Props to ForcedInductions.com (Dr. Turbo)
One step closer.....
Here is one of our customers running his 76mm Cast wheel unit we built for him in some 8th mile testing. Car is running a 370ci LS based motor.... He was the fastest turbo RS car last year and starting this year off right in testing.
Here is one of our customers running his 76mm Cast wheel unit we built for him in some 8th mile testing. Car is running a 370ci LS based motor.... He was the fastest turbo RS car last year and starting this year off right in testing.
I just did a little more research on the S488 last night and I'm not impressed. I'm back on the fence after seeing that it's pretty much a lateral move from the PT88. That is not my objective. I need something that makes another 300 hp over what I got or I'm not gonna go thru the effort to switch it over.
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Not only did they quote me a great price to upgrade my S475 to a billet S480, I sent it to them and they received it on Monday. I called today and they've already got it apart and machined, just waiting for the billet wheel then it'll get balanced and sent on back. For anyone out there who is thinking about this upgrade I've got nothing but good things to say thus far. Hell, they actually answer their phone, that's a rarity in this business it seems!
Ran a 5.67 on the s475 with the gates pinned shut on a 370 w/stock heads on 93+meth, can't wait to see what the FI billet S480 can do!
Ran a 5.67 on the s475 with the gates pinned shut on a 370 w/stock heads on 93+meth, can't wait to see what the FI billet S480 can do!
i went a 5.69, 5.68, and a 5.65 on sunday, wasn't leaving hard enough for a good 60' and this converter is slipping like mad (all while being waaayyy too tight during spool up). did manage a 124.4 mph. my stupid hptuners datalogger keeps crapping out before or during the passes so i had no good logs to go off of. haven't gotten a good log in a few outings. i even rewired my odbii port thinking it might be the problem. pisses me off. went a .68 with a 1.41 60', that would have easily been a .5x run with my normal 1.30 60's.
i think my converter and stock heads/intake are becoming a bit of a sticking point in my combo now.
i think my converter and stock heads/intake are becoming a bit of a sticking point in my combo now.
i went a 5.69, 5.68, and a 5.65 on sunday, wasn't leaving hard enough for a good 60' and this converter is slipping like mad (all while being waaayyy too tight during spool up). did manage a 124.4 mph. my stupid hptuners datalogger keeps crapping out before or during the passes so i had no good logs to go off of. haven't gotten a good log in a few outings. i even rewired my odbii port thinking it might be the problem. pisses me off. went a .68 with a 1.41 60', that would have easily been a .5x run with my normal 1.30 60's.
i think my converter and stock heads/intake are becoming a bit of a sticking point in my combo now.
i think my converter and stock heads/intake are becoming a bit of a sticking point in my combo now.
I think it's time you either upped the amount of methanol you're spraying or started to run race fuel at the track.
You've got what 15-16 degrees of timing in it? Most of the guys I was with at the track this weekend with same turbo that are intercooled are running 24* on C16. That and they're running a lot more compression than you are running as well so it can be done.
You've got what 15-16 degrees of timing in it? Most of the guys I was with at the track this weekend with same turbo that are intercooled are running 24* on C16. That and they're running a lot more compression than you are running as well so it can be done.
