Full Weight 8 on a stock short block
I'm just saying a good rod and piston in the motor will naturally be far more reliable than the stock bottom end.
I still think it's badass that this motor did what it did...But at this power level I'd spring for the rods and pistons and have a bottom end that will hold together at this power level for season after season. Peace of mind.
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Looks like we will be heading to Topeka on the 8th.
50 to 100 lbs removed from the car, only the easy stuff.
And the ignition problem hopefully fixed.
At this track we should be able to leave with more boost, and better that 1.27 sixty foot.
We also will be taking my wagon, twin 61s with a stock aluminum 5.3.
50 to 100 lbs removed from the car, only the easy stuff.
And the ignition problem hopefully fixed.
At this track we should be able to leave with more boost, and better that 1.27 sixty foot.
We also will be taking my wagon, twin 61s with a stock aluminum 5.3.
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The build is here, but it has not been updated in a while.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...rbo-combo.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-in...lots-pics.html
here is a couple more.
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I like that car!!!! I hope you guys have a good time. It seems like you have done alot of megasquirt systems. Have you tried the megasquirt 3. If you had I was wondering how you think it stacks up against using the MSD box? Also if you liked the two step and boost controller functions
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There is a ms3 box in the wagon controlling the two fuel systems.
but it still has the 6010 controlling the timing, for now.
I like it, and I will soon switch to running the coils, and then run seq. on the primary injectors.
It still takes time to get the squirt to do what you want(sometimes all that flexablity is a draw back)
but it still has the 6010 controlling the timing, for now.
I like it, and I will soon switch to running the coils, and then run seq. on the primary injectors.
It still takes time to get the squirt to do what you want(sometimes all that flexablity is a draw back)
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You should know by other posts, here and on YB, that the 6.0 gave up @ topeka, after we got the voltage to the coils to 16 volts.
First pass at a lower boost, the engine(specifically the rods) broke.
A week later, it was running again, this time with a 4.8, because it was cheap. And we figure compressing a rod,this time, on a 4.8 is more safe than a 6.0
Mostly been working on the 3rd gen, lately.
First pass at a lower boost, the engine(specifically the rods) broke.
A week later, it was running again, this time with a 4.8, because it was cheap. And we figure compressing a rod,this time, on a 4.8 is more safe than a 6.0
Mostly been working on the 3rd gen, lately.
how is that 6010 working for you? are you using the boost retard with a map sensor? or do you just have a preset curve? i was thinking of running a 6012 on my turbo blowthru carbed ls2, but i am wandering if the fast xim would be better?
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Once the voltage to the coils was brought up to 16 volts, no more problems with firing the rich e85 mix.
The map table is very useful. We bring in some timing at cruise, for good mileage, and we flatline the timing as soon as it sees boost. Around 15 to 18 degrees from 110 to 250 KPa. Depends on the car and where the timing mark ends up on the plug.
We stay on the safe side of things with tuning timing.
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This "record" thing is pretty stupid when you are not running a full weight car.... Why doesnt someone just get a stripped down featherweight rail car and take the record? Or a motorcycle? It seems to be more coming down to who has the lighter car.... not the better "record setting" setup.
This "record" thing is pretty stupid when you are not running a full weight car.... Why doesnt someone just get a stripped down featherweight rail car and take the record? Or a motorcycle? It seems to be more coming down to who has the lighter car.... not the better "record setting" setup.