Fairmont 2.0 (forged lq4, s480, 800whp, under new management)
09-03-2013, 04:33 PM
#2164
On The Tree
Mike, you still running the magnafuel 750 that was on the car? If so how's it hanging in there? I'm looking for a good continuous duty beast of a pump for my swap. Need something that can handle street driving without overheating or prematurely crapping out.
09-03-2013, 09:04 PM
#2167
On The Tree
Thanks for the info guys. Much easier to do a sumped tank and strap on the 4303 than some of the other crazy ideas I had been coming up with. Just good to know it's reliable as a continuous duty pump.
10-07-2013, 09:10 AM
#2168
Went to the track yesterday. It was my intention to turn it up to 18 psi and 15 degrees of timing. However, I kept blowing off my lower intercooler pipes. So, this was the only full, clean pass of the day. Car hooked like a bastard launching on 5-6 psi. Best 60 was a 1.38, but lost the intercooler pipe right before the 1/8th. Here is the best pass, a 9.5, inside and out.
It is my objective to crack the 8's in this car on 20 psi or less. The DA on this pass was 1200 feet. When the good air arrives, things are going to pick up.
Mike
It is my objective to crack the 8's in this car on 20 psi or less. The DA on this pass was 1200 feet. When the good air arrives, things are going to pick up.
Mike
10-21-2013, 01:03 PM
#2171
Ok, so good news....and bad news.
Good first. We had a Street Car race yesterday and I was the top qualifier. I ran a best of 9.3 @ 145. I tapped into the 5's in the 1/8 with a 5.9 and I went as fast as 117.5 in the 1/8. Car was hooking and booking. I had a cell full of MS109 and I gave it some timing (up to 15*), some boost (18 psi) and let Leroy eat.
Bad news. On the last pass I felt it nose over and get a bit rough about 1,000 feet out. I was 5 mph down on a pass that was destined for the basement of the 9's at close to 150. Idle was off too. After getting home, I pulled the plugs and found this bastard:
Compression test reveals this hole has 90 psi. The rest are in the 130-145 range. So, we have an issue. Melted piston, smoked HG, bent valve from the porcelain from the plug? I don't know. I will pull the passenger side head and take a look this weekend. It was a hell of a run though, with a nice wheelie on a 1.38.
Good first. We had a Street Car race yesterday and I was the top qualifier. I ran a best of 9.3 @ 145. I tapped into the 5's in the 1/8 with a 5.9 and I went as fast as 117.5 in the 1/8. Car was hooking and booking. I had a cell full of MS109 and I gave it some timing (up to 15*), some boost (18 psi) and let Leroy eat.
Bad news. On the last pass I felt it nose over and get a bit rough about 1,000 feet out. I was 5 mph down on a pass that was destined for the basement of the 9's at close to 150. Idle was off too. After getting home, I pulled the plugs and found this bastard:
Compression test reveals this hole has 90 psi. The rest are in the 130-145 range. So, we have an issue. Melted piston, smoked HG, bent valve from the porcelain from the plug? I don't know. I will pull the passenger side head and take a look this weekend. It was a hell of a run though, with a nice wheelie on a 1.38.
10-21-2013, 02:25 PM
#2172
Launching!
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Dang mike. Sorry to hear about the engine. I had some alternator trouble an the way to track so had to get that straight. Wish we could have met up. She is diggin fo sho. That thing is nasty. Let me know if you need anything to help get it back together.
Kerry
Kerry
12-22-2013, 08:02 PM
#2177
I hit the dyno this weekend. I made 805 RWHP and 685 RWTQ (STD) on 15.8 psi average. I was hitting a wall at 6200 rpm and the A/F was just tanking. Turns out there was a pretty massive voltage issue that was wreaking all kinds of havoc. So, I need to get that worked out, but it was still a good day. I think it would have gone 900 if I could have pulled clean to 7k and even more with real boost.
Here is the video:
Here is the video:
12-26-2013, 11:15 AM
#2180
Added this much more substantial Garrett cored custom intercooler over the break
I will see if it provides any gains in power or reduction in IATs when I get back on the dyno. I drove it yesterday and it looks like I picked about 1.5 psi of boost on wastegate. This core is 1.5 inches thicker than the previous core, which was a VS Racing.
Mike
I will see if it provides any gains in power or reduction in IATs when I get back on the dyno. I drove it yesterday and it looks like I picked about 1.5 psi of boost on wastegate. This core is 1.5 inches thicker than the previous core, which was a VS Racing.
Mike