- Location
- Bountiful, land of rocks
ah, I remember Rebecca.... not worth it but kind of fun
Turbo time!
- Thread starter xjtony
- Start date
xjtony
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Grantsville, Ut
More to come, it was dark when I got it home.
86 Shelby Charger that was run as a salt flats car. Sticker on the back shows it in the 130 MPH club at Bonneville.
86 Shelby Charger that was run as a salt flats car. Sticker on the back shows it in the 130 MPH club at Bonneville.
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
That's rad!!
xjtony
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Grantsville, Ut
So there is some rust on the rear quarters, but it's a race car, not a show car, so I can fix the bad areas good enough
UNSTUCK
But stuck more often.
As long as it has pencil with teeth marks in it.
Trate D
Well-Known Member
Log into Facebook
Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know.
www.facebook.com
Pile of parts
Well-Known Member
- Location
- South Jordan
You'd have to change your name from Kitty to Karen and trade your MG...Log into Facebook
Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know.
xjtony
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Grantsville, Ut
The other reason I bought this car. This is probably 1/6th of the parts it came with.
He even kept the paint chips.
One of the seats. No tears or stains.
He even kept the paint chips.
One of the seats. No tears or stains.
xjtony
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Grantsville, Ut
Bonneville, 2008. 130.25 MPH.
xjtony
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Grantsville, Ut
Has a leaky fuel line in the back and only half the exhaust is installed, but it fired right up. The video doesn't do the exhaust note justice. It has way more rumble in person. Sounds a bit rowdy. 😁
xjtony
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Grantsville, Ut
I have the other blue seat, I just need to switch over the rails.
It drives, at least around the block! Still needs a bit to be really roadworthy, but it does build boost quick!
A pair of 86s
It drives, at least around the block! Still needs a bit to be really roadworthy, but it does build boost quick!
A pair of 86s
Last edited:
- Location
- West Haven, UT
Thanks for sharing -very cool cars
xjtony
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Grantsville, Ut
BOV from an Eagle Talon installed in the Laser. Makes cool turbo noises now 😎
xjtony
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Grantsville, Ut
So the turbo on the Charger leaks oil.... bad. James Bond smoke screen bad. Luckily I've been collecting parts so I have a good T1 turbo that I took out of the Laser. Put a new exhaust housing on due to broken bolts that i don't feel like drilling out right at the moment
Still needs a little clean up, but it'll do the job for now.
The difference between the T1 and T2 turbos on these cars is the EGR valve on the earlier T1s. The T2 don't use the EGR.
The one in the car will go out to be rebuilt.
Still needs a little clean up, but it'll do the job for now.
The difference between the T1 and T2 turbos on these cars is the EGR valve on the earlier T1s. The T2 don't use the EGR.
The one in the car will go out to be rebuilt.
TurboMinivan
Still plays with cars
- Location
- Lehi, UT
That's a good BOV--it opens quickly and flows a decent amount. If (when?) you decide to run 20+ pounds of boost, I can show you how to modify the valve (they start leaking at that point).
xjtony
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Grantsville, Ut
So now that I have the Charger this car will stay at the boost level it's at right now. It'll still get a rebuilt engine with better rods, and exhaust and all that good stuff, but the Charger will be the racecar. The Laser is a great daily, and 15 psi is plenty for the street.
TurboMinivan
Still plays with cars
- Location
- Lehi, UT
On my Caravan, I ran 18 psi for years because that was as high as I could go without detonating on Utah's 91 octane pump gas. Later, I installed a solenoid/toggle switch setup and created two-stage boost control. The LO setting was 18 psi, and the HI setting was whatever I wanted to run at the strip that day (with some 100 octane gas mixed in). I gradually went higher and higher (a pound at a time), but ultimately never went higher than 24 psi before I stopped racing the van. Ah, glory days.
BTW: with stock electronics, 15 psi is a good stopping point. You've just crossed the limit of the MAP sensor (which will already need a zener diode to prevent boost cutout at that point), and you are right at the limits of the fuel supply (depending on which injectors and what fuel pressure you are running).
xjtony
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Grantsville, Ut
Yeah that's why I'm leaving it where it is. At 15psi it's not hit the overboost yet, and my AFR gauge still reads full rich. I will put a Walbro 255 fuel pump in the car when this one dies though.
The Charger is a different story. I still don't know what PSI the Charger was running at. The extra injectors are set to come on at 15 PSI. Once I get it running right I'll put a few gallons of race gas in it and see.
I have the old turbo off. The center seals were leaking into both the exhaust and compressor side, it's a mess. The good turbo will go on tomorrow (it's on now but has to come back off due to me screwing up a 3 inch long hose). Hopefully i can start driving it around some this weekend.
The Charger is a different story. I still don't know what PSI the Charger was running at. The extra injectors are set to come on at 15 PSI. Once I get it running right I'll put a few gallons of race gas in it and see.
I have the old turbo off. The center seals were leaking into both the exhaust and compressor side, it's a mess. The good turbo will go on tomorrow (it's on now but has to come back off due to me screwing up a 3 inch long hose). Hopefully i can start driving it around some this weekend.
xjtony
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Grantsville, Ut
It's running and can drive, but it's not ready quite yet. It's throwing a code and won't build boost all the sudden. I've got to get batteries for my scanner in the morning. The turbo is SUPER loud, but I noticed that the exhaust is sitting on the rear suspension, and I think it's amplifying the vibration. Has an oil leak too. Gotta snake cam it and see. Might have to pull the pan. Could be the turbo drain line too.
TurboMinivan
Still plays with cars
- Location
- Lehi, UT
On these Mopars, you can read the codes by toggling the ignition key ON-OFF-ON-OFF-ON (without starting the car). Then watch the 'power loss' light to flash out double digit codes, one digit at a time (tens digit followed by the ones digit).