Greg Collier
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- Mar 8, 2003
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Diego,
California
With 2005 complete (and another championship yet), we're getting ready for another season. We began contacting our existing and prospective sponsors in the beginning of October to make sure we were dialed in for the new-year. We had some ups and downs and a couple of curve balls but we secured enough commitments to forge ahead toward a new season of racing. (But we're still looking!)
First thing we did was to assess the competition for this year and determined that 330 horsepower wasn't gonna cut it. We figured that we needed at least 450 to 500 hp to be competitive this year. We were fortunate to be contacted by Mitch from www.Engintecs.com to sponsor the very motor we needed. After numerous e-mails and telephone conversations we agreed on a 2.4 big bad boy engine. Mitch has years of racing experience on top of his supreme engine building skills. He took charge at the get go, explaining in depth all the essentials for a solid road racing motor. He's going to take a 2.4 block, with a Mitsubishi crank, dial in some custom Wiseco pistons, with Oliver rods, a breather of a head job with FP3 cams, and create a pure DSM racing motor that will outlast and anything on the track. This is all very expensive so Mike from www.Slowboyracing.com put in his commitment to help us with parts to make this a doable situation.
We contacted Robert from www.ForcedPerformance.com and asked if he'd like to come on board and dial in the turbo. Robert agreed with enthusiasm and is supplying a FP3052 that will take this engine build to the extremes that's necessary.
We realized that with all this big horsepower we're gonna have to revamp the cooling system so an e-mail to Brandon of www.Pwr-Performance.com will show a new 57mm core radiator showing up at my door.
We still need to deal with a larger front mount intercooler and its fitment within the front valence of the car. We're doing some productive talking with another potential sponsor, and things are looking good.
The car itself is still in pretty good shape from last year other than some front bodywork and paint from my crash with the wall. We'll do a little customizing at the same time of those repairs to help let car breath a little easier. We stripped the outside of the engine at this point and are ready to pull it out. New bearings on the wheels are in order, a caliper over-hall, new brake fluid, and pads are also on the agenda. We already broke open John Shepherds tranny at the end of last year so we know we're good to go in this department.
John Mueller from http://www.roadracechassis.com wants the car for a couple of days for some chassis adjustments and a new hardcore rear pan rod. Remember, the car is front wheel drive...
Once we get the motor shipped out here from Mitch, install it, and hook up to all the lifelines we're looking at plenty hours of Dyno time with Scot Gray at the helm.
There are about a hundred other things I haven't mentioned, but I'll add them on to this thread as we get to them.
By the way... we now have only four weeks to pull this off for our one and only testing session in the second weekend of February!
Racing... don't ya just love it?
Greg
Oh yeah, I sent my race license renewal form for 2006 in last week...
One more thing... I pick up my 2005 championship trophy at the award ceremonies in a week and a half in Anaheim California. How cool is that?
First thing we did was to assess the competition for this year and determined that 330 horsepower wasn't gonna cut it. We figured that we needed at least 450 to 500 hp to be competitive this year. We were fortunate to be contacted by Mitch from www.Engintecs.com to sponsor the very motor we needed. After numerous e-mails and telephone conversations we agreed on a 2.4 big bad boy engine. Mitch has years of racing experience on top of his supreme engine building skills. He took charge at the get go, explaining in depth all the essentials for a solid road racing motor. He's going to take a 2.4 block, with a Mitsubishi crank, dial in some custom Wiseco pistons, with Oliver rods, a breather of a head job with FP3 cams, and create a pure DSM racing motor that will outlast and anything on the track. This is all very expensive so Mike from www.Slowboyracing.com put in his commitment to help us with parts to make this a doable situation.
We contacted Robert from www.ForcedPerformance.com and asked if he'd like to come on board and dial in the turbo. Robert agreed with enthusiasm and is supplying a FP3052 that will take this engine build to the extremes that's necessary.
We realized that with all this big horsepower we're gonna have to revamp the cooling system so an e-mail to Brandon of www.Pwr-Performance.com will show a new 57mm core radiator showing up at my door.
We still need to deal with a larger front mount intercooler and its fitment within the front valence of the car. We're doing some productive talking with another potential sponsor, and things are looking good.
The car itself is still in pretty good shape from last year other than some front bodywork and paint from my crash with the wall. We'll do a little customizing at the same time of those repairs to help let car breath a little easier. We stripped the outside of the engine at this point and are ready to pull it out. New bearings on the wheels are in order, a caliper over-hall, new brake fluid, and pads are also on the agenda. We already broke open John Shepherds tranny at the end of last year so we know we're good to go in this department.
John Mueller from http://www.roadracechassis.com wants the car for a couple of days for some chassis adjustments and a new hardcore rear pan rod. Remember, the car is front wheel drive...
Once we get the motor shipped out here from Mitch, install it, and hook up to all the lifelines we're looking at plenty hours of Dyno time with Scot Gray at the helm.
There are about a hundred other things I haven't mentioned, but I'll add them on to this thread as we get to them.
By the way... we now have only four weeks to pull this off for our one and only testing session in the second weekend of February!
Racing... don't ya just love it?
Greg
Oh yeah, I sent my race license renewal form for 2006 in last week...
One more thing... I pick up my 2005 championship trophy at the award ceremonies in a week and a half in Anaheim California. How cool is that?
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hahaha i am j/k Greg 
