knightmoves 2.0!

[homeboysduster]

a fresh thread to finish knightmoves. to recap the build knightmoves started out as a 91 daytona ES 3.0 5 speed. I brought it back from a VERY bad rust infestation to a great looking car, just to find out rust had gotten up high into the fire wall area where I couldn't see and had to start over. so here comes knightmoves2.0 a 87 daytona turbo z T top car with very little rust issues. this is the current car. over the last 3 years I have built 4 engines for the car and was never satisfied with them. the last engine a 10:1 twin throttle bodied motor I was forced to sell due to a very severe storm that destroyed 3 trees and part of my house. I had to sell the motor and some other stuff to pay for repairs. so that left me with no motor. I am now working on a 3.5 DOHC 6G74 motor to go into knightmoves. it is the only motor i have and will be posting here with updates. here are some pics of the engine and where it stands now.

home coming!




forged crank!!! and 4 bolt main!!




cleaned up!!





newly powder coated VC's!!!



new intake!!

[john1320]

That intake is absolutely beautiful, a great start to say the least

[turbovanman²]

No doubt, kinda looks like the Yamaha SHO intake.

[omni_840]

Nice start! Looking forward to more progress

[homeboysduster]

thanks guys!! it will have twin turbo's soon!!!

[cordes]

Edited for real official Knightmoves theme song.




That intake is awesome for sure. I really like what you've done with it.

[homeboysduster]

This is the car's theme song right?




That intake is awesome for sure. I really like what you've done with it.

thanks,but no. the cars name came from a knight moving on the enemy!!! seek and destroy!!!

[cordes]

Unfortunate, but Seek and Destroy it is!

[MC#4]

hahahahahah, I always figured it was named after bob seger's song too! ♫ Workin on knightmoves ♫ It fits so perfect.

That's ok, still a cool project

[cordes]

hahahahahah, I always figured it was named after bob seger's song too! ♫ Workin on knightmoves ♫ It fits so perfect.

That's ok, still a cool project

And you're the predecessor to the MC5! We've got a rock and roll theme in this thread for sure! I can't wait to see this thing in action. I'm really excited about that intake.

[homeboysduster]

got my 2 52mm throttle bodies in today!!! I will powder coat these to look better than they did when Ma Mopar made them!!!

[Rrider]

Niiiice!!

Twin GT30?

[homeboysduster]

Niiiice!!

Twin GT30?

not quite!!!LOL no Mitsubishi TEO4H yes a T1 turbo! they are bigger than the turbo's installed on the dodge stealth R/T twin turbo 3.0!!!

[john1320]

I could imagine using KMP's logs. Instead of the single turbo mid-pipe, you could actually run flanged pipes up (*where KMP's turbo mid-pipe would locate a single) to where you would merge the exhaust discharge sides of both turbos using a 2 to 1 weld el, welded to Chrysler style discharge flanges on both snails. (divorced smaller weld el for ext gate) The plumbing for the intake and discharge for cold side might brick wall this, but you are very inventive at these challenges! Are you still opting for modified tube headers with low-mounts and recovery pump? (or are they high enough for gravity drain on the 3.5?)

[RoadWarrior222]

This has all the signs of being completely insane.... I like it.

[homeboysduster]

This has all the signs of being completely insane.... I like it.

thanks!!! I have to build a few parts to make this work but nothing major! I have to make a set of adapters for the manifolds to mount the turbos. once that is done i can ship my heads out to Ed!!!

[STLShelbyZ]

Looking good Bobby! This is definitely as crazy as it gets haha.

[RoadWarrior222]

I was reading yesterday about how how 3 cyls of a V6 are PARTICULARLY good at pumping a helmholtz resonator type of intake, which whether you intended it or not, is what yours will do. The thing is though with being such a large diameter, I think it will resonate quite low down, which might make for some slightly strange low down behavior, like you get a torque hump not far off idle, leading to harsh tip in, or that kicks your tires loose prematurely. So just thinking, that if I were "copying" you, that I'd try and brain out the math for a diameter such that the intake came in tune around 2500ish and took me into boost with less lag, rather than what might be a pump dump lag boost kind of feel.

[homeboysduster]

I was reading yesterday about how how 3 cyls of a V6 are PARTICULARLY good at pumping a helmholtz resonator type of intake, which whether you intended it or not, is what yours will do. The thing is though with being such a large diameter, I think it will resonate quite low down, which might make for some slightly strange low down behavior, like you get a torque hump not far off idle, leading to harsh tip in, or that kicks your tires loose prematurely. So just thinking, that if I were "copying" you, that I'd try and brain out the math for a diameter such that the intake came in tune around 2500ish and took me into boost with less lag, rather than what might be a pump dump lag boost kind of feel.

my first intake was a N/A intake and was 4 inches in diameter. this one is only 3 inches and is 11 inches long. so it is a little on the small side. all my innercooling pipe will be 2 inch as well as the innercooler in lets and out lets. I choose 52mm throttle bodies so the velocity will remain high. the plan is to run the car off idle to about 6500RPM. I only have a 1/8th mile track here so when i do go to the trace this motor should perform well. see thid is a cruzer and a part time drag car. a toy!!!LOL thid id my first turbo car. so this is a learning experence. so i look forward to your comments and ideas!

[homeboysduster]

31"x11"x3" GOD speed innercooler!!!!