Originally posted on Facebook, but obviously should also be here.Warning: long post with a deep dive into squiggly lines.To complement the upcoming auto trans straight cut planetary gears, we have been working on figuring out some perpetual shortcomings in the DSM auto trans. Today’s...

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I've been a bit sparse on the forums lately for adding in tech data, although the last year has produced gobs of information. Over the next month I'm planning to post up a pile of combustion-related data. This past year has been pretty exciting for us from a technical point of view. The drag...

Got the car out for a first couple test hits last Thursday. I'm really happy with how things are working, had some time messing with the 2-step and launch as the new Haltech ECU elite has a bazillion tuning options. Very cool stuff, I'm getting close and just need to finish dialing it in. Boost...

This video explains the benefits of the HLA and towards the end of the video it talks about how it is to be installed.

Over last winter I worked out a high speed data acquisition on my drag car, here are some combustion pressure and intake port pressure plots. Each channel is taken at 60,000Hz, which is fast enough to have a data point at every crank angle degree at 10,000rpm. I had a pile of questions I was...

Does anybody make a larger alternator pulley for a 1g or know of something I could adapt to fit?My alternator stops working at 9400-9500rpm and voltage takes a 2v dive off a cliff. Fuel pressure follows, which is not exactly desirable.Thanks, Kevin

I'm trying to switch over to a manual brake setup and looking for some pads that have a little higher friction coefficient than the generic semi-metallics I've been running.History: The OEM setup with the 1g dual piston big brakes, OEM master, 1g turbo brake booster (7"&8" tandem), and an...

Last week I was able to get the drag car on the Monkeywrench dyno for the first time with the new 2.0l setup. This is identical to what I was running last year externally, just the 2.0 crank, grp alum rods, and 9.5:1 wiseco pistons. I was there to gather data, but was able to turn up the wick a...

As most of you probably know, I adapted EVO9 MIVEC hardware onto my 1g drag car using a 2g cylinder head. Although I said I never would, I'm now looking at offering this to the public.The main reason I never intended to offer DSMIVEC publicly was due to how difficult it was to drill the oil...

I made it out last week to Milan for their outlaw limited street class and put down a couple passes. The weather was great and the track was hooking very well. The only problem was a pretty strong headwind. First hit off the trailer at 41-42psi was 5.39 at 128mph. Second pass I richened it up a...

Since my first race is coming up this Saturday, I thought I would post my intended race schedule for 2011. This is the current plan:5/21 - Milan Dragway Saturday Shootout Series (OLS - 1/8mi) 5/28 - Norwalk IDRC 6/25 - Milan Dragway Saturday Shootout Series (OLS - 1/8mi) 7/30 - Import...

We went out testing a couple times late this season to try and squeak a little more out of the setup. There were some gains with a turbine wheel change (bigger, now an 87mm inducer) and a little more boost. In late September we did some 1/8mi racing and clicked off a few new-best 1.27 60'...

We made it out for another Milan True 10.5" tire race saturday to try and hang with the RWD guys on 28x10.5" or smaller tires. The weather was hot (86F high) and the best pass was actually just off the trailer with an 8.33 at 168mph. Later on it went 8.42, 8.61 (bogged launch), 8.9 on a partial...

This was already a couple weeks ago, but things have been busy lately and it took me a while to get the video pieced together. We made it out for the last time of the season 10-18-09 and, unfortunately, left with a big window in the block.Pass 1: Off the trailer at ~44psi it rattled the...

We went out testing the good 'ole 1g FWD auto DSM Wednesday to try and dial in a couple things. I gave the wider rims (12") another shot and also finally began the changeover to running VP Import.First pass was a little past the 330' on Q16 fuel: 1.341 60' 3.629 330' 5.631 at 107 1/8th...

The event went great and we had a fantastic time. It was nice to meet up with a bunch of people I only knew online. The Saturday meet at Turbotrix was nice and everybody was extremely friendly. Boost Boys did a great job with the BBQ and they seemed pretty cool. There were a lot of people...

Saturdays have been really good to us this season.Last weekend was the second of Milan's the "True 10.5" races since they wrote me into the rules and the first time the car stayed together. The premise of the class is 28x10.5" tires, no 'W' tires allowed, and RWD V8 turbo, supercharged, or...

After some battles early this season, I finally was able to put down a few full and semi-full passes at MAPerformance's race in Brainerd this past weekend. We had a fantastic time and the facilities were great along with a bunch of friendly people at and around the track. It was a long drive...

I recently dug the trailer out from under the snow and dragged the race car to the local dynojet for a few pulls on the tired old motor. This is the same engine that has been in it all last season and it has absolutely terrible blowby. The top ring doesn’t seal until the piston is about ½”...

Unseasonably warm weather (70F) convinced my local track to open an unscheduled test and tune Wednesday. We got four passes in, the first was just a tuning pass 1st/2nd gear pull.Three full passes:Pass two: 1.3648 60' 3.7466 330' 5.6587 at 128.96mph 1/8 8.7277 at 160.79mph 1/4Pass three...

I went to a track rental on a fully prepped track earlier today and got a few passes in. Only one pass was a full pass. The first pass isn't worth talking about.Second pass was lifting at 1/8th: 1.3228 60' 3.6870 330' 5.5769 1/8th - no mph thoughThird pass was the winner at ~43psi creeping...

I made it out to test the car earlier tonight, taking one last stab at leaning into the old setup before swapping to the new go-fast head. I know it still has more left in it, but I'm too excited about the new parts to search for what remains. Here is the play-by-play.Pass #1 - left the line...

Got to a test and tune today after a few changes. First pass was tuning, second pass was 9.35 at 148.9mph at 30-31psi.Third pass was at ~35psi: 1.4229 3.8512 5.823 at 124.98mph 8.9928 at 153.18mphI turned it up to ~41psi for the next pass, but didn't realize I still had fuel cut set...

I'm starting to turn things up a little bit with my car. Even though this run wasn't with a stellar launch, I know how to get it off the line pretty well now. Within the next couple weeks, I expect to increase power levels considerably. With a couple hardware changes and more boost, I think I...

Qualifying at the mitsu-subaru showdown:1.483 60ft 6.070 at 120.02mph 9.397 at 145.69mphThis was at about 35psi. I also had a problem with the wheelie bars that was killing my 60ft. I was really hoping for 1.30-1.33's, but the best of the day was a 1.41. It needs some tuning at...

I made it out for another test and tune session tonight. I'm still shaking the car down and this was in really bad track conditions. With a few known handicaps and at only 31psi:1.397 60' - leaving at 10psi and spinning 3.9861 330' 6.0982 @ 116.27mph 1/8 9.5052 at 142.81mph 1/4This...

I'm still fighting a couple driveline issues that I will have sorted soon, but I thought I would post up some pics of my new setup for this season. These were stolen from other people's websites and taken at the Buschur Mitsu vs Subaru Showdown. I hope to have it going for some full-power...

I've been fighting lots of problems this year and I still don't have some of them solved. The most recent problem is driveline-related. I will find the problem over the winter, but the result is the trans is sucking up a huge and unwarranted amount of power. I was able to get a new personal...

I'm looking for everybody's experiences here and to also get a list rolling of what power levels people have broken various driveline parts at. I'm NOT looking for transmission failures, just other driveline parts. Please share if you broke a front or rear axle, transfer case, rear diff, etc...