Finally was able to watch the two most important episodes...
I hope the show will be a hit to continue. I enjoyed it.
You gave a good showing A.J. and I know it was a bit of a disappointment to get edged out, but you should be proud of the experience.
Thanks for representing us well!
Wayne H.
'91 Dodge Spirit ES 2.5L turbo 5spd
'05 PT GT 2.4T HO autostick (RIP)
'89 Plymouth Acclaim 2.5L turbo auto, "Slugmobile" yes, THE Slugmobile!
'89 Dodge Caravan SE 2.5L turbo auto, "Mean Mini" yes, Gus' Mean Mini! (Current best 11.699 @ 114.43 mph! - Oct 15th, 2022 Cecil County Dragway, MD)
MeanMini dragracing videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...URZLB1RxGYF6vw
and other cars, trucks and motorcycles
https://www.youtube.com/user/SlugmobileMeanMini
I was more than satisfied with only winning my class. I was watching the races before mine and I knew what that Saab could do. When I got paired up against him I knew I was going to lose but then he missed a shift. As far as the Toyota Hilux, I had half the engine and no nitrous, was faster than him, but because he had a V8 and instant torque, he got me out of the hole and barely squeaked past me. I'm not disappointed at all. I already spent that $3000. I upgraded the intercooler (confirmed 26 hp-20 ft/lbs torque gain), upgraded the intake and throttle body (best butt-dyno felt mod I've done. Suspected possible 20 hp gain but I'll find out once I get my input shaft installed and hit the dyno), and had money left over to put towards my 500 hp/11.5 second forged lower end, big valve/big cam head build.
What were your 60' times?
The video made the launches for everyone look soft.
Wayne H.
'91 Dodge Spirit ES 2.5L turbo 5spd
'05 PT GT 2.4T HO autostick (RIP)
'89 Plymouth Acclaim 2.5L turbo auto, "Slugmobile" yes, THE Slugmobile!
'89 Dodge Caravan SE 2.5L turbo auto, "Mean Mini" yes, Gus' Mean Mini! (Current best 11.699 @ 114.43 mph! - Oct 15th, 2022 Cecil County Dragway, MD)
MeanMini dragracing videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...URZLB1RxGYF6vw
and other cars, trucks and motorcycles
https://www.youtube.com/user/SlugmobileMeanMini
For the intake I used the turbo PT Cruiser aluminum lower and customs built an upper from parts I bought from Ross Machine Racing. I used this for the plenum: http://rossmachineracing.com/dplenum.html, these velocity stacks: http://rossmachineracing.com/ovalstack.html, and these end caps: http://rossmachineracing.com/dendcap.html. Here's a pic, hopefully it comes out, I've been having trouble posting pics.
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For the throttle body I used one off of a Ford 5.4L V8. It has a 2.75" throttle blade but necks down to 2.6" in front of the throttle blade. Since my intercooler plumbing is 2.5" I figured it was fine. I had to weld on my throttle cable bracket and plumb in an external IAC because on the Ford 5.4 it's on the intake.
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Wayne H.
'91 Dodge Spirit ES 2.5L turbo 5spd
'05 PT GT 2.4T HO autostick (RIP)
'89 Plymouth Acclaim 2.5L turbo auto, "Slugmobile" yes, THE Slugmobile!
'89 Dodge Caravan SE 2.5L turbo auto, "Mean Mini" yes, Gus' Mean Mini! (Current best 11.699 @ 114.43 mph! - Oct 15th, 2022 Cecil County Dragway, MD)
MeanMini dragracing videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...URZLB1RxGYF6vw
and other cars, trucks and motorcycles
https://www.youtube.com/user/SlugmobileMeanMini
Just watched it, congratulation A.J.
1988 Lancer Shelby 2.2TII 1989 Shadow ES 2.5TI 1992 Lebaron Sedan 3.0Auto 1993 Acclaim 2.5TI-A520 Hoard parts now!