faster. Then I missed a gear trying to no lift shift (Haltech sets rev limiter to 5500 rpm as soon as I press the clutch in) and then finally just did a normal run and got my best mph of the day. I did beat a few lambos apparently! Here is a snippet of the results:



I have no idea how that corvette above me can be N/A and run 170+ mph.

By the way, this was on street tires. 305/30/19 Bridgestone RE11s out back. Cannot launch very well with those tires even with the launch control strategies in place and virtually no camber. Not with 800 whp.

 

Seriously, you smoked the
Gt3,
TT C6
and the AMG?
I'd say Dynosty took care of you!

 

Very impressive! Just to confirm, this event was a standing 1/2 mile, right? 800whp during the 161 mph pass?

 

Yes. Standing 1/2 mile, but more accurate to say on street tires vs 800 whp

Here is the dyno but this was with muffler off. The run was with the muffler on but I now have dual 2.5" muffler bypass valves so I think I am close to what this dyno represents but have not tested if there is still a power loss. The valves are vacuum actuated (spring loaded in the open position so takes vacuum to close) and are trigged via a solenoid tied to the Haltech to open at -3 psi.

 

was that VA event that was at elevation or FL?

 

This was in Clayton GA. Heaven's Landing Airport. Elevation: 2724 ft.

 

Fast!

 

I was out there Sunday watching. Wish I was there sat. Always a great turnout.

 

On a related note, can anyone recommend 11" wide rims that would clear a BBK and fit these MT ET Street Radial II tires: P315/30R18 26 X 12.50 R18

 

Forgestar F14's should suffice, you should be able to find them for $300-350 a wheel. I'm also in love with Weld RT-S wheels...

 

Thank you!

EDIT: Actually take a look at this link... https://my350z.com/forum/wheels-and-...14-beware.html

It looks like Forgestar tried to implement a process like Enkei to mandrel bend the lip of a cast wheel and somehow make it as strong as a forged wheel. Looks like they still have a ways to go. I think I should stick with a race proven wheel.

EDIT #2: Searching through the entire Enkei catalog one by one (no search function in 2015 for 11 inch wide wheels, come on!) found me only this model that has an 18 x 11 size: RS05RR, 5x114.3, inset 16 (= offset +16?)