Stevo8's diary

[steevo8]

Some track pics from Thill 3-21-08

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So Bryan did work once again and made 312whp and 281wtq with a 10.8ish a/f the nice thing about the numbers is that it holds a minimum of 265tq from about 3500 till it hits peak tq at 6000ish and holds about 300hp from 6000-7000rpm, so it should be real easy to drive on the track. Fat tq curve with peak hp holding up top ftw.

compression test results:
#1 182
#2 180
#3 182
#4 182

This is what it looked like when I agreed to purchase it

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The day I brought it home

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Jbfoco installing my cwest front

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Mishap number one, within a couple days of ownership... Broken spindal ftl

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The start of replacing my spindle. notice how I pay my crew chief? Cheap beer ftw!

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Some engine bay clean up

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Removing the sound deadener... If you have thought about removing it from your car dont, its not worth it.

Before:

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During:

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after:

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LOL two steps forward one step back... carpet back in.

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The first tune. Mods consisted of : works 269 cams, catless TBE, supertech valve springs, modified IX bov, Bryans budget filter and boost assembly, ets 3" fmic, and samco hoses. This was on stock ic pipes, stock o2 housing and a TME. It was also on a stock wga that was pretty grumpy when Bryan tried to turn up the boost.

91oct

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race gas map

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First day at the track

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and it ended ugly

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At getting a new motor

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Some random pics

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Battery relocated to the trunk finally.... Makes it SOOOOOO much nicer to work on stuff without the damn battery in the way. looks better imo as well

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AMS lower clutch line finally installed as well

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Current mod list:
Engine/drivetrain:
New shortblock: 1100 miles (compression# 182/180/182/182)
Stevo8 spec ported head
Revolvers
cam gears
Ported coated exhaust manifold
RC1000 injectors
ARP head studs
JAM lifters
agency power motor mounts
supertech valve springs and Ti retainers
Stevo8 spec intake manifold
65mm throttle body w/new mach V seals
Stevo8 spec IX turbo (soon to be a CBRD turbo)
forge wga
GM 3port
tomei bov
catless TBE
DME O2 housing
injen licp
injen uicp
injen open filter intake
HKS timing belt
koyo radiator
Quaife limited slip diff
ACT HDSS 6 puck clutch
SS upper and lower clutch line
metal shift linkage bushings
Ralliart thermostat
AGP FMIC



Suspension:
Custom valved and sprung 45mm JIC’s
pillow ball mounts
Whiteline roll center kit
whiteline bumpsteer kit
whiteline steering precision kit
whiteline complete bushing kit
RRE 25mm rear swaybar
Alignment and corner balance by Krause

Chassis/exterior:
5Zigen FNO1RC’s
RT-615’s & RA1’s
ARP extended wheel studs
autopower rollbar
Cwest front
APR gt200 wing
seibon painted carbon fiber 10mm+ front fenders
AC delete
sunroof delete
mini battery located in the trunk
Vortex generator
Cwest rep front
Custom splitter (thanks to Chris WZCX)

Brakes:
stock brownbo's
Performance friction 2 piece rotors
endless pads for street duty
raybestos ST43 pads for track duty

interior:
Scroth Profi II 6pt harnesses
corbeau fixed back drivers seat
Defi gauges
Hotlap timer
greddy turbo timer
counterweighted shift knob

[steevo8]

I decided to delete the old journal and start over. Its all been re labeled in order and some stuff has been added....... On to today.




So today I go to drop my car off at FIA to get the accusump installed and as I pull up I noticed a funny smell. Open the hood and the damn battery is seeping crap out the top and had already gotten all over my brand new polished uicp and screwed it all up. Earlier today I had to have bigworm jump start my car cause the battery was dead, so hopefully its just a faulty battery. Looks like I now have an excuse to install a mini battery.

[missred]

Nice steevo!

[evogroupie1]

I saw you driving by the house today!!! When did you take your car to the shop??

[fiaevo.com]

did you tell how many miles you put on that thing in 5 days..... lucky the damn motor did not pop again....lol..

