coltboostin Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 Never knew the car has a 3.13 rear gear. Is that factory? 4th 1:1 in your trans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted August 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 Never knew the car has a 3.13 rear gear. Is that factory? 4th 1:1 in your trans? Yes to the 3.13 rear gear. No to the 4th being 1:1 From Wiki V160 Ratios: First gear: 3.827:1 Second gear: 2.360:1 Third gear: 1.685:1 Fourth gear: 1.312:1 Fifth gear: 1:1 Sixth gear: 0.793:1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L. Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 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 Awesome writeup and thanks for your kind words, Chris. I can't wait to see what's in store for you and this car next! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltboostin Posted August 15, 2015 Report Share Posted August 15, 2015 Yes to the 3.13 rear gear. No to the 4th being 1:1 From Wiki Ah, makes sense-gearing is about perfect really with a 3.13 Now you can really feel my pain with a 4.11, 4th 1:1, and 6k rpm redline. Hope to see you car make a few more passes in 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted August 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2015 Awesome writeup and thanks for your kind words, Chris. I can't wait to see what's in store for you and this car next! Methinks a pile of BPA goodies I will know more once the BPA driveway is put in! lol Ah, makes sense-gearing is about perfect really with a 3.13 Now you can really feel my pain with a 4.11, 4th 1:1, and 6k rpm redline. Hope to see you car make a few more passes in 2015 Ewwww talk about shift city. I am very glad for the supra's long gears. Makes life a lot easier when you have the gearing to trap 185 in 4th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted September 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I drove the car around yesterday to make sure the fuel pumps were still happy. They are, so I tossed the drag pack in the corner and threw the old CCW's back on for a winter nap. Its unreal how much weight difference there is between those CCW's vs alumastars! I am hoping to get some dyno time this fall to turn up the boost. I want to go race, but I realize the tilton only lives so long. With the car trapping 140-144, its not going to get a whole lot quicker than the 10.04 I ran already. I think putting it aside until it can make all the power its capable seems to be the smart play. I will stick by my previous assessment. The car wasn't crazy out of the hole, but it definitely was no slouch. I look forward to cheering on some of my other buddies this fall at the IFO in Columbus. 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, but I don't see any crazy low hanging fruit to be had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltboostin Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I drove the car around yesterday to make sure the fuel pumps were still happy. They are, so I tossed the drag pack in the corner and threw the old CCW's back on for a winter nap. Its unreal how much weight difference there is between those CCW's vs alumastars! I am hoping to get some dyno time this fall to turn up the boost. I want to go race, but I realize the tilton only lives so long. With the car trapping 140-144, its not going to get a whole lot quicker than the 10.04 I ran already. I think putting it aside until it can make all the power its capable seems to be the smart play. I will stick by my previous assessment. The car wasn't crazy out of the hole, but it definitely was no slouch. I look forward to cheering on some of my other buddies this fall at the IFO in Columbus. Sad, but understandable. You should bring it to the "car show" at Brubakers Oct 3rd Roll-ons wont hurt the clutch, much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted September 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Sad, but understandable. You should bring it to the "car show" at Brubakers Oct 3rd Roll-ons wont hurt the clutch, much. Truthfully the only thing that has kept it off the road this year is that the turn signals decided to quit working. I haven't really dug into why, so no serious road time lol. 'tis a sad state of affairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Luckily, I was able to talk to Larry at SP and get an appointment to get the car's tune touched up for more power in 2 weeks. Now begins the rush to do all the final checks required to get the car in top shape for the dyno. 10/16 we will see if she is ready to make the big power numbers or if something else is not ready for the 8889's torment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltboostin Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Luckily, I was able to talk to Larry at SP and get an appointment to get the car's tune touched up for more power in 2 weeks. Now begins the rush to do all the final checks required to get the car in top shape for the dyno. 10/16 we will see if she is ready to make the big power numbers or if something else is not ready for the 8889's torment Is he coming up or are you shipping the car down there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Is he coming up or are you shipping the car down there? Larry doesn't travel. I will be going there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted October 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Well got some decent fuel in the tank, swapped plugs and did a compression test. Engine is level across cylinders, but was surprisingly low number (I am guessing due to the cam overlap) Old plugs that came out: 10 passes, and 5-6 dyno pulls from this year. I have not replaced the plugs since it was up and running last fall. Left to right Cyl #1-2-3-4-5-6 http://i1035.photobucket.com/albums/a440/miller11386/20151008_180904_zps3aiijqzd.jpg?t=1444315744 Waiting on it to warm up for the compression test with the battery maintainer in place: Re-installed the Angry Aero shutters on the car along with the weld alumastar front runners. I did a lot of last minute touches last night (wiping the dust off, removing junk, etc.) Hoping for a great day Friday at SP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltboostin Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Suprised your not running somthing colder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted October 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Suprised your not running somthing colder. Never have had any ignition issues so no reason to switch it up. BKR7ES's have been money in this car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted October 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Dyno Video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE-O Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Never have had any ignition issues so no reason to switch it up. BKR7ES's have been money in this car. I found they are money is 90% of boosted engines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltboostin Posted October 17, 2015 Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 I run 7's too, but not at his boost levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted October 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Dyno video: The car had issues with the alternator keeping up with the load that the new MF 4703 is demanding on top of my current fuel system and all other electrical powered items. I plan to replace/rebuild this shortly. I swapped another alternator the shop had on the shelf on the car, and it seemed happier. The track rental was also cancelled Sunday due to weather concerns. Hope to get the car back together for next weekend. All in all, I'm not exactly happy with the 88's ability to make power without some form of race fuel (Ignite 114, VP import, etc) so I am going to sell the turbo and drop back to my old 4780 or perhaps another turbo. Debating on a manifold change this winter as well. Here are some photos from SP: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltboostin Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 4780 with a 3.4 was the best Combo on Jamies Car. Hope to see you out next week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 4780 with a 3.4 was the best Combo on Jamies Car. Hope to see you out next week! I just ordered an alternator... lets see how frisky we can get with this and some good voltage. Hoping it pulls like a freight train with the upgraded alt And I hope old EL ESS JUAN makes the trip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 I love this thread and I am envious of that car. Awesome work and thanks for the updates! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller11386 Posted October 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 I love this thread and I am envious of that car. Awesome work and thanks for the updates! I am just glad someone still reads it other than JP! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmuckingham Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 I be Jelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltboostin Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 And I hope old EL ESS JUAN makes the trip! Im 100% out for racing. Have deposits on a couple of things on the car, so I don't want to change the ol' girl letting lose for one last glory pass! I am just glad someone still reads it other than JP! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn1647545492 Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 JP is not the only ones that reads it, keep posting updates for those of us that just don't post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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