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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Sloppy Mechanics 3rd Annual Fall Dyno Day
Amazing Turnout, really a crazy amount of people and cars, we even had a street vender serving food and drinks! we did 46 cars, everything from diesel trucks, turbo hondas, supras, and supercharged corvettes. we even had a strap break and another car pop its intake manifold off on the dyno.
I will be adding pics and video as i get it uploaded, and also ask permission from other users as they post pics too, i would love to publish their content! so if you have anything you want uploaded on this site, you can send it to me in HTML format, preferably thumbnailed using something like photobucket, that would be awesome.
the format of the site only allows 10 articles to show up on the main news page, so if you want to see all of the posts in a row, just click on the october 2009 archive on the left and it will show everything from october.
thanks again to everyone that helped, dyno'd and showed up for the fun.
Here is an entire gallery of pictures from the dyno day hosted here.
http://www.codyace.com/gallery/album30
some pics from Justinlansale twentypsi.com
and here are the dyno charts as posted up by zigroid
Sunday, October 25, 2009
#046 nitrous ventura
sloppy mechanics fall oct 25th 2009 dyno day 046 nitrous ventura
440rwhp 430ftlbs thru the auto
#045 RJ cummins
sloppy mechanics fall oct 25th 2009 dyno day 045 RJ cummins
346rwhp 451ftlbs hitting the speed limiter and defueling
#044 rb240
sloppy mechanics fall oct 25th 2009 dyno day 044 rb240
408rwhp
boost blew out the intake manifold gasket
#043 hunsicker integra
sloppy mechanics fall oct 25th 2009 dyno day 043 hunsicker integra
220whp 204ftlbs
#039 mikes cummins
sloppy mechanics fall oct 25th 2009 dyno day 039 mikes cummins
576rwhp 1000+ftlbs
#035 jeremy mustang
sloppy mechanics fall oct 25th 2009 dyno day 035 jeremy mustang
280rwhp 307ftlbs
#032 dave trans am
oppy mechanics fall oct 25th 2009 dyno day 032 dave trans am
422rwhp 415ftlbs on motor
675rwhp 650ftlbs on nitrous
#028 brad cavalier
sloppy mechanics fall oct 25th 2009 dyno day 028 brad cavalier
this car actually ejected its catalytic converter on the rev limiter on the first pull! haha
140whp 150ftlbs
#026 toms civic
sloppy mechanics fall oct 25th 2009 dyno day 026 toms civic
ratchet broke and let the car loose, no one was hurt, accept for that passenger side tire from dragging on the dyno roller, no reading for hp or tq.
#021 dave lightning
sloppy mechanics fall oct 25th 2009 dyno day 021 dave lightning
434rwhp 504ftlbs
#016 shawn lightning
sloppy mechanics fall oct 25th 2009 dyno day 016 shawn lightning
570rwhp 578rwtq
# 013 nicks cummins truck
sloppy mechanics fall oct 25th 2009 dyno day 013 nicks cummins
552rwhp! over 1000ftlbs!
#9 justins gremlin
sloppy mechanics fall oct 25th 2009 dyno day 009 justins gremlin
83rwhp 140ftlbs tq
car #7 derricks 6.5 chevy diesel
sloppy mechanics fall oct 25th 2009 dyno day 007 derricks 6.5 chevy diesel
191hp 389ftlbs
car #6 toms mustang cobra
sloppy mechanics fall oct 25th 2009 dyno day toms mustang cobra dyno
245rwhp 248ftlbs
car#5 marks twin turbo supra dyno
sloppy mechanics fall oct 25th 2009 dyno day marks twin turbo supra dyno
384rwhp 381ftlbs
car#4 Aaron Chevelle ssclone dyno
sloppy mechanics fall oct 25th 2009 dyno day Aaron Chevelle ssclone dyno
314rwhp 349ftlbs
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Mott incar video from beaver springs
3 - 12.6x passes @ 110-112mph, car and nitrous kit were great, stock clutch is done after this lol. tires were also too wide, swaying alot.
beaver springs track rental
pics are not that great because it was so dark, great day, got in 3 hours of racing for 40 dollars, i made like 20 passes, 18 on spray. 4 on street tires for fun. the ventura went 11.99 @ 110 wich i still cant believe.
Friday, October 23, 2009
late night hustle
packed up the ventura in the trailer, and topped off some bottles 12-1am.
ready for beaver springs tomorrow.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Clean yellow turbo car on dyno
short video of this very clean car on the dyno, 715rwhp @ 16psi with 21% converter slip haha
Thursday, October 15, 2009
twin turbo ls2 GTM
intresting to say the least, i cant wait to see what kind of power this car puts down
Frank tuning a very clean Drag radial car
extremely clean is not the words for it, work of art is more like it! spotless!
