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Motivation
I just came back from AZ the big NHRA Spring Nationals Sport Compact Race is this comming weekend. I am jet lagged and exhuasted after working tuning all day and getting home at 3:00 a.m. last night.
I am a one man pit crew, tuner, driver and transporter - no team here
Somehow I must find the energy to reinstall the front end of my race car do all the required maintenance and pre-race prep
Then I have to figure out a way to test a 900 plus whp car on public roads to dial in the alcohol injection which i just added (I don't like dynoing a car with this kind of power)
Nothing like doing a shake down run at a major national event - (I dont feel like breaking parts at a test & tune)
I tell you guys this, you have to be totally a luantic to spend long hours in a garage wrenching on a monster machine that is likely to crash and kill you if anything goes wrong
Its all to easy to just spend another evening responding to questions about which BOV is the loudest and watching the Speed Channel
I am suffering a serious case of procrastination - something has to drive you inside with great passion to motivate you to work so hard to accomplish something so trivial
I will prob wind up busting my *** all week doing 20 hour days and then it will just rain
What drives me is the memory of watching so many other racers come unprepared and have nothing but frustration as the lack of prep ruins their weekends - I dont want to be another boost solutions driving from GA to NJ to go 13's
Having luck at a race is all about your prep work and all of that takes crazy time
Its times like this that I have to remind myself of guys like Shep who doo all the hard work at thier home shop so they can come to the track and make it all look so easy on race day
I'll post some pics later of the evening's progress
I am a one man pit crew, tuner, driver and transporter - no team here
Somehow I must find the energy to reinstall the front end of my race car do all the required maintenance and pre-race prep
Then I have to figure out a way to test a 900 plus whp car on public roads to dial in the alcohol injection which i just added (I don't like dynoing a car with this kind of power)
Nothing like doing a shake down run at a major national event - (I dont feel like breaking parts at a test & tune)
I tell you guys this, you have to be totally a luantic to spend long hours in a garage wrenching on a monster machine that is likely to crash and kill you if anything goes wrong
Its all to easy to just spend another evening responding to questions about which BOV is the loudest and watching the Speed Channel
I am suffering a serious case of procrastination - something has to drive you inside with great passion to motivate you to work so hard to accomplish something so trivial
I will prob wind up busting my *** all week doing 20 hour days and then it will just rain
What drives me is the memory of watching so many other racers come unprepared and have nothing but frustration as the lack of prep ruins their weekends - I dont want to be another boost solutions driving from GA to NJ to go 13's
Having luck at a race is all about your prep work and all of that takes crazy time
Its times like this that I have to remind myself of guys like Shep who doo all the hard work at thier home shop so they can come to the track and make it all look so easy on race day
I'll post some pics later of the evening's progress
Last edited by DynoFlash; May 2, 2006 at 07:32 PM.
Originally Posted by DynoFlash
I just came back from AZ the big NHRA Spring Nationals Sport Compact Race is this comming weekend. I am jet lagged and exhuasted after working tuning all day and getting home at 3:00 a.m. last night.
