Come a long a way from the SL and viper Ben!
I think I'm more in awe by all details in the garage (like flooring and ceiling), than by the fleet of bananas.
For those who've asked for some wide open and part throttle exhaust clips with the new setup here they are. Some deep triple digit pulls included at no extra charge...
Also had the car dyno'd again after putting a few miles on it.
Was very happy with the delta, and it corroborates what the seat of the pants feel is--that there is TONS more power on the top end now. Dyno room conditions were within 5* ambient of the previous bolt-on run, and numbers are SAE...
Installed;
Overall, I should of sprayed some clear over the 3M to add more gloss, but I was impatient and just bolted them on. Regardless, I really like how it came out, makes the front end more aggressive.
Scored a set of TA 2.0 extensions from Santa this year so I was anxious to get them mounted. One thing I don't like about the oem extensions was that they are just as-molded plastic in finish, and look a bit off up against the nice carbon splitter bodies. So i decided to wrap them to get some...
NSX's have been struggling to move, had a friend pick one up for 150k after a 50k discount off MSRP.
Quite compelling at that price (in the novelty sense).
The gas mileage comment had nothing to do with cost. Its a matter of being annoying. Case in point, me and few friends go for a cruise/fun-run. We can't go more than 100 miles with cruising/playin-around because all of my buddies in the E85/Meth Z06s physically run out of fuel. It gets annoying...
During the packages development they tested a "race gas tune" with c16, and only picked up 8 peak, and 10ish through the curve. Was deemed not worth it, and wasn't offered as an option on the commercial product. I'm sure it would be the same story for E85. Not worth it to half your gas mileage...
I have no idea, I never look at tread ratings. I can tell you I squeezed about 10,000 miles out of my R888s last go-around with A LOT of racing (but no burn-outs, dumb shit, etc).
One more fun little upgrade.
I always felt like the catted Belanger setup was amazing in tone, and the perfect sound level at WOT. The only thing I wished was that it would give me a bit more chop at idle now that the car was HC (the cats really mute out the idle chop). That, and I've always...
Went with another stock twin-disc. I got hooked up big time by another Viper owner, and I just wanted the car back on the road ASAP. I know the nth triple is the bees-knees I'm just not convinced that I need to put that kind of clutch in the car at my power level. The majority of this car's time...
They are absolutely incredible in my opinion, just like the old R888s were. I haven't tracked on them yet so I cant say anything in regards to lateral grip levels but the straight-line grip is phenomenal. Its almost dead hooking 1st gear which is impressive at my power level. Car feels planted...
And thus began the beginning of a long, disappointing day...
I knew the stock clutch would be a pain, but I arrogantly thought I'd be able to make it work. Between the length of time it took between passes, someone blowing up and oiling the track down every other pass, I was only able to...
The new build's break-in was over just in time to hit a dragstrip rental I had purchased a spot in a few months back. I had procured a set of 18x13 OZ's and 26" Hoosiers (thanks Bernie and Andy) to try to increase my final drive ratio, and combat the tall 1st gear in these cars. I knew I would...
Lots of updates, pull up a chair.
So after getting the car back together with the heads/cam install it had some weird hesitation at the upper rpms on their break-in/test-drives. We thought it was something non-mechanical by the nature of the stumble but it seemed to get worse with subsequent...
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Also have these guys going on soon as I have some free time. No use in wasting the added power to wheelspin--big thanks to DV8Motoring for hooking it up.
Its an extremely versatile car. Having a car able to run 9s NA with a wheel/tire change, hit the road course all day in 100* heat without skipping a beat, and take your girl to dinner with all the modern day luxuries is what it's all about. My car still has cats, runs on pump gas, drives like...
Motor has been inspected, cleaned, and re-assembled with the Stage II build. Engine has been re-installed in the vehicle and is a few accessories short of firing and break-in. Here are the additions;
-CNC ported heads (larger valves, upgraded springs & retainers)
-VVT Delete (Fixed cam with...