And out of nowhere, a wild Steve appears!
First and foremost, we had a baby! Evelyn is healthy and 4 months old now, and has pretty much taken over both of our lives. Ill get other stuff done periodically, but only a fraction of what I did beforehand. While it might be hard right now, I'm really looking forward to having a conversation with her!
Supra stuff:
Over the winter one of my fuel pumps died so I had to replace that, as well as replacing my fuel filters (not quite in yet) Got it to the dyno and the engine power has changed. Up 50hp on wastegate, down 80hp at high boost. Going to have to figure that out, as well as the turbo seals are starting to vomit oil into the intercooler piping. Guess it'll be time for an upgrade!
Also ran the car at the strip a few weekends ago and did OK, 11.2 was my best and 135 was the top speed I hit, although not on the same run. I had more trouble launching well, the best 60' I hit was a low 1.7, which wasn't helping my morale. Transmission did pretty good, although 2nd and 3rd gear still hve trouble engaging at high RPM, which is why I couldn't break into the 10's. Oh, and I blew the hotside IC pipe off at 100mph and promptly ran over it, ending my racing x.x Having a new one made next week, just in time for Power Cruise #5!
Seems like my rear suspension is also finally showing its age, as the car is pulling left much more than last year (you can see the pull in the drag video in post #869- this year it was worse- I'm thinking either rear cradle mounts or traction arms, although there's only a slight bent in the PS arm. Going to see if a set of Supra Sport arms will fit with my rear rims.
The adapter plate is on hold for now, but at the same time I'm contemplating an auto swap to hit a 9 for once, but I like manuals- oh choices, choices!
No pictures atm, but I'll get some up soon.
