Hey rotorheads. I was at the panamerican nationals yesterday and I saw Carlos Gonzalez's new car. He used to run the rx2 backhalfed with mechanical injection and he dominated the outlaw class. HIs new car is a 3/4 tube chassis S5 rx7. The motor is a ported RE motor again with mechanical alcohol injection. The car is ******* flawless. I have a ton of photos of the car. I must say that after talking to him about the car I am convinced that he is a class act. Hopefully he will get a major sponsor with the new car (although I dont think that he needs it). I have a ton of pics but I am only going to post one of the mechanical injection because I am nto sure that he wants his setup all over the net. The first time out the car ran a 8.58 spinning the tires for the first 60ft or so. The car was a little squably because of atco shitts track conditions but it still ran mid 8s. Carlos does not let off the gas on that car he drives it like he stole it. This car will definately keep him in the first number 1 spot for as long as he is racing it. Here are some photos

Old Car

New Car
.
.
.
.
.

 

cool ops let me get the mop.

 

RX3 not RX2

 

whoops... thanks for the correction

 

hey greg does that is a npr big intercooler or is custom

 

yeap, ssome 90% of the racers use the NPR intercooler including sakura. Its supposed to be good to 42 psi.

 

thanks for the nice pics Greg!
dumb question: whats that funky big grey cube on the nose of the car?? alcohol tank or whut?

 

Yep, that's his fuel tank (I guess alcohol in this situation). That's where most very modified drag cars have it mounted.

 

goddamn, that RX-3 looks so sexy!!!

 

pic from importformance.com

 

Damn, that must be one of the oddest set ups I've ever seen. I'm suprised at how the IC - throttle body makes a hard 90 going thru that squared off peice. I'd like to see the inside of that squared peice to see what its doing. Seems like everyone normally wants it to be straight as possible not a hard 90.

Can anyone comment on that? What is that squared piece and is it doing something "special"?

STEPHEN

 

that peice looks like a turbonetics holley carb 'cap' that ppl use when turbocharging cars with holley carbs or holley type throttle bodies. this one has an extention welded between the throttle body and cap though, i'll agree it's a bit odd

 

If you notice the intake manifold (upper) you will see that the piping into the upper is close to 5"!!!! I think that when you are flowing that much air that aerodynamics goes out the window somewhat and it becomes a matter how air mass going into the engine. Trust me, at that boost level AIR IS DEFINATLY getting to that engine

 

now that i look at it, that thing is a freak! frankenstein dragster

And since everyones commenting on his car.
I think its really weird he put a Intercooler behind his fuel cell, and don't most people do away w/ IC's when they have alcohol dragsters? A water/air would probably work nicely also.

 

yeah, why's he using an ic now, he didn't on the rx3. also, what's the rule for the 3/4 chassis cars in modified class about wheelbase? can you make the car longer as long as the length is added from the firewall back?

 

Hey that looks like what my car will look like next season.

 

Carlos has a shop in Central Florida. I plan on having him rebuild my engine but I'm not sure how wild I want to go.

 

yea man, im going to give him a call and see if he has any mechanical fuel pumps that will support 1200 rwhp. Possibly one could run dual mechanical pumps.

 

um.... I made a mess

 

I bet it works similar to what a "banjo" discharge except for it's for the intake.&nbsp Those things are very deceptively effective.

I wanna know why there's a Cosmo 13B upper intake manifold and not an FD 13B-REW one.


-Ted

 

Ted, crispeed was running a similar engine setup (fd engine / RE intake manifold) I believe he said that the RE intake runners were larger internally and flowed better than the REW.

 

"89 Rx7 Turbo II
Motec M800
3/4 Chromoly Chassis
PT88mm Turbo Charger
Street Ported 3-Rotor on Meth
Will be complete for 2003 season
I will sell my nutsac to make sure of it "

i will bet my nutsac you will change your mind 10 more times and buy a civic

 

sweet *** car though! what is that thing running?

 

Can you read bitch!!?!? I said it ran 8.58.

 

i did not read it just looked at the pictures!