It's fun time...

[slinky]

But the wait for shipping is going to kill usl....

The order for the new engine parts was placed with Summit two nights ago... including....

1.) Dart Pro 1 top end kit which consists of ....

Fully Assembled Dart Cylinder Heads with 215cc intake runners/64cc chambers, 1.550" dual valve springs
Performance matched single plane intake manifold
Race spec Gaskets, head bolts, rocker covers etc etc etc....

2.) Eagle 383 stroker kit
Fully Balanced Cast Steel Crank, pistons, etc etc etc

3.) Comp Cams 292H kit... which apparently has a "radical, rough idle".... he he he...

And lots of other stuff... 25 items in total wooooooo hooooooo!

I can't help thinking that next season may well be rather fun

How does circa 475Hp and 450 lb/ft sound?
Oh, btw, the car weighs 680Kg!

slinky
587racing.com

[denisb]

Sounds like a surprisingly realistic estimate for an American V8! You'll probably be one of the FEW people NOT dissappointed when you get it on the rollers/dyno!

[Trooper2]

Sounds like it'll rip Slinky.....go 587 Racing!..

[tuttle]

Trooper2 said:

Sounds like it'll rip Slinky.....go 587 Racing!..

Hope Christams comes early for you then chap My last batch of stuff from Japan has been mis-sent to the USA-prolly be ,at least,the new year before I see it

[slinky]

Well the boxes should be shipped from Summit today, quite amazingly all of the items were in stock!

Fingers crossed that the shipping goes without a hitch.. If it does, we should be picking up a crate from BHX late this week early next week... Then we get to build the screamer!!!

Cannot wait

slinky

[chuntington101]

what cars that going in????? 650kg and 475bhp equals 730bhp oer ton!!!!!

thanks chris

[slinky]

chuntington101 said:

what cars that going in????? 650kg and 475bhp equals 730bhp oer ton!!!!! thanks chris

he he he he... yeah...I know!




This little fella

and for those that don't know, the bored looking chap in the back of the Golf is me!

slinky

>> Edited by slinky on Monday 28th November 12:43

[chuntington101]

hmmmmmmm could see a nice little (read BIG) suppercharger sat on top of there!

or how about a couple of turbos on those headers??? hehe

Chris.

[slinky]

chuntington101 said:

hmmmmmmm could see a nice little (read BIG) suppercharger sat on top of there! or how about a couple of turbos on those headers??? hehe Chris.

One step at a time sir!!

Believe me when I say we REALLY want a supercharger, but we're racing out of our pockets, not on credit cards!!!

That's not to say it won't appear in the future!

A pair of turbo's would be lovely, but that's even more expensive than an S/C... TT SBC's are the engines of choice for the winners in our equivalent class in the states tho!

slinky

[stevieturbo]

Why not just go for a single turbo. Cheaper and a bit easier to engineer. One should be more than capable of making enough power.

[slinky]

stevieturbo said:

Why not just go for a single turbo. Cheaper and a bit easier to engineer. One should be more than capable of making enough power.

Two banks of cylinders..
Two exhaust manifolds..

How would you go about using a single turbo?

slinky

[anniesdad]

Sounds cool Wil,

Let me know when you're racing next year and I'll try and get down and watch you. I'll bring the Nephew with me this time.

Steve

[slinky]

We'll be doing a lot of it... if all goes to plan it'll be a full championship season next year for us...

I implore you to come to a BIG event @ santa pod and experience some REAL drag racing!

slinky

[chuntington101]

slinky, banks power in the states do a turbo kit for about $5K. thats a twin turbo kit and all the bits you need. you will need a intake and cabr or TBI injection (or port injection and cabr style throttle body)!!

as for the single it would be easy (yeah right) to do! if you have a look at a pair of ultima headers you could copy the basic layout and mount the turbo at the rear of the motor. then have the intake pulling form the nice ram air thingy you have on top ar current. as for the boosted air, well there are loads of guys running near 1000bhp on SBCs with no intercoolers, just water and meth injection. but im also sure you could rig up a nice big ice box and then just pipe into a single plane intake! easy hehehe

thanks Chris.

