Awdmonster drag car

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

Nice job on the repair! What took out the ear of the block?

 

[awdmonster1904]

Nice job on the repair! What took out the ear of the block?

Thank you my friend did most of the work.

I did have an issue with the transmission coming loose so probably stress from that if i had to guess

 

[awdmonster1904]

Worked on polishing make the engine bay bling
Used mother aluminum polish

 

[awdmonster1904]

Update :

The JB drum needed to be clearance thankful for my friend Gus helping me make this work.

The second modification is the RD port mod we tapped it to 1/8 NPT the modifications helps send cooler fluid to the planetaries
Joe bucci video

The Kiggly billet drum is also in

 

[awdmonster1904]

Update got the alternator pulley machined to fit the Saturn alternator measured how many washers more like how thick of washer I would need to line this up.

 

[awdmonster1904]

Update : Worked on getting rid of the factory light assembly as it’s heavy compared to this baby light bar.

And ordered some parts for raven fab they have some nice thermostat housings. And water pipe solutions.

 

[awdmonster1904]

Transmission is done ! Just need time to get it all together. Still waiting for more parts from Eric at raven. Also need to order the radiator this week as my old one has seen better days.

 

[awdmonster1904]

Today did some a work.

Engine and trans are in !

 

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Refreshed the cooler hoses did the the Rad mod to get cooler fluid to the planetaries.

Getting closer to the goal

 

[awdmonster1904]

Well we had a mishap…
Complete oversight on my end the shifter selectors was not properly aligned it was between neutral and driver make the car slipped in 1st and toasted the clutches.

Parts ordered time to rebuild again change the seals

 

[awdmonster1904]

Before the mishap went ahead and ordered all the parts from https://ravenfab.com/collections/dsm-parts

Thermostat housing
Waterpipe stainless steel
New radiator
All welded -16 fittings

 

[awdmonster1904]

Well more bad news….

 

[Igotadsm]

I like how the coolant water pipe comes with the angle on the side .
We usually bang the thing out the pipe with a hammer to make the turbo fit.

 

[awdmonster1904]

Pump looks in working order.
Rear clutches look trashed we have new ones coming from JB.

 

[awdmonster1904]

After a lot of waiting for parts we finally got the car back together

Torque converter

It was fixed thanks to the 5 year warranty just had to wait 5 weeks …


Valve body

Was completely dirty we had to get new separator plate. And shift kit. Got the upgraded springs from IPT got me 2 sets to have a valve body on standby

Rear drum JB

Ordered a replacement clutch pack Jeff didn’t ship the pressure plate we had to wait …. I went with stock rear drum and sent it

Tested everything trans pressures shift link and all

 

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Last Thursday had a head melt due to a lean condition under nitrous … going under the knife again….

 

[awdmonster1904]

Here some pictures of tne carnage

 

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Got it cleaned up

 

[1cleangsx]

Holy $hit man, I know it’s not easy to post the set backs, i admire your dedication to this thing. Hopefully the rest of 2023 gets better and better! You’ve got one BAD A$$ dsm

 

[awdmonster1904]

Holy $hit man, I know it’s not easy to post the set backs, i admire your dedication to this thing. Hopefully the rest of 2023 gets better and better! You’ve got one BAD A$$ dsm

Thank you.

I take it as a learning experience. Got greedy with the nitrous in 3rd and not enough injector therefore it melted. I’m sure this happened over time after to pull after pull.

I will tune around this current setup not have the nitrous on in 2nd or 3rd get the launch dialed in.

Maybe later I’ll add another 4 injectors and direct port nitrous … but for now my let me walk before i can run …

 

[awdmonster1904]

When i melted the head some aluminum got welded to the deck of the block.

Checked for flatness and had a high spot.
With muriatic acid it softened the aluminum and used red scotch pad. After I was done with the affected area i neutralized the acid with baking soda.

Now just waiting for the head to be done…

 

[1990TSIAWDTALON]

Here some pictures of tne carnage

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How much boost and timing were you running?
My son melted a piston in #3 and I was going to use sulfuric acid in that cylinder to try and get it broke loose. Is muriatic acid a better solution?
Love the "monster"!!!
Marty

 

[awdmonster1904]

How much boost and timing were you running?
My son melted a piston in #3 and I was going to use sulfuric acid in that cylinder to try and get it broke loose. Is muriatic acid a better solution?
Love the "monster"!!!
Marty

Thanks ! Muriatic acid i have access to it at Home Depot.

 

[bastarddsm]

That deck surface looks a little rough for a mls. You might consider getting it apart and getting the deck tuned up. Also might be wise to check the shortblock for damage too.