TbcMorris' post fire CT build

[tbcmorris]

couple updates.....im 95 percent sure i locked down an engine.

sold old supension gotta ship it out when i get a chance probably monday

here some pics of what ive been up too


engine block out 1500 miles after it went in

header panel scrtched up from then engine

after DAing

started block sanding it to cut it down

ready for primer

intercooler installed

little bumper modification to help get some more air across the intercooler(im going to buy an 89 and up front bumper and get a replica turbo a duct for it eventually)

new suspensions ride height

reppin the shop

soooooo that's about it. ill know for sure about the engine probably monday. then i onlty have to piece together a few more things and get this pig back on the road.

 

[IJ.]

Did you use a flex additive on the nose Josh?

 

[tbcmorris]

i havent laid down any primer yet....but i did think of that. gotta get out to the paint store i add the additive to a stages correct?? primer, coor and cear?

 

[IJ.]

Depends on the product you use Josh but they should have tech sheets to cover it, I painted a friends bike some years back and found the additive changed the final colour on the plastics (was a pearl white job) so I ended up blowing a full final coat with additive over everything (wheels/frame/plastics)

 

[tbcmorris]

ok i have a paint guy in the next town over...i make sure i know exacty how the product works before i spray anything.....this is kind of why i didnt primer yet. i wanted to tak to him first so he coud recomned a product and technique

 

[IJ.]

Nothing worse than cracking plastics a few months after a new paint job

 

[tbcmorris]

sooo true. i didnt think that peice fexed that much unti i was bock sanding it and noticed a bunch of stress marks.

 

[IJ.]

The panels in front of the rear wheel openings are another Josh.

 

[tbcmorris]

the ones with the mudflaps?? i have removed both of the with the addition of the side skirts and different back bumper

 

[IJ.]

Yep I meant didn't realise how much they flexed

 

[tbcmorris]

gotcha.....i woud have never guessed that either

 

[tbcmorris]

IJ what do you think about useing the quick spool vavle on a 1.5jz with a masterpoer t70??

 

[IJ.]

If you go for a medium to big AR on the hotside it should work really well!

 

[tbcmorris]

i woud consider it midsize

 

[IJ.]

???

 

[tbcmorris]

.96 ar hotside

 

[IJ.]

Should work ok but a 1 or higher would give better results

.96 on a 3.0L chokes the flow a bit on the top end if you rev it hard.

 

[tbcmorris]

hmmmm thats the biggeswt ar they wereoffering....i have not fully decided on if i am going to use the 2j bottom end i have...soo if its stays a 2.5 liter would it work better?

 

[IJ.]

Yep 500cc less flow at the same rpm

I look at the QS valve as a way to have great top end potential while maintaining reasonable spool times (keep in mind a big modern turbo at 1psi will feel like a ct26 at 5psi)

The other approach is to use a normal size housing and have it hit very hard at low RPM, I have enough traction issues as it is so wouldn't go this way.
(Brad has and easily lights off his big rubber on the widebody car)

 

[tbcmorris]

im coming from a 60-1 ct which was ok...what i hate is the evos at work, even the strocked ones (2.3) runningGT35, and GT40S are lag monsters and kinda of takes away the fun