Most of the aftermarket parts are going in the performance/aftermarket section today.   Stock parts will go up asap once I remove them.   The shop needs a clean out  and my 2012 race car project needs to get off the lift before I have do the major break down on this parts car.   hopefully over the weekend.

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Was able to knock off a decent 11.37 @ 116 pass on the stock turbo, which is the quickest an AWD car has seen with the tiny 14b compressor. Then I decided to try out the nitrous kit again, with bad results. Im going to try and slap another cyl head on and get the car back to the track in October for yet another attempt to make a clean pass with the n20 kit. Im shooting for 10.60 or quicker with the nitrous kit on in order to take the overall stock turbo dsm record. Realistically, I just need to make a clean pass with no issues. The potential is clearly there, just need to get it done with no mistakes or problems.

Took the car out with a stock 2g head/cams to try and sort it out a bit. Ended up running as expected on the 14b alone, but when we tried to use the nitrous kit, it ended up torching the exh valves on cyl #3. At the time I had assumed the failure was due to crazy EGT, as the ignition timing was stupid stupid low (my tuning fault).

EDIT: Sep 21. Turns out that the fuel jet on cyl #3 in the nitrous kit was plugged with debris. This exh valve failure was likely due to being super lean in this hole.

After a long spring of assembling the car from scratch again, it finally was ready to make some test runs. Since last year the entire engine is changed, the wiring in the car has been 100% changed, along with literally every part of the turbo/nitrous system changing. We’ve address most of the issues that held the car back in 2010:

• Moved up to 1650 injectors to facilitate methanol fuel with some tuning headroom
• NOS direct port nitrous kit to insure even distribution w/ a much larger hit possible
• “built” a bottom end w/ 8.5:1 compression
• 2G head, Evo3 intake manifold, GSC S2 cams
• weight loss – gutted wiring, interior, lexan hatch window, Volk wheels & smaller slicks
• external wastegate and improved methods of tuning launch/boost

Unfortunately, while clocking the E3 16g we ran last year to better fit the ic pipes, the comp wheel/housing was found to be making contact.  turbo is junk.   So a 14b made a good replacement for a temp solution.   So we’re rocking the Stock Turbo for a while and going to try and chase down the 14b records currently held by Joe Bucci of Project Goodwill 1G FWD fame.

10.841 @ 126.63 is the current record for 14b without nitrous.   This is going to be extremely hard to beat with a heavier automatic awd platform.

10.610 @ 131.79 is the w/ nitrous overall record.    I’v got a feeling this can be knocked off rather quickly.   It should only take 122-123mph to go 10.60 in the auto/awd with a 1.4 launch and we’re seeing 112mph on a 90*+ day w/ sticky humidity on a “guestimate” tune.   Throwing 125hp of nitrous at it should put us right in the ballpark for power to beat this record.

EDIT: Sep 21 2011:
Vac line ripped off the map sensor in 4th gear and it leaned out, detonated, and broke a spark plug porcelain. The spark plug chunks munched up the exhaust valve seats on cyl #2. Ended up throwing a stock 2g head/cams on after this weekend and took it out in June to run again: see result/video above.

Thanks for understanding!
Nate