Mark's 1G Winter Projects

[turbotalon1g]

Nice work. Its kinda hard to see your pics they are bit on teh small side.

Are you going to up and running this year?

[Mark Leasure]

Originally Posted by turbotalon1g

Nice work. Its kinda hard to see your pics they are bit on teh small side.

Are you going to up and running this year?

Yea the pictures were taken with my phone, it must be how they were loaded into the Photobucket’s phone app. I just hacked android on my HD2 this week, I’m new to the droid world.

The car should be running in two-three weeks, and ready for the track in the beginning of May. This winter has been a busy one.

[DSM_421]

Nice work Mark, LOVE this car!

Still have my old red 1g as a winter beater?

[Mark Leasure]

Originally Posted by DSM_421

Nice work Mark, LOVE this car!

Still have my old red 1g as a winter beater?

Yep, still rocking the 91, has almost 250k on the clock. I might upgrade for next winter, the rust is attacking the rear quarter by the gas door. And two of my neighbors have hit it while backing out of their driveway's ...kind of crazy they could not see a bright red car.

[sleepydsm]

Glad to see someone knows how to use real tools. Bridgeport ftw.

[DSM_421]

Makes me sad people have hit it, I don't get how careless and clueless people can be sometimes lol. Yea, lets just back out of our driveway without taking advantage of the mirrors and turning my head to see what is behind me.

Car was damn clean for 250k on the clock minus the rust on the driver side rear quarter panel.

Keep us updated on this blue beast and maybe I'll see you at Cedarvale again!

[santa]

Great work Mark!! I'm doing the same thing to my head with the -16 right there! Maybe I could swing by and you could tap my head for a fee???

[95talonracer]

Nice progress since I seen it.

[Mark Leasure]

It's done. I drove it about 50 miles this weekend. Everything is great, no issues. Exhaust sounds rowdy,) a lot deeper note. Cannot tell if there is any turbo spool difference. Saw 30 Psi @ 5700, that's where it was set for the first drive.

[URV8SUX]

Originally Posted by Mark Leasure

It's done. I drove it about 50 miles this weekend. Everything is great, no issues. Exhaust sounds rowdy,) a lot deeper note. Cannot tell if there is any turbo spool difference. Saw 30 Psi @ 5700, that's where it was set for the first drive.

Did you change the tune before you saw 30psi? DId it go lean so you know that wheel is making more power?

[Mark Leasure]

Originally Posted by URV8SUX

Did you change the tune before you saw 30psi? DId it go lean so you know that wheel is making more power?

No tune changes, I would need to download the log to see actual IDC since I have up to 15% of compensation of fuel in closed loop feedback, with a target AFR of something like 11.8. So it never went lean.

[URV8SUX]

Originally Posted by Mark Leasure

No tune changes, I would need to download the log to see actual IDC since I have up to 15% of compensation of fuel in closed loop feedback, with a target AFR of something like 11.8. So it never went lean.

Awesome looking forward to seeing what it picks up at the track!

[Mark Leasure]

Originally Posted by URV8SUX

Awesome looking forward to seeing what it picks up at the track!

I’m going to dyno it to after I get my Magnus V3 Cast intake on the car. I did check the IDC @ 35 PSI, on a set of 2150’s it is 83% @ 9krpm, with an AFR of 11.6. I’m using a base fuel pressure of 44.5psi. I don’t have a comparison to that from the old setup. I would need to turn the boost up to the mid 40 psi range to even start to compare.

In the power department I changed a lot of things this year:
Map stage 5 head (The head that was on the car was a factory cast head!), bumped compression by a point, billet 76mm compressor wheel on the 42R, 3.5 aluminized steel to 4” aluminum exhaust, and to wrap it up I’m waiting on the new cast Magnus intake manifold.

I also figure that I removed 125 lbs from the car, even with adding carpet and door panels.

This year should be good, hoping to get deeper in the 9’s, a trap speed of 160+ would be nice too.

[santa]

My buddy sent me a picture text of under the hood of your car at that dyno day deal on saturday. I laughed when he sent it to me. I'm like hey I know that guy. Magnus told me hes a d-bag

[Mark Leasure]

Originally Posted by santa

My buddy sent me a picture text of under the hood of your car at that dyno day deal on saturday. I laughed when he sent it to me. I'm like hey I know that guy. Magnus told me hes a d-bag

Funny, it was all v8 muscle cars and me. The car was well received for being out of place at this event. I ordered my manifold first, thanks for the heads up on its availability! I was on the phone with Magnus when you called in. Oh so close!!

[95talonracer]

Dyno numbers?

[goodhart]

Got any bigger pics of that sweet catch can?

[Mark Leasure]

Originally Posted by goodhart

Got any bigger pics of that sweet catch can?

I'll need to get a closer pic.

[Constant_Project21]

Can't wait to see the finished product in person. That engine bay looks clean enough to eat off of.

[Mark Leasure]

Just took a catch can and engine bay pic.

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I took the car back out today, turned up the boost to 35psi and got the AFR's dialed in further. I took my wife out for a ride and did a 3-4 gear pull. The car is fing fast, and after I got out of the gas I looked over at her to find that she was crying. She told me that she doesn’t want to ride in the car ever again. My bad.