SilvrEclipse's Motor Build

[david-b]

I want to play with MegaSquirt so bad. I almost bought it a couple months back and installed N/A just to play with it. Wouldn't have done much, but would have been fun as hell. I take it eManage won't allow for the higher boost?

With that fuel setup you should be able to run 20-25psi on that built motor then right? Or like 15psi DD, 20psi+ track? Any ideas on that yet?

Good job on all that being alittle over a grand right now. My head was nearly 2k completed.

[SilvrEclipse]

Emanage is a very good piggy back system. For a little over the price of a SAFC it blows it out of the water. The problem is that I cant control ignition timing with it. I did build a circuit that did allow me to controll the timing but I had problems with the spark blowing out with boost.

With the new fuel system I will run about 12psi daily and probably 18-20psi for when I want to go fast. That will be on the 14b though, once I get a bigger turbo on there it will be around 22psi I would think.

EDIT - 2k post

[JoeShmoe]

Originally Posted by david-b

My head was nearly 2k completed.

Yeah, that sounds about correct. Isn't the idle too lumpy with the stage 2?

[vanilla gorilla]

Originally Posted by JoeShmoe

Isn't the idle too lumpy with the stage 2?

lol, I hope so. Cam chop is so pimpin!

[david-b]

Originally Posted by vanilla gorilla

lol, I hope so. Cam chop is so pimpin!

Ya it is!!! When it sits there going da da da da da da. It's sexy. I've taken the SAFC and dropped 1000rpm to a low setting and it can sit there doing that all day. Just have to make sure not to do it too lean though. But you get the point.

They sounds really aggressive too when driving fast. Like hit the gas at 4k, it moves and sounds sweet.

[JoeShmoe]

All right, I have to look at your video again Dave.

[david-b]

You really can't hear it in there. That was taken with my camera. Not the greatest. You can feel it in the car though.

I want to take some in-car videos one of these days. Show what some real N/A power looks like.

[JoeShmoe]

K, how much of difference was it between your stock head and then after the $2k?

[david-b]

I lost a little low end. You can tell that right off that bat. Have to drag the clutch out a little more than usual to keep it from bogging down hard. There were significant gains though. You can really feel it pull through. Also changes the sound of the motor then too with the better flow going through. But if I punch it in 1-3rdd gear at 4000 or so there's some good power. Damn I really want to take some videos now. lol. I really need to get dynoed which I'm hoping the South meet will do. Or somewhere at least. We'll see though.

[JoeShmoe]

So no more shifting at 2k? Gas is ridiculous.

[david-b]

Originally Posted by JoeShmoe

So no more shifting at 2k? Gas is ridiculous.

You can, but it's really hard to. If you don't plan on moving for awhile, then you still can. But it'll sit there for awhile. I usually shift at around 3k now or so. I believe those cams are good from ~3-7k rpm. The stage 1 (IIRC) go down to like 1500rpm or so still so you keep the low end, but they're less aggressive.

[SilvrEclipse]

Who shifts at 2k?? If I shift that low my car goes no where. I shift around 3k if im just driving normal.

[david-b]

Originally Posted by SilvrEclipse

Who shifts at 2k?? If I shift that low my car goes no where. I shift around 3k if im just driving normal.

It's possible to. I do if I'm just cruising along with no one around. Or if I'm drunk, or if I'm right by a cop. I like to keep the exhaust down quiet then. I'm not going to call attention to myself by shifting at 5k with a cop behind/next to me.

[JoeShmoe]

Originally Posted by david-b

It's possible to. I do if I'm just cruising along with no one around. Or if I'm drunk, or if I'm right by a cop. I like to keep the exhaust down quiet then. I'm not going to call attention to myself by shifting at 5k with a cop behind/next to me.

I like shifting at 2k, almost all the time. And when there is a cop beside me I maek it a point to shift hard and loud. They can't pull you over in FL for just being loud. They can however tach that shit on if they pull you over for something else, like for no seatbelt and then tach on, too loud, non OEM muffler,etc. So I like doing it on purpose .

[vanilla gorilla]

I cant shift at 2k...makes me feel like I boggin the motor...my car likes to be shifted at 3k while cruising