DarkApollo
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- Apr 20, 2016
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NEWVILLE,
Pennsylvania
That is such a beautiful color! Such a great looking car!
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Hi can you tell me a little bit about your motor and why you went with 7bolt. Is it split thrust block? And how was your experience with boostin on the motor build?thanks
I went with the 7 bolt mostly because that's what i have. I've always run a 7 bolt in this car, and it has never given me an issue. The previous engine was built 5 years ago. That was an early 7-bolt and I beat the hell out of it. I had 2 other early 7-bolt cars, neither had problems. One I still have. The bottom end of the engine that was pulled is still fine. It was a head gasket issue. I just wanted to build a new short block for more boost. .
The new 7-bolt did come from a later car. Boostin built it, as you can see in the previous photos. No issues with them whatsoever. And it looks beautiful. Almost wish I could keep it as a display piece. Ha! It does take a little bit of time, especially this time of year when all the performance shops are busting at the seems with work. (Sometimes it's parts availability that causes a delay, too). Give yourself a month or two after sending or dropping of a block/head/Ect.
Hope that helps. I know people fear "crank walk", but in all honesty, it was blown out of proportion. Plus, Remeber that anything with a crankshaft can suffer premature wear on the thrust bearing. I've actually seen a 6-bolt walk, and a Chrysler 2.4 out of a pt crusier, for example.
Also remember that you are building a high performance engine. They will require more matainence, and things will eventually fail. That's racing. people tend to forget that when pushing a car past the limits it was engineered for.
I do this as a hobby and for fun, so I don't get bent out of shape when it breaks, or spending way more money on it than the car is worth. Lol!
Thanks for the insight. I am in the middle of deciding what to sent to boostin. I have a pile of 6bolts sitting around and 1 7bolt split thrust block. My main reason wanting to use 7bolt is because of a slew of aftermarket parts available for them from to evo blocks. I would like to use lighter aftermarket evo crank and rods. That could be a good starting point for high rpm motor. yeah crank walk is unicorn subject and i don't have any real experience with it either. I am very likely be going with the 7 blot split thrust route.
Are you still using 6bolt head?
!! It cracks me up to see these magnets all over.Look what I got in my rock auto box today.
I am always impressed with your car and what you continue to accomplish, A bit jealous about drag week but I'll get over it. I have like 3 of those magnets with her car on it! I keep putting them on the lift in my garage.
Is that a starion I see in the corner?
I like the green. It is noticeably laggier than the 16g.... shifted everything up about 1000rpm or so. Full boost on the Green XL is like 4800-5100RPM. I'll be curious how a ported head, and higher compression engine effects this turbo's performance. The 16g continues to be me favorite "daily driver" turbo. Nothing really compares to it in terms of quick spool and decent power. Even though some have been in the 10's with a 16g; i refuse to gut the car to a tin can. So I'll trade some spool time to keep the interior. !Is that a starion I see in the corner? and how are you liking the fp green? About what rpm were you hitting max boost? I had the new model 68hta and just switched back to an evo3 16g because the lag was killing me (My 92 gsx is my summer daily driver and I grew up on v8s so I'm biased)
Cometic. the one in the photos is just a placeholder to protect the deck surface.What head gasket are you using this time?
Correct! It's a 2.4L swapped GT35R powered Daytona. He's gone 10.5's over 140MPH. #fwdproblems.Its an '88 Daytona Turbo. Crazy fast.
Correct! It's a 2.4L swapped GT35R powered Daytona. He's gone 10.5's over 140MPH. #fwdproblems.
Have a video link by chance? A co-worker of mine had a daytona waaaay back in the day, he would probably giggle to see one haulin...Correct! It's a 2.4L swapped GT35R powered Daytona. He's gone 10.5's over 140MPH. #fwdproblems.
I still have a bunch of turbo parts from my rotting 86 TurboZ CS.
I was highly active on T-M.com many many years ago. Same user name.
The 2.4 going in my Talon was originally going in my 91 Shadow.. Then the 86 after the Shadow was sold, but the Daytona is too full of body rot. It currently has a T2 2.2 with an A555. I should pull it and find an Omni to drop it in...
Anyway!
Sure! Here's his run form drag week last fall:Have a video link by chance? A co-worker of mine had a daytona waaaay back in the day, he would probably giggle to see one haulin...
you and me both... I miss the car. Good luck with yours, as well!Looking forward to seeing it again in a few months mines close to getting done so we'll see.
The plan is to have it for the shootout. However, I've also learned that sometimes things take a lot longer than expected, so not in a hurry. If it doesn't pan out, I'll be bringing the other Talon.Think it'll be ready for the Shootout this year...Or I guess I should ask, do you plan to go?
Thanks!Nice port work im working on a head gonna try to do some of that when i get ready for next years upgrades.