Pulled the engine!
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From: Pettis Performance 565 with two stages of Nitrous Supply nitrous 1.082, 4.61 at 155, 7.17 at 192
Good luck Oliver.
Nitrous, good choice !!!!! a 150 hit is a tease, but will put your car solidly in the 10's
I have a brand new double cross plate I am not going to use if you are interested. I was going to run a two stage deal on my 454, but decided to leave it at one and use a progressive controler when traction becomes an issue.
BTW, nitrous supply has some killer looking bottles they are coating with a process that makes them look powder coated but much higher gloss. I bought one of the red ones for my car. If you are interested let me know and I will email you a pic.
I knocked the converter out of my car so I will be down for a week or two
Nitrous, good choice !!!!! a 150 hit is a tease, but will put your car solidly in the 10's
I have a brand new double cross plate I am not going to use if you are interested. I was going to run a two stage deal on my 454, but decided to leave it at one and use a progressive controler when traction becomes an issue.
BTW, nitrous supply has some killer looking bottles they are coating with a process that makes them look powder coated but much higher gloss. I bought one of the red ones for my car. If you are interested let me know and I will email you a pic.
I knocked the converter out of my car so I will be down for a week or two
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Originally Posted by 69 N.O.X. RATT
Good luck Oliver.
Nitrous, good choice !!!!! a 150 hit is a tease, but will put your car solidly in the 10's
I have a brand new double cross plate I am not going to use if you are interested. I was going to run a two stage deal on my 454, but decided to leave it at one and use a progressive controler when traction becomes an issue.
BTW, nitrous supply has some killer looking bottles they are coating with a process that makes them look powder coated but much higher gloss. I bought one of the red ones for my car. If you are interested let me know and I will email you a pic.
I knocked the converter out of my car so I will be down for a week or two
Nitrous, good choice !!!!! a 150 hit is a tease, but will put your car solidly in the 10's
I have a brand new double cross plate I am not going to use if you are interested. I was going to run a two stage deal on my 454, but decided to leave it at one and use a progressive controler when traction becomes an issue.
BTW, nitrous supply has some killer looking bottles they are coating with a process that makes them look powder coated but much higher gloss. I bought one of the red ones for my car. If you are interested let me know and I will email you a pic.
I knocked the converter out of my car so I will be down for a week or two
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From: Deltona (son of Deland and DAYTONA) FL
Originally Posted by GrandSportC3
I actually should be able to hit 9's with a 150 shot.r..
You just love getting kicked out of tracks huh?
Or would you be legal in the 9's?
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From: Pettis Performance 565 with two stages of Nitrous Supply nitrous 1.082, 4.61 at 155, 7.17 at 192
Originally Posted by GrandSportC3
I actually should be able to hit 9's with a 150 shot. I only haven't hit 10's on engine so far because of the bearing failure. Car slowed down at least 5 tenths with the spun bearings. I'm sure that I'd be already in the 10.80's. Ran plenty of 11.1x's in above 3000 DA.. Ran 11.30 in mid 70's weather with spun bearings and the car running like crap.. With the rebuilt engine and sub 0 DA, I should be in the 10.60's to 10.70's on engine.. Adding a 150 shot should bet me into 9's on a cold winter day and low 10's in summer..
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Originally Posted by isosceles
You just love getting kicked out of tracks huh? Or would you be legal in the 9's?
Or would you be legal in the 9's?I'd probably run the NOS system with a 4000 RPM - ON 6200 RPM off setup so that I wouldn't spray through the shifts or when power-braking for the launch, so that the tranny won't break..
Anyways, I want to first see mid 10's before installing the system, but I'm pretty confident that the car is gonna be in the mid 10's once the engine is back together.
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Originally Posted by 69 N.O.X. RATT
Ya, could be. Gotta get it to hook also.
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Originally Posted by David Ey
Well, lets find out WHY the bearing spun. Some causes are: Not enough clearance. Not enough bearing crush. Too large a radius on crank and not enough champher on bearing. Here is a good read...
http://www.federal-mogul.com/cda/con...5_6752,00.html
http://www.federal-mogul.com/cda/con...5_6752,00.html
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From: St. Charles Mo
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Originally Posted by GrandSportC3
I'd bet that the cause was detonation and too advanced timing for 10 passes... (slipping adjustment **** on the advance timing light)
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Originally Posted by norvalwilhelm
You forgot cold bearings? Just starting the engine and making a hard pass with oil not up to temperature is asking for a spun bearing.
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Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
What's all that pink wiring on the drivers side?
I used those RED wires to bypass the bulk connector because there was a bad contact in it..
Last edited by GrandSportC3; Dec 11, 2005 at 12:16 PM.
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Originally Posted by Bullshark
Oliver, If it truely was pre-detonation, wouldn't you expect to see evidence of that up top. I would think the top of the pistons or the rings/slots would show damage first. Take a close look at the rest of the engine before you put it all back together
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Olivier, you mentioned in the previous thread that you "raced 60 passes on the same oil...".
Is it possible that this was a contributing factor? For that level of racing and severe engine duty, what kind of oil is recommended and when will it begin to lose its lubricating qualities? Everyone please educate me.
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Is it possible that this was a contributing factor? For that level of racing and severe engine duty, what kind of oil is recommended and when will it begin to lose its lubricating qualities? Everyone please educate me.
Thanks,
80 Black Vette/Travis
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Originally Posted by 80 Black Vette
Olivier, you mentioned in the previous thread that you "raced 60 passes on the same oil...".
Is it possible that this was a contributing factor? For that level of racing and severe engine duty, what kind of oil is recommended and when will it begin to lose its lubricating qualities? Everyone please educate me.
Thanks,
80 Black Vette/Travis
Is it possible that this was a contributing factor? For that level of racing and severe engine duty, what kind of oil is recommended and when will it begin to lose its lubricating qualities? Everyone please educate me.
Thanks,
80 Black Vette/Travis
Synthetic oil lasts a lot longer than regular oil..
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Originally Posted by GrandSportC3
The wires are red. The flash of the camera makes them appear pink.
I used those RED wires to bypass the bulk connector because there was a bad contact in it..
I used those RED wires to bypass the bulk connector because there was a bad contact in it..
if you ever sell the car the next owner will love you for it...like defusing a bomb..what red wire to pick LOL. Some doofus wired a stereo in my truck before I got it with all black wires.
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Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
if you ever sell the car the next owner will love you for it...like defusing a bomb..what red wire to pick LOL. Some doofus wired a stereo in my truck before I got it with all black wires.
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From: Waterloo ontario Canada
Your engine compartment looks like a rats nest. Look at the distributor waiting to fall? Oliver no way I would leave an engine compartment looking like this. I know you say it doesn't matter but this is a sign about how you go about the rest of your build. The guy that is maticulous in every detail is more likely to have a good working combination. Get sloppy on one thing and it spills over into everything else.
I do enjoy your posts but shake my head at the detailing.