[donmei]

Jay,
do you currently own all of those cars in your sig?

If so, you're my hero.

Don

[Neanderthal Racing]

Originally Posted by donmei

If you're serious about drag racing you'll need to upgrade things like driveshafts. or just drive it 'till they break, then change them.

i actually want something to break instead of the tranny, don. replacing axles seems like the least painful alternative as long as they don't take out the diff.

Originally Posted by donmei

Is Englishtown considered a fast or slow track?

? (i've never been on a strip, ever)

[trompazo]

Originally Posted by donmei

Jay,
do you currently own all of those cars in your sig?


Don

Those are the current performance cars that I own, or are owned by one of my companies. Except the Elise is being built right now and I should have it in November.

Modifying cars has always been my desire, but it took 14 years of Univertsity before I could make enough money to do it.

[Neanderthal Racing]

Originally Posted by trompazo

Bruce,

I have just finshed building a setup similar to yours and had a few questions about tuning.

Setup:
2004 STi
Crawford R3 2.65L Sleeved
Hydra ECU from Phil
Ultimate racing rotated mount GT35R
Tial 44mm wastegate
Spearco TMIC
Alkycontrol high volume methanol injection with 16 gallon talk and two 14 gph nozzles
Worx Tuning BOV
XX tuning Headers
Ported Manifold
TGV deletes and heavily ported housings
Rebuilt head but not ported
Stock cams
Perrin Injectors
Walbro Pump
Koya capless Rad
Motul FM oil cooler
Two catch cans
Areomotive Fuel Pressure regulator
Spec stage 3 clutch
Blitz EBC
Optima Red Top

wow, great minds think alike, eh jay? (isfh) that's some ride you got there. it would be great to see both cars and swap build stories.

Originally Posted by trompazo

Now for tuning it, I have had problems with it running lean at idel/low load sites becuase it requires alot more fuel than Phils base map for a 2.65L. This may be because of the Ported intake manifold and TGV housings (or it may mean I hava a problem somewhere.) What AFR are you using for a target to tune idle/vaccum load sites. Phil has told me that he usually targets 14.7 in most cars, but has to target in the 12 range on cars that have head porting. I don't have head porting, but significant porting before the heads which I'm thinking my account for some of my problems.

i'm still using phil's base tune for his own car. we plugged the laptop into the hydra ecu for the first time yesterday, so we're only now getting into the software and tuning tools, now. youre WAY ahead of us at this point, especially me. ricky is much more comfortable with the software at this point than i am. we're headed down to md in a few weeks to have phil tune it. my goal until then is pretty modest, i.e., to just get as familiar with hydra as i can in the meantime. we'll be back at it again tonight, tuning guide in hand.

Originally Posted by trompazo

Who much porting did you do the the TGV housings and did you port the outlet end of the intake manifold to match?

we did a complete port match back to the gaskets on everything on both the intake and exhaust side. i'd have gone bonkers on the heads, too, but phil was concerned that his base tune would be off, since his heads are stock.

keep me up to date on your progress. if you have a thread started anywhere, please pm me a link.

ps - i just noticed...you have a spearco top mount with that set-up?

[Neanderthal Racing]

Originally Posted by GetterDragun

Glad you like the exhaust sound!

Also, there is an event at Englishtown on October 1st and 2nd as well as a few more left for the season. Do you think you'll be attending any of those?

hey getterdragun! your b&b recommendation was one of the best of the build. thanks.

i have that driver's school on the 29th. i'd like to head there first at this point. if there are dates in nov., i will probably make it down to englishtown before the season ends. if youre headed down let me know.

also, i'm going to the "big diner" meet at applebee's in edison, ny on 10/1 and picking eatv8 up on the way down. i'd love to meet everyone if you can make it. i've been told 50 sti's are signed up from iwsti and nasioc.

[Neanderthal Racing]

Originally Posted by evilSTi7

i haven't had this feeling since prison (and that confusing summer my sophomore year in college).

[trompazo]

Originally Posted by BruceChapman

i'm still using phil's base tune for his own car. we plugged the laptop into the hydra ecu for the first time yesterday, so we're only now getting into the software and tuning tools, now.

ps - i just noticed...you have a spearco top mount with that set-up?

Bruce,

Thats what I was afraid of. I was using Phils basemap for the 2.65L, but it wasn't even close to making the car driveable. I had to dump ALOT more fuel in even to get it to idle. So I'm still trying to find out what the problem is.

The spearco TMIC is the largest topmount you can get and can flow much more than a GT35R can make. This is the setup that Ultimate Racing designes their GT35R Kit for. I hate the lag you get with all the FMIC piping, and I'll be using tonnes of methanol/water to cool everything down which compensates for the warmer temps usually seen with a TMIC.

Jay

[TeKiZeRo]

I envy your car list too . I have a few years of college left before I get to that point. May I ask what is your profession?

[eatV8]

Originally Posted by BruceChapman

i've been told 50 sti's are signed up from iwsti and nasioc.

50 Scoobis, not all STi's... Will mainly be WRX's I would think. with some STi's, FXT's and LGT's... Then of course our non-turbo scoobi brothers.

[evilSTi7]

Originally Posted by BruceChapman

i haven't had this feeling since prison (and that confusing summer my sophomore year in college).

LOL, i'm not even going to ask....

[Neanderthal Racing]

Originally Posted by TeKiZeRo

I envy your car list too . I have a few years of college left before I get to that point. May I ask what is your profession?

are you asking me, tekizero?

[Neanderthal Racing]

Originally Posted by Earl

Hey Bruce,

How about pictures of your roll cage and trunk battery box. Would really like to see those too. Thanks

here's the trunk mounted eddie marine billet battery box w/ optima red top. we ran .o welding cable along the side rail and up into the trunk. it still needs some kind of cover to protect the terminals. i'll have pics of the undercarriage, including the battery cable, exhaust and bracing install posted later.

the roll cage is not installed yet. i'll probably do it at the begining of next season.

[TeKiZeRo]

Originally Posted by BruceChapman

are you asking me, tekizero?

Both you and Trompazo, if you don't mind . Just wondering if I should change my major to something that's worth more in the long run :P.

[Neanderthal Racing]

Originally Posted by TeKiZeRo

Both you and Trompazo, if you don't mind . Just wondering if I should change my major to something that's worth more in the long run :P.

in my case, there really is no college program to learn what i do for a living. i'm an inventor, author and businessman with 43 worthless college credits from 2 community colleges from 30 years ago. i graduated from hs living in a tent pitched back in the woods the last 5 weeks of my senior year. somewhere, there is a diploma out there with my name on it but i've never seen it.

in my 20's and 30's i created a (verbal and physical) crisis intervention technology for managing aggressive, suicidal and out-of-control people without hurting them (key words, without hurting them). we have about 800 agencies nationwide that use our training program. i'm also a martial artist and defensive tactics instructor with my own defensive tactics system. i have a patent for the only physical technique in us patent history. altogether, i've got 12 us patents (3 granted, 9 pending) to protect our new line of "client protection products" and mechanical restraint equipment. we manufacture most of our products right here at my facility in gardiner. i sublet the shop section of the bldg. to little ricky. i'm also a licensed federal firearms dealer (ffl) and have a small gun store in my house.

that's it. other than that i'm a total slug.

[Neanderthal Racing]

anyone notice the hit counter for the thread has been stuck at 16,792 for the last week and a half. ben says i broke it.