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PaulFiveOh
12-06-2008, 08:59 PM
I finally put some numbers down.

It took Kelly S and Mike B a while to troubleshoot through my fried ECU, my bullshit speaker wire harness and other misc problems from where the previous owner (2 owners ago) did a v8 swap and pretty much hand made the harness....

Any ways...

Made 400 on mikes Dyno and ran out of fuel at 4500 rpms at 6.6 lbs of boost.
Throwing an inline on and looking to make a safe 425ish on 93 and who knows how much I can make on E85.

So thanks to everyone who has contributed, Kelly, Todd, the group from Kentucky, and all of Kelly's friend who wrenched on my car.

Looking to be complete by this week. Just in time to sit in storage... Time to get a third job to pay the shop bill now haha.

Ryan218
12-06-2008, 10:51 PM
very respectable numbers. should be fun to drive!

Metcalf Racing
12-06-2008, 11:10 PM
I finally put some numbers down.

It took Kelly S and Mike B a while to troubleshoot through my fried ECU, my bullshit speaker wire harness and other misc problems from where the previous owner (2 owners ago) did a v8 swap and pretty much hand made the harness....

Any ways...

Made 400 on mikes Dyno and ran out of fuel at 4500 rpms at 6.6 lbs of boost.
Throwing an inline on and looking to make a safe 425ish on 93 and who knows how much I can make on E85.

So thanks to everyone who has contributed, Kelly, Todd, the group from Kentucky, and all of Kelly's friend who wrenched on my car.

Looking to be complete by this week. Just in time to sit in storage... Time to get a third job to pay the shop bill now haha.
You would probably be better off getting bigger injectors if you already have a 255 pump.

89notch
12-06-2008, 11:13 PM
You would probably be better off getting bigger injectors if you already have a 255 pump.

It has 60lb injectors in it he is running out of pump the fuel pressure is dropping off around 4k RPMS

Metcalf Racing
12-06-2008, 11:17 PM
It has 60lb injectors in it he is running out of pump the fuel pressure is dropping off around 4k RPMSdose it have a 255 intank?

89notch
12-06-2008, 11:18 PM
dose it have a 255 intank?

Yes it already has a 255 intank

Metcalf Racing
12-06-2008, 11:25 PM
Then it has another problem. I have 60lb injectors and a 255 and I'm making over 600rwhp

89notch
12-06-2008, 11:27 PM
Then it has another problem. I have 60lb injectors and a 255 and I'm making over 600rwhp

I'm sure you have a walbro GSS342 high pressure intank his has a standard pressure GSS340.

Metcalf Racing
12-06-2008, 11:29 PM
I'm sure you have a walbro GSS342 high pressure intank his has a standard pressure GSS340.The 340 should plenty good, I'd be looking somewhere else

89notch
12-06-2008, 11:35 PM
The 340 should plenty good, I'd be looking somewhere else

The GSS340 is rated for 500 flywheel horsepower so I think its the problem its causing a lean spike and the pressure dips and then try's to recover. I'm positive this is the issue since I've had it happen in the past with this pump at MD. Also I was wrong in the beginning it is a high pressure but it has since been replaced with the 342 which is a much better pump.

JIMS SVT
12-06-2008, 11:54 PM
Id put money on it and say dirty fuel filter.

89notch
12-06-2008, 11:58 PM
Id put money on it and say dirty fuel filter.

I plan on putting another new fuel filter on when I add the booster pump Monday so it should be good to go Monday when I get the pump.

YouGotJunk
12-07-2008, 12:07 AM
who knows how much I can make on E85.


Why in the world would you even consider running some junk ass fuel like E85?? That stuff is garbage and they shouldn't even be allowed to sell it. If you want to step up and run good gas, run some REAL race gas. It's the safest and it'll allow you to make as much power as you want. E85 is a joke!

Adam@S&MMotorsports
12-07-2008, 12:39 AM
Why in the world would you even consider running some junk ass fuel like E85?? That stuff is garbage and they shouldn't even be allowed to sell it. If you want to step up and run good gas, run some REAL race gas. It's the safest and it'll allow you to make as much power as you want. E85 is a joke!

Rob I have actually seen some decent numbers on that shit. I'm with Jim on the fuel filter thing but if you plan on running E85 the helper pump is a good idea... Keep in mind you will be using roughly 30% more fuel on E85

YouGotJunk
12-07-2008, 12:45 AM
Ok BUT, what have you seen better numbers on....E85 or turboblue/c16/cam2 or some of the other REAL race fuels? If your going to spend that kinda money building a car, why short cut it on fuel. E85 might be a little better than regular 93, but it's no where near as good as a real race fuel.

Adam@S&MMotorsports
12-07-2008, 01:02 AM
Ok BUT, what have you seen better numbers on....E85 or turboblue/c16/cam2 or some of the other REAL race fuels? If your going to spend that kinda money building a car, why short cut it on fuel. E85 might be a little better than regular 93, but it's no where near as good as a real race fuel.

Can't argue with that...

Metcalf Racing
12-07-2008, 01:36 AM
I plan on putting another new fuel filter on when I add the booster pump Monday so it should be good to go Monday when I get the pump.I don't know Paul's finances but I'd forget the booster pump and look elsewhere. It seems like these other guys with fast car knowledge agree with me:bigthumb

Rick93coupe
12-07-2008, 02:13 AM
Why in the world would you even consider running some junk ass fuel like E85?? That stuff is garbage and they shouldn't even be allowed to sell it. If you want to step up and run good gas, run some REAL race gas. It's the safest and it'll allow you to make as much power as you want. E85 is a joke!

There's nothing wrong with E85, I'll have a tune for it on my car. There's plenty of good reasons to run it, along with the fact that's the cheapest fuel you can find that comes in @ 105 octane. The only 2 downsides that I can find is where you can purchase it, and the need for larger fuel pumps to meet the demand.

Rick93coupe
12-07-2008, 02:16 AM
I don't know Paul's finances but I'd forget the booster pump and look elsewhere. It seems like these other guys with fast car knowledge agree with me:bigthumb

Twin inline walbros is the ticket.

YouGotJunk
12-07-2008, 02:33 AM
There's nothing wrong with E85, I'll have a tune for it on my car. There's plenty of good reasons to run it, along with the fact that's the cheapest fuel you can find that comes in @ 105 octane. The only 2 downsides that I can find is where you can purchase it, and the need for larger fuel pumps to meet the demand.

So you'll spend 50K on a car and then worry about saving 20bux everytime you fill your car up, seems pretty smart to me. :rolleyes: I know guys that actually build gas stations and deal with this crap fuel and they've all told me it's junk and they wouldn't run it in anything they own. And yeah it may be cheaper, but when you burn 30% more...is it really cheaper???

Rick93coupe
12-07-2008, 02:43 AM
Yep its cheaper. You need a calculator in your stocking this yr. :lol:

YouGotJunk
12-07-2008, 03:35 AM
Yep its cheaper. You need a calculator in your stocking this yr. :lol:

Hopefully you'll get a brain to operate one too!!

Rick93coupe
12-07-2008, 03:56 AM
It took you almost an hr to come up with that? hahaha

YouGotJunk
12-07-2008, 04:15 AM
Nope, I was actually in the chatroom trying to teach you a few things. We'll see if you've learned anything or not come spring time