Mannykillers/ AAPARKAH Street/time Attack/Drift Build (heavy Pics) #Thisisthewolf
07-05-14, 12:54 PM
#2004
Get to it.....satisfaction never feels so good knowing everything was completed on your own. Best part is you really can determine your own timeline. No more waiting for this person or that person to decide whether or not they want to finish work on your car etc.
so get to it!!
07-05-14, 01:18 PM
#2005
Small Update:
Don't know if I posted these yet or not but I've been really busy moving, working, etc etc etc.
Was able to get the interior back in.....dash installed etc.
Didn't like how hot it was getting this close to my vital electronic lifelines so I got an expensive as sin -16 DEI heat wrap with velcro on it. Worked like a charm =-)
Complete!
Was able to install the Zeitronix Ethanol Content Analyzer guage as well =-) I love these digital electronics man...i'll tell you!!! I'll never go back to analog.
I've already decided I'll be doing a fully custom alum Guage Insert instead of the current one. I need to add an Oil temp gauage, Nice Boost Gauge, additional Water Temp Gauge, ....so I need more room!!!
Picture of my new home.....and the Wolfs new cozy cage
she loves it too..
dads old rambo ii knife...
Don't know if I posted these yet or not but I've been really busy moving, working, etc etc etc.
Was able to get the interior back in.....dash installed etc.
Didn't like how hot it was getting this close to my vital electronic lifelines so I got an expensive as sin -16 DEI heat wrap with velcro on it. Worked like a charm =-)
Complete!
Was able to install the Zeitronix Ethanol Content Analyzer guage as well =-) I love these digital electronics man...i'll tell you!!! I'll never go back to analog.
I've already decided I'll be doing a fully custom alum Guage Insert instead of the current one. I need to add an Oil temp gauage, Nice Boost Gauge, additional Water Temp Gauge, ....so I need more room!!!
Picture of my new home.....and the Wolfs new cozy cage
she loves it too..
dads old rambo ii knife...
07-06-14, 04:55 PM
#2010
John, you should really mind your own business. You meddle around in other people''s happenings as if it's your own. So either you get off on the drama or for some odd reason you actually think your helping. Either way, I thought leaving the fb group you're a part of and deleting you as one of my fb friends would be good enough to keep you and all your drama away. So no offense, but I feel no reason to tell you anything regarding why I had someone else weld my cage that you have absolutely nothing to do with. You're welcome to try and stir things up somewhere else but keep your drama to your group or your thread.
07-06-14, 07:40 PM
#2012
Your feelings seem really hurt, dude.
You just never tell the entire story when something happens to go wrong with you. But, you're right. It's none of my business.
It's truly unfortunate you left the group and I'm still crying over you deleting me as a friend on fb. Good luck with the rest of your build.
You just never tell the entire story when something happens to go wrong with you. But, you're right. It's none of my business.
It's truly unfortunate you left the group and I'm still crying over you deleting me as a friend on fb. Good luck with the rest of your build.
It has nothing to do with feelings. I'm just over drama b.s.. And I dealt with it for myself, the mature way. I don't engulf myself in drama to excite my life....especially if it had nothing to do with me. Once again, coming from a guy who doesn't own the shop, nor has any affiliation other than being a shop groupie, didn't work on the car, isn't the owner of the car that was getting work done, and has no business in anything to do with the issue... it's funny you mention anything to do with the full story.
like I asked before, do the forum a favor and keep the thread on topic.
Someone beat you to the punch
07-07-14, 12:17 PM
#2016
Small Update:
Was able to install my Turbosource Inconel Heat shield. And so now.....My engine bay is 100% complete for the time being. Meaning... some Real time driving decided to put something to the test and break it.... I eased the car up to about 115mph the other night and it ripped the mounts on my Radiator duct rght off. The duct is still in tact...but it no longer seals. Since all the duct work is held on by 5x fasteners...and the two that really held the radiator duct on...broke. the IC duct no longer seals the way it was before either. So i'm going to go ahead and re-do it. I think I may just exhaust tape the living **** out of it for the time being, But even not sealed....the car doesn't get hot...and still cools down rapidly in the 98 degree desert heat.
