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Old 05-18-2016, 10:37 AM
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Intercooler piping.. Clocked the F1x to exit towards the center of the steering rack.. I will end up re-doing the throttle body pipe, it ended up with too long of a coupler. Maybe switch to a Vanjen clamp?..



Dual Tial 50mm bypass valves.. I do have parts for an air filter to snake next to the intercooler. . I have a dirt driveway, so some sort of filter would be nice just to get it on and off the trailer...



You're not concerned with overheating? The A2W looks like its blocking most of the radiator?
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You're not concerned with overheating? The A2W looks like its blocking most of the radiator?
Yeah, I doubt this would work as a street car. We have plenty of time to cool down between runs, so the intercooler took priority. So far, so good.

I originally hoped the A2W would sit higher behind the bumper structure, but the pipes are already .001" from the hood!

If it doesn't work out, plan B was to mount a new interooler in the interior, but that will take a bunch of work to route the piping. Maybe if/when I upgrade the blower!!

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Yeah, I doubt this would work as a street car. We have plenty of time to cool down between runs, so the intercooler took priority. So far, so good.

I originally hoped the A2W would sit higher behind the bumper structure, but the pipes are already .001" from the hood!

If it doesn't work out, plan B was to mount a new interooler in the interior, but that will take a bunch of work to route the piping. Maybe if/when I upgrade the blower!!
If you cut the bumper beam off and weld in a tubular one instead it give you a lot of room for activities. Good luck with the build, should be pretty nasty
Old 05-18-2016, 12:28 PM
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Yeah, I doubt this would work as a street car. We have plenty of time to cool down between runs, so the intercooler took priority. So far, so good.
Take your time.

It anyways takes less than three hours and $500 to tune it. :-)

Just kidding.
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Man you guys in C6FI are on a completely different level than us C5 guys....

Nice build
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Spun the tires again...

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What would be a fit for drag radials.. 275/40/17 or 275/50/17 on 17x9.5 +54mm ??

Car is lowered on coil overs.

I would need something I can get quickly.. Will work on a better solution going forward.

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Old 05-23-2016, 01:38 PM
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What would be a fit for drag radials.. 275/40/17 or 275/50/17 on 17x9.5 +54mm ??

Car is lowered on coil overs.

I would need something I can get quickly.. Will work on a better solution going forward.

On my narrow body I run either

305/45/17 ET R on a 17x10.5" Weld RTS or

305/40/18 ET S/S on an 18x10.5" RTS
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Originally Posted by RecMech
Spun the tires again...

https://youtu.be/atx3_Aq3cSg
Good lawd
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What did it make? I can't see vids.
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It made fire
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What did it make? I can't see vids.
1040 with the tires spinning on the drum.
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It made some jam...that's for sure!!
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Valve covers and catch can.. Sorry for the bad pics.
Proform covers. I welded a threaded oil fill cap and -10an fittings. Stock fittings were removed and plugged. Inside of covers have been modified to allow more air to go thru the baffle and into the -10 fittings.

Catch can is a generic piece that I planned on swapping out, but it has worked fine so far...





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ProEFI, ProEFI logger display, and custom switch panel...



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Because race car

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Old 05-23-2016, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by schpenxel
Because race car
Its a nice set up for sure.
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hahaha.....that's the biggest fireball I've ever seen come out of a vette. hilarious.
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ProEFI, ProEFI logger display, and custom switch panel...

Ice?

Very nice.


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