Rich..... you have a pm "mint s4 t2 diff"

 

Looking great Rich! Now quit showing off, you're just making me inch closer and closer to the credit cards. :-)

 

Nice job I'm jealous, I'd love to see how the OS gears are on your car!
You also beat me to diff install pictures ;_; I'll be doing mine in 2 more weekends

 

Thanks for the pics Professor.
But I really REALLY have to say that ghetto fuel filter mount just isn't cutting it on a car like yours!

Regards,
Dr. Regan

 

LOL Wondering where in the hell MY cover was I went back to the "vendor" and found this:

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Dude, it's a quick release for racing, just think of them as dzus fasteners

P.S. Don't hastle me just because my iTrader inched above yours

 

rich, its probly in this thread somewhere but i just had a skim back through the whole thing and didnt notice it, do you have any specs on what fuel system you're running?

Brad.

 

Hi Brad,

I'm running a KG Parts setup..... all engine bay lines are braided s/s ran in parallel to the rails, with 870cc primaries and 1680cc secondaries. Aermotive FPR and Apex'i BNR33 Fuel Pump that's been hotwired with a relay. Most importantly, I'm using an FJO injector driver in place of those horrible resistors that I had for too long

 

Sweet, sounds exactly the same as my setup except I have a sard 280l/hr pump, good to know it'll bengpod for 500+Hp and 20+psi.

 

Today during a 3rd gear pull to redline at 21 psi I saw 82% injector duty cycle, to provide a recent data point. I'll post some pictures up soon, I was prepping my FD for an upcoming track day. Hadn't touched her since the DGRR event, where my car won Best in Show (against a ton of top competition) and a feature in Modified Magazine

 

What track are you heading to and when?

 

WoW I am surprised the stock fuel filter is sufficient for a 500HP car.

 

Why wouldn't it be? It is designed to last a 255 hp engine for something like 30k miles... So it should easily last a 500 hp engine for 3-5k miles, if not more.

 

Ryan, I'll be on NJMSP-Lightning (along with three other FDs) the weekend of June 11th with the PCA RTR Region. There's room for more, let me know if interested

I'll update with more stuff on my FD soon, but in the meantime recently my shop has been fortunate to earn some press in national magazines both for my FD and customer's FDs..... check the link to the IPR site for more info and some eye candy :

http://irperformance.com/

 

That's AWESOME Rich...congrats!
Crispy

 

Congrats on winning and getting your car in Modified, you guys definitely deserve the press. I would be interested in heading down to NJMP, PM me the info if you don't mind.

 

Ryan, sorry--I didn't PM you b/c the event filled up very quickly. Myself, Renna (the guru Jhn hisself), Scrubby McBubbles, and my buddy Nick (480 rwhp Gotham-built MB FD) will be on the shorter Lightning track at NJMSP in Millville NJ (by Atlantic City) allllll weekend long if anyone wants to stop by June 11&12 to help in the paddock in between sessions

I had some camber dialed into my setup after running OEM alignment specs for the life of the car.... -1.6F/-1.4R. Initial impressions are favorable. Car tracks straight, feels responsive vs twitchy, and man does it feel stable in turns. Not to get overly dramatic, but it feels like a different car. Seems like the alignment really woke the car up. Very excited to try it out on track

I also installed a breather filter for the passenger side of my block. Modified my rear oil return block off plate with a 90 degree fitting and ran some 5/8th hose up behind the UIM. I also covered it in heat sleeving b/c of it's proximity to the tubular exhaust mani. I'm hoping this will cure my on-track oiling issues during the long left-hand sweepers on Thunderbolt.

A few pics of my leading spark plugs after the DGRR event. I drove the entire way down with race plugs, which isn't the best idea as they're not too happy cruising on the highway. My car ran great 98% of the time down there, but as luck would have it when I lined up to make a pull against Logan's 20B PP FD, I experienced severe cutout at approx 22psi and 4500 rpm..... this pic should tell you why

 

jeebus christ! it's been years since i've seen your car! i'm going blind seeing your engine bay!

 

Damn, it happens. I would come down but its a hike for me to not get on track. Let me ask you, I saw that PCA requires a "inspection" at a professional shop with receipt, what do you guys do about that? I'm assuming they are done at IRP, correct?

 

Bringing this thread back from the dead..... I had temporarily deleted it but am back in the saddle again

To report on recent changes to the car, I switched over to Evans NPG+ coolant recently and will report my results on that soon. I had the opportunity to track the car for two days in 100+ degree June heat with the NPG+, and my findings were a bit surprising to me.

This weekend I'm down in DE at the mighty Sakebomb Garage installing their 25 row dual Setrab oil cooler kit with the assistance of one of their celebrity owners

 

That's why I couldn't find it when I was searching. I was looking for it since I purchased the aspec 500r kit as well.

I sure hope it is everything I had hoped

 

I was wondering where this thread went as well! Rich, any update on your OS Giken gearset?

 

I'm another one that had been searching for this thread! There's so much good info here you can't just delete it like that and leave us hanging Rich!

 

post more pictures or delete it again. that is all.

 

Rich,
Be sure to post the article here when it comes out.