Turbosource Inconel Borg Warner EFR8374 Externally gated heat shield. Fits like a damn glove. It was expensive...But it's really nice guys. And nothing else will hold up to Rotary Heat. So for the price and labor it would cost me to constantly replace header wrap and the fact that the heat WILL effect my Afr's... THe inconel shield is really worth it.
And Lastly..... Here is the Ethanol compatible Pre-mix I ordered from Amazon. It looks a bit different from what other people are using but on the amazon reviews there were a few people saying they were using it on their turbo rotaries. Can anyone confirm that this is in fact the right stuff? Says pre-mix on it, ...just Want to be certain this is the correct stuff.
Was able to install my Turbosource Inconel Heat shield. And so now.....My engine bay is 100% complete for the time being. Meaning... some Real time driving decided to put something to the test and break it.... I eased the car up to about 115mph the other night and it ripped the mounts on my Radiator duct rght off. The duct is still in tact...but it no longer seals. Since all the duct work is held on by 5x fasteners...and the two that really held the radiator duct on...broke. the IC duct no longer seals the way it was before either. So i'm going to go ahead and re-do it. I think I may just exhaust tape the living **** out of it for the time being, But even not sealed....the car doesn't get hot...and still cools down rapidly in the 98 degree desert heat.
Turbosource Inconel Borg Warner EFR8374 Externally gated heat shield. Fits like a damn glove. It was expensive...But it's really nice guys. And nothing else will hold up to Rotary Heat. So for the price and labor it would cost me to constantly replace header wrap and the fact that the heat WILL effect my Afr's... THe inconel shield is really worth it.
And Lastly..... Here is the Ethanol compatible Pre-mix I ordered from Amazon. It looks a bit different from what other people are using but on the amazon reviews there were a few people saying they were using it on their turbo rotaries. Can anyone confirm that this is in fact the right stuff? Says pre-mix on it, ...just Want to be certain this is the correct stuff.
07-07-14, 03:42 PM
#2019
Nice! Thanks. I'm in the same boat. Nearest Station is 50 miles away. But in the heat and fir the savage beating the car will endure...there really isn't any other way to go. Lugging a hundred dollars in gas cans is easier than pulling and paying for engines
07-07-14, 03:54 PM
#2020
yeah we have multiple e85 stations near my house, but there are none close to road atlanta, barber, putnam, etc. so i'd have to drive to the track on gasoline with (literally) 25 gallons of e85 with me somehow (in the hatch? no way). i guess if i were towing the car there it wouldnt be an issue, but i drive this damn thing 5+ hours to track events and drive it home.
07-09-14, 12:41 PM
#2022
Small Update:
Gearing up for the dyno... Double, tripple, quadrouple checking the car and systems.
Spent a good 4 hours on the car last night after a conventional to synthetic blend oil change. Stupid oil change took me an hour and a half. 5 min to dump oil from the pan.... and an hour and 20 min to pump the existing stuff out of my coolers and lines. My harbor freight transfer pump needs to be replaced. What a pain though. ANyways, changed to synthetic blend, and measured out and did quick math to fill my premix bottles with Benol 2-stroke oil for the switch to E85 or "Flex." I did all the measurements based of 12 gallons of fuel at 1.5 Oz per gallon because for one.....we hardly ever run the tank all the way down....two..I don't have a fuel level sensor, and three.... its all my little travel containers would hold haha.
Fixed a small down pipe to mid pipe exhaust leak
tightened some charge pipe coupler clamps
FINALLY switched out a cheap rubber Wastegate line for the vibrant heater line with dei heat barrier on it.....
and took her for a little spin
Geeze this car feels good so far. I really hope all this hard work pays off this time.
More updates soon!
old
New Wastegate line
Stay tuned!!! more updates to come!!!
Gearing up for the dyno... Double, tripple, quadrouple checking the car and systems.
Spent a good 4 hours on the car last night after a conventional to synthetic blend oil change. Stupid oil change took me an hour and a half. 5 min to dump oil from the pan.... and an hour and 20 min to pump the existing stuff out of my coolers and lines. My harbor freight transfer pump needs to be replaced. What a pain though. ANyways, changed to synthetic blend, and measured out and did quick math to fill my premix bottles with Benol 2-stroke oil for the switch to E85 or "Flex." I did all the measurements based of 12 gallons of fuel at 1.5 Oz per gallon because for one.....we hardly ever run the tank all the way down....two..I don't have a fuel level sensor, and three.... its all my little travel containers would hold haha.
