Broke the Record 11.988 @113mph
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Anything is possible. However, I thought you were trying to keep your car looking stock and going with somewhat of a sleeper approach. If you turn it into a Euro NASCAR, the sky is the limit on your possilities.
I had been trying to follow your other posts but it seems like most of those are just thoughts and speculation. Haven't found any recent pictures other than diagrams and possible directions you/Vadim were heading. Maybe I missed a thread along the way.
I had been trying to follow your other posts but it seems like most of those are just thoughts and speculation. Haven't found any recent pictures other than diagrams and possible directions you/Vadim were heading. Maybe I missed a thread along the way.
I do have to commend DynoComp for completing Hooley's project so quickly. It seems like VRP/Vadim has so many projects going at the same time that mine only gets part-time attention.
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I have not been posting on the progress much since Vadim would prefer me to keep quiet until it's done but the engine is being assembled as I type. The block was completely re-honed and re-coated to make it even stronger to withstand extreme boost. Vadim has assured me that it will be a comfortable daily driver. No I don't want a dragster. Yes I want it to look and feel stock unless I take it to the track.
I do have to commend DynoComp for completing Hooley's project so quickly. It seems like VRP/Vadim has so many projects going at the same time that mine only gets part-time attention.
I do have to commend DynoComp for completing Hooley's project so quickly. It seems like VRP/Vadim has so many projects going at the same time that mine only gets part-time attention.
I think the hardest part of the project is going to be tuning the car. Tuning for WOT will be the easiest, if there is even an easy part. Its the around town normal driving that will be hard. My project itsn't done yet... Yes I have the car in my driveway, but its goes in and out of the shop for new mods and tweaking 2 times a week. I think thats something you have to be ready for when you take it home for the first time.
I would plan of lots of hours on the dyno.
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I think the hardest part of the project is going to be tuning the car. Tuning for WOT will be the easiest, if there is even an easy part. Its the around town normal driving that will be hard. My project itsn't done yet... Yes I have the car in my driveway, but its goes in and out of the shop for new mods and tweaking 2 times a week. I think thats something you have to be ready for when you take it home for the first time.
I would plan of lots of hours on the dyno.
I would plan of lots of hours on the dyno.
It can get pretty pricey at $100/hr or even a discounted $50/hr. Vadim quoted me a fixed price that includes all the tuning required to maximize power and driveabiltiy.
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For those contemplating following in your footsteps, would DynoComp be charging for all that road and dyno tuning time?
It can get pretty pricey at $100/hr or even a discounted $50/hr. Vadim quoted me a fixed price that includes all the tuning required to maximize power and driveabiltiy.
It can get pretty pricey at $100/hr or even a discounted $50/hr. Vadim quoted me a fixed price that includes all the tuning required to maximize power and driveabiltiy.
If he is messing around with an idea I don't think he would charge you more. I think someone doing this project or an off the wall project is looking at 5 hours dyno time.
Rich is a good guy and is very honest and up front. He wont take on a project he cant do. This whole SC retrofit project took a lot of just gazing at the motor for hours while Rich and his head tech Matt came up with ideas. All this was before they did anything to the car. They really created their own instruction manual.
With this project i was willing to help out anyway I could. There were nights we were working on the car until 9pm. I was able to piece out all the parts needed for the project and get them, so that saved a huge chunk of time he would have had to pay someone to leave the shop and run and get stuff.
I cant say enough good things about the guys at Dyno-Comp as people and their work skills. Very top notch.
I don't want to say what Dyno Comp would charge someone to do a custom project, but i will say those guys will take care of you and they live for that kind of stuff.
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I cant say enough good things about the guys at Dyno-Comp as people and their work skills. Very top notch.
I don't want to say what Dyno Comp would charge someone to do a custom project, but i will say those guys will take care of you and they live for that kind of stuff.
I don't want to say what Dyno Comp would charge someone to do a custom project, but i will say those guys will take care of you and they live for that kind of stuff.
