AWD-T3-VR Lexcen

[sands vsParticipant vs commodore View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 619]

Dial back the power ?

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

I am guessing you mean reduce peak power to make it more tractable across the range?

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

sands vs wrote:

Dial back the power ?

LOL just said I had considered it  :XD:

VRSenator065 wrote:

I am guessing you mean reduce peak power to make it more tractable across the range?

The original build was to maximise the Midrange power and did it nicely, freeing up it’s breathing and the change in header size has made it a lot more peaky but that might just be the DBW issues, I’ll know more when I get my EFI-Live fixed and log what it’s doing..

I think once the wheels are pointing in the right direction it’ll transform it.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

I assume its back in the thread, but whats the specs of the headers, what primary size if you dont mind me asking?

 

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

VRSenator065 wrote:

I assume its back in the thread, but whats the specs of the headers, what primary size if you dont mind me asking?

Not at all, 1-7/8th this time.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Thanks so have you had it on thd dyno, what does the torque curve look like, i assume previously you went 2″?

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

VRSenator065 wrote:

Thanks so have you had it on thd dyno, what does the torque curve look like, i assume previously you went 2″?

Nope last time when it was in the Tonner it had 1-3/4 on it, never got a chance to get a power figure as Tq Management was limiting it to 300awkw, took a year to sort that out, I logged a few runs and calculating from the MAF flow/AFR it was making 450ishKw, unplugging it with the bigger headers, bigger air cleaner and less restrictive exhaust has turned it into an animal

 

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Cool.  Thanks for that. Dont forget to post up some pics after your redesign please!

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

VRSenator065 wrote:

Cool. Thanks for that. Dont forget to post up some pics after your redesign please!

No probs will do, with any luck I’ll get into it tomorrow, have to nip into town in the morning and collect some steel for the front arms, figure I may as well beef them up a bit, not so much for the power as they only ever see 32% more for the inevitable running out of talent and into the tyre barriers moment!

[sands vsParticipant vs commodore View build HERE Member since: March 1, 2015 Posts: 619]

Is it possible to do some sort of driving course to skill up for this kind of thing?

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

sands vs wrote:

Is it possible to do some sort of driving course to skill up for this kind of thing?

Dunno, I think it’s one of those things you learn by doing, I have all the theory and some skills, on the weekend I was fighting a losing battle due to the read end geometry changing each Lap I did, my second lap was 4.5 seconds better in a car I’d only driven 20 KM’s and I wasn’t far off the regulars, there’s room for improvement and the car showed great potential.

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Today End!

Not bending this time…

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Nice work, that’s a serious upgrade

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Thanks Gary, probably a bit excessive but I don’t want this failure again, would have been much worse at a Tarmac event with sticky tyres ..

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Today End!

Rework on all 4 arms done, I’ve added 2Kg per rear arm and 1 Kg per front not bad in the grand scheme of things, my wheels/tyres are light as so the unsprung weights are still under the Tonner or the Adventra with stock wheels fitted!

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Neat, nice work.

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

Thanks, I figured I could probably get away with the Fronts as they were due to the Tq Biasing of the Centre Diff but that’s the end that will arrive at an off first if I have one so decided to beef em up a bit!

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Your not running braided brake lines?

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

VRSenator065 wrote:

Your not running braided brake lines?

Yeah I am, they’re black ;)

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Gotcha, old eyes

[Anonymous View build HERE Member since: January 1, 1970 Posts: 0]

LOL it’s the Aeroflow not for road use build it yourself product, just figured for this thing it was easier as there really nothing off the shelf that would work on the rears.

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