Fixed a small down pipe to mid pipe exhaust leak
tightened some charge pipe coupler clamps
FINALLY switched out a cheap rubber Wastegate line for the vibrant heater line with dei heat barrier on it.....
and took her for a little spin
Geeze this car feels good so far. I really hope all this hard work pays off this time.
More updates soon!
old
New Wastegate line
Stay tuned!!! more updates to come!!!
07-11-14, 11:57 AM
#2023
Update:
"A night at the dyno"
A couple nights ago I hit the dyno with the Wolf. It was a trip that I was looking forward to and absolutely dreading. Reason being is for one, the only thing other than constant reminders of how the dyno will expose every single tiny issue with your set up........is i've never had a good experience. The Effort to get the car to this point on your own and then get down their with fuel and a car that is ready to make pulls is really no small feat. I took an extra week to ensure I had everything ready with the car. But Like I said, I was excited.......and then not at all because the only thing that has ever come from dyno sessions is knowledge that is already abundant in terms of "to do's" and "Not to do's."
Anyways, over the extra week I prepped the car entirely, made the swap from convention motor oil to synthetic, double checked all lines and fittings, exhaust clamps, electronics, logging, and you name it. And even though I did all of this, I had still not run the car on E85, and I still had not checked my Electronic Boost control. So the day was Wednesday July 9th and I had an appointment at Lucky Seven Racing in Duarte to hit the dyno. My Tuner, And one of the most sincere and understanding people I've ever met: Abel Ibarra. You know, it takes a lot for one to admit they were wrong, or undstand that fault was your own doing. And after this last dyno session and the blown motor, Abel contacted me constantly to get me to understand a few things. He handled me delicately and let me vent, and even gave me time to cool off...per say. He'd check up on my build process and when I had gotten the new motor again ....what I like to call My "Mentor Team" which include Elliot white, Andy Wyatt, Howard Coleman...and a few other people without knowing have turned me into someone who is able to understand that it's not really about being right or wrong...EVER in motorsports. It simply "IS" ....."DOES" or "DOESN'T" work for a reason. The last motor was in fact my fault. It is the owners responsibility to check timing etc. Abel understood the heavy hit I took and he stuck with me, even though I was really pissed off at everything and everyone. But my mentors all stuck with me and helped me through the process of it all. Anyways......enough EMO crap.
All I can say is I'm very thankful to have such great guys helping me out. I met Abel at the dyno on wed at 7pm. I had filled up 3 5 gal jugs with Ethanol....as well as my entire 15Gal touring gas tank haha. I actually really like the fact that my car is a touring model. It was cool to watch the zeitronix ethanol content analyzer read the content of the Flex fuel. Looked quite low.... E63, but no matter it is still liquid diamonds in my eyes. I added my pre measured pre-mix for the 15 gal tank @ 1.5 OZ per gallon....and a little bit more since we were hitting the dyno and Fris and the crew at Lucky seven helped me unload the car. I forgot how easy it was to set up running Ethanol in the Adaptronic Software and I kept asking myself......"waite....just start the car?!!!" And yea..... I just turned the key and Brap! Car cranks to life. Klotz Benol Castor oil smells so good. Really distinct! I love it. Anyways, We loaded up the car and Got started Immediately.
We did some light load stuff for about 5 min and to make sure everything was once again, "sound."
Everything checked out and so we made a light throttle partial pull. Car felt good, and the EFR8374 was like a pissed off chimp..... Just acheing for more.
We hit 9 lbs early in the partial throttle pull and we were ready to get ripping. I had installed 7lb springs in both Turbosmart Comp gate 40's and so we were ok to get ripping.
First pull abruptly ended closer to 4800 RPM full throttle and the car cut off. As if it hit a limiter. Abel looked at me like "WTF was that." Me on the other hand.....I was just like a timid little weirdo sooooooo obsessed with set up and the "Sound" of my motor to ensure everything was ok that I looked at him with a blank stare. AFR's were solid, as well as all other vitals and so we pulled up the log... ALL looked great and the guys watching were all giving us the thumbs up. Of course I was just thinking that everything was going to go wrong...... and that if there was a breeze off... my motor would blow. But thats kinda just what happens when you go through such detriment. Anyways....... I flipped on the Electronic Boost control and we made another PULL.. Car Loaded UP like a pissed off Bull and All the sudden BAM...... SAME THING! Pulled up the log. Motor sounds good...still feels good, Log shows no knock...Vitals all good.....
