Really quick teaser vid of the new setup on the highway
03-05-2010, 12:15 PM
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Not sure how it hurts ride quality? Suspension still have full compression travel and around 2" of rebound travel if not more. Chains just keep the rear end from dropping all the way down when lifted. I hit some big bumps at speed and can't tell any difference.
03-05-2010, 12:27 PM
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you guys are still hooked on horsepower.He went 10's and you say his horsepower calculations are off.The guy I sold my car to made 750 to the tire with pump gas and 14lbs of boost.Nice set-up Zombie!
03-05-2010, 06:50 PM
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Dang that thing spools faster than my front mount! Nice work man!!! Im hoping my 3.00 gears with th400 will help me out better than the 3.70's i have now with the th400 3k stall... video is th400 with 3.70's...
I love your setup!! THAT THING ROCKS!!!
http://s721.photobucket.com/albums/w...7-07-31-02.flv
I love your setup!! THAT THING ROCKS!!!
http://s721.photobucket.com/albums/w...7-07-31-02.flv
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03-05-2010, 07:51 PM
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Just think of it as poor mans traction control.....
spool faster.....? It could but then your into it for 1000$ gear selectable boost controller to slow it down.....hmmmmmmm seems like at some point it just doesnt make sense.
Its funny that I just wrote that, cause my family van is about to get a 405 with an s480 and a rossler 4l80e.....and Im said "doesnt make sense" lol now thats funny.
spool faster.....? It could but then your into it for 1000$ gear selectable boost controller to slow it down.....hmmmmmmm seems like at some point it just doesnt make sense.
Its funny that I just wrote that, cause my family van is about to get a 405 with an s480 and a rossler 4l80e.....and Im said "doesnt make sense" lol now thats funny.
i personally would start upgrading the suspension/tires if the car does not get traction, before investing in a gear selectable boost controller
03-05-2010, 09:30 PM
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I sure did!
Funny reason you mention that, In another thread I clearly stated my reason for the switch. On a STREET CAR, a front mount is by far the best bet, but for a track car, either one works. Search Major's corvette
But, 1 second to go from 20" vacuum to 17psi is just insane
FWIW And my cam only STS car made 503/512 with 7.5psi with the 6 speed and 3.42's
Funny reason you mention that, In another thread I clearly stated my reason for the switch. On a STREET CAR, a front mount is by far the best bet, but for a track car, either one works. Search Major's corvette
But, 1 second to go from 20" vacuum to 17psi is just insane
FWIW And my cam only STS car made 503/512 with 7.5psi with the 6 speed and 3.42's
03-05-2010, 10:10 PM
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It's probably going to spool faster when I add a turbo blanket, not that it needs to spool any faster. Not too shabby for a largish turbo. Track results will tell the performance story though. Fun as hell to drive around on the street no matter what.
03-06-2010, 06:14 AM
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Elias, you need to go for a ride in a fast stalled auto turbo car so that you can understand the magic. Note how fast the RPM gage jumps to where it starts building boost. On a stick car or a car with a really low stall, the RPMs would come up real lazy to where it starts building boost. That's not tire spin that is making the RPMs jump up like that.
03-06-2010, 03:56 PM
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I love my ams-500. It's not a cool gage on the dash. I actually run mine as a passive system. It is on with the CO2 100% of the time. Anyone who doesn't, is leaving tons of throttle response and lower spool times on the table.
Elias, you need to go for a ride in a fast stalled auto turbo car so that you can understand the magic. Note how fast the RPM gage jumps to where it starts building boost. On a stick car or a car with a really low stall, the RPMs would come up real lazy to where it starts building boost. That's not tire spin that is making the RPMs jump up like that.
Elias, you need to go for a ride in a fast stalled auto turbo car so that you can understand the magic. Note how fast the RPM gage jumps to where it starts building boost. On a stick car or a car with a really low stall, the RPMs would come up real lazy to where it starts building boost. That's not tire spin that is making the RPMs jump up like that.
i want my motor to build boost as soon as possible and keep it going to the red line, i do not want the car to have a very narrow power band, yes i understand you can compensate that with a stall, but just like have said before, i personally do not want a high stall converter for the street
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03-06-2010, 06:24 PM
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i actually own a fast turbo automatic car, but mine still has a stock stall in it. i personally would not want that high of a stall on a street car.
i want my motor to build boost as soon as possible and keep it going to the red line, i do not want the car to have a very narrow power band, yes i understand you can compensate that with a stall, but just like have said before, i personally do not want a high stall converter for the street
i want my motor to build boost as soon as possible and keep it going to the red line, i do not want the car to have a very narrow power band, yes i understand you can compensate that with a stall, but just like have said before, i personally do not want a high stall converter for the street
As for narrow power band, a stall fixes that. Stop thinking in rpm and start thinking in mph. In 2nd gear my power band is from 40mph to 140mph. 3rd gear has a power band of 60 to 200ish mph.
03-06-2010, 06:32 PM
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If you have a auto and a stock rated stall you are leaving a lot of performance on the table. My stall is anything but loose. It's tighter than my old 2800 vigilante 9.5" and that stall was made as tight as vigilante could make it. My stall is really small compared to what the n/a guys run. Will idle up a normal driveway incline in 1st.
As for narrow power band, a stall fixes that. Stop thinking in rpm and start thinking in mph. In 2nd gear my power band is from 40mph to 140mph. 3rd gear has a power band of 60 to 200ish mph.
As for narrow power band, a stall fixes that. Stop thinking in rpm and start thinking in mph. In 2nd gear my power band is from 40mph to 140mph. 3rd gear has a power band of 60 to 200ish mph.
03-06-2010, 06:43 PM
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i actually own a fast turbo automatic car, but mine still has a stock stall in it. i personally would not want that high of a stall on a street car.
i want my motor to build boost as soon as possible and keep it going to the red line, i do not want the car to have a very narrow power band, yes i understand you can compensate that with a stall, but just like have said before, i personally do not want a high stall converter for the street
i want my motor to build boost as soon as possible and keep it going to the red line, i do not want the car to have a very narrow power band, yes i understand you can compensate that with a stall, but just like have said before, i personally do not want a high stall converter for the street