Hey man, what are you doing that I'm not doing??
I just don't get it, where am I going wrong???
Are you like rich or something?
What do you guys do in order to have the money to make a car this sick?
I am embarrassed to tell you how much I've spent to make a 10 sec street car. Every penny out of pocket and every drop of sweat off my own forehead. What am I missing? Someone let me in on this because I'm going nuts wondering where this money comes from...from normal guys like us??
Bottom line is, whatever you guys are doing to make the money, I want in on the secret.
If I didn't have rent, 2 car payments, insurance on 3 cars (since the Eclipse is paid for), child support, and all the other bills, I'm sure I'd be right there along with having a car like this. Responsibilities sucks!!!
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Well you can start by taking that wing off your car Just busting your balls a little
You have to be realistic you have a caere with nromal bolt on stuff and full interior and aall the stuff us normal people have. Their car is gutted stripped and sporting the notirous 42r. At the end of the day they have sheps car just without the one off stuff that make him as fast as he is. You want to go as fast like this car sell your soul strip your car and sell that wing lol
Yeah, yeah, I hear the "wing thing" all the time.
Here is my take on it: I sport a "ricer" wing, and it makes it that much better when I cut some guy in a supercharged Z06 who think he's bad-ass.
My car, honestly isn't just a bolt on, I really did build the whole thing for what it is.
But anyways, yeah I hear ya on the whole theory behind it. I just get fustrated because of the fact. I don't mean to sound mad, jealous, or envious, it's just I look at my accomplishments as failure when I see what they've done.
I mean, I've gutted the car, and gone through the suspension/drivetrain/brakes enough to make a lean 2940lbs with me sitting in the car. I was intending on a clean weekend warrior, not a daily driver.
I know there's some serious modifications that can be encompassed, but I guess in the long run, my intial goal (now reached) is somewhat disappointing, if that makes sense.
As with any project, I set a goal of 600whp and a sick street car. Well, I think I got in over my head when I realized that I built something that cost me about the same it would of chasing an 8 second timeslip.
What I did is common, and noone gives a shit about, what Jake and other have done inspired the whole community. Once again, I'm not mad/ jealous or anything. Just kinda kickin myself in the ass for getting what I want, and it not being good enough.
Once again, I know I spent a few more bucks than I could of (few mistakes along the way) but for my setup compared to what these guys are running, the cost brackets are very, very close.
For lack of embarrassment, I'll keep the solid dollar figure to myslef.
Anyways, great build man, and ya'll keep up the great work. You have totally inspired me to go above and beyond.
If I didn't have rent, 2 car payments, insurance on 3 cars (since the Eclipse is paid for), child support, and all the other bills, I'm sure I'd be right there along with having a car like this. Responsibilities sucks!!!
I hear ya on that brother.
I don't have the whole child support addition....but I hear the responsibilties aspect.
But I mean, come on.....everyone's got that. There has to be something more....this is a dog eat dog world that evolves around money, and without straying off topic bad....there has to be a hitch.
I want that hitch!!!
You have a stroker a good base and the ability to tune. All you need to do is research I would bet that with about another 2500 you could swap over to a 8 sec setup. Now I know that some of you will come on an go that's a lot of money but I don't want to sound like a dick or rub it in but to some of us it's not. Between little shit that adds up and other stuff I probably spent 3k in the past 3 1/2 months easy.
I will tell you this by looking at your profile abandon you gt35r idea. It has slowly become obsolete. WIth the upcoming of borg warner and with guys liek twick seeing reasonable spool and 700who in a gt4088r there is no point buying a gt35r anymore I feel. It's still a bad ass turbo but there are plenty better for compariable money. Think of it like this sell your setup get a manifold like this one he says is 1100 get a gt4088r or something liek a s366 or such and I would bet with that other tsuff you have on your wish list you would be looking at 9's.
You have to pay to play. I bet Alex has quite a bit more money tied up into this car than you would think and I am sure he has done the buy and replace thing as most of us have as well.
IIRC it is a 2.0l and I am pretty sure the car has been repainted.
The paint is factory, only the engine bay and the interior along with the cage has been done. It will be getting a fresh coat this winter however. And yes it is still a 2.0L, you gotta love those revs
The paint is factory, only the engine bay and the interior along with the cage has been done. It will be getting a fresh coat this winter however. And yes it is still a 2.0L, you gotta love those revs
Awesome! Ive been struggling tryin to decide whether to build my 2.0 or go stroker for my bw s368 build. Thanks for the info. Btw what are u reving yours out to?
-wes
I had a stroker with a T-67 and it spooled fine. Spooled about like a 20g-50 trim would. Took that same turbo and put it on a 2.0 liter and holy crap it sucked. When cruising, I'd punch it and then wait and wait and wait and then it'd hit but I'd have to shift gears. Once I shifted it was fine but boy did it suck on the street when cruising. For now on, it's either 20g-50g turbos on a 2.0 and big turbos on stroker motors only. Had a buddy of mine who wanted to buy my T-67. Told him it took forever to spool but he wanted it anyway. Shortly afterwards, he ended up selling it. Lol. I knew he would. The small turbos are a lotta fun on the street for me.
