It's been a while since I posted anything about progress ion the race car so I figure I would update a bit. Since Nov. 06' the car has been decomissioned for upgrades to the safety and performance of the car. The last 2 times out with the car were an absolute dream, the car was straight as an arrow from the launch to shutdown. This was after I lowered it, extended the wheelbase and had a wicked wheel alignment on it. 60's improved over a tenth and probably had more to gain if I had more seat time.
Fast forward to today. I think every aspect of the car has changed since that last time it went down the track. The safety aspect, a parachute now sits out back just in case I need some help slowing it down. The roll cage is now certified to 8.50 The rest of the factory window were swapped for MR-10 lexan pieces. The car will still use a 2.2 hybrid, but will have a set of upgraded billet main caps(Thanks, Aaron!) to hold the crank in place. Choice of turbo went to a S300 Borg-Warner unit with a 72mm inducer. This sucker is large! I welded up a stainless header for it, also using a dual wastegate setup, one for each pair of runners. I fabbed up a new intake as well, it consists of a 5" plenum and a 75mm mustang TB. Outback I decided to fab up a new roll pan, after stretching the wheelbase, the rear bumper looked weird. And underneath the car, used some sheet aluminum to keep the air flowing nicely under the car.
I made the decision to use all of the Neon DOHC timing pieces on this motor. The crank gear, cam gears, idlers and even the belt were a combo of 2.0/2.4 parts. I made a custom spacer to use the crank gear and the available aftermarket damper for the 2.4. The electronics were removed in favor of a Bigstuff3 system. Capable of individual cylinder timing and fuel control, coil-on-plug and many other features should help this combo run great. I am attaching some shots of the car I took this week, I have a ways to go, but I think soon enough I will be getting back to the track. Thanks for reading!!