Taco's hopes and mostly dreams.

[TheTacoMan]

Except tire rack is near ferntucky, long drive kinda. Ecu was sent off to whodwho for electronic boost control, wasted spark and two-step.

[GAbOS]

Yep local to summit racing, total cost of the exhaust will probably be under 120$.

They are a amazing store to have locally, Ive gone there atleast 30 times getting parts.

And TireRack ;)

[jaywood]

So lucky!

[TheTacoMan]

Looking good. Where did you get the exhaust pipes? I know we aren't close to each other, but I haven't found any place in my town that will sell exhaust piping, including muffler shops.

Yep local to summit racing, total cost of the exhaust will probably be under 120$.

They are a amazing store to have locally, Ive gone there atleast 30 times getting parts.

[kamotors]

we're local to summit racing^
they haz everythang

[jaywood]

Looking good. Where did you get the exhaust pipes? I know we aren't close to each other, but I haven't found any place in my town that will sell exhaust piping, including muffler shops.

[TheTacoMan]

Got the new turbo and painted it for teh bling. Its a cxracing gt35r, I wanted to get a baseline on where I want to size the turbo and go from there. This turbo was about 250$ and is extremely good quality for that price.. I retract this statement 10 folds over, quality looked ok, and seemed balanced, however it lasted 900miles............. 7/21/14

Wired in another fan, this a pusher to help with cooling, I noticed in 100 degree heat the temp would rise a bit over 1/2. Should help.




Then Wanted to test bbk clearance with the deep dish wheels, looks like I would need a 12mm spacer plus. Looks pretty damn cool though.




Also got exhaust planned out, I was considering a 3in down pipe to a 4 in down pipe back. However clearance would be a major issue. So Im going with dual exhaust similar to stock but 2.5 inches each.

[TheTacoMan]

Ordered a bunch of stuff from bluntech including the Gates racing timing belt yesterday morning and just received it. Crazy fast shipping for quality parts!


On another note, I'm getting a new front sway bar Im not sure I want to even touch the rear for traction issues. Any insight or suggestions for this, and yes I do autocross very frequently.

[MR 325]

:up:

[TheTacoMan]

More parts on order.
Tial Mcv 38mm wastegate
Tial Rep BOV
New Airfilter Setup
Turbo.


Getting the turbo side done first then moving over to the supercharged side :)

[TheTacoMan]

Bimmerheads cam and adjustable cam are were just ordered. Planning to port match the intake and exhaust manifolds for a bit better flow. Cant wait to slap this head together see what its like.

[TheTacoMan]

Im looking into Kinugawas at the moment, they make some quite large turbos that would work well.

[wazzu70]

Its not about peak Hp so to speak. Its about having the best of both worlds and me wanting to be overly complicated

Thats cool. My car is a grounds for experimenting for me too. Many things I do just to see if I can do it or to learn something. This looks like it will be a fun experiment.

FWIW though I wasn't talking about peak hp at all. The EFR series is known for excellent transient response and mid range torque as they were developed for road course racing.

[e30nub]

Now thats something Id like to see.

We have a long way to go, but here's a teaser photo of where were at today. We will start running charge pipes this week. If you want to tag along we use hashtag #oldsmokeyf1 on instagram.



Oh and I'm definitely subscribing to this thread!

[TheTacoMan]

I probably sound crazy (it's because I am). We have been toying around with the idea at the shop I work at for a while on our shop truck (can you say mid-engined compound cummins turbo diesel '49 ford?) Wait, WHAT?

Now thats something Id like to see.



There is alot of possibility of what can be done, Im sure Ill go through a few ideas then change alot along the course of the build once the supercharger is in.