To start, I found a massive hole in my SBR/Kinetic FMIC. Since I installed it my WBO2 and DSMlink matched perfectly, so I assumed there were no boost leaks. In an effort to figure out why this slow POS won't run 11s, I took it to ESP to use they WBO2 on thier dyno to get a comparison. Wouldn't you know, thier WBO2 reads .5 richer than mine. Having WBO2 data reading .5 richer than DSMlink certainly can indicate a boost leak! So I went home and tested it. Sure enough, massive hole somewhere inside the thickness of the core (not on the surface, can't see it). I can't get over 6 psi in the leak test, and it dumps a shit load of air. I can only imagine what it is like at 28 psi
So it is no wonder that I never gained any power with the upgrade. It's been porking me this entire season.
In a parallel story, my buddy Chad had a nitrous kit laying around for a couple years collecting dust. I finally got the motivation to install it on the EVO about a month ago. I assed around with a 30 shot just to get it dialed in and working right, didn't do a whole lot for track times. I ordered up jets to run a 50 shot, which came in friday.
Fast forward to this week. SBR had one other FMIC in stock, and it too had a hole in it. So much for getting a replacement in time for the Import event that was today. Being a bit aggrevated with that, I decided to install the larger jets and spray the shit out of the car today. I pulled 2 degrees of timing and gradually increased the duration of the spray until on my last run it started in the middle of first gear and went the whole run from 6k to 8k rpm.
The end result was an 11.82 at 118.82 on a 1.65 in the semi finals. Due to a crappy run in the Qualifier, I got lined up against a 10 second car (class winner) in this round, so I got knocked out. But I'll take it
Shitty ET despite a decent 60 foot and a very nice MPH.
Now I can take a week or two off while I wait for another FMIC. I still need to run 11.7/11.8 at 117-118 without the nitrous. Then I'll use it again to get right up to the 11.50 limit (rollcage), and be pretty much done for the year.
Not a bad day overall, despite nearly getting rained out 3 times and having the track shut down for over an hour for an oil spill that went the whole length of the track, from a 18 second shitbox no less. Just a quick Public Service Announcement: If you think you broke something or may be leaking fluids, don't drag them all the way down the track. Pull the shitbox over and wait for the track to tow you off. Makes clean up much less time consuming
Another thing that pisses me off is the track letting the "Run Only" cars do laps while those of us that actually came to compete nearly don't get out eliminations because of the rain that eventually came (as expected). WTF.