You may notice, we tore apart the dash and assembled again. and again. probably need to do it a few more times. I simply would not have been able to get over the hurdle of car wiring with out Dave's help (owner of Auto Dynamix). Dave re-did the push to start controls and finalized them, terminated the CAN EGT, and a whole bunch of "small" things that needed to be tied down. The car even has a neutral safety switch so it will not send its self through a wall if it happens to start in gear.
Couple notable items during that hectic day. The air to water fill sucks a$$. I'm removing the second swirl pot in favor of an actual 5gal water box that I will locate in the trunk. This will allow easy fill and the opportunity to run ice if I really want to. Fairly easy fix.
The turbos were seeping oil and then cleared up. Odd. They cleared up on the dyno, so what ever. The turbos are actually larger than I thought, 72/76. The buggy that it came off of previously produced 1800+hp .... I thought it made 1200. I didn't think the turbos would spool quick. WRONG. they immediately come online. I always hear them whirling. The springs were opening at about 6lbs and I think that this setup will produce about 600whp with out turning anything up. Yes, that's the bottom of the bucket HP for the car and only goes up from there.
This week we are planning on doing some power pulls. The car is out of e85 on the dyno so I'm literally going to the local gas station and will pump 20gal of freshness into plastic race cans. Also I need to pull the injectors out off the car because I'd rather not burn a hole in a piston due to some gummy junk at WOT.
There's no doubt in my head this will make 1000hp+ (dyno queen sh1t) driving on gate pressure this year will be perfectly fine for me considering where the bar will be set. Keep in mind, this engine can spin about 9k rpm after a bit more break in. OH, I drove the car under its own power on the road yesterday! It was 1/10 of a mile.... but it was a mental hurdle
A funny note - a truck passed me on the road and they stabbed the brakes and looked at me like I had three heads. I was doing about 3-5mph down the road. The car sounds like an absolute animal... watch the videos with the sound on.
Copied from FB because I don't feel like writing much... Yeah, lazy... I know. I'm really working towards getting to Zdayz this year and I would love to see you guys there at Blowing Rock, NC!
I'm going to drive this hazard down.
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Had a fairly stressful, yet rewarding day, yesterday. I've been pushing to get my car on the dyno and ready for Zdayz this year. My buddy, shop owner of Auto Dynamix, used his Sunday to get the wiring done (I was there assisting). We managed to knock out 99% of the wiring and got the car on the dyno. I pretty much was on pins and needles yesterday because I know the fool that built and fabricated everything (me). There were a few minor issues but that's expected since I didn't use a kit for any of this swap except for the LOJ engine mounts. Hopefully I'll be able to get some power pulls done this week after I put some fresh e85 in and clean the injectors one last time (car sat for a long while with e85 in it). Any questions, let me know; I'm an open book about this build (most people tend not to share specifics). I've posted the entire build process on my IG@gbrettin if you want to see the entirety of it. Also, come out to Zdayz if you want to see it in person and chat me up!