[slinky]

Or alternatively a Weiand charger kit from Summit would probably only set us back about $3.5k...

But then we need to look at upgrading the rear end to cope with the extra power, considering a variety of other upgrades as well...

At the end of the day, we'd love to do all of this, but we are bracket racing, so consistency is the key...

That's not to say we don't want crackling pipes tho

slinky

[anniesdad]

slinky said:

We'll be doing a lot of it... if all goes to plan it'll be a full championship season next year for us... I implore you to come to a BIG event @ santa pod and experience some REAL drag racing! slinky

Okely dokely. Put me down for 2 tickets.

[slinky]

I'll let you know closer to the time, but you're most probably looking at one of the following...

Fri 14 April
Sat 15 April
Sun 16 April
Mon 17 April


Easter Thunderball - "Motorsport Extravaganza"
National Drag Racing Championships plus Pro-Fuel Shootout - Top Fuel Dragsters, Funny Cars, Street Eliminator Series plus Rocket Bike, Jet Cars, Jet Trucks, Jet Beetle, Monster Truck and an extravaganza of moto stunts and displays. Easter Thunderball

Fri 26 May
Sat 27 May
Sun 28 May
Mon 29 May
FIA "The Main Event " Championships

FIA European Drag Racing Championships
Inc UEM Drag Bikes. Europe 's most prestigious televised Championship with over 250 race teams inc 300mph Top Fuel Dragsters, Top Methanol Dragsters and Funny Cars, Pro Mods, Pro Stock plus Drag Bikes and many supporting classes. Jet Car demos and track displays. The Main Event

Thu 7 September
Fri 8 September
Sat 9 September
Sun 10 September
FIA "European Finals" Championships

FIA European Drag Racing Championships including UEM Drag Bikes. Europe's most prestigious Drag Racing event with over 250 race teams inc. 300mph Top Fuel Dragsters, Top Methanol Dragsters and Funny Cars, Pro Mods, Pro Stock plus Drag Bikes and many supporting classes. Jet Car demos and track displays. European Finals

Have a look at www.santapod.com for any other details...

slinky

[stevieturbo]

slinky said:

stevieturbo said: Why not just go for a single turbo. Cheaper and a bit easier to engineer. One should be more than capable of making enough power. Two banks of cylinders.. Two exhaust manifolds.. How would you go about using a single turbo? slinky

Without sounding sarcastic, link them together. Voila, one pipe to attach to the Turbo. it is that simple.
There are plenty of single turbo V8's out there making a lot of power ( Im mostly interested in LS1's, as thats what I also run, albeit supercharged, but Im sure there are plenty of other engines ), and they are usually more cost effective than twins, although in a road car can be tricker to package, or in some cases easier..

Here are a few links to guys building LS1 single kits. Some full DIY, some kits made by tuners.
www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=409723
Some good pics on this one
www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=384351

If you search through that forum, you will find plenty more. Some good guys there. Jose/JZ 97 SS 1500 is a very smart guy when it comes to turbos.

Here is another single kit
www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=380769&highlight=phamspeed

Some may look crude, while they may lack in some areas, they are still capable of making a lot of power.

Hell, there are even a few road legal cars running in the 9's in the US with a turbocharger mounted at the rear axle !!!!!!!!!!!

I kid you not !!!!!

www.ststurbo.com/
Here is a 9.33 runner
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=124
www.learntodragrace.com/mike933.wmv

[slinky]

I understand what your saying chap and I'm not knocking you, but we're not in the market of re-inventing the wheel...

I can see the benefits entirely.. but there are so many solutions that already exist for rails running SBC's...

Fair play to those that are doing it tho!

In the meantime, I just want our 383 to be ready!!!

slinky

[stevieturbo]

Good luck with it ;-)

But forced induction rocks