Project Goodwill Update - 11.83 FWD 14b

[RedBullet GS-T]

Thats an impressive 60ft time for a FWD, and a great 1/4 time, keep up the good work.

 

[d landa]

Any new times for this car?

 

[Violater101]

Congratz on the times! Have you had a chance to weigh it yet at the track?

 

[talontsi01]

1g fwd 14b.

 

[14.5 drift]

is there like a project goodwill for an awd, and how much faster per dollar was it?

 

[CanadianTSi]

is there like a project goodwill for an awd, and how much faster per dollar was it?

It would probably be slower....They are cutting AWD type 60' Times and the car is be substantially lighter then an AWD.

 

[diambo4life]

Bravo!

 

[C_Keagy]

whats up with the project? new site? info whats going on guys?

 

[pnishr]

New site:

http://www.joebucci.com/Goodwill1.html

 

[TSIMonsteR]

cool. I was wondering what happened to this project.

 

[20psi_GST]

Im only on page 6 right now, reading the whole thing from start to finish. But ill go ahead and ask this now. With the 22" slicks are they still on stock axles. A friend of mine has some 24" slicks rdy for some 15" wheels but im just afraid of going to the track and breaking an axle with no way to tow the car home. My car only has 96k on it, motor and body, and im sure that laser has alot more useage on it then my GST. Was just wondering if the slicks would be a problem, lemme know, thanks

 

[pneumo]

Im only on page 6 right now, reading the whole thing from start to finish. But ill go ahead and ask this now. With the 22" slicks are they still on stock axles. A friend of mine has some 24" slicks rdy for some 15" wheels but im just afraid of going to the track and breaking an axle with no way to tow the car home. My car only has 96k on it, motor and body, and im sure that laser has alot more useage on it then my GST. Was just wondering if the slicks would be a problem, lemme know, thanks

Your 2G FWD has larger axles than the FWD's made before the 93 model year, so you should be good. Just make sure you don't get wheelhop.

 

[20psi_GST]

Your 2G FWD has larger axles than the FWD's made before the 93 model year, so you should be good. Just make sure you don't get wheelhop.

Thanks for the help. I was always told my axle were good for around 400-450whp. But im sure that doesnt count having a full race slick. Yea i always let out of it if it starts to hop a little.

 

[LeroyBKR]

How much can the stock fwd axles handle? Im shooting for 500whp plus and hope to get some good passes on the stock axles.... I have 24.5x9.0 Hoosier Slicks on 13 inch drag bogarts, Tokico 5 way adjustbables, Tokico lowering springs, Prothane motor mounts,Tre Stage 2 tranny, Kaaz Lsd, Act 2600, etc.. Think they will hold up?

 

[dsm dork]

How much can the stock fwd axles handle? Im shooting for 500whp plus and hope to get some good passes on the stock axles.... I have 24.5x9.0 Hoosier Slicks on 13 inch drag bogarts, Tokico 5 way adjustbables, Tokico lowering springs, Prothane motor mounts,Tre Stage 2 tranny, Kaaz Lsd, Act 2600, etc.. Think they will hold up?

It's not HP the axles care about. It's torque and car weight.

 

[94TSiAWD]

I'm definitely still around. I have been slacking on keeping the website up to date, but that is going to change soon. I will have a new site up soon with a live blog I will keep up to date.

The car ran a best of 10.84 @ 126 on the 14b and 10.61 @ 131.79 on the 14b with a 60 shot.

It has also run 10.5 @ 134.95 on a small 16g without nitrous and 10.1 @ 140 with an EVO # 16g and a 60 shot.

As far as the axles go, I'm currently running M/T 26" X 10" on 15" welds on stock axles. I had one day where I made an alignment adjustment that got me more traction. I broke 4 AXLES that day, but I made some adjustments to my technique (patent pending) and I havent broke any again.

I had my 16g gone over by Forced Performance and I'm going to try for 9s on the 16g the 1st week of february. Then I'll be having the chassis redone and going to an FP Green.

 

[olmytsi]

Very nice. Should go low 9s with the green and juice!

 

[rjclagett]

I'm definitely still around. I have been slacking on keeping the website up to date, but that is going to change soon. I will have a new site up soon with a live blog I will keep up to date.

The car ran a best of 10.84 @ 126 on the 14b and 10.61 @ 131.79 on the 14b with a 60 shot.

It has also run 10.5 @ 134.95 on a small 16g without nitrous and 10.1 @ 140 with an EVO # 16g and a 60 shot.

As far as the axles go, I'm currently running M/T 26" X 10" on 15" welds on stock axles. I had one day where I made an alignment adjustment that got me more traction. I broke 4 AXLES that day, but I made some adjustments to my technique (patent pending) and I havent broke any again.

I had my 16g gone over by Forced Performance and I'm going to try for 9s on the 16g the 1st week of february. Then I'll be having the chassis redone and going to an FP Green.

Did you ever find out any power #'s, when you were on the 14b?

 

[94TSiAWD]

The only times I dyno'd it was the first time I put the Haltech on and I had to take the car off the dyno because of a coupling failure. The 1st and only time it was tuned good enough to rev past 6000 rom, it made 289 hp 312 TQ.

The second time it made 50 HP on Bushurs dyno and ran 11.2 the next day, no changes.

Any HP calculator will tell you it takes ~350 HP to move 2240 lbs to the E.T. and Speed I ran. Make your assumptions from there.

 

[SBstar]

hmmm 2240lbs. with or without you in the car joe? Looks like I have more weightloss to go haha.

 

[topnotchgsx]

His car is also front wheel drive which saves a few hundred pounds in the drive train alone.

Keylan

 

[SBstar]

Yeah an estimated guess on my car right now is between 2500-2600 w/out me in it (about 190 lbs. extra) Thats why I'm wondering if that weight was with or without him. If thats with him then that car is SUPER LIGHT! But honestly according to VFAQ the curb weight of a 90 Laser FWD turbo is 2745 so its feasible that he could have removed enough to make that weight with him in it. Now my Talon supposedly weighed 3108, stock thats a differance of 363 lbs. I doubt I can remove 363 lbs more on my awd then he did on his laser. Guess I'll just have to be happy wherever I end up.

 

[94TSiAWD]

With me in it.

I'm shooting for an NHRA/NDRA legal weight of 2100 lbs with me in it this year.

 

[jon21388]

nice ride man, keep up the good work.

 

[SBstar]

Well Joe if you haven't already seen it, there is a guy/ shop working on a Tubular K-member for our rides, you could still get a carbonfiber/fiberglass hood, as I've seen you say before, the car could actually get lighter...Good luck to you and thanks for being an inspiration.