283ci 4v with a 80mm Borg warner. car was putting down 715rwhp, with 16psi, and 21% converter slip haha, the tranny definately cant handle the power its making right now, but that will change.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
In Rust, We Trust...
clean plugs, dialed in the wideband voltage table to match correctly, idling great at 950, starting hot and cold, everything checked over 2x, gotta tighten the rockers a wee bit more and then take her out for some driving!
Edited on: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 11:47 PM
Categories: Installations, Turbo Rusty
Just Say No kiddies! - The 240 has developed a Meth addiction
Just Say No kiddies! - The 240 has developed a Meth addiction
In a joint combination of being lazy, being lazy, and being lazy (ha), I finally go around to getting the water injection/meth kit installed on the car early this summer. I've had the ECU tuned for it for 3 years, and had nothing but issues with the Aquamist kit. Don't get me wrong, the Aquamist (www.aquamist.co.uk) kit is nice...but as a standalone, it leaves a lot to be desired. Metric hose sizes, oddball fitings, and BSP pitch thread. Cool if I was in Europe, but I'm in USA (Team America), so it's a headache to say the least when you need to modify stuff to make it all work.
If I was going to run a complete standalone Aquamist kit, that's one thing...as hands down their systems are the best, and most integrated you can buy...but if you're using a standalone setup with your own ECU control, The Snow Performance (www.snowperformance.com) (or Labonte, or Devils own...they all use the same shurflo pump) kit is half the cost, and has *almost* everything needed for install -- by almost I mean, if you mount the pump in the engine bay you'll be fine...but if you mount it in the trunk (which 90% of users do), you'll need to order the additional solenoid to prevent siphoning/keep pump prime.
I purchased the kit from Summit Racing (PN: SNO-20001 http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SNO-20001/?image=large) and also need to purchase the Snow Performance Electronic Solenoid (PN: SNO-40060 http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SNO-40060/) as well. As before, Snow recommends the Solenoid to prevent vacuum siphoning from the rear of the car (as the nozzle is mounted lower than the tank/pump) and also keeps good prime. The Solenoid is super easy to install, just use the same power wire as you have going to the pump (as you want both on at the same time) and ground it wherever is clever. To easy! It is controlled through my Jim Wolf Technology ECU (www.jimwolftechnology.com). All you need to do is install it according to their directions, put in a switch (to turn it on /off) and you're set. Parameters are WOT, and 4000 RPM threshold. Nice and easy. Clark's a guru, so it works perfect obviously.
Being that I decided on mounting it in the trunk, I contemplated how to package it as nicely as possible. There's about as much room for half a dead body in the trunk, so with my Nissan repair toolkit, and detail bag, space was at a premimum. I decided to mount it on the passenger side behind the tailamp, as this gave me the most room, and I was out of the way of the lame trunk hinges that you smash your vacation bags with. I made a handly little bracket and install box to hold it all togther. The welding was shitty because I forgot to turn the gas on for the spool gun, but I had it hot as fuck, and used decent aluminum stock, so it worked nice. Being that the tank would be full of fluid, I decided to also bracket the back to the car itself...help keep some of the stress on the crappy welds down. I'm sure some smart ass ME guy would tear up my design, but it's solid and works; Sloppy Mechanics.
As far as mixture is concerned, I use genuine high grade awesome rare BUG JUICE. Haha yes, good ole 1.50 for a gallon of the blue goo. Don't get anything with rain x in it, or de icer... just get the regular blue stuff. Be sure you read the bottle...all you want is water, and alcohol/methanol. If it's got anything else in there, like corn syrup or anything else unpronouncable or unspellable, leave it be. Simply put, the cheaper shit is the better stuff! Now before anyone looses their mind, IT WORKS JUST FUCKIN FINE. Could more power be seen with a pure meth/distilled water mix? Possibly - but the entire point of this kit is to be cheaper than race gas, and more available. When you're out playing fast and the furious at 3 AM, and need to refill, you can bet your ass that the Quicky Mart won't have a tank of Meth out back ya know?!?! If you're building a street car, then keep street parts in it! Even pure distilled water will work fine in this instance as well (or tap water, whatever), but the blue goo has that hint of alcy in it, which is nice.