That is one of the most badass dsm's ive ever seen. I bet that guy on the busa wasnt to happy haha. I was just curious on what wheel and tire set up your running? i know they're hoosiers but they look like they have 2 grooves in them so are they the street legal ones or just regular slicks? Thnks
The tires are Hoosier Quick Time Pro's with Rota Slipstream Wheels. To the best of my knowledge the tires are street legal. As far as the shoot out. No, I dont think Ill be able to swing that trip. I would love to but I dont think that is a possibility.
The tires are Hoosier Quick Time Pro's with Rota Slipstream Wheels. To the best of my knowledge the tires are street legal. As far as the shoot out. No, I dont think Ill be able to swing that trip. I would love to but I dont think that is a possibility.
yea i love how the rota slips look on the 1g's. but what size are your wheels and tires?
love the car!!!
Awesome car man. Could you talk a little about your liquid to air set up? Did you purchase it, pice it together or fab it? What size water tank are you using? What size and type of heat exchanger are you running? Thanks a lot. Keep up the great work.
Awesome car man. Could you talk a little about your liquid to air set up? Did you purchase it, pice it together or fab it? What size water tank are you using? What size and type of heat exchanger are you running? Thanks a lot. Keep up the great work.
The Air to Water setup is qutie simple really. You need the core, water tank, pump, feed and return lines, and a heat exchanger if you want to daily the car. As far as mine goes, it is a PWR core, with a good sized water pump, and the feed and return lines. No heat exchanger due to the fact the car will not be daily driven. And thats it. Befor every pass we fill the water tank (1 gal. fuel cel) with ice, and drain it after the pass. Last season I picked up .7 sec in the 1/4 (from 10.78 to 10.09) and over 10mph by going from a air to air, to the air to water. There is nothing better for cooling a forced induction cars intake temps then the air to water.
The Air to Water setup is qutie simple really. You need the core, water tank, pump, feed and return lines, and a heat exchanger if you want to daily the car. As far as mine goes, it is a PWR core, with a good sized water pump, and the feed and return lines. No heat exchanger due to the fact the car will not be daily driven. And thats it. Befor every pass we fill the water tank (1 gal. fuel cel) with ice, and drain it after the pass. Last season I picked up .7 sec in the 1/4 (from 10.78 to 10.09) and over 10mph by going from a air to air, to the air to water. There is nothing better for cooling a forced induction cars intake temps then the air to water.
Nice intercooler. If you or Reid decide to sell another liquid to air in the future to a customer/street car, I still have the a custom made heat exchanger that originally went with your intercooler. Will fit 1G's and 2G's nicely as well as GVR4's. I have no use for it now. Plus its alot bigger than what PWR sells in there kits.
Holly shit a water to air is that much better than air to air. I'm def getting a setup like that then since my car will see only weekend driving. I saw a air to water setup with heat exchanger on ebay for like 450 I was like why would anyone go threw all that instead of air to air now I know.
I was under the impression that the race this weekend was later on this year. I was wrong. We wont be making this one but we will be at the race in Seattle on the 23-23 of Aug.
What method was used to polish the manifold? Looks amazing! Great build!
The polishing was a HUGE pain in the ass, but the way I did it was starting off on a scotch brite wheel on the individual runners, then 400 grit wet sand paper to get out as many big imperfections as possible, then 800 grit to get out the scratches the 400 left then 1000 grit to get out those scratches, then 1200 grit (now you can see a little shine) and last, 1600 grit wet sand paper to give it a better shine. The runners were fused and polished one by one then welded to give them the discoloration between the welds. Finally polished on the polishing wheel. Then like 1,000,000 hours later... you get a one off polished KAIZENSPEED front mount manifold.
The Air to Water setup is qutie simple really. You need the core, water tank, pump, feed and return lines, and a heat exchanger if you want to daily the car. As far as mine goes, it is a PWR core, with a good sized water pump, and the feed and return lines. No heat exchanger due to the fact the car will not be daily driven. And thats it. Befor every pass we fill the water tank (1 gal. fuel cel) with ice, and drain it after the pass. Last season I picked up .7 sec in the 1/4 (from 10.78 to 10.09) and over 10mph by going from a air to air, to the air to water. There is nothing better for cooling a forced induction cars intake temps then the air to water.
I agree with you on the benefits of liquid to air for drag racing, but as far as getting a heat exchanger for daily driving, this cannot be more efficent than a similar air to air intercooler. The air is cooling the coolant, which cools the air in the intake charge. You are effectively going through two heat exchange processes rather than one, and since neither will be 100% efficent, you will have twice the efficentcy loss as a standard air to air intercooler.
You have an amazing build though and I can't wait to see the times you put down. Hopefully your willing to make the trip to sac raceway sometime in the future so I can come and watch.
Just busting your balls a little
i love me some 16s. 
If you or Reid decide to sell another liquid to air in the future to a customer/street car, I still have the a custom made heat exchanger that originally went with your intercooler. Will fit 1G's and 2G's nicely as well as GVR4's. I have no use for it now. Plus its alot bigger than what PWR sells in there kits.
