End of an era...bye bye turbo.
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02/07/22 10:51 PM
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Well after 10 years and a long incredible, frustrating, but rewarding journey... I sold all of the turbo stuff out of my Plymouth this week.
I started with a lot of junk hand me down stuff as a project to get my engineering degree. Broke a lot of parts along the way every time we turned up the wick, and I've learned so much with this project.
In the end I'm really proud that I was able to take such a simple combo and run mid 9's in street trim with it.
What I learned Stock block, crank, and rods will take a LOT of abuse. No matter how expensive your pistons are, an over-aggressive tuneup will hurt them every time. Many stock driveline parts will take high power, trans brake, drag radial, launches in a very heavy car... 8 3/4's and front planetary will not one of them. Turbo cars don't need gear. Mine was very fast on 2.76, 3.23, and 3.55's Converter selection is everything to making the car launch well. A good set of shocks and slow motion video from your phone are like magic. Money well spent. A turbo car WILL repeat as a bracket car if you leave off the trans brake with a boost controller. Zero doubt in that.
After giving it lots of thought, it's just time to get back to foot brake bracket racing with friends, focusing on racing instead of ET chasing...
...and most of all...It's time to go Nostalgia Super Stock Racing with my Dad (dvw).
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Re: End of an era...bye bye turbo.
[Re: VernMotor]
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02/08/22 01:04 AM
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What you accomplished with that car is very impressive.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/boeexFms.jpg[/img]31 Plymouth Coupe, 392 Hemi, T56 magnum RS23J71 RS27J77 RP23J71 RO23J71 WM21J8A I don't regret the things I've done. I only regret the things I didn't do. "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. ~ Plato"
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Re: End of an era...bye bye turbo.
[Re: dizuster]
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02/08/22 08:05 AM
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...and most of all...It's time to go Nostalgia Super Stock Racing with my Dad (dvw).
I like the sound of that. What will the new combo be? Different car, or just different drivetrain?
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68 Road Runner
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Re: End of an era...bye bye turbo.
[Re: JERICOGTX]
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02/08/22 09:12 AM
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scott you doing the 62 into a nss car or you going a different route
JAKES AUTOMOTIVE
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Re: End of an era...bye bye turbo.
[Re: JERICOGTX]
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02/08/22 01:10 PM
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...and most of all...It's time to go Nostalgia Super Stock Racing with my Dad (dvw).
I like the sound of that. What will the new combo be? Different car, or just different drivetrain? Sale pending!
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Re: End of an era...bye bye turbo.
[Re: dizuster]
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02/08/22 02:40 PM
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Loved the car, glad to hear the story will continue on in a different configuration.
Rich H.
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Re: End of an era...bye bye turbo.
[Re: dizuster]
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02/09/22 09:38 AM
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glad to see you ditching the turbo.all the turbo is .is street outlaws monkey see monkey do.everyone wants to be like the tv tells them to be LOL... this car was together and on the chassis dyno a year and a half before Street Outlaws ever aired for the first time. So I think they are the monkey's not me! I was going to post the same thing! I find it ironic the turbo slamming came from someone with the slowest tube chassis B1 headed car west of the Mississippi
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Re: End of an era...bye bye turbo.
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02/09/22 09:56 AM
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glad to see you ditching the turbo.all the turbo is .is street outlaws monkey see monkey do.everyone wants to be like the tv tells them to be Power adders have gotten a lot cheaper and the electronics to control them have a better availability. There is a performance boom and Street Outlaws has very little to do with it.
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11.19 @ 121 mph Pump gas, n/a, through the mufflers on street tires with 3.54's. 3,600 lbs.
9.92 @ 135mph with a 350 shot of nitrous and 93 octane pump. 1.43 60 ft. 3,750 lbs.
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