I picked up my car last week from Brutal Speed & Tuning. Nigel, repaired the transmission and the car was tuned at 31 psi. The FIC 1100 CC injectors are holding the car back from making more power but I am more then satisfied with the results.
On a 34 psi pull the car made 687 whp and 640tq but Nigel had to abort the pull at 6000rpm because the fuel system was maxed out. On the 31 psi pull to 7200rpm the car made 663whp and 601 tq.
I signed up for the May 3rd wannaGOFAST event at Hot Springs, Virginia. It looks like a kick ass event and I hope to do well in the FWD class:thumbsup: I will post some video's of the event once I get back...
I don't know which dyno he used but if you are referring to the Mustang dyno at Tru Dyno sports, my car made 613 whp on that dyno a couple of years ago. At that time, the car was out of fuel at that power level. I installed larger fuel pumps last year and the car was tuned after the transmission was rebuilt. The air temp was cooler this time around so that might have helped some...
This event sells out real quick! My original plan was to attend the event on Saturday but the slots sold out in 15 minutes...
I don't know what to expect as far as the trap speed is concerned but I would like to hit 160mhp in the half mile. I don't know if I'll get there, but that's my goal.
I plan on entering the Shift S3ctor Pikes Peak Airstrip Attack this year. Can't wait to see what your car does, dyno numbers are impressive! What clutch are you running?
I'll update this thread with video and pictures from the event. I run an Act sprung 6-puck xtreme. It's not the best for racing but I wanted something that I could use to drive the car comfortably in traffic.
That's awesome, i'm happy to see so many of these starting up. They started doing events like that out here in AZ recently. They use the Gila Bend Municipal Airport. There's a No-Fly Zone event March 7th, and Race Wars April 18th. The race wars actually allows bikes!
I was hoping to get to 500wheel by the time March 7th hits, may or may not reach that goal...
I used to run an Act twin disc clutch but it was horrible to use on public roads. I changed the clutch to the 6-puck last year. I had just finished breaking it in when I loaded the E-85 tune and proceeded to destroy fourth gear while doing a WOT pull.
At this time, I really can't answer your lockout question. However, I did ask Nigel to set up my WOT BOX and he informed me the clutch shifted fast but it just would not WOT shift in 3rd and 4th gear. He did not report any lockout but as soon as the road conditions improve, I'll take my car for a ride and I will let you know how she does. The limiter is set at 7200rpm.
Thanks, Ed... Hey, can you send me a PM with your phone number. My old phone was destroyed and I was not able to save any of the data...
If they do it in Virgia next year, I would be willing to sign up again. It would be cool to see a few fast srt-4 at the event. I checked out the wannagofast facebook page and I saw a couple of Civic and a couple GTI that are signed up. They also have some sick ass cars that are going to blow my wing away if I line up against them. lol
My first pass was on 26 psi to test traction, it was a clean pass and the car ran a solid 159.57 MPH. On the second pass, I turned up the boost to 34 psi. During the run I blew the brake booster cap and the intake manifold gasket. I lost some power and I had no power brakes for the deceleration... My ass tighten to the size of a decimal point but there was plenty of runway left and I was able to slow down safely. I repaired the problem and on the third pass, I again blew the intake manifold gasket and I lost some power. On the third pass the car ran a best of 159.91MPH. I'm sure without the gasket problems I would have ran in the upper 160's range. I could only manage three passes... However, I still had a great time and I met some really cool people. My car was received well by some of the people at the event. By the way, I won the FWD Privateer class...:thumbsup:
I'll be there as well...:readclose Try to sign up for Saturday so we can have two Neon in the field.
I removed the intake manifold today and I am getting it decked, that should resolved the gasket problem I've been encountering. I'm also going to re-install the carbon fiber pvo truck lid, remove the rear seat and fill the tank only to 1/4 to help lighten up the car for the event.
Sorry you couldn't make it.... It was a fun event.
I won both days with a best of ~158 on Saturday and 161.75 on Sunday. Car was 100% as I drive it on the street and for Optima events. Full interior, REAL street tires and full aero most of the time. Didn't have time to realign the car so I still had 2.7* of camber in the front and a touch of toe out.
It was a bit of a windy day with a cross at times, but overall a great event. "AWARDS" ceremony was pretty crappy as I waited for 2 hours on Saturday to be told "We will do that tomorrow" (along with the crowd of other class winners) and then on Sunday was just handed only the Saturday award because the FWD times for Sunday weren't in the computer yet. WTF?