68 turbo nova build update 11/10/12 10.56 @128mph
04-23-2012, 02:18 PM
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Clean build, I'm impressed with the numbers for that turbo. I guess you would recommend the turbo? I know this might be a PITA favor but, could you measure the height from valley cover to top of carb/TB hat? It looks to be a CSU hat, right? I wanted to go same route as yours but, don't want buy everything and it not have the clearance. Just want to make sure it will go under my hood. Thanks!!
04-30-2012, 06:51 PM
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its 10 inches from valley pan to top of my hat. my hat is bout 2 1/2 inches tall. sorry for the delay just got the car back from my brother yesterday
05-04-2012, 09:37 AM
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Any new news on the car? Break anything yet, I hope not? Not saying you will but with the power its inevitable sometime. Hope its all good. Are you hitting any test in tunes soon? Ron and I have been working on his GTO and we are going soon. Maybe we could got the same day?
05-04-2012, 02:12 PM
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the only thing i got problems with is keeping tires on it so far . it runs flawless so far and couldnt be happier. the 12 bolt is starting to pop around corners tho owell both tires still spin
05-04-2012, 02:21 PM
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Ever think about springing for one of these kits???
http://www.speedtechperformance.com/...rod&prd170.htm
http://www.speedtechperformance.com/...rod&prd170.htm
05-04-2012, 04:49 PM
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think ill stick with my leafsprings and cal-tracks. was thinking bout pro-touring it but everyone love the oldschool look of the car including me. i get more compliments on the bench seat and steel wheels then anything. plus that setup is probably more than everything under my hood. hell my car dosent even have a swaybar. it handles like **** around corners, but goes like hell in a straight line.
05-04-2012, 07:43 PM
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LOL, nice.
I dunno, I am about done with these leaf springs of mine...
I can spin em when a I pin it in thrird....did that at the Union Grove one night and got wheel hop! Hopped so bad, the beauty ring popped off and shot down the track!
I dunno, I am about done with these leaf springs of mine...
I can spin em when a I pin it in thrird....did that at the Union Grove one night and got wheel hop! Hopped so bad, the beauty ring popped off and shot down the track!
05-04-2012, 08:20 PM
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yep, i'm expecting some traction issues also. the first time to the track should be intresting. dont know if the drag radial has it in it for my torque curve. i just run the cheap bfg radial ta's on the street. they r cheap fun. they hook bout as good as my dr's on the street to
05-05-2012, 10:00 PM
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well went to the first cruise night fo the year, i love the dumb questions u get with having something out of the norm from what you see at a cruise. it was at a local high school and they wanted burnouts when u left. after watching the first cupple stangs do 10 footers it was my turn. stabbed it from an idle and killed it the length of the lot. gotta love boost!!!!
05-09-2012, 04:29 PM
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i got them on my other wheels. i only use them when need them. bfg's r cheaper for round town fun. like yours also dont have the ***** to cut hole in my fender for dp like u did but it looks cool!
09-27-2012, 08:33 PM
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well its been a while but had some bugs in it with the voltage drop problem but all fixed thanks to the guys at SPEED INC. it was previously tuned on low voltage to pcm by another tuner and was acting real weard every once in a while. got to thank Dan for gettin it all fixed up for me and Jim for gettin it tuned up and Tom for sneeking me in. took car to ls fest and ran a bs test pass on 9.5 psi it went 11.29 @ 122mph with a 1.98 60 ft and me ridding the limiter hard in second. only left at 1300 rpm so it didnt take off till the 60 as i was not sure what it was going to do on its first pass. it 1.75 60'd NA. i was happy with that and just spectated the rest of the weekend. its tuned to 11.6 psi on pump gas and made right around 500 rwhp.
11-10-2012, 07:52 PM
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got some real track times today! decided to drive it to the track today (some people say it a trailer queen but its not!) and of course got caught in the rain on the way there and back but it was well worth it. it went a best of 10.56 @ 128mph on 11.5 psi. left on 2psi at 2600 rpm of the 2-step as i dont have a transbrake and car has tight converter. the 60ft was 1.7, car is a very consistant 10.60 car, could have my wife get in it and run that all day long. i know there is alot left in it and i am hardly workin it at that boost level and needs a brake bad! am very happy with the setup
