hustler

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Stock baffles. Only a fool vents the passenger side plates because that's the oil-squirter side and it will fill up with oil.

hustler

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I've been running the car super-conservative under the prime on the turbo and it netted these numbers which are perfect to keep me in TTB. The car is pretty damn fast for 11psi. I added about 3* and it made 242whp. I might sneak the wastegate signal over to the cold-side of the intercooler and add a couple psi and get significant gains but for now I'm surprised the car is so fast for such little output.

18psi

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That is a very nice/smooth curve. I honestly wouldn't change a thing about it. Is your boost tapering past 5500? If it is then yes change the signal source, if not I wouldn't touch it.

I'm so glad you're finally enjoying the car, having fun, and not making every other post a ***** *** "omg I'm tho thcaredddd" rant.

hustler

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MAP is holding steady, I may move it for 10-20whp if I have room for TTB.

Faeflora

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12:1 AFR @ peak torque?

Also what is ttb?

hustler

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The dyno is .3 lean according to the shop, I trust my MS based upon tuning it on a couple different dynos. I'm at 11.6:1 all the way through.

y8s

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you could probably shift that top end up slightly with some adjustable cam gears and sacrifice a tiny bit below 4000 to better match shift points, but it looks like a nice smooth output regardless.

hustler

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That's the opposite of what I want. I'm content shifting at 6800 and using "too high of a gear" in a few places.

hustler

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I forgot what it was like to drive this car when it made 260whp on a Mustang, and that's a good thing.

Scrappy Jack

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I don't remember seeing it and I tried searching the thread with no luck: what are you using for seats and harnesses?

hustler

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Ultrasheild seats from TDR and Simson 5-points. They get the job done on the cheap, I wish I had left the Sparco Sprint on the passenger side and bought-up a Sparco Corsa for me because I get some bruising on my thighs after a couple hours of seat time.

I'm sending the harnesses to Crow for a re-web at $100 the first time, $50 after that. I'm getting a HANS fairly soon and switching to the Crow 6-point with the HANS straps. I think that if I'm driving the car hard enough to get bruises I should probably step-up the spinal protection.

thasac

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How comfy do you find the ultrashields?

I'm 6'3" and all torso so I need a healthy drop in seat height - without breaking the bank.

-Zach

hustler

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I suppose they are "comfy enough". I get bruises on my thighs and back hurts on extended road trips, but they get the job done when bolted to the floor. If you're interested I might sell the both in the future and get a Sparco Corsa.

hustler

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It's time to get serious about NASATT. I need to spend $200 rewebbing belts, $75 on stickers, and $200 on entry if I'm going to enter NASATT in 3-weeks. I'm not really sure that I'm ready to cover my car in stickers and compete with what I want to keep a streetcar.

curly

iTrader: (25)

Time to jump the band wagon and strip the car. Don't worry, stickers = horsepower.

In seriousness though, maybe spend a lot of time applying stickers to magnets and cutting them out? You'd want to wash the car thoroughly first, as to not rub any grit around under the stickers.

Faeflora

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What class are you considering?

shuiend

iTrader: (24)

Bonus HP for APC stickers.

hustler

iTrader: (6)

I grow closer to the racecar reality every day.

The problem with magnets is simple...the bumpers aren't magnetic and I must have stickers and numbers on all 4-corners.

TTB

#'s, NASA, Hawk, and maybe a tire company sticker.

thasac

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I would, however, shipping them would be a pain in the ***.

I really wanted to pick up a pair of memoryfab s68's, but even used they fetch good money.

-Zach

hustler

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So, I had some pack knockback again yesterday when I drove around to weigh my car. I bet all that extreme brake heat is what killed the bearing so I had a look.
Yep, the old Redline grease I tried died under the heat

The AMSoil bearing grease started out white, but it was turning gray which tells me it overheated. However I should note that it was not black, viscosity was not reduced, and it did not stink. The Redline greased bearing reeked of burnt grease.
So I decided to rebuild a few bearings

I got my hands on 2-cheap Mazda bearings from a buddy with a Woldpack account. Then I found this...what is this rough black **** in the race? I could feel the "gunk" on the race and took it off with a scouring pad. I'm not impressed for $95 each on an OEM Mazda part. Again, this bearing is new and straight out of the box.

Notice the heat-treatment stripe, I'll discuss that later.
Now we're going to monitor heat


I usually use Timken or ebay China bearings. At this point, according to the notes I keep on the car, it looks like there is no durability difference between Timken or China bearings. I've started buying whatever is cheapest on ebay with a real picture that shows the heat-treating stripe and a rubber seal on the back. The metal seal-type fail quickly by letting brake dust in, the bearings without the heat-treatment stripe do not last one day.