Boomdeeze
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- Jul 5, 2009
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Independence,
Minnesota
For those that have been in the DSM game awhile, you know something ALWAYS happens right before a dyno session or race event. Well the past two week were no different for me.
I had a dyno appointment with the new setup on September 5th. Everything was going well until we got above 35 psi and my power was hitting a wall above 8400 rpms. It did not sound like it was missing and the tuner stated the A/F's were good so he continued on. On the third pull (40 psi), water went everywhere and the room was filled with white smoke. I get home and pull the head to find this:
There was even a little extra material on the block (believe its melted material from the MLS HG) so I did not feel comfortable putting in my spare head and running it.
Fast forward to September 11th, I was scrolling Facebook and saw a friend of mine just listed some of his built DSM parts for sale which included a built long block with Howard I beams, Wiseco E85 10:1 pistons and built for 40+ psi by one of the best engine shops. He agreed to sell it to me for $2,000 which I thought was a steal considering the machining alone was $1,400.
So I pick the block up on the 12th and plan to throw it in on the Friday the 13th (Ya it was a risky day to do that). I wrench all day swapping some of my head parts in to the new head and my friend who I bought it from comes to help at 9PM as I needed to race the next day. We get it all install around 6AM Saturday, I load the car up and we head up to BIR!
I put the 30 PSI tune on the car and added 3% fuel across the board to be safe with the higher compression. I make my qualifying pass and the car feels great! I let off at the 3/4 mark and hit the brakes (No cage) and ran an 11.6.
Following day is eliminations. My first three races were not very close but in the finals I lined up against a Tesla Model X 100D which was running mid to low 11s all day. He got the jump and we were side by side until I hit third where I pulled passed him to take the win!
I couldn't be happier with how it turned out and how the car performed as the engine had only been installed for 24 hours. There are a few hiccups ( I will start a different tech page for) that I need to work out and looking at getting a cage with upgrading the fuel system this winter so we can run the 40 PSI tune to get this car moving!
Long post but I had to share the DSM struggle to victory story!
I had a dyno appointment with the new setup on September 5th. Everything was going well until we got above 35 psi and my power was hitting a wall above 8400 rpms. It did not sound like it was missing and the tuner stated the A/F's were good so he continued on. On the third pull (40 psi), water went everywhere and the room was filled with white smoke. I get home and pull the head to find this:
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There was even a little extra material on the block (believe its melted material from the MLS HG) so I did not feel comfortable putting in my spare head and running it.
Fast forward to September 11th, I was scrolling Facebook and saw a friend of mine just listed some of his built DSM parts for sale which included a built long block with Howard I beams, Wiseco E85 10:1 pistons and built for 40+ psi by one of the best engine shops. He agreed to sell it to me for $2,000 which I thought was a steal considering the machining alone was $1,400.
So I pick the block up on the 12th and plan to throw it in on the Friday the 13th (Ya it was a risky day to do that). I wrench all day swapping some of my head parts in to the new head and my friend who I bought it from comes to help at 9PM as I needed to race the next day. We get it all install around 6AM Saturday, I load the car up and we head up to BIR!
I put the 30 PSI tune on the car and added 3% fuel across the board to be safe with the higher compression. I make my qualifying pass and the car feels great! I let off at the 3/4 mark and hit the brakes (No cage) and ran an 11.6.
Following day is eliminations. My first three races were not very close but in the finals I lined up against a Tesla Model X 100D which was running mid to low 11s all day. He got the jump and we were side by side until I hit third where I pulled passed him to take the win!
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I couldn't be happier with how it turned out and how the car performed as the engine had only been installed for 24 hours. There are a few hiccups ( I will start a different tech page for) that I need to work out and looking at getting a cage with upgrading the fuel system this winter so we can run the 40 PSI tune to get this car moving!
Long post but I had to share the DSM struggle to victory story!