I am a one man pit crew, tuner, driver and transporter - no team here
Somehow I must find the energy to reinstall the front end of my race car do all the required maintenance and pre-race prep
Then I have to figure out a way to test a 900 plus whp car on public roads to dial in the alcohol injection which i just added (I don't like dynoing a car with this kind of power)
Nothing like doing a shake down run at a major national event - (I dont feel like breaking parts at a test & tune)
I tell you guys this, you have to be totally a luantic to spend long hours in a garage wrenching on a monster machine that is likely to crash and kill you if anything goes wrong
Its all to easy to just spend another evening responding to questions about which BOV is the loudest and watching the Speed Channel
I am suffering a serious case of procrastination - something has to drive you inside with great passion to motivate you to work so hard to accomplish something so trivial
I will prob wind up busting my *** all week doing 20 hour days and then it will just rain
What drives me is the memory of watching so many other racers come unprepared and have nothing but frustration as the lack of prep ruins their weekends - I dont want to be another boost solutions driving from GA to NJ to go 13's
Having luck at a race is all about your prep work and all of that takes crazy time
Its times like this that I have to remind myself of guys like Shep who doo all the hard work at thier home shop so they can come to the track and make it all look so easy on race day
I'll post some pics later of the evening's progress
I am a one man pit crew, tuner, driver and transporter - no team here
Somehow I must find the energy to reinstall the front end of my race car do all the required maintenance and pre-race prep
Then I have to figure out a way to test a 900 plus whp car on public roads to dial in the alcohol injection which i just added (I don't like dynoing a car with this kind of power)
Nothing like doing a shake down run at a major national event - (I dont feel like breaking parts at a test & tune)
I tell you guys this, you have to be totally a luantic to spend long hours in a garage wrenching on a monster machine that is likely to crash and kill you if anything goes wrong
Its all to easy to just spend another evening responding to questions about which BOV is the loudest and watching the Speed Channel
I am suffering a serious case of procrastination - something has to drive you inside with great passion to motivate you to work so hard to accomplish something so trivial
I will prob wind up busting my *** all week doing 20 hour days and then it will just rain
What drives me is the memory of watching so many other racers come unprepared and have nothing but frustration as the lack of prep ruins their weekends - I dont want to be another boost solutions driving from GA to NJ to go 13's
Having luck at a race is all about your prep work and all of that takes crazy time
Its times like this that I have to remind myself of guys like Shep who doo all the hard work at thier home shop so they can come to the track and make it all look so easy on race day
I'll post some pics later of the evening's progress
Originally Posted by DynoFlash
I just came back from AZ the big NHRA Spring Nationals Sport Compact Race is this comming weekend. I am jet lagged and exhuasted after working tuning all day and getting home at 3:00 a.m. last night.
I am a one man pit crew, tuner, driver and transporter - no team here
Somehow I must find the energy to reinstall the front end of my race car do all the required maintenance and pre-race prep
Then I have to figure out a way to test a 900 plus whp car on public roads to dial in the alcohol injection which i just added (I don't like dynoing a car with this kind of power)
Nothing like doing a shake down run at a major national event - (I dont feel like breaking parts at a test & tune)
I tell you guys this, you have to be totally a luantic to spend long hours in a garage wrenching on a monster machine that is likely to crash and kill you if anything goes wrong
Its all to easy to just spend another evening responding to questions about which BOV is the loudest and watching the Speed Channel
I am suffering a serious case of procrastination - something has to drive you inside with great passion to motivate you to work so hard to accomplish something so trivial
I will prob wind up busting my *** all week doing 20 hour days and then it will just rain
What drives me is the memory of watching so many other racers come unprepared and have nothing but frustration as the lack of prep ruins their weekends - I dont want to be another boost solutions driving from GA to NJ to go 13's
Having luck at a race is all about your prep work and all of that takes crazy time
Its times like this that I have to remind myself of guys like Shep who doo all the hard work at thier home shop so they can come to the track and make it all look so easy on race day
I'll post some pics later of the evening's progress
I am a one man pit crew, tuner, driver and transporter - no team here
Somehow I must find the energy to reinstall the front end of my race car do all the required maintenance and pre-race prep
Then I have to figure out a way to test a 900 plus whp car on public roads to dial in the alcohol injection which i just added (I don't like dynoing a car with this kind of power)
