miller11386 Posted June 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Here are the videos from yesterdays pass. The in car is somewhat comically bad. In any case, I am excited the car tracks straight and is starting to dig its way out of the hole. From the stands: In car Go-Pro video: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeesammy Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Need to port and modify the stock pump and itll survive. You act like I give a shit about my current engine setup Just waiting to blow the bottom end up so I can be a big boy and get a built bottom end and buy a GTE head and make some real numbers with an auto or 6 speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted June 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 You act like I give a shit about my current engine setup Just waiting to blow the bottom end up so I can be a big boy and get a built bottom end and buy a GTE head and make some real numbers with an auto or 6 speed. For the love of everything go auto if you plan to race it. 6 speeds are money pits. 3 years and way too much money trying to make mine half as fast as a stock block auto car lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeesammy Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 For the love of everything go auto if you plan to race it. 6 speeds are money pits. 3 years and way too much money trying to make mine half as fast as a stock block auto car lol Yeah I'd love to put a TH in mine. I think on my current setup it would actually work well but damn all the stuff to do it right is pricey. Not near a V160 setup with a built diff and axles to handle it though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyctsv Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 That thing is beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted July 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Yeah I'd love to put a TH in mine. I think on my current setup it would actually work well but damn all the stuff to do it right is pricey. Not near a V160 setup with a built diff and axles to handle it though.. No doubt. Have to pay to play with the big boy parts. Nothing is "cheap and reliable" at big power levels. That thing is beautiful! Thanks man. I am trying to make it look decent for a 22 year old flood wagon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted July 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Routine maintenance time. Pulled the catch can and drained it for the first time this year... that is a gallon simply lemonade jug to give you an idea. The can was a little over half full. I cant complain for a full motor break in, several dyno pulls and a few track passes. Belly pan had all kinds of little drips and dirt that had gathered. Pulled out the old mothers power ball and some wheel cleaner to get it back to show car status. Still need to inspect the clutch and swap out coolant for water/water wetter additive, then she will be ready to go back racing on 7/22! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted July 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2015 Here is a little history of the car and its old owners.... I love knowing the history of it back to the 90's. Top photo is how she sits today. Bottom left is from Dave Henry when he owned it in the 90s-early 2000s. Beau Mancini owned this car for a brief moment in the mid 2000s. Rob Dougherty owned it from mid 2000s until I bought it in Dec 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted July 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Since I had an E-fan die on me, I went out and got 2 fresh ones and installed them. Hoping to test them out tonight at the track! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltboostin Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Since I had an E-fan die on me, I went out and got 2 fresh ones and installed them. Hoping to test them out tonight at the track! Norwalk TnT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted July 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 I was at Quaker's street night. No videos, but I have a slip. Depressingly, I don't think its going to get a lot faster until I get the new fuel pump on the car. Ran a 10.15 last time at street night in June. Last night I did 10.04 off the trailer (Slip below on spray) and 10.36 after that. Bottles were low and the N20 did not arm on the second pass. Neither were very clean passes, however the car is leaving better. 2-3 shifting is no problem. Dialing in the launch is proving difficult as expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeesammy Posted July 23, 2015 Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Nice results. How's the new diff doing? Must be holding if you are throwing down a 1.5 60' lol Also dat shroud :megusta: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted July 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Nice results. How's the new diff doing? Must be holding if you are throwing down a 1.5 60' lol Also dat shroud :megusta: Diff is a strange spool and dss axles. I'm not concerned one bit about its health unless I just completely drop the clutch. Pretty depressing that I'm nearing the wall at my current power level. I'm sure I would be ET-ing lower if I still had the 80mm on the car. Basically I'll try short shifting it more in first and make sure I have a good full bottle next trip out... which will probably be norwalk. My fear is using up the clutch as that is the high wear item. As far as the current setup, I'm thinking mid nines would be a pretty decent sorted pass for the car. Unfortunately that's competitive in zero racing events lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltboostin Posted July 27, 2015 Report Share Posted July 27, 2015 Hey, you are out there having fun in a car YOU built that any car guy would be jealous of! Keep up the good work, and I look forward to see it run at the shootout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Hey, you are out there having fun in a car YOU built that any car guy would be jealous of! Keep up the good work, and I look forward to see it run at the shootout! Yeah, but being competitive is fun as well. The original goal was 8.99 in a 6 speed. I still am trying to find ways to get there. With a 1.50 60' its definitely time to add more power. I have the car in pieces right now. Differential is out, big fuel system changes going in, and hopefully I can get it all together to shake down next Wednesday at street night on the 5th. We shall see what happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted July 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Working on adding the bigger pump. Utilizing my existing hoses, I am plumbing it all in... Fuel filter looked great, so I left it in. It is a paper filter but with good flow out all sides and looking brand new. I was fearful the filter would be trashed after 2 years of E85, but it looked in good working order. Only thing left to do is get a couple different fittings and punch a hole in the bottom of the stock tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted July 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 While crawling under the car, I found some issues on the diff/diff cover. There was a small dribble of fluid coming out, and the one bolt was stripped. I pulled the diff and helicoiled the 2 bottom holes plus cleaned up others. Doing a fluid swap and it should be back in soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeesammy Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Sucks about the diff...what Micron filter are you running? You running one pre and post pump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Sucks about the diff...what Micron filter are you running? You running one pre and post pump? 40 micron paper filter after the pumps. Pre pump I have socks on the continuous duty pumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 After the car died in the water box at the shootout, I was extremely confused what happened. Turns out, my luck is as terrible as it ever has been. The first stage fuel pump died mid burnout... yes in the middle of a burnout, causing the car to not be able to idle/start. Pushed the car back to the pits a broken and sad guy. The odd part was I drove the car all around the pits that morning. Drove the car over to buy a tech card, and to get air in the tires.. even drove down the staging lanes and all the way to the water box. I guess its just bad timing. Got home and tore into it last night to diagnose the pump actually being dead, and It still boggles my mind. Ordered a new pump from Summit and it should be here today. Hope to have the car back up and running by this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 I would maybe call that good news. The pump could have went down mid-run and lost an engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 I would maybe call that good news. The pump could have went down mid-run and lost an engine. Not with Pro-efi My engine has fail safe methods if it sees fuel pressure dropping. :fuckyeah: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltboostin Posted August 13, 2015 Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Got home and tore into it last night to diagnose the pump actually being dead, and It still boggles my mind. Ordered a new pump from Summit and it should be here today. Hope to have the car back up and running by this weekend. Return the broke one in 45 days. BAM! Free fuel pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted August 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2015 Return the broke one in 45 days. BAM! Free fuel pump. If you saw the corrosion on the bodies, you would understand how quickly they would laugh and send me home empty handed. I try to be stand up with them. They have lots of ways to catch people pulling a fast one so they have several ways to catch the dishonest folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted August 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 My car was featured today on 2jzpower.com Check out the article if you want more of the "back story" http://2jzpower.com/features/chris-miller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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