I just got back from having Benji install my 3.73s and Spydershaft - of course, the current weather is not ideal conditions to test the new drivetrain, but I can definitely feel a little more punch off the line now. Enjoyed getting to meet Benji; he knows his car stuff.

 

Way to go!!! yea it looks like this weekend isnt the ideal weekend to test anything.... unless of course your into wrecking

Cant wait for a dry day so you can really get on it!

 

Awesome David!

 

Ok just back from the Dyno session for Tony at Curtis' shop. I have to say that I was impressed with the overall operation. I believe that Curtis is good at what he does. My only concern is the placement of the a/f monitor in the tailpipe rather than in a bung closer to the motor. That being said, the Dynapack instrument was interesting. It looks like as long as you use his shop and variables the tuning should be good. The Dynapack does allow you to introduce a load on the car that seems to duplicate real world scenerios. The Hennesey tune and the Brenspeed tune were lean according to the numbers produced. Both were in the 13.2-13.8 range which is too lean. Curtis adjusted the ratio and made a new tune which produced a bit more power peaking at 277 I think Torque was just under 300 lb ft.

 

How did the shop look? Was Jeffs car in there?

 

Did Jeremy make it there? He called me this morning it looks like but I wasnt near the phone to hear it

 

Sorry I couldnt make it there guys.... My brothers motor was sent off and he needs a new heater core...so we were tearing down the car to get to it....still didnt get it all done.... then I had a birthday to go to. Wish I could have gone!!! I wanted to see the dyno in action!

 

I watched Tony's dyno tune this morning, also - I too was impressed with the Dynopack. I'd trust it, especially with Kurtis's knowledge in using it and in tuning cars in general. Jeremy was there; and yes, we did see Jeff's car there. We should have tp'd Jeff's car after he left, David. Kurtis was also kind enough to update my tune to reflect the new 3.73 gears.

 

Good to hear!!! How close is jeffs car to being finished? Id like to see it lift the front tires off the ground before it gets icy outside hehe

 

Hey david I didnt know you had the bluetooth setup in your car (I was reading your signiture)... how do you like it? Can you search through your phonebook from your headunit?

 

Mine's a Parrot CK3100 - http://www.parrot.com/usa/products/ck3100-lcd. It's the little screen right above the AVIC in my car. You can hook up a Pioneer Bluetooth adapter (http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pn...908320,00.html) to your D3 though, Jarrod, and hide it behind the dash - all your caller ID info., etc. will display on your D3's screen and you won't have any additional screens to mount. I think your contact info will display right on the screen of your D3, but I've never used one of those adapters so I can't say for certain.

 

WOW thanks! I did some more research and your right on the adapter... and i believe it displays right on my D3! Very cool information.

 

Very cool. I wish I could have made it. Damm cold. I was even going to get the car out in this weather! Believe it or not! There will be another day.... Oh yes.

 

Check this out guys. Kid builds this motor in 10 min hehe..ok not really 10 min but fast!

http://quacked.com/engine.html

 

Four pistons short of a motor but pretty cool.

 

I wouldn't trust it. Did anyone notice the timing belt going on. No degree of the cams or anything.

 

Whatever david...that build was perfect...you dont need to degree the cams...hell you dont even need cams takes HP to move them

 

Oh ok.

 

yeah,what david said.

 

Tony does she feel any different with the curtis tune?