Valvetrain, intercooler, Clutch & Tephra V7

[Sirnixalot]

Well after completely screwing up at a local drag meet and breaking out of the 8 second class i could smell the poor Exedy stage 1 organic cooking up a storm.

After talking with Tim Zimmer from TMZ i have decided to get the SS TZ/FE with the heavy duty 6 spring hub/disc to replace the exedy. Virtual Dyno says im at 289wtq but i am trying to get as close to 350wtq as i can on the stock 16g on 93oct.

Got my paws on an old AGP race intercooler (24x12x3.5" core) off a friends SRT4 and plan to get that installed with short route piping and a reclocked downflow compressor housing. I should hopefully be getting this done next month but the cams/valvetrain are a priority.

Speaking of valvetrain i have a set of HKS 272* 10.3mm intake and 264* 10.3mm exhaust cams and a full Evo 8 stock valve train (minus the valves) waiting to be installed. Looking to set the rev limit to 8000rpm once all of those are installed.

Did a bastard actuator upgrade Mr. Peepers style. The top half is from a Garrett 7psi actuator i had laying around, added 8mm to the lower half, cut 5mm off the internal stop on the garrett rod and got 13mm more travel. The flapper opens all the way now but it still hasn't cured the creep. Turbine housing porting and external dump O2 are next.

Took a couple of hours work to convert my 90550001 Tephra V5.10 rom's maps over to a 96530706 Tephra V7 but it was worth it for the launch maps alone if anything else

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01XbCTWXoAY

Hopefully next month i will have a clutch that wont slip, better charge temps to combat knock, a little more power up top and reliable boost levels (i want 14psi to stay 14psi ).

 

[boostforfun]

Thank you for taking the wing off it. Its a good looking car with reasonable power goals. Should be fun.

 

[Sirnixalot]

thanks . Removing the wing got me a thousand times less attention on the street from random people wanting to race. That and i got rid of at least 10lbs off a high point of the car.

 

[twicks69]

Was a pleasure talking to you regarding the clutch stuff! Glad I can help!

Also, great to see people still doing the Mr. Peeper's wastegate modification! He is a good friend of mine and lives close-by.

Keep in touch via PM if you need anything or shoot me an e-mail.

Later,

Tim Zimmer
TMZ Performance
TMZ Performance
[email protected]

 

[VETTE_50_TH]

Bad ####ing ass.

 

[Sirnixalot]

Thanks guys

Got the intercooler mocked up. Had to do remove the bumper support adn clearance either side of the radiator where the pipes will go through.

Here is the test fit.

My friends are begging me not to paint this intercooler black. Talk like that will get them disowned!