Project Superman: '90 Talon - building my first drag race car

[Slippi84]

Yeah I use the stock rail with -8an fittings welded on

 

[Superman]

Superman Update

I made some progress this weekend. After removing the driveshaft, axles, and heat shield; I took the car off the jack stands to remove the engine. Taking out the engine took longer than I anticipated; however, after about two hours, I was able to pull it out. Now all I have to do is finish removing the sound deadening material from the interior, remove the windshield, and install the race seat. I still have some wiring to get rid of.

 

[Superman]

Hey guys, just wanted your opinion on the AEM Cam Gears; are they better than the Fidanza gears?

 

[turboglenn]

I would think the fidanza are better. LAst i read up on them the fidnza'a were the only ones to use SS fasteners for both sides of the bolt/clamp part. They have SS studs coming through holes that have SS nuts on them, I think all the others have bolts threading into the aluminum of the gear it's self and that is what's supposed to be the weak link that causes them to come loose and slip timing on hih HP buids. I've never known this to happen to anyone i know, but that's what i read when serching for the cam gears i wanted to buy and one of the reasons i chose fidnaza even though my car is no where near the HP numbers people say they slip at, I'd rather be safer in any aspect i can be when it comes to not destroying an engine.

 

[USER_22]

I would go with Fidanza for 2 reasons. 1: I feel like they made a better cam gear after comparing the timing options to other similar cam gears. 2: They can be had for like $200 or so compared to paying way over $300 for a set of AEM cam gears.

 

[Superman]

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[leepen]

looks like your car was originally green too

 

[Superman]

Can you guys recommend a good race seat. I want a seat that can be used for Road racing and Drag racing. What should I be looking for in a good seat?

 

[DWR-DSM]

Would it matter to you if it was a full weight seat or something like a fiberglass seat?

 

[Superman]

Ultimately, I want something that is light weight, but I am open to suggestions.

 

[DWR-DSM]

Made of fiberglass and feels very nice to sit in. Seat is inexpensive and the company makes a bracket as well as sliders for our DSM.

 

[Gooberlog]

Which model are those seats and about how much do they run plus the cost of sliders for a 1g dsm?

 

[Superman]

Those seats look good. I will look into them.

 

[DWR-DSM]

I shopped around for the seat, bracket, and slider(I believe around 450 Total, thats with shipping). Here is the link to the seat itself, which would provide more information on it.

Corbeau Racing Seat: FX1

 

[Gooberlog]

Wow i really like that seat. I expected it to weight more than 16lbs too. Where did you find the dsm sliders for it? It looks like i might have to opt for the $29 extra fee of the wider version, i'm a 38" waist but sometimes the muffin top feels tighter than other days. For occasional street use and "room to grow" i should opt for the big boy seat. It only comes in black but that's what i want any way. This seat and getting rid off the pwr seat belts would save big weight.

 

[Drifte]

I couldnt shut the door with the big boy corbeau in my Talon. I did still have door panels and a center console though too.

 

[DWR-DSM]

I need to get some pics of it in my talon asap for I can show you. I do have the wide version since I'm 6ft tall and and weight 216. Im not wide but I felt that seat was a perfect fit for me and I have a 38 waist size.

The seat also has blue inserts as well as red insert chocies.

 

[Slippi84]

I'm dealing with a issue with seat fitment now. The person who did my cage did a good job with the welds and placement for support but didn't take into account a non upright seat. When I bought the shell it came with a kirkey seat but as this will see the street I wanted something a little more comfortable so I bought a different set of seats and now I'm thinking I will have to just get a comfortable upright seat. Thought I would share that so you would keep that in mind when designing your cage.

 

[Gooberlog]

I need to get some pics of it in my talon asap for I can show you. I do have the wide version since I'm 6ft tall and and weight 216. Im not wide but I felt that seat was a perfect fit for me and I have a 38 waist size.

The seat also has blue inserts as well as red insert chocies.

Yeah i'm 6'4" and 220 with a 38" waist so i figured it would be more comfortable with the wide version.
Once you got the slider for the seat was it a direct bolt in or what? Was it just the seat and the sliders and that's all?

I will probably do a race seat well before a cage in my car as i'm still rather slow.

 

[DWR-DSM]

I got everything at once to do the install. Here are some pics of the brackets and sliders. This is from the fx1 seat I got off on one of thier websites so they may not be exactly like the mine but they are just about the same. I do believe they make two different kides of brackets for these seats but Im not sure if we could use both of them.

 

[Superman]

I need to get some pics of it in my talon asap for I can show you. I do have the wide version since I'm 6ft tall and and weight 216. Im not wide but I felt that seat was a perfect fit for me and I have a 38 waist size.

The seat also has blue inserts as well as red insert chocies.

I would defiantly have to go with the wider version. I’m 6’3", 260lbs with a 40 waist. I would like to see those pics of this seat in your car.

 

[Superman]

Superman Update

Ok guys, look what came in the mail. My new JMF Drag intake manifold. This thing is super clean. The welds and design are top notch. These guys do great work. I got this manifold on a group buy. It is setup for Dual fuel rails and has nitrous bungs on the bottom. It is flanged for a Q45 throttle body. The pictures don't do this thing justice. It is huge. I didn't get it polished because I was trying to save some money. I am going to polish it myself. Check out the pics.

 

[DWR-DSM]

I got the same one, but polished without the duel rail. I'm also running the Q45 90mm TB and I think that intake setup is sick.

 

[Slippi84]

You plan on running 8 injectors? What kinda fuel do you plan on running that you need that kinda flow? 8 1650cc FIC blue max injectors flow enough for just about anything, and those aren't even the biggest they make.

 

[DWR-DSM]

You plan on running 8 injectors? What kinda fuel do you plan on running that you need that kinda flow? 8 1650cc FIC blue max injectors flow enough for just about anything, and those aren't even the biggest they make.

I was wondering the samething, I just run 4 bluemax 1750s