To bad you cant try it out at Maxton before you head to Muroc.
JB
----- 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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