[steevo8]

did you tell how many miles you put on that thing in 5 days..... lucky the damn motor did not pop again....lol..


like 700 in less then three days cause it sat in my garage torn apart for two of them :D

[steevo8]

I saw you driving by the house today!!! When did you take your car to the shop??


Yeah I had to steal joshs jumper box cause my battery took a crap today and then we went straight to FIA to drop the car off.

[evogroupie1]

That sux about your battery... at least its at the shop now. I was taking hurley for a walk and saw you.

[steevo8]

That sux about your battery... at least its at the shop now. I was taking hurley for a walk and saw you.


Dont you mean, Hurley was taking you for a walk when you saw me? :D

[evogroupie1]

No that dog loves me... he didnt pull me once:-) Some little girl came running up to me with a little dog and he just sat there.

[player67]

Good shit steve!!! badass

[Matz]

dammit! well, at least optimas won't leak on you. I have an old optima you can have, but it's been deep cycled twice so it doesn't hold a charge real well and will die if you leave it connected for a few days. I now always pull the ground whenever I come back from an event or occasional drive.

[steevo8]

Where you at Matz? If it gets me home (about 65miles) Ill take it!

[earlyapex aka jack ass]

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/stevoeight/2293380842_e3dcc555d3.jpg

Looks awesome!

[DirectorSe7en]

You look awesome!


....... :?

[bricel24]

looking good Steve

[Matz]

Where you at Matz? If it gets me home (about 65miles) Ill take it!


I'm in Menlo Park. FYI, it's not charged. Probably should do some sort of battery test on it because I'd hate for you to come pick it up, only to find out it won't hold a charge. I didn't bother to test it and just blindly replaced it because at the time I was sick of jump starting the car every other week. But I do have it with me if you still want it.

[steevo8]

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/stevoeight/2293380842_e3dcc555d3.jpg

Looks awesome!


Yeah I didnt take that one. It was taken by this man here with that setup 20D/L lens........ Thats what makes me want to upgrade my gear real bad. I took the same exact pic with multiple settings, and even through PS I couldnt get it to look anywhere near that clean. The silver car coming out of my bumper in that pic kinda bugs me as well. :?

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[player67]

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/stevoeight/2293380842_e3dcc555d3.jpg

Looks awesome!


The silver car coming out of my bumper in that pic kinda bugs me as well. :?





photoshop :p

[steevo8]

yeah, I might cut it up later. My only problem with it is that I didn't take it :D

[UCB]

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/stevoeight/2293380842_e3dcc555d3.jpg

Looks awesome!


Yeah I didnt take that one. It was taken by this man here with that setup 20D/L lens........ Thats what makes me want to upgrade my gear real bad. I took the same exact pic with multiple settings, and even through PS I couldnt get it to look anywhere near that clean.



Everytime I think about new gear, I think about Ansel Adams and what he could do with uber old lenses and cameras.

Much like racing, the person behind the camera is more important than the camera itself. Just some cameras make it easier for amateurs to appear semi-pro. And just like racing, the more time you have with it, the better your photos will get

[steevo8]

but just like racing. If you drove your friends car and ran 5 seconds quicker doing the exact same thing you have been with your car.. Wouldn't it make you want his car?

[UCB]

nope, sweeter to make up those 5 seconds with driving skill :P

[steevo8]

but imagine what you could do with the better prepped car once your driving got better... :shock:

Plus your full of shit cause you track a cheater evo :D

[UCB]

well id say your current gear is similar to the evo. Even out of the box the rebel xt with kit lens can take some great shots

the 50mm prime you have can be sharp as a tack too

L glass is nice, but I think your XT body is fine :)

[bigworm]

but imagine what you could do with the better prepped car once your driving got better... :shock:

Plus your full of shit cause you track a cheater evo :D


lol @ cheater evo

[steevo8]

Yeah I hear ya on that, but using a 20D and 40D with some L lenses have left me spoiled. The prime isn't even mine :( the only lens I own is the kit lens. I guess its like jumping back in the evo after a session in a gt2 or something..... That and I just like buying new toys so I'm assuming I would justify it regardless of how minor the flaws were.

