Supercharged QV (take 3)-or is it a turbo?

Jim Patterson told me they built an 800 crank hp turbo car and it worked, so.... He said the trans parts are very similar to the 512 and it's good to 1100-1200.

I'll post the head info as I get it and dyno numbers when it's running again.

Engine in the den uhh?....my wife doesn't even let me walt through the house with car parts

sometimes common sense is not one of my strong points

I like the haltechs, you get a lot for the money. It does some things better than the motec, like the load points. Haltech gives you 32, motec only 21 and on a boosted engine the extra points make the tuning come out better. But the motec does things the haltech won't, like cylinder tuning and traction control. I really struggle with this purchase. There is just flat no way I could justify a motec at the US prices, they're insane. An M800 is like $5500 with the a flying lead harness and computer cable. I ordered from Oz for 1/2 the US price.

 

Yes it is
My baby must must must be running before May.....when my wife tells me our baby is coming.

I was actually thinking about that today....the 1 thing the carb engines had over an EFI engine is now gone.

 

Life is so unfair sometimes....my wife is trying to take part of the shop for an exercise room.

I had a weak moment and ordered the traction control option to go with the m800...I figured while I'm doing the wiring, I might as well get it all done. It was $90 AU$, so I guess that's about $375. I'm going to have to install wheel speed sensors, which will be a pain, but in the end I'm think it will be worth it. It's suposed to do launch control too.

 

You read it right, thanks Paul...I'm scared

 

I think the US price is about $5500 for the M800 plus $1500 for a custom harness, plus install time. The quote you got seems about right.

In australia, the M800 is $2450. I bought a flying lead wiring harness for $175, it is a plug for the M800 and 3 meters of wire. Then I need to route them, trim them to length, and put the correct conectors on (which I need to buy separately...maybe $100). I think the full install time will be 15-20 hours...so I'll allow myself 40 . If you already have an ECU wired in, you coