unlmtdndeavor
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- Nov 20, 2003
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San Ramon/SLO,
California
So after 2 years of DSMs...I was finally able to make it out to the track my last weekend before school starts. So lets start with the basics: the mods.
Engine:
FFTEC 2.0L 4g63 Race Block
FFTEC Wrinkle Finish Valve Cover
Eagle H-Beam Connecting Rods
Wiseco 8.5:1 Teflon Coated Pistons
Balance Shafts Removed
ARP Rod Bolts
ARP Main Studs
ARP Head Studs
Mitsubishi Multi-layer Metal Head Gasket
Port and Polished 1g Head
Crower Titanium Valve Springs & Retainers
Supertech 1mm Oversized Valves
3g Revised Lifters
Forced Performance Version 2 Intake Cam
Forced Performance Version 2 Exhaust Cam
Skunk Works Adjustable Cam Gears
Forced Performance 3052 Turbocharger
Forced Performance 2.5" V-band 02 Housing
Forced Performance In-line Oil Filter & Restrictor
Forced Performance Ceramic Coated Race Manifold
Forced Performance 4" Cast Aluminum Intake
K&N 9" Filter Element
ARP Stainless Turbo Bolts
Tial 44mm Wastegate (Silver)
Joe-P Manual Boost Controller
Forced Performance 1.75" External Dump
Custom 28X10.5X3.5" FMIC
FFTEC 2.5" Intercooler Pipes
Turbohoses Black Couplers
3" GM Maf
Full Throttle MAF Translator
HKS Super Sequential Blow Off Valve
HKS BOV Purple Insert
HKS Aluminum BOV Bolt-on Flange
FFTEC 2.5-3" Downpipe
FFTEC 3.5" Exhaust
Greddy Radiator Cap
SPAL 12" Puller Fan
External Mount Oil Cooler
Drivetrain:
1992 23 Spline Transmission
4 Bolt Rear End
ACT 2900lb Pressure Plate
ACT Street Disk
Fidanza Aluminum Flywheel
SS Teflon Coated Clutch Line
Ball Bearing Shifter Bushing
Fuel & Ignition
PTE 950cc Injectors
FFTEC Injector Harness
Walbro 255lph High Pressure Fuel Pump
8 Gallon Fuel Tank
-8AN Fuel Line
Snow Performance Stage 2 Methanol Injection
Snow Performance Solenoid Upgrade
MSD 8.5mm Spark Plug Wires
NGK Iridium Spark Plugs
Electrical:
DSMLink Engine Management
AEM UEGO Wideband 02 Sensor
AEM 5Bar Map Sensor
Blitz Full Auto Turbo Timer
FFTEC Aluminum Battery Box
FFTEC Battery Relocation Kit
Chassis & Suspension :
8 Point Chromoly Roll Cage with Swing-out Door Bars
Prothane Polyurethane Engine & Transmission Mounts
Ground Control Coilvers w/ GVR4 Spring Rates
Koni Yellow Struts
Suspension Techniques Rear Sway Bar
Ingalls Rear Adjustable Upper Control Arm
Eibach Front Camber Kit
Strut Tower Bar
Brakes:
93+ Dual Pot Calipers
Metal Master Brake Pads
SS Teflon Coated Brake Lines
Exterior:
Ford Dark Shadow Grey Paint
Shaved Rear Wiper
Shaved Antenna
92-94 Talon Front End Conversion
Carbon Fiber Hood
Locking Hood Pins
Tinted Windows
Interior:
F1 Spec Type III Black Seat
F1 Spec Side Mounts
F1 Spec Sliders
Wedge Engineering Seat Bracket
Takata 4-Point Racing Harness (Long Version)
Momo Steering Wheel
Custom Welded Trunk Floorboard
Alpine CD Deck
Custom Mounted Rear JBL 6x9" Speakers
Broadway 270mm Convex Rearview Mirror
Greddy Counter Weighted Shift Knob
Gauges:
Autometer Z-Series -20/+30psi Mechanical Boost Gauge
Autometer Z-Series 0-100psi Mechanical Oil Pressure Gauge
Custom Center Air Vent Dual Gauge Pod
Lighting:
Smoked Headlight Housing
Umnitza 6000k 9006 HID Kit
Wheels & Tires:
Enkei RS-Evolution, Black w/ Polished Lip 16x7
Pirelli P-Zero Nero M+S 225/50/16
Enkei RPF-1, Silver 17x9 +45
Falken RT-615 255/40/17
Random 2 Piece Mesh 16x8
Kosei K1 16x7.5 +32
Most of the work has been performed by myself and the guys over at Full Function. The car was initially tuned by Sean for me to drive daily. The car was doing 352awhp on 91 pump gas at 23psi.
A while ago I was preparing the car for BOTI and I tuned it to 408awhp at 28psi on 118 leaded. I wasnt able to run the car due to a last minute coolant leak.
Now to this week. I had to get a few things done before the car could run at the track. First was a new hood and hood pins. Second, I had to have my seat brackets welded solid, no wiggly seats at the track. Third, I needed to adjust the suspension for the strip.
I had the car tuned at FFTEC on thursday night, making 444awhp and 389ft-lb torque.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1353/1345194337_b154bafd66_b.jpg. This was done again on ERC 118octane leaded gas and 34psi. Oh..and this is open dp too.
The next day I get to the shop and they have my exhaust back on and the pass seat out ready to go to the track. We load up the gas, tools, and extra fluids and plugs into the truck and swap my map back to pump gas and drove the car up to the track.
We get there around 5pm and I'm the first street car there. They didn't even bother tech-ing me. After emptying the pump gas and getting race gas back in and swapping the map, I'm ready to race.
At this point I haven't driven the car at the 444awhp map yet, so I have a lot to learn. The first run I walk it out of the hole just to get a feel for the power..12.6@116mph. Sweet...car is running well. After a few more runs we start to dial in the 2-step. We finally got it to 6000rpm and the tires at 26psi. Boy did the car grip. I eventually did a 11.1@127mph. The best 60' of the night was a 1.682 on my street tires and an act2900 and street disk. Boy was I getting close to the 10's.
The last few runs the car was coming out of the hole really well, almost sending me sideways once. The problem was all of a sudden I couldn't get that 1-2 shift. The last run of the night I threw the car into second, and the shifter went all wiggly. The car is stuck in second and I get it back to the pits. Check under the hood...phew..the shift cable just came off the linkage. At this point it is 9:30 and time to put the exhaust back on and get outa there.
So much for 10's...next time I guess. But I'm pretty happy for my first time out at the track. 11.1 @127...so close. Test & Tune is the best, I recommend it to anyone. $50 and I got over 10 runs in. That is only because I let the car cool about 20 mintues between runs. My buddy in his STi did over 30 runs.
I want to thank the guys from Full Function for doing great work on the car and thanks to Mike & Pat of FFTEC for going with me to the track and basically being my pit crew. The car is running flawlessly...130 miles to the track...multiple passes...and 130 miles back. No issues.
Next is CMI on Sept 30...but I'll start another thread for that.
Engine:
FFTEC 2.0L 4g63 Race Block
FFTEC Wrinkle Finish Valve Cover
Eagle H-Beam Connecting Rods
Wiseco 8.5:1 Teflon Coated Pistons
Balance Shafts Removed
ARP Rod Bolts
ARP Main Studs
ARP Head Studs
Mitsubishi Multi-layer Metal Head Gasket
Port and Polished 1g Head
Crower Titanium Valve Springs & Retainers
Supertech 1mm Oversized Valves
3g Revised Lifters
Forced Performance Version 2 Intake Cam
Forced Performance Version 2 Exhaust Cam
Skunk Works Adjustable Cam Gears
Forced Performance 3052 Turbocharger
Forced Performance 2.5" V-band 02 Housing
Forced Performance In-line Oil Filter & Restrictor
Forced Performance Ceramic Coated Race Manifold
Forced Performance 4" Cast Aluminum Intake
K&N 9" Filter Element
ARP Stainless Turbo Bolts
Tial 44mm Wastegate (Silver)
Joe-P Manual Boost Controller
Forced Performance 1.75" External Dump
Custom 28X10.5X3.5" FMIC
FFTEC 2.5" Intercooler Pipes
Turbohoses Black Couplers
3" GM Maf
Full Throttle MAF Translator
HKS Super Sequential Blow Off Valve
HKS BOV Purple Insert
HKS Aluminum BOV Bolt-on Flange
FFTEC 2.5-3" Downpipe
FFTEC 3.5" Exhaust
Greddy Radiator Cap
SPAL 12" Puller Fan
External Mount Oil Cooler
Drivetrain:
1992 23 Spline Transmission
4 Bolt Rear End
ACT 2900lb Pressure Plate
ACT Street Disk
Fidanza Aluminum Flywheel
SS Teflon Coated Clutch Line
Ball Bearing Shifter Bushing
Fuel & Ignition
PTE 950cc Injectors
FFTEC Injector Harness
Walbro 255lph High Pressure Fuel Pump
8 Gallon Fuel Tank
-8AN Fuel Line
Snow Performance Stage 2 Methanol Injection
Snow Performance Solenoid Upgrade
MSD 8.5mm Spark Plug Wires
NGK Iridium Spark Plugs
Electrical:
DSMLink Engine Management