Nothing like doing a shake down run at a major national event - (I dont feel like breaking parts at a test & tune)
I tell you guys this, you have to be totally a luantic to spend long hours in a garage wrenching on a monster machine that is likely to crash and kill you if anything goes wrong
Its all to easy to just spend another evening responding to questions about which BOV is the loudest and watching the Speed Channel
I am suffering a serious case of procrastination - something has to drive you inside with great passion to motivate you to work so hard to accomplish something so trivial
I will prob wind up busting my *** all week doing 20 hour days and then it will just rain
What drives me is the memory of watching so many other racers come unprepared and have nothing but frustration as the lack of prep ruins their weekends - I dont want to be another boost solutions driving from GA to NJ to go 13's
Having luck at a race is all about your prep work and all of that takes crazy time
Its times like this that I have to remind myself of guys like Shep who doo all the hard work at thier home shop so they can come to the track and make it all look so easy on race day
I'll post some pics later of the evening's progress
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I at least got it jacked up on stands and started to sort out al the details, I tell you its a real pain the the *** when you have the car lowered down so low to get it off the ground
I think the #1 thing that continues to drive me in this crazy sport is the comradery at the track where you can share your passion for cars and power with people who have the same focus and determination
Without the fellow racers surely there would be no reason to create such ridicuolus machines
back to work
I think the #1 thing that continues to drive me in this crazy sport is the comradery at the track where you can share your passion for cars and power with people who have the same focus and determination
Without the fellow racers surely there would be no reason to create such ridicuolus machines
back to work
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Originally Posted by DynoFlash
I tell you guys this, you have to be totally a luantic to spend long hours in a garage wrenching on a monster machine that is likely to crash and kill you if anything goes wrong
For motivation, if it helps - You got my support
Nice Car!
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Not much progres but making head way
Every step I am going I realize what great work www.buschurracing.com did on my car and how amazing a mechanic Dan Buschur is - its a joy to work on and prep a well wrenched and set up car
Just to mention my favorite tool - my MATCO 3/8 drive Electric cordless imapct gun - man this sucker is a joy and especially is great on T bolt hose clamps
Today I installed the re-routed fmic pipe to allow room for the alcohol kit
Thanks to Kenny at www.pruvenperformance.com a gifted fabricator and great guy for helping to make room for the alcohol kit
BTW - if you need great T-Bolt clamps - amazingly good hose couplings at a cheap price and great service
http://mazworks.com has it all at the best prices
I tested two different alcohol kit controllers and found the new V 2.0 from SMC (which I sell www.dynoflash.com) to be great - you can adjust the spray pressure from 40 psi to 90 psi with 4 steps in between, of course I am on the highest setting but on a street car it may be prudent to use one of the lower settings to conserve alcohol and also leave some head room in the event of an unepected alcohol kit failure so the tune will remain safe enough to last till you realize it. Also i am now advising all SMC kit users to locate the controller on top of the steering colum so you can eye bal the yellow spary light and low level indicator light easily.
I also conducted a full 45 psi boost leak test and everything is tight
More updates tomorrow
Every step I am going I realize what great work www.buschurracing.com did on my car and how amazing a mechanic Dan Buschur is - its a joy to work on and prep a well wrenched and set up car
Just to mention my favorite tool - my MATCO 3/8 drive Electric cordless imapct gun - man this sucker is a joy and especially is great on T bolt hose clamps
Today I installed the re-routed fmic pipe to allow room for the alcohol kit
Thanks to Kenny at www.pruvenperformance.com a gifted fabricator and great guy for helping to make room for the alcohol kit
BTW - if you need great T-Bolt clamps - amazingly good hose couplings at a cheap price and great service
http://mazworks.com has it all at the best prices
I tested two different alcohol kit controllers and found the new V 2.0 from SMC (which I sell www.dynoflash.com) to be great - you can adjust the spray pressure from 40 psi to 90 psi with 4 steps in between, of course I am on the highest setting but on a street car it may be prudent to use one of the lower settings to conserve alcohol and also leave some head room in the event of an unepected alcohol kit failure so the tune will remain safe enough to last till you realize it. Also i am now advising all SMC kit users to locate the controller on top of the steering colum so you can eye bal the yellow spary light and low level indicator light easily.
I also conducted a full 45 psi boost leak test and everything is tight
More updates tomorrow