Lastly, for the FFF's who think water injection is a bandaid = sit on it! My car is tuned on 93. I run in the limites of 93. The meth is just a proactive method to prevent detonation in the car at track. Can racegas work too? Yea...but remember when the car is idleing, or you go fill up at lunch, or you're waiting on grid....you're wasting that 8 dollar a gallon. I'm not saying 'oh man, go run 28 psi on a t2 flanged turbo with meth, who needs race gas' - that's stupid to me (although many do that with great success). I say, tune it for 93, and then add the meth for safety. It's certainly not hurting power ya know? Maybe run a psi or more, but that's it.
Here is the kit installed. Pump directly underneath. I ran the water line out through a plug in the trunk, and then along the passenger frame rail where the gas/brake lines are. It then goes up into the fenderwell to the Solenoid, then into the intercooler pipe. Sneaky? To a sense...I just like to keep it clean.
Here are two views from the top:
And here is where the solenoid is mounted (the other 3 bolts are fo rmy oil filter relocation bracket, don't mind them). I used one existing 'threaded' hole, but felt it needed too. Self tapper did the trick.
It works great, and has no issues. Big thanks to Clark @ Jim Wolf Technology for making a kickass ECU that controls this feature without hiccup or issue. I'm glad I don't listen to the FFF's who dog on Wolf ECU's for being rich and shitty and uber rich, and whatnot...if I did, I'd be putzing around with some Apexi Nonsense on a street car. Call me lame, but I prefer turn key kick ass.
Monday, October 12, 2009
nitrous on the ventura
installed a quick bar and plate kit on the ventura, with a WOT switch and thats it, 175 jets, hits great! dyno tuning to come.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
converter for the ventura!
installed a 3000 nitrous stall in the ventura today at timmys shop, ready to install the nitrous!
Friday, October 09, 2009
Thunder at the Glen – 240 in action, @ Watkins Glen International October 4 2009
Thunder at the Glen – 240
in action, @ Watkins Glen International
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This past weekend, I took the 240 up to
PDA’s (www.pdadrivingschool.com)
“Thunder at the Glen” event, at the historic Watkins Glen International
Raceway. Located in South Central New York, at the bottom of
Drove up Friday evening with the new Shop
service truck (’10 F250) and arrived at the
The first session started at 845, and before I knew it, lunch had come and gone, and I was already in the afternoon sessions. The car worked FLAWLESSLY all weekend, which was a great relief, as the Glen has always presented me stupid issues every time I have been there before. This was my first track even with the Snow performance Meth injection kit hooked up, and boy did it work well. Anyone with a turbo car understands how they can become sluggish after many sessions of pure abuse, but this meth kept the car nice and snappy all day. Not to say it ran like shit, but a welcome addition to the car.
I also dialed in some more front camber (2.5 to 3* total), which REALLY helped out in “The Boot” in terms of finding grip. Unfortunatly though, I was only running on street tires, so there was a lot to be desired of the car. It’s to the point now, where I am really over the limits of the street tires, so a Set of Hoosier R6’s are going on for next year. Being passed by a better driver is one thing, but having to point by cars simply because you can’t corner half as fast as them is another. Going to an R6 will also allow me to up the boost a bit to take advantage of the grip…I currently run it at 10 psi, but running it at 14-15 would rock rock!
I was completely tired after the last session, so I decided to skip the dinner break with Ray, and take advantage of the little sunlight that was left and hit the road running. Made a quick stop for Gas and a Hoagie, and managed to make it home in just under 2 and a half hours. Boy am I spoiled having such great tracks so close to where I live! All in all, the 240 kicked ass. For every minute I want to switch over to a Corvette Z06, I just need to track mine and realize that it’s a faster car. Man oh man, nothing is more rewarding than building EVERYTHING on the car (engine, suspension, etc etc) and being able to FLOG it all day and not have any issues to report…goes to show you that following FSM’s, having common sense, and not listening to FFF’s like gospel will go a long way towards a kickass car.
So on with the pics!
Through the bus stop
The Essess
The Essess
The Essess
The Essess
Dirty hooker - between sessions
Carbotech XP12
Federal 595 RS-R Great Street tire. F u Azeni and Z212!
happy car
End of the long day
Cockpit
Nicey
Rollbar padding for safety!
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
johns big block twin turbo car at numedia dragway
john taking his big block twin turbo yenko clone down the track to a
7.92 @ 182mph
Edited on: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 9:56 PM
Categories: Drag Racing, PSI Motorsports, Video
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
turbo rusty running tonight!
we finally got it running tonight, need to adjust the valves and work on the tune alot, those 83lb injectors really changed the game,
Frank making some passes at numedia raceway
Vinny`s69 Camaro True Street Drag Radial Test and tune at numidia raceway Oct 04 09 Tuned by Frank Soldridge @ PSI MOTORSPORTS
