Capri Winter Upgrades

**Martin0660** · 02-22-2011, 03:57 PM

I know you get it and are just busting my ass ;)

**Martin0660** · 02-22-2011, 09:34 PM

A little more progress although it looks minor ... pivot ball, stop and 5.0 style clutch fork ...

Correct indexing ring ....

The start of my spacer plate ... this needs a bit of machine work to be correct, but it's a start ...

**biminiLX** · 02-22-2011, 10:53 PM

Man those things look so much better than the Lakewood and Mcloed I ran before.
I know you mentioned the weight gain but its still gotta be less than those heavy bastards. Plus, with the way you launch, you definitely need it, glad you got an SFI can.
-J

**TooFast98Cobra** · 02-23-2011, 09:46 AM

hey Bob I got a buddy with a done up G force T5. he might not want too much for, if your interested?

**Martin0660** · 02-23-2011, 01:09 PM

Originally Posted by biminiLX

I know you mentioned the weight gain but its still gotta be less than those heavy bastards. Plus, with the way you launch, you definitely need it, glad you got an SFI can.

Yeah, I'm happy to finally have a SFI option, believe me I've held back (needed at 11.99) and held my breath without it. Until this, there simply wasnt an option.

It is better for weight than some of the other stuff out there for sure. This is right at 21#'s, versus pretty light stock stuff. Sort of joking about the weight, I have lots of places that could be shaved if needed. I told several that I dont care how much it slows me down, it's going in there (and I dont expect to see a difference).

Originally Posted by TooFast98Cobra

hey Bob I got a buddy with a done up G force T5. he might not want too much for, if your interested?

Probably doesent do me a lot of good. Anything G-Force (or Astro, or whatever) is going to have a 2.9X 1st gear. I need at least 3.30 ish to have a chance of it launching well. I can get a TKO 500 in that range, but will still need to swap the rear to something like a 4:10 or worst case 4:30 rear gear.

**THE BIG KOALA** · 02-23-2011, 01:23 PM

The atkins plan=weight reduction

**gmkillr** · 02-23-2011, 02:34 PM

My old Quicktime SFI Steel bell was 21 lbs
My old stock aluminum bell was 19 lbs

Quicktime is the shit...plain & simple.....they fit as good as if not better than a stock aluminum bell, they are light as hell & just look sweet as hell!

**somethingclever** · 02-24-2011, 09:04 AM

http://www.wvstreets.com/forums/show...Tremec-TKO-500

**Martin0660** · 02-24-2011, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by somethingclever

http://www.wvstreets.com/forums/show...Tremec-TKO-500

You seem to have to be a member / logged in to see that John .... I guess you missed the part above about not having any money

My winter budget is mostly in these pictures ...

**somethingclever** · 02-24-2011, 01:56 PM

I didn't miss the money part....

I stick to the old addage...."Where there's a will, there's a way."

And if that one doesn't work...."Budgets are made to be broken."

Per the ad: TKO-500 with 8k miles on it...works perfectly...$1400

**TooFast98Cobra** · 02-24-2011, 02:01 PM

8k miles, WOW that price is soooo high for that trans!!

**Martin0660** · 02-24-2011, 06:32 PM

Originally Posted by somethingclever

I didn't miss the money part....

LOL, you should see the new siding, sofit/facia & gutters on the house :D Car budget was already extended so I'm done for a while ;)

**somethingclever** · 02-25-2011, 12:55 AM

Originally Posted by Martin0660

LOL, you should see the new siding, sofit/facia & gutters on the house :D Car budget was already extended so I'm done for a while ;)

I can relate Bob...I just spent more on a couch than I paid for my current DD....and then there's that bathroom remodel I'm knee deep in...maybe this spring I'll get a chance to spin some wrenches.

**PaxtonShelby** · 02-25-2011, 01:04 AM

Originally Posted by somethingclever

I can relate Bob...I just spent more on a couch than I paid for my current DD....and then there's that bathroom remodel I'm knee deep in...maybe this spring I'll get a chance to spin some wrenches.

John - are you ever going to post up some pics of the new garage(s) with nearby sleeping quarters? C'mon man!!

**somethingclever** · 02-25-2011, 09:24 AM

Ron, I'll post up some garage pics once I get it in order....which at the going rate won't be until the fall. doh! :)

Bob,

Do you think the log header will restrict upper rpm capabilities compared to the "stinger" header? Are you changing the camshaft for this year as well?

**Martin0660** · 02-25-2011, 10:26 AM

John - The general thought is that the log will change the high rpm breathing. The data to be seen is if it is in a range that matters to me. I had actually changed cams because of other drivers. The cam I put in a while ago would run like mad up top, but I could not shift a T5 at those rpm's reliably (and it hurt lower RPM performance). So I changed cams to another grind that moved things down to a range that would work. So actually, I might have a nicely matched cam in there now based on the log and shift points. If not, we have some ideas on a different grind now that I have good data on both.

I will know very quickly where I need to go. As soon as its running I will see in my VE table any changes. That will tell me what changed and where it changed. This is the power that is in the data logging I have now. Not only can it tell me what needs adjusted, but understanding these areas can help optimize something like the cam grind. It pretty quickly identified what the bottlenecks are for sure. We will see when it goes live, none the less the sealed log is better than loosing exhaust energy like I was with the leaking tube header.

**TooFast98Cobra** · 02-25-2011, 10:37 AM

Bob I really do not know your class rules, I'm more familiar with PS class and X275. i'd like to see if you have a link? Are you allowed to run two sensors for your WB?

**Martin0660** · 02-25-2011, 10:49 AM

I really don't have any specific rules on that stuff. I could run multiple widebands if I wanted although they would do me no good. I'm seeing the one pipe, no cat, so its just a matter of not having leaks. I actually took the narrow band off mine as I only run off the VE table and effectively never go into closed loop to reference off my AFR table. the only time I use the AFR table is when I run VE live to tune the VE table. otherwise the table and wideband are along for the ride.

**TooFast98Cobra** · 02-25-2011, 10:59 AM

you have sensors for your egt's ? Be nice to have four of them on that header.

**Martin0660** · 02-28-2011, 07:02 PM

Originally Posted by TooFast98Cobra

you have sensors for your egt's ?

It would look cool, and I though about adding one at the collector, but decided to avoid the leak point. My issue with EGT is that the changes either happen really fast, or hang around after the event and a thermocouple is only so responsive. I really thought about it for a long time and decided it wouldnt buy me much ... Time will tell if I was wrong ;)