kcbhiw

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After taking 3/47 or so at the challenge, I decided to finally dyno the car. I'm quite happy with the numbers, really. 187RWHP and 168.2 ft/lb. Not bad for a car that is at a current build cost of a mere $1975 (including the cost of the car) with about an hour's worth of street tuning. Did I mention that she's super fun to drive? There is definately a lot of room for improvement, though. There is still a lot of needed tuning and the turbocharger is quite undersized. However, the low end torque curve is pretty bitchin'.

UrbanSoot

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looks good but wrong forum

mazda/nissan

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you got that paint and all that for that much? you must be hooked up somewhere down the line

magnamx-5

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Not bad at all dude i am impressed. Sadly as i found out when looking at the Dec issue of GRM last night, everyone else will have to wait for the january issue to see the results in print.

WhiteNA6

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Dang sounds like the car is fun to drive, can't wait to see the GRM Jan. article.

Braineack

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what are the details of the build?

turbo looks a bit large from that pic so i can understand the late spool. but looks like a blast! good luck!

kcbhiw

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My bad, I should have posted in the Dyno results forum. Please feel free to move it.

The paint is left over aircraft paint that was headed for the garbage. A friend works for PPG Aerospace. The gray is left over from one of BMW's corporate jets.

The turbo is an IHI VJ14 hotside and cartridge with T-Bird VC30 compressor. It spools fairly quick and is currently boosting to 15PSI, but it doesn't have a large flow volume.

A few additional details are as follows:
*SSAutochrome Knock-off GReddy Turbo Manifold
*Homebrew Manifold to Turbo Adaptor Plate
*Modified Volvo 740 Intercooler
*Homebrew Intercooler Piping
*Volvo 740 Radiator and Overflow Tank
*1987 Mazda 626 Thermostat Housing
*Mercury Capri XR2 Injectors
*Homebrew Downpipe with Divorced Waste Gate
*Megasquirt I w/ V3.0 board - full standalone.

Stealth97

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That car looks great. It's amazing what can be done for such little money.

Ben

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Imron? That's good stuff, very durable. My dad's boat was painted with white Imron. Looked GREAT.

soflarick

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Imron is also very toxic stuff, tough as nails though.

mazda/nissan

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yeah, but so is lead

Efini~FC3S

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Some stiff competition this year. Congrats on doing so well.

I've wanted to build a 'sucker' car for this competition for years but looks like someone beat me to the punch.

Still can't believe someone built a sucker twin turbo corvette for 2k.

Zabac

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how does one build a twin turbo set up for less than 2K, and then the cost of a corvette...no effin way...they should regulate it somehow, someonoe donate me a porsche and a **** load of goodies and ill spend 2K on it and win...wtf, not fair id say, but hey thats racing

cjernigan

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Part of the rules allow selling parts off the car equal to the amount paid for the car. Buy a $2k corvette, sell enough parts off it to equal $2k and you have a whole new budget to spend. Not saying it's easy, i'm sure it's tough but they can recoupe costs that way in order to sink more cash into the vehicles.

magnamx-5

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the 300zx they had on there a few years ago did the same thing.

Zabac

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still, it just doesnt seem right