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Well, time for a couple updates finally! I've spent the better part of the past year or so on hiatus from wrenching on my car, this is since we moved onto some acreage out in the country, but still close enough to town. This is since my wife wanted to have animals and I wanted space to spread out and have a decent shop to work, which did not exist on our property when we purchased so I had to coordinate everything to put up a new 50x30x12 steel building. 22 loads of fill later the slab was poured 5" thick with two 36"x36" pads that are 12" thick in the center where the lift would be installed. High bay LED lighting, epoxy floor, etc. About 9 months later it was finally finished! Multiple 50 amp welder / plasma cutter plugs, air compressor, and endless quad outlets there's enough to do just about anything. Here's a couple pics:
So now back to my car, I NEVER did get anywhere with Protorque, for those that recall I ordered a convertor from them and sent it back 3 times before they just stopped responding to me, that's right they literally stole my hard earned money and left me with nothing to show for it, not even the broken convertor. I even filed a complaint with the atty general of PA where they're now located, with no results. In any case FUCK PROTORQUE I ended up ordering a real convertor from Neal Chance Racing Convertors, about 2.5 weeks later it was in my hands and actually fit and functioned correctly the first time right out of the box, imagine that! 4300 rpm stall on the TB, first try, they nailed it!
Also swapped out my old "duck wing" for a 17" Racecraft wing
Since I now live about 3/4 mile down a dirt road, which gets pretty sloppy when it rains, I cannot street drive my car as much anymore. Therefore I decided to tweak it more for track use, possibly to run in NMRA Limited Street next year. Since that class requires mufflers and 3" exhaust 12" past the collector, I made some mods to the exhaust too:
Limited Street does not allow for the air source to be from the grill area, so I'll have to remove my CAI pipe to the blower, I ordered a bell mouth to try out instead, which could possibly make even more power.
I have a CF hood coming from Carbon Feather, should weigh in about 8 lbs. I sent my injectors back to ID today to be cleaned and serviced since they sat for a long time, I don't need any issues when I lean on it again. Also will have to swap out to a smaller blower, I'm leaning toward a P1-X, which I think I can get about the same results as my F1-A given the other improvements I've made, or maybe even better. Other than that I'll have to add a passenger seat, then replace my 5 pt harness and net since my current units are expired, then should be good to go. Maybe get some new tires too.. long post but lots to update, more to come.
So now back to my car, I NEVER did get anywhere with Protorque, for those that recall I ordered a convertor from them and sent it back 3 times before they just stopped responding to me, that's right they literally stole my hard earned money and left me with nothing to show for it, not even the broken convertor. I even filed a complaint with the atty general of PA where they're now located, with no results. In any case FUCK PROTORQUE I ended up ordering a real convertor from Neal Chance Racing Convertors, about 2.5 weeks later it was in my hands and actually fit and functioned correctly the first time right out of the box, imagine that! 4300 rpm stall on the TB, first try, they nailed it!
Also swapped out my old "duck wing" for a 17" Racecraft wing
Since I now live about 3/4 mile down a dirt road, which gets pretty sloppy when it rains, I cannot street drive my car as much anymore. Therefore I decided to tweak it more for track use, possibly to run in NMRA Limited Street next year. Since that class requires mufflers and 3" exhaust 12" past the collector, I made some mods to the exhaust too:
Limited Street does not allow for the air source to be from the grill area, so I'll have to remove my CAI pipe to the blower, I ordered a bell mouth to try out instead, which could possibly make even more power.
I have a CF hood coming from Carbon Feather, should weigh in about 8 lbs. I sent my injectors back to ID today to be cleaned and serviced since they sat for a long time, I don't need any issues when I lean on it again. Also will have to swap out to a smaller blower, I'm leaning toward a P1-X, which I think I can get about the same results as my F1-A given the other improvements I've made, or maybe even better. Other than that I'll have to add a passenger seat, then replace my 5 pt harness and net since my current units are expired, then should be good to go. Maybe get some new tires too.. long post but lots to update, more to come.
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