If Jacobs stands behind their product and ships as accurately for their
nitrous controller as they did with my ignition system you have problems.
Wes
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> From: "Bill Bennett" <benettw@earthlink.net>
> To: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>,"John Beckett"
<landspeedracer@email.msn.com>,<land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: C motor and Nitrous....Hmmm
> Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 00:07:01 -0400
>
>Glad you jogged my brain again here, was looking at some ignition
>stuff today and came across a progressive nitrous controller based on
>rpm instead of time. It also had some built safety features such as
>fuel pressure loss and a rpm limiter, know you already have one, and a
>shift light. They claim theirs doesn't have the on off surge problem
>the time based system has.Check this out and talk to your motor guru:
>http://www.jacobselectronics.com/index.htm. Their website is kinda
>screwed up right now maybe they need Jon's help, but I figured you
>could call them and they could tell you more about it. I guess you are
>going with one of the single stage systems that uses jets so you can
>start at 50 hp and get greedy from there.
>
>BillB
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
>To: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>;
><land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 10:27 PM
>Subject: C motor and Nitrous....Hmmm
>
>
>> We were supposed to get some Complimentary stuff from a Very popular
>company
>> as a result of the Hot Rod Deal.... well that whole Package set up
>fell
>> through yesterday... Bummer it was a 2k system..... so we are now
>looking at
>> other options.... Think I got it all nailed down today....
>>
>> Talked to my Engine Management specialist... ( thanks for the free
>consult
>> Dave) and we are looking at a couple of options....He likes a single
>Nitrous
>> system brought in Early.... just after Peak torque....Starting with
>a 50hp
>> kit and working up from there.... (ease of tuning Vs the Dual stage
>> system )
>>
>> The C Motor was missing as a result of some fouled Plugs... nothing
>more..
>> we took the motor out and apart and it's finally not hurt.... Just
>polishing
>> the Crank and rolling a new set of bearings in and a couple of other
>Machine
>> shop operations....( lifter galley oil drain back restrictors) and
>Blending
>> the block where it meets the head to get rid of the shelf....
>>
>> Other then that we are opening up the rings a tick to handle the
>Nitrous....
>>
>> Should be on the Dyno within the next two weeks.... I am like you
>John....
>> looking forward to seeing the real numbers....
>>
>> One of the other things that bothers us is the Fuel flow to the
>system... so
>> I am going to get a bigger Fuel Filter and get rid of the sexy lines
>and go
>> with FAT lines to the Carb... This might cure the top end lean out
>> problem....
>>
>> Lots to do and NO TIME.... Perfect.. I love Pressure.... Keith
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
>> To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 7:55 PM
>> Subject: Questions
>>
>>
>> > Keith
>> >
>> > Have you sorted out the miss in the "C" motor when you were on the
>Dyno?
>> > When will you take it back for a full test at 7,000+ RPM. Have you
>> received
>> > your nitrous system yet? Anxious to hear what it does on the dyno.
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
>> > To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 6:59 PM
>> > Subject: Air Ride Tech
>> >
>> >
>> > > Well I have ordered some parts today to change the air ride
>around a
>> > > bit....
>> > >
>> > > up to this point the front and rear have been combined
>systems.... in
>> > other
>> > > words I could only change the front bags or the rear as a
>unit.... what
>> I
>> > > have coming is a single controller that I am going to put on the
>Front
>> > > system and I am going to seperate the two rear bags so that I
>can Jack
>> > > weight into the car left to right on the rear end.... Don't
>really plan
>> > on
>> > > changing the basic set up much but I thought I would share the
>Change...
>> > >
>> > > I am also still trying to figure out how to capture the
>Pressures ....
>> as
>> > > the increase in pressure on the gage represents downforce on the
>car...
>> > >
>> > > Keith ( ain't these little Post notes neat .... noticed Ole Dan
>was
>> > getting
>> > > the hang of it)
>> > >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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