[UCB]

well if thats the case then at least you admit it

my point was your gear isnt whats holding back your progress :)

[steevo8]

So Bryan did work once again and made 312whp and 281wtq with a 10.8ish a/f the nice thing about the numbers is that it holds a minimum of 265tq from about 3500 till it hits peak tq at 6000ish and holds about 300hp from 6000-7000rpm, so it should be real easy to drive on the track. Fat tq curve with peak hp holding up top ftw.

[hellz Evo]

Good numbers steve now drive that thing like it owes you money..... oh that is right it does owe you money.

[byt]

awesome steve! looks like we're pretty close power wise! hope to see you out at infineon!

[DoggDicker]

Nice update Steevo...

DD

[jbfoco]

vedy nice!! That's some good 91 numbers.

[steevo8]

Im actually surprised that it made those numbers on such a conservative tune. Hopefully Bryan post some graphs up today so you guys can see the curve. It pretty nice really. The car was extremely sensitive to timing and Bryan says he sees that a lot in 03 models and that the S1 cams tend to have that characteristic as well. Im excited to see whats going to happen with a solid 110 tune :D

[steevo8]

oh I forgot to add that Bryan did a compression test for me as well and it turned out very nice.

compression test results:
#1 182
#2 180
#3 182
#4 182

[DoggDicker]

110 t00n FTW...

DD

[steevo8]

I wanna run a track day on 91 first... Not only cause it will help me as a driver but also cause I wanna make sure that everything is sorted and broke in before I get the race gas map. plus I still need to pick up a blue box whatcha ma call it.

[DoggDicker]

^You are the only one left who doesn't have a blue box...haha...

DD

[steevo8]

yeah. Right now its just too much money for power I dont really need. $300 is entry fees for a nasa weekend and that will make my car a lot faster then the blue box will.

[byt]

but the blue box has magic powers!! :D

[Matz]

oh I forgot to add that Bryan did a compression test for me as well and it turned out very nice.

compression test results:
#1 182
#2 180
#3 182
#4 182



Bryan, how many cranks when you do your compression test? I do three, my cylinder pressures are way lower than Steve's.

[MarkSAE]

Dave,

Do you do manual cranks or do you crank w/ the starter? 3 cranks doesn't seem like enough. I use the starter and just crank it til the pressure reading doesn't go any higher.

[whtrice]

That is right..It should peak out. Might take 4 to 5 + revolutions til it peaks.



Dave,

Do you do manual cranks or do you crank w/ the starter? 3 cranks doesn't seem like enough. I use the starter and just crank it til the pressure reading doesn't go any higher.

[steevo8]

yep that's how me and Bryan did it.

[Matz]

ok, thanks guys. so basically the only thing my test might have done is tell me that cylinder pressures are at least close.

[steevo8]

Finally installed my mini battery thats been sitting for like 6-7 months. Added a couple pics of the trunk mount setup to the end of the first post. Ams lower clutch line installed finally as well. I havent even driven the car and I can tell a difference.

[mtsevovii]

i would have installed it on the opposite side, to counter the weight of the fluid reservoir. and does it matter if the battery is sitting upright or laying down?

[steevo8]

it doesnt matter what way these types of batteries sit and the res never has anything in it. Technically speaking that corner is usually the lightest since the driver is more or less on the left front not to mention that the right rear lifts harder during acceleration due to the rotation of the drive shaft.

[steevo8]

some pics from the track are added to the first post.

[steevo8]

I had a few people asking me what my mods consist of lately so I figured I would just post up a complete mod list.... Its in the first post at the very bottom.

[planglie]

I love the picture of your trusty companion "Tonto" pointing the way for you :P!

Paul

[steevo8]

Got the last piece of my motor today(jam lifters) and its off to GST tomorrow for a revamping :D WooHoo!!!!!!!

[HB Evo Owner]

cwest fb ftw!!