1dirtyZ V3.2 build (F2 procharger , 427, etc. )
11-06-2009, 02:51 PM
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almost the same , jake has his own block adapter , this one is for a SBC . ( i'm making my own 
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venom, we're headed to qatar first , then we might go to bahrain if they get their act together
)venom, we're headed to qatar first , then we might go to bahrain if they get their act together
11-15-2009, 02:45 AM
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radiator finally showed up yesterday, and i've been working hard trying to get the car done . it has to be on the trailer and ready to go by tuesday night
decided to postpone the alternator deal for now and just run dual batteries in the rear and charge them between rounds.
i also finished the charge pipe with the dual BOVs :
here is the radiator ( with foot as refrence
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and here is where i've been trying to mount it :
given the time crunch i might just not use that radiator now , and just go back to the old one for this race and take my time fabbing a mount for this one later .
i also got the MSD 2step in , but i doubt i'll be running it now since i want to install it cleanly
i learend some thing though , i should always have some sort of tubing and metal instock for "emergency" fabrication
decided to postpone the alternator deal for now and just run dual batteries in the rear and charge them between rounds.
i also finished the charge pipe with the dual BOVs :
here is the radiator ( with foot as refrence
)and here is where i've been trying to mount it :
given the time crunch i might just not use that radiator now , and just go back to the old one for this race and take my time fabbing a mount for this one later .
i also got the MSD 2step in , but i doubt i'll be running it now since i want to install it cleanly
i learend some thing though , i should always have some sort of tubing and metal instock for "emergency" fabrication
11-25-2009, 02:32 AM
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well i manged to get the damn thing in there , and it worked out pretty good . i have to redo the hoses , i'm just waiting for some fittings to arrive and i might be able to route the hose from the other side of the pump instrad of it looping like that.
i did manage to take it to an 1/8 mile track , and i'm glad to say that all my last minute stuff held up
well,,, except for this stuff, which wasn't last minute cause i had it in the car for about a year now:
think its fixable ??
everyone told me that these lower gears are junk and it was a matter of time before i destroy them ,,,,, well their time was up !
other than that , i'm happy with how the car did ,,, i managed to get a personal best 60 foot time of 1.32 with my 2.5 year old slicks!
and the msd 2 step worked great too ( install was too easy ! ).
so next on the list :
-fix tranny untill i can get a new built trans from the states
-install spool and 3.08 gears
-redo cooling lines and radiator bracket
-change the gear drive ratio from 1.3 ( 17-18 psi) to 1.6
-if i have time take it to a local fab shop to have a new chromolly cage put in.
-probably send the converter in to get restalled , i need it to stall about 1000 rpm lower (and to tighten it up on the big end)
-get a vacuume pump on the thing!
i did manage to take it to an 1/8 mile track , and i'm glad to say that all my last minute stuff held up
well,,, except for this stuff, which wasn't last minute cause i had it in the car for about a year now:
think its fixable ??
everyone told me that these lower gears are junk and it was a matter of time before i destroy them ,,,,, well their time was up !
other than that , i'm happy with how the car did ,,, i managed to get a personal best 60 foot time of 1.32 with my 2.5 year old slicks!
and the msd 2 step worked great too ( install was too easy ! ).
so next on the list :
-fix tranny untill i can get a new built trans from the states
-install spool and 3.08 gears
-redo cooling lines and radiator bracket
-change the gear drive ratio from 1.3 ( 17-18 psi) to 1.6
-if i have time take it to a local fab shop to have a new chromolly cage put in.
-probably send the converter in to get restalled , i need it to stall about 1000 rpm lower (and to tighten it up on the big end)
-get a vacuume pump on the thing!
12-04-2009, 01:53 AM
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so i just got off the phone with carl rossler and after spending quite some time talking and asking , i went ahead and ordered his terminator 4 th-400 ( well we ordered 2 trannies- the other was for azooooz's stang)
should be ready to ship in a week or so .
should be ready to ship in a week or so .
