Single Digit Club - 2 1/2 years in the build 8.2 first meet

well after 2 years in the build finally got the car to the track for a few shake down passes.. first pass i just ran it into 2nd gear to make sure the box was working and the chute would open etc etc..
2nd pass i ran it through to 1000ft at where it hit the boost cut.. still went 8.2@155.

the motor is a simple 408 with AFR heads, GT55 turbo on methenol with a Reid case powerglide.

next time out the aim is a 7 sec pass..

vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awCFvsMI5_E

few pics for you guys :)

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Wow that is moving out. You spinning those tires for it looked like nearly 200 feet.

yeh we will drop the tyre pressures a little next time out that should stop them spinning, they are 33x16.5 so should have no problems :)

I can't stop staring at the pic of the engine. That's just perfect.

thanks mate

here are a few more for you through the build stage..

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...damn ...that engine :drool:

Dayuuuuum!!!!!!
Gotta be $1500 just in lines and fittings in that engine compartment, maybe more!
She leaves damn straight too. Nice job man!!!!!!! :thumb:

those lines and fittings are not cheap down there, theres probably 5-6k worth in there..

almost ready to head back to the track on the 30th, test days are a little thin durning winter down here, in summer can basically go out every weekend,

Holy Cow Bat Man! I'm sorry I just had naughty thoughts of that sexy car of yours. Good job man post that vid of that 7 sec pass!!!

here is a couple of incar vids

need to work on the cam mount which will be sorted before next time out



YouTube- CHE drag car shake down pass. Castle Hill Exhaust. Video system is the RaceVid HD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkwGzZteF7I)

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Nice clean and fast , that is on cool car

Awesome build! Doesn't it take like forever for you guys to get parts from the U.S.?

most shops have the parts in stock so getting parts isnt really a problem,

new converter will be here tomorrow and will give it another run next weekend.. looking to go 7.60's

i bet there is 3000 in lines and fittings! I spent 1200 just on mine... shit adds up crazy fast! and when your using -10 fittings, its worse!

i didnt add it all up, but the cost of that stuff down here is pretty bad... there is a lot of -8 and -10 in there and a few -16's..

new converter arrived this morning as well :)

i bet there is 3000 in lines and fittings! I spent 1200 just on mine... shit adds up crazy fast! and when your using -10 fittings, its worse!

you think thats bad, get all black anodized fittings. Then you really get cornholed.

went back out again on sunday.. didnt quite go to plan with a split water pipe dumping some water at the top of the track..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do6R2_La0WA

Dayuuuuum!!!!!!
Gotta be $1500 just in lines and fittings in that engine compartment, maybe more!
She leaves damn straight too. Nice job man!!!!!!! :thumb:

I agree very nice job done in all of the work....:D

That engine bay is Soooooo nice, looks like show and goes like whoa ! Congrats !

thanks guys,

making a few small changes to the motor at the moment and will be back out there in another 3 or 4 weeks i reckon with a 7sec pass the aim :)

Dale, are you running a microtech ecu in it? Car looks real good mate, top effort, well done.

I would like to know as well if your using a microtech!! I use microtech ecu on our RB25 swaps, "skyline motor" im building a single GT4280 setup and never really looked into microtech offering ecu for lsx motors...

beautiful car.

very nice

it is running a microtech LT16, running the 8 primary injectors and the 8 aux injectors,
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made a few changes in the last few weeks, changed the primary injectors to ID2000's and swapped back to the factory PCM..

intercooler going on now as well.

still running the microtech to control the 8 secondary injectors

went out again last night for some more testing to sort a few issues.. ran another 8.2@169.. slowly getting ontop of the problems..

need a set of corvette tall rocker covers to fix a oil leak if anyone has some PM me!!

here is a vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPsYYPyP0so

went out again last night for some more testing to sort a few issues.. ran another 8.2@169.. slowly getting ontop of the problems..

need a set of corvette tall rocker covers to fix a oil leak if anyone has some PM me!!

here is a vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPsYYPyP0so

hi, what kind of 60ft times are you running, and can I ask the rpm and boost level you leave at?

thanks

hi mate,

we have had no luck with converters so far and the best 60 has been a 1.21, that was leaving at 18psi and 6000rpm, we are hoping to have it in the 1.15 range next time out

we have another new converter to try now which has been done by a guy that is really into his turbo stuff so hopefully in the next 3 weeks we will get out there and give it a try,

we also changed engine management to a Haltech PS2000 with racepak dash, the difference is amazing, so much more control and everything just works now,

swapped the turbo out to a 103mm job which makes another 300hp on 20psi, so everything is slowly coming together..

and finally put a dry sump on the motor to fix some oil pressure issues it was having, got lucky and found a nice pan local so it wasnt a hard job to do!

turbo wheel
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/263445_10150219082364154_534289153_6897946_4315630 _n.jpg

new dash
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oil tank and stuff
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yeah, thats a shame you're only running 1.21 . but you know what they say abt converters, its just an educated guess.

is that a belt driven fuel pump i see? did you upgrade from the four fuel pumps?

btw, my comment above was a joke :D 1.21 is flying

haha its got a big tyre (33x16.5) so 1.21 is a bit slow for it but it still weighs over 3000lb, ill be happy at 1.15 which it should do easily with the right converter, we have a great converter guy working with us now to get it nailed down, so just need to give him some data after a few runs and he can fine tune it,

yep we are running the black aeromotive, we were running the red aeromotive to start with but it was too small and caused a few problems,

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or biggest problem is getting time to work on it, its been to the track twice this year.. just too busy at work and it makes things take a long time to sort out!

hope you get the converter dialed in.

last question. what pulley is that, and what all had to be done to get the belt pump drive to fit it?

thanks

Cool car

hope you get the converter dialed in.

last question. what pulley is that, and what all had to be done to get the belt pump drive to fit it?

thanks

the balancer is made by a local guy called ross balancers, he made up the pulley for us,

we used the aeromotive braket for the pump and welded a bracket to the alt mount there

works pretty well and is nice and solid,

thanks guys,

making a few small changes to the motor at the moment and will be back out there in another 3 or 4 weeks i reckon with a 7sec pass the aim :)

Good luck Dale. It is looking like it is launching well .
Cheers Ian

the damn wheelie bar did a burn out when you took off... Amazing, beautiful craftsmanship! beautiful car

Very nice!

damn that is impressive!

why all the ecu changes?

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1225rwhp now.. after the AFR heads were fixed its all starting to work now...

damn that is impressive!

why all the ecu changes?

sorry only just saw this..

when you see the difference between the features of the Haltech over the other one you will see why it was a easy decision..

the Haltech shits on the other from a great height, i have fuel cylinder trims now, i have ignition cylinder trims now, i have closed loop boost control, i have more inputs and outputs than i know what to do with and it all just hooks into the racepak and tells me everything..

it was a easy decision really..

Very nice!!!

Have you solved the the traction issues you were having?

Impressive. That engine bay is a work of art.

We have only gone out twice in the last year, had a few problems with some so called top
Shelf heads just not working and the car wasn't making power in the top end

Got a new converter in it now which should help a lot too

So did TK get the heads to where they should be? Have you hit the track since the heads have been off?

Yes heads are where they should be now. It's a good 600rwhp up at 7000rpm,

28th should be back at the track!