dmichaels

Project accusump is underway. It's mostly done, just working on the electrical hookups and then re-attaching the splitter.

dmichaels

I think I'll need at least 3 more quarts of oil, getting the right oil quantity will be a bit of a challenge. I'll post up more as I do some testing

SGwick

I pulled the trigger on ARH 1-3/4 w/ catted H-pipe, let you know how it goes. Hopefully everything completed before mid-June.

5.M0NSTER

Wow, accusump and long tubes, you guys have been busy! Looking forward to white ups and/or before after pics and impressions.

ElkGroveFordGuy

I have been thinking about putting a accusump on my 1965 mustang for autocross!
I had one on a race truck in the past, it's a great product and can prolong engine life a lot!

dmichaels

Nice!! I'm sure you'll love them. I have yet to hear one person say they didn't like headers.

Planning to do long tubes this fall I think. Not a whole lot else I have on my list now!

dmichaels

I'll post after the Glen

Accusump is cool - charges quickly and seems to discharge in about 10 seconds. Keep this engine in tip top shape!!

dmichaels

I might put one in my Tahoe for start up oil pressure. Very cool system.

SGwick

Yeah I'm pretty excited :-) Your driving at LRP is evident headers not needed, I gotta work on my driving/seat time. Skilled driver > car mods :-) Great driving man.

dmichaels

Thank - it was the best LRP outing I've had in a while! Hopefully I'll catch up with you at an event this summer

Bert

Could you remind us how that works? Apparently it is a pressurized reservoir that feeds from the oil filter and maintains 40 psi oil pressure at all times?

While your at it, might was well get rid of that puny little 500S filter and go to the real FRPP 820 one, LOL

dmichaels

Sure - the accusump is an accumulator (air bladder on one side, oil on the other side) which is filled up with oil via tapping into the engine oil system. The engine oil pump flows oil into the accumulator until it's full, then a flow valve on the accumulator holds the pressurized oil in the accumulator. If engine oil pressure drops below a threshold (30psi in my application), then the flow valve, which is solenoid operated and commanded via the pressure sensor signal, opens and allows reverse flow (from accumulator to engine) to provide pressurized oil to the engine until the situation causing the engine oil pressure to be low ceases and the oil pump takes over charging the system.

Yeah I might go with a new filter next time

EF1

Just found out that the Track Guys/Camp Steeda Sebring scheduled for Memorial Day weekend has been cancelled due to low registration numbers. This was going to be my second trip to Sebring and my first track outing of the year. I am disappointed and wondering what I should do for the upcoming holiday weekend. Does anyone know of any events that weekend in the Southeast?

SGwick

Slotted brakes. Worth changing all corners or just the fronts?

5.M0NSTER

difficult to say. My preference is decent blanks. What brand are you considering? A few of the decently priced options out there specifically say slotted is for street use only. And BrandsI would really trust with slotted or cross drilled are expensive. Just my opinion.

SGwick

I pulled the trigger on stoptech slotted rotors for all four corners. I didn't have any real issue with my current stock setup but always wanted to try these out. Looked at the 2 piece rotor but too expensive for me

ElkGroveFordGuy

I'm very curious to see how these work for you on the track.
Do you have brembo front brakes?

SGwick

yes but on 2011 gt if that makes any difference

dmichaels

I just started running rear slotted, but they are floating 2-piece. I haven't switched my fronts to the matching slotted 2-pieces but I will in the near future.

They should work well, might wear the pads a little faster. Let us know what you think!

EF1

I wouldn't throw away perfectly good unslotted rotors just to change over to slots, but if you are ready for a rotor swap why not. I have been running the DBA 4000 series slotted on all four corners for over a year now without issue on the track or the road. I just upgraded the rears from the stock 11.8 rotors to the 13.8 rotors using the 2013 Shelby caliper mounting brackets. I want a little more thermal mass and the small rear rotors have always bothered me, besides Steeda gave me a great price on the rotors.