AEM UEGO Wideband 02 Sensor
AEM 5Bar Map Sensor
Blitz Full Auto Turbo Timer
FFTEC Aluminum Battery Box
FFTEC Battery Relocation Kit
Chassis & Suspension :
8 Point Chromoly Roll Cage with Swing-out Door Bars
Prothane Polyurethane Engine & Transmission Mounts
Ground Control Coilvers w/ GVR4 Spring Rates
Koni Yellow Struts
Suspension Techniques Rear Sway Bar
Ingalls Rear Adjustable Upper Control Arm
Eibach Front Camber Kit
Strut Tower Bar
Brakes:
93+ Dual Pot Calipers
Metal Master Brake Pads
SS Teflon Coated Brake Lines
Exterior:
Ford Dark Shadow Grey Paint
Shaved Rear Wiper
Shaved Antenna
92-94 Talon Front End Conversion
Carbon Fiber Hood
Locking Hood Pins
Tinted Windows
Interior:
F1 Spec Type III Black Seat
F1 Spec Side Mounts
F1 Spec Sliders
Wedge Engineering Seat Bracket
Takata 4-Point Racing Harness (Long Version)
Momo Steering Wheel
Custom Welded Trunk Floorboard
Alpine CD Deck
Custom Mounted Rear JBL 6x9" Speakers
Broadway 270mm Convex Rearview Mirror
Greddy Counter Weighted Shift Knob
Gauges:
Autometer Z-Series -20/+30psi Mechanical Boost Gauge
Autometer Z-Series 0-100psi Mechanical Oil Pressure Gauge
Custom Center Air Vent Dual Gauge Pod
Lighting:
Smoked Headlight Housing
Umnitza 6000k 9006 HID Kit
Wheels & Tires:
Enkei RS-Evolution, Black w/ Polished Lip 16x7
Pirelli P-Zero Nero M+S 225/50/16
Enkei RPF-1, Silver 17x9 +45
Falken RT-615 255/40/17
Random 2 Piece Mesh 16x8
Kosei K1 16x7.5 +32
Most of the work has been performed by myself and the guys over at Full Function. The car was initially tuned by Sean for me to drive daily. The car was doing 352awhp on 91 pump gas at 23psi.
A while ago I was preparing the car for BOTI and I tuned it to 408awhp at 28psi on 118 leaded. I wasnt able to run the car due to a last minute coolant leak.
Now to this week. I had to get a few things done before the car could run at the track. First was a new hood and hood pins. Second, I had to have my seat brackets welded solid, no wiggly seats at the track. Third, I needed to adjust the suspension for the strip.
I had the car tuned at FFTEC on thursday night, making 444awhp and 389ft-lb torque.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1353/1345194337_b154bafd66_b.jpg. This was done again on ERC 118octane leaded gas and 34psi. Oh..and this is open dp too.
The next day I get to the shop and they have my exhaust back on and the pass seat out ready to go to the track. We load up the gas, tools, and extra fluids and plugs into the truck and swap my map back to pump gas and drove the car up to the track.
We get there around 5pm and I'm the first street car there. They didn't even bother tech-ing me. After emptying the pump gas and getting race gas back in and swapping the map, I'm ready to race.
At this point I haven't driven the car at the 444awhp map yet, so I have a lot to learn. The first run I walk it out of the hole just to get a feel for the power..12.6@116mph. Sweet...car is running well. After a few more runs we start to dial in the 2-step. We finally got it to 6000rpm and the tires at 26psi. Boy did the car grip. I eventually did a 11.1@127mph. The best 60' of the night was a 1.682 on my street tires and an act2900 and street disk. Boy was I getting close to the 10's.
The last few runs the car was coming out of the hole really well, almost sending me sideways once. The problem was all of a sudden I couldn't get that 1-2 shift. The last run of the night I threw the car into second, and the shifter went all wiggly. The car is stuck in second and I get it back to the pits. Check under the hood...phew..the shift cable just came off the linkage. At this point it is 9:30 and time to put the exhaust back on and get outa there.
So much for 10's...next time I guess. But I'm pretty happy for my first time out at the track. 11.1 @127...so close. Test & Tune is the best, I recommend it to anyone. $50 and I got over 10 runs in. That is only because I let the car cool about 20 mintues between runs. My buddy in his STi did over 30 runs.
I want to thank the guys from Full Function for doing great work on the car and thanks to Mike & Pat of FFTEC for going with me to the track and basically being my pit crew. The car is running flawlessly...130 miles to the track...multiple passes...and 130 miles back. No issues.
Next is CMI on Sept 30...but I'll start another thread for that.
