My build - Lots of pics
i'm in for updates on this beast! i'm seriously in awe after going through this! i wanna thank you again for the info on the aei bracket. i had the same issue with it not pushing the alt out far enough away from the truck manifold flange and it's going back in exchange for what should be the same setup Bob set you up with that pushes the belt out onto the 6 rib portion of the crank pulley. 
hoping to have mine FINALLY going to a shop to be tuned in about 3 weeks if i can get the rest of what i need to do finished up but will have him do the wiring, fabbing/welding of brackets and bungs, run the vac lines and some misc while it's there. he's pretty much a 1 stop shop. if i had the skill you guys have it probably would've been done and made it to the power tour. i kick myself for not making it to that
but oh well....as long as it gets done THIS YEAR! lol can't wait to see your times and maybe even new numbers. mind sharing your race weight when you ran the 9.86 on 9psi?
-Dave
hoping to have mine FINALLY going to a shop to be tuned in about 3 weeks if i can get the rest of what i need to do finished up but will have him do the wiring, fabbing/welding of brackets and bungs, run the vac lines and some misc while it's there. he's pretty much a 1 stop shop. if i had the skill you guys have it probably would've been done and made it to the power tour. i kick myself for not making it to that
but oh well....as long as it gets done THIS YEAR! lol can't wait to see your times and maybe even new numbers. mind sharing your race weight when you ran the 9.86 on 9psi?
-Dave
i'm in for updates on this beast! i'm seriously in awe after going through this! i wanna thank you again for the info on the aei bracket. i had the same issue with it not pushing the alt out far enough away from the truck manifold flange and it's going back in exchange for what should be the same setup Bob set you up with that pushes the belt out onto the 6 rib portion of the crank pulley.
hoping to have mine FINALLY going to a shop to be tuned in about 3 weeks if i can get the rest of what i need to do finished up but will have him do the wiring, fabbing/welding of brackets and bungs, run the vac lines and some misc while it's there. he's pretty much a 1 stop shop. if i had the skill you guys have it probably would've been done and made it to the power tour. i kick myself for not making it to that
but oh well....as long as it gets done THIS YEAR! lol can't wait to see your times and maybe even new numbers. mind sharing your race weight when you ran the 9.86 on 9psi?
-Dave
hoping to have mine FINALLY going to a shop to be tuned in about 3 weeks if i can get the rest of what i need to do finished up but will have him do the wiring, fabbing/welding of brackets and bungs, run the vac lines and some misc while it's there. he's pretty much a 1 stop shop. if i had the skill you guys have it probably would've been done and made it to the power tour. i kick myself for not making it to that
but oh well....as long as it gets done THIS YEAR! lol can't wait to see your times and maybe even new numbers. mind sharing your race weight when you ran the 9.86 on 9psi?
-Dave
Thanks, Chris
very nice! i had that happen last year when i was hoping for a 10.5 after some weight reduction and a gear change from a 4.11 to a 3.70 and ended up getting a 10.41/10.43 and the last pass of the year a 10.37. i was quite pleased myself! lol but then it felt slow again and the turbo build began! lol
looking forward to updates on this and maybe see you guys run some time!
looking forward to updates on this and maybe see you guys run some time!
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As Chris said, on the 9.8 pass we were hoping to back up an earlier 10.50 pass. At best we were hoping to see a 10.40 since it had cooled off some by then. When I came back around Chris had the biggest smile on his face and asked me what I thought it went, but I had no idea I guessed 10.40 or 10.30. When he told me 9.8 I didn't believe him, until the track guy started yelling at me about saftey gear!
To be honest I heard a lot of people say it was a fluke, or bad timing gear or whatever. The next season when every pass was in the mid 9's with a best of 9.44 (all of those run in high heat) nobody said a word
I am hoping to run some numbers that shock people like that again this year. It is taking longer than expected to get back on the track, but the car will be so much better when it does come out. It will be worth all the time, trust us!
Sean
To be honest I heard a lot of people say it was a fluke, or bad timing gear or whatever. The next season when every pass was in the mid 9's with a best of 9.44 (all of those run in high heat) nobody said a word
I am hoping to run some numbers that shock people like that again this year. It is taking longer than expected to get back on the track, but the car will be so much better when it does come out. It will be worth all the time, trust us!
Sean
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Well its been over a month now, I guess its time for an update. I'll just jump right into pictures, I don't feel like writing a bunch up.
Boost solenoids mounted and plumbed
Electrical panel before any wiring
Panel partially wired, and the new Holley ECU
Fuel system all plumbed
Hood and bumper mount all made up
And now to the good stuff, the complete engine bay!
Detail shot of the driver side
Detail shot of the passenger side
Just a shot of the front I liked
Here is a quick video of the very first start of this year!
http://youtu.be/5b7wbF4L_VQ
Here is a video Chris took after he changed some things in the computer to get it to run a little better
http://youtu.be/kDDv54VuOe0?hd=1
The car is getting very close now, mostly just putting things back together. Should be on the dyno next weekend, then on the track the following weekend. I should be back to updating the thread each weekend now since there will be things worth updating Thanks again for following along!
Sean
Boost solenoids mounted and plumbed
Electrical panel before any wiring
Panel partially wired, and the new Holley ECU
Fuel system all plumbed
Hood and bumper mount all made up
And now to the good stuff, the complete engine bay!
Detail shot of the driver side
Detail shot of the passenger side
Just a shot of the front I liked
Here is a quick video of the very first start of this year!
http://youtu.be/5b7wbF4L_VQ
Here is a video Chris took after he changed some things in the computer to get it to run a little better
http://youtu.be/kDDv54VuOe0?hd=1
The car is getting very close now, mostly just putting things back together. Should be on the dyno next weekend, then on the track the following weekend. I should be back to updating the thread each weekend now since there will be things worth updating
Thanks again for following along!Sean
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The solenoids don't really bother me there. We put them there last year, and I just reworked the mount this year. It makes for a straight shot (short) to the waste gate where they are.
Thank you for the kind words guys!
Sean
Thank you for the kind words guys!
Sean
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Here is a short clip of the car shooting some flames when we had the wires crossed up. After this one it popped again and left my ear ringing for a few minutes!
http://youtu.be/-WLqhd9e4Fk
Sean
http://youtu.be/-WLqhd9e4Fk
Sean
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That one was nothing compared to the one after it that I didn't get on video! My ear was a ringing after that one! It was a simple mistake, we normally wouldn't have even made it but we were a little rushed for time. We had planned on having all Friday night and pretty much all of Saturday to get the car ready to start. Turned out that the tuner had to leave at 11am so we needed to get the car ready more or less Friday night. Chris and I are both up about 4:30am, so working all day then driving 2 hours out to the car and working till 2am takes a toll. We did it though, and were up early the next day to wrap up a few small things so it was ready to go. Then stayed working till 11 or so Saturday night.
Hopefully next Friday goes a little smoother and we can plug away at the car and get it 100% without staying up all night so we are rested for the dyno Saturday. That may be wishful thinking, but I'm optimistic!
Sean
Hopefully next Friday goes a little smoother and we can plug away at the car and get it 100% without staying up all night so we are rested for the dyno Saturday. That may be wishful thinking, but I'm optimistic!
Sean
You have to remain optimistic or else only bad things will occur! Unfortunately anytime things are rushed (especially with race cars) alot can go wrong. Get it done and be sure to double check everything so after its dyno tuned its Flawless!
Thanks for the comments guys. I hope to have dyno video, and track video for you in the next couple of weeks. Now if we could just get a break in these 100 degree days we will be able to enjoy the car