SCROLL ALLL the way to the Right and THe log shows we were hitting Boost Cut?!!!!
Abel looked at me...... I looked at Abel....... And Both of us broke into Giant **** eating Grins. The car Hit 29PSI at 4750RPM!!!!
CHecked the Logs.....Map showed logged it.
But there was a problem. ....and we definitely needed to resolve the issue. AFR's weren't showing up in the live gauges and so with that..... we decided to Call it quites for this tuning session due to the AFR's and the fact that we definitely had a Boost control problem.
SO Instead of paying $$ on dyno time to resolve issues, we decided to take the car home and fix it. That way we could get it working correctly and be 100% ready.
As we were pulling the car off the dyno We noticed that one of my Gates wasn't opening at free rev. The Rear Rotor Wastegate wasn't opening. I was sure it was my fault in either Line routing or when I swapped Wastegate springs a few days prior. Anyways... Check it out guys. I couldn't believe the Response...and how hard the Car loaded up.
Overall time spent on the dyno was an hour and a half including loading and un-loading. Not a bad session. I"m ecstatic though guys!!! Honestly... I'll never run another rotary on anything other than Ethanol again. We hit 29LBS of boost due to a WG sticking shut and zero problems.
"Trust in E85" .....a sticker I'll most likely be getting made.
Abel looked at me and said "Dude, I need a 9180!!" I laughed, and then stopped all together as he was telling me my car could make 700 whp. That won't happen.....and thats definitely not the goal at all haha...but it was cool to hear him say that. Goal stays the same. A hell of a powerband between 400-480whp and as much Tq as we can muster up. But 437 Ft lbs is what it made at 4750RPM.....so I'm thinking I"ll be happy no matter. '
Anyways, I gotta cut it short so I can ge tback to working on the car!!! Stay tuned for more updates and know that they will be coming in!!!!
I'm Excited!!!!
"A night at the dyno"
A couple nights ago I hit the dyno with the Wolf. It was a trip that I was looking forward to and absolutely dreading. Reason being is for one, the only thing other than constant reminders of how the dyno will expose every single tiny issue with your set up........is i've never had a good experience. The Effort to get the car to this point on your own and then get down their with fuel and a car that is ready to make pulls is really no small feat. I took an extra week to ensure I had everything ready with the car. But Like I said, I was excited.......and then not at all because the only thing that has ever come from dyno sessions is knowledge that is already abundant in terms of "to do's" and "Not to do's."
Anyways, over the extra week I prepped the car entirely, made the swap from convention motor oil to synthetic, double checked all lines and fittings, exhaust clamps, electronics, logging, and you name it. And even though I did all of this, I had still not run the car on E85, and I still had not checked my Electronic Boost control. So the day was Wednesday July 9th and I had an appointment at Lucky Seven Racing in Duarte to hit the dyno. My Tuner, And one of the most sincere and understanding people I've ever met: Abel Ibarra. You know, it takes a lot for one to admit they were wrong, or undstand that fault was your own doing. And after this last dyno session and the blown motor, Abel contacted me constantly to get me to understand a few things. He handled me delicately and let me vent, and even gave me time to cool off...per say. He'd check up on my build process and when I had gotten the new motor again ....what I like to call My "Mentor Team" which include Elliot white, Andy Wyatt, Howard Coleman...and a few other people without knowing have turned me into someone who is able to understand that it's not really about being right or wrong...EVER in motorsports. It simply "IS" ....."DOES" or "DOESN'T" work for a reason. The last motor was in fact my fault. It is the owners responsibility to check timing etc. Abel understood the heavy hit I took and he stuck with me, even though I was really pissed off at everything and everyone. But my mentors all stuck with me and helped me through the process of it all. Anyways......enough EMO crap.
