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:well, many of you have been waiting for this post, and i was soo looking forward
:to showing all of you my project car, but it seems i have the worst luck known to
:man. i picked up the car thursday, drove it for about 45 mins of the 5 hour trip
:back to pennsyltuckey, through new jersey, with the front end off =P, people were
:staring like wtf... but i was just running it casually putting some break in miles
: enjoying the ride since it was really the first time in about 2 years i had really
:driven the car. after that little tease of a drive i loaded back on the trailer and
:continued on home. didnt get back til 2am and could barely sleep i was so excited to
:get up and finish all the little things on the car and continue the break in period
:the next day. well, to make the story short, again, i didnt get to finish my break
:in miles. many of you remember my horror story post when this happened 1.5 years ago
:@ speedlab nyc. this time it wasnt the turbo's that went, but a rod. when i saw the
:oil pan i was about to cry. i was running stock rods w/ JE pistons... a stock rod
:bolt came back to kill me. In these pics i explain everything... one of the nuts
:from the rod that broke i could loosen with my bare hands soon as i took off the oil
:pan. i got about 100 total break in miles complete before the bolt sheared and
:shattered my dreams of having this car ready for this summer's track season.
:although, there is somewhat of a chance i will still make it, depending on if i can
:get some help. for those that haven't already figured it out, i am running a single
:turbo setup. yes. single turbo. i CAN NOT give out any details of the manifold as i
:am still endowed to PSR for their work with that. though, i am skeptical as to their
:machine shops work(because of that nut being only finger tight on the rod). but,
:because they are stock rods, its very hard to point a finger, and would be VERY hard
:to prove. but, i can give away the specs on my turbo. the turbo is a schwitzer t04s/ t72,
:and the max hp rating on it is 1000hp(crank) on a gasoline engine. the a/r on compressor
:is .72 and the turbine is a 1.3. this is what the big dyno queen supra's (t04.com)
:run to make the huge numbers. i can tell you our "little v6" does spool this turbo, mainly
:because of PSR's work on the manifold, and with some spoolup juice i have no doubts on
:this car running super low 10's once it is tuned. I can tell you that the boost starts to
:come in at around 4000-4200rpm, and this is with it running very rich. if i could get a base
:map to run on the link correctly the car would spool even faster. and when the boost
:comes in, its like a freight train hitting the ass end of the car. this f'er pulls,
:crazy hard. and this is with the tial wastegate set at its lowest setting approx. 8-9psi.
:this car WILL compete with the big power supras.
:i updated my profile with all my custom stuff for inquiring minds
:HERE IS MY PROBLEM.---
:i am completely out of money, loan is maxed out, borrowed money from family to pick up
:the car... everyone is upset with me after the car broke after 1 day. i am looking for
:a sponsorship. it wont take much. i will need 1 JE piston (the one the rod broke), and a
:set of good rods(preferrebly crower or tomei)... thats all.... i think i can manage to
:purchase the crank cradle, a crank(if needed, i gotta check it out yet), and a
:block(if needed). I know there are a lot of forum sponsors out there and i am hoping one
:of them would be interested in helping me out. i KNOW my car will be in magazines once
:its done. a single turbo convertible Z, cmon, of course it will be. but, here are the
:pictures of my wounded motor, if anyone is company is interested please call me
:814.934.9315, and of course i will support your company to great lengths for helping me
:out in this twice over ass-ramming with no lube. if i cant get a sponsor i am planning
:on either letting the car sit for 2 years til i have money, or sell the car with no
:motor(NO ONE EMAIL OR CALL ME SAYING THEY WANT TO BUY IT, i will do that when its at a
:last resort).
:thanks for your time, support, and sympathy
:-joel(PA)
:if the pics below go down, try clicking here
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