12-27-2009, 05:04 PM
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well i finally got into the 8's!!!!
took it to the track this weekend and got this
funny thing is that i got a 1.35 with a bunch of wheelspin and pedaling ?!!?
oh well , its good and bad news for me ; good news is i'm sure i can squeeze a better 60' with new slicks ( ones on there are 3.5 years old!), and drop the time with higher boost and a more aggresive tune.
bad news is on the fifth pass the car just shut off mid pass,,,, found out today that of all things the back half of the reluctor wheel seperated from the front half and was spining on the crank!
you can see how the two holes don't line up anymore ( sorry for the crappy phone pic):
from what i can see now it seems that the two sides of the reluctor wheel are riveted or sort of stamped together and that is what failed .
guess the its time for a bearing inspection
took it to the track this weekend and got this
funny thing is that i got a 1.35 with a bunch of wheelspin and pedaling ?!!?
oh well , its good and bad news for me ; good news is i'm sure i can squeeze a better 60' with new slicks ( ones on there are 3.5 years old!), and drop the time with higher boost and a more aggresive tune.
bad news is on the fifth pass the car just shut off mid pass,,,, found out today that of all things the back half of the reluctor wheel seperated from the front half and was spining on the crank!
you can see how the two holes don't line up anymore ( sorry for the crappy phone pic):
from what i can see now it seems that the two sides of the reluctor wheel are riveted or sort of stamped together and that is what failed .
guess the its time for a bearing inspection
great 60ft and awesome MPH for sure
12-28-2009, 04:21 AM
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Thanks buddy!
it still has alot left in it ;
tires are real old and worn , it spun on that launch , it was on low boost ( 17 to 19 psi ) , and the tune was just a base conservative tune.
it still has alot left in it ;
tires are real old and worn , it spun on that launch , it was on low boost ( 17 to 19 psi ) , and the tune was just a base conservative tune.
01-01-2010, 01:15 AM
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sorry, fixed the reluctor wheel pic .
here's more:
so , repairs are in order; ordered a new reluctor wheel and the tool to install it . should be here in couple of days
here's more:
so , repairs are in order; ordered a new reluctor wheel and the tool to install it . should be here in couple of days
01-01-2010, 02:46 AM
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I have seen this happen on 5 or more cars. It is so funny when it does and you think WTF, how did that happen. But it does the first time it took like 6 hours going over the entire car and electrical sys to find it was just the reluctor wheel spiun and the teeth were side by side. No off set. Good luck with your build. I am doing just about the same exact setup.
03-01-2010, 03:52 AM
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man its been a whils since i updated this !
long story short :
changed the geardirve ratio to 1.6 , got 31 psi
, ran a 8.8@ 169 mph! ( took it real easy launching it - 1.6x 60' and short shifted second ) but it ran a bit lean and hurt the gasket.
took the motor appart , freshening things up now . should be done soon .
the parachute and mount came in , mount got powder coated and is on the car , got to install the chute and cable soon :
the chromolly cage and SFC showed up too , so it was time to gut the car ( again) and start chopping and welding :
hoping to have it done within the next two weeks , since we have a big race coming up in Abu-Dabi on the 18th . i'm hoping for mid to low 8's ( shouldn't be a problem with a decent launch and propper shifting )
i might even try the transbrake there .
the never ending to-do for this time are :
- weld up SFC and cage
- install chute and window net
- wire two step to the brake pedal and install switch
- wire in a seperate button for the transbrake ( don't want it on the shifter - kinda hard wired my brain that the shifter button is the N2O button ) will make it a button on a the end of a coiled wire .
- screw the tires to the wheels
- figure out a way to run an alternator or find a 16V battery somewhere.
long story short :
changed the geardirve ratio to 1.6 , got 31 psi
, ran a 8.8@ 169 mph! ( took it real easy launching it - 1.6x 60' and short shifted second ) but it ran a bit lean and hurt the gasket.took the motor appart , freshening things up now . should be done soon .
the parachute and mount came in , mount got powder coated and is on the car , got to install the chute and cable soon :
the chromolly cage and SFC showed up too , so it was time to gut the car ( again) and start chopping and welding :
hoping to have it done within the next two weeks , since we have a big race coming up in Abu-Dabi on the 18th . i'm hoping for mid to low 8's ( shouldn't be a problem with a decent launch and propper shifting
)i might even try the transbrake there .
the never ending to-do for this time are :
- weld up SFC and cage
- install chute and window net
- wire two step to the brake pedal and install switch
- wire in a seperate button for the transbrake ( don't want it on the shifter - kinda hard wired my brain that the shifter button is the N2O button
) will make it a button on a the end of a coiled wire .- screw the tires to the wheels
- figure out a way to run an alternator or find a 16V battery somewhere.
03-02-2010, 01:45 AM
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Thought about it , but i don't think so. i'd rather have it charging at idle too
i did get a gilmer pulley for both the alternator and geardrive shaft , i also made a serpentine pulley for both (its a much smaller one for the alternator ) i'll have to see which one i can use .
i did get a gilmer pulley for both the alternator and geardrive shaft , i also made a serpentine pulley for both (its a much smaller one for the alternator ) i'll have to see which one i can use .