All I can say is I'm very thankful to have such great guys helping me out. I met Abel at the dyno on wed at 7pm. I had filled up 3 5 gal jugs with Ethanol....as well as my entire 15Gal touring gas tank haha. I actually really like the fact that my car is a touring model. It was cool to watch the zeitronix ethanol content analyzer read the content of the Flex fuel. Looked quite low.... E63, but no matter it is still liquid diamonds in my eyes. I added my pre measured pre-mix for the 15 gal tank @ 1.5 OZ per gallon....and a little bit more since we were hitting the dyno and Fris and the crew at Lucky seven helped me unload the car. I forgot how easy it was to set up running Ethanol in the Adaptronic Software and I kept asking myself......"waite....just start the car?!!!" And yea..... I just turned the key and Brap! Car cranks to life. Klotz Benol Castor oil smells so good. Really distinct! I love it. Anyways, We loaded up the car and Got started Immediately.
We did some light load stuff for about 5 min and to make sure everything was once again, "sound."
Everything checked out and so we made a light throttle partial pull. Car felt good, and the EFR8374 was like a pissed off chimp..... Just acheing for more.
We hit 9 lbs early in the partial throttle pull and we were ready to get ripping. I had installed 7lb springs in both Turbosmart Comp gate 40's and so we were ok to get ripping.
First pull abruptly ended closer to 4800 RPM full throttle and the car cut off. As if it hit a limiter. Abel looked at me like "WTF was that." Me on the other hand.....I was just like a timid little weirdo sooooooo obsessed with set up and the "Sound" of my motor to ensure everything was ok that I looked at him with a blank stare. AFR's were solid, as well as all other vitals and so we pulled up the log... ALL looked great and the guys watching were all giving us the thumbs up. Of course I was just thinking that everything was going to go wrong...... and that if there was a breeze off... my motor would blow. But thats kinda just what happens when you go through such detriment. Anyways....... I flipped on the Electronic Boost control and we made another PULL.. Car Loaded UP like a pissed off Bull and All the sudden BAM...... SAME THING! Pulled up the log. Motor sounds good...still feels good, Log shows no knock...Vitals all good.....
SCROLL ALLL the way to the Right and THe log shows we were hitting Boost Cut?!!!!
Abel looked at me...... I looked at Abel....... And Both of us broke into Giant **** eating Grins. The car Hit 29PSI at 4750RPM!!!!
CHecked the Logs.....Map showed logged it.
But there was a problem. ....and we definitely needed to resolve the issue. AFR's weren't showing up in the live gauges and so with that..... we decided to Call it quites for this tuning session due to the AFR's and the fact that we definitely had a Boost control problem.
SO Instead of paying $$ on dyno time to resolve issues, we decided to take the car home and fix it. That way we could get it working correctly and be 100% ready.
As we were pulling the car off the dyno We noticed that one of my Gates wasn't opening at free rev. The Rear Rotor Wastegate wasn't opening. I was sure it was my fault in either Line routing or when I swapped Wastegate springs a few days prior. Anyways... Check it out guys. I couldn't believe the Response...and how hard the Car loaded up.
Overall time spent on the dyno was an hour and a half including loading and un-loading. Not a bad session. I"m ecstatic though guys!!! Honestly... I'll never run another rotary on anything other than Ethanol again. We hit 29LBS of boost due to a WG sticking shut and zero problems.
"Trust in E85" .....a sticker I'll most likely be getting made.
Abel looked at me and said "Dude, I need a 9180!!" I laughed, and then stopped all together as he was telling me my car could make 700 whp. That won't happen.....and thats definitely not the goal at all haha...but it was cool to hear him say that. Goal stays the same. A hell of a powerband between 400-480whp and as much Tq as we can muster up. But 437 Ft lbs is what it made at 4750RPM.....so I'm thinking I"ll be happy no matter. '
Anyways, I gotta cut it short so I can ge tback to working on the car!!! Stay tuned for more updates and know that they will be coming in!!!!
I'm Excited!!!!
07-11-14, 01:55 PM
#2025
Racing Rotary Since 1983
iTrader: (6)
400 SAE 410 STD horses at 4750 rpm out of 80 cubic inches/1.3 liters... sort of untuned is a great start.
Alcohol is Magic...
as well as Aaron's EFFORTS and creativity. i am happy for you and hope you and Abel get your setup tuned out. it will definitely burn up some rubber.
Howard
Alcohol is Magic...
as well as Aaron's EFFORTS and creativity. i am happy for you and hope you and Abel get your setup tuned out. it will definitely burn up some rubber.
Howard