I tested a whole lot of stuff with the trans but something seemed off so I ripped the trans back out. Oh yes this is getting old. But the good thing is the new billet basket and the billet input shaft are going in.

I’m going to give it a try for a tnt session then pull it out to check wear. If it improves my 60ft it will be worth it but I know the open diff is just fine into the 7 second zone. I appreciate the info though and will pay extra attention to it.

I’ve still been playing with transmission pressures, I’m hoping tonight after some more valvebody changes the pressures are where I’d like to see them. Went ahead and through a diff locker in, this I have no idea if it’s going to improve anything at all but willing to give it a try. Also the new...

Nothing wrong with experimenting, like you said if it’s not really being street driven and has good shrouding I think you’ll be ok.

It has been quite awhile since I posted on here. Made one more track visit after the shootout in November and ended up running a 8.76. Went ahead and did some evaluations of what’s next for the car. Ripped the chassis harness out and the engine fuse box harness was 100% deleted. Shaved some...

It did pretty good on my cruises to work during the hot Kansas summers. I did get stuck in some construction traffic for about 10 minutes without moving and it started to get a little warm 210-212*. Outside of that I never had any issues though.

It’s been a week since The 30th annual shootout time for the recap. What an amazing event it was with a great turnout.Prior to this event I was trying to solve a getting warmer than I like issue at idle (all airflow).I re-checked head bolt torque, wasn’t sure if it was the new sce head gasket...

I 100% have to agree with you. After running the super 99 with the htz tech and then the xona I thought the difference would be quite significant it wasn’t though. Another interesting data point the PTE on gate, back pressure hit 20 psi for 34.7 psi of boost. The xona on gate 44 psi was 48 psi...

Yes, that seems to have been a big issue with mine last season. I expected a lot more out of the turbo and I was honestly disappointed at the end of the season. I’m 100% positive it was because I was running the open T4 housing, those Xonas in the vband housings are animals. .

Got to the track last week and boy it was Hotttt out! 3 passes total. Started with a 1/8 mile hit a 7.08. I had to shake the cobwebs off it’s been what almost 10 months. Then I ran 1/4 mile after adding fuel to the main map and added 1* of timing 9.4@145. Final pass adjusted the fuel map a...

Fueltech is installed. We have the start and idle tune just about done. It’s been so hot out in NC hard to work in the heat in spare time. Scrambling to get it ready for the shootout, I really need some track time to start tuning this thing.

Most of the factory engine harness that remains vs the new one. It did good for a 33 year life span but this new one is amazing, and a few lbs lighter.There are a few company’s offering a printed cluster but no one offers one for a nano pro wideband yet. So I used some abs 1/8” thick...

It will be interesting for sure on an auto. I know it’s not exactly going to be easy hitting an 8 with it. If it’s on par with my old hx40 then I’ll be pretty happy.

Got the engine dropped back in the car waiting on a few 3” clamps for the charge piping. I bought a tau performance 3 spd conversion kit like 3 months ago and installed that. This completely eliminates O.D and blocks off all the Unused valves for a drag specific setup per Kigglys write up back...

Had a little down time to figure out what to do next. First was to refresh the engine combo. The old shearer spec pistons were about to hit 10 years old and they still looked great. Picked up a set of V3 Vader rods and some 10.5:1 pistons for the new setup. The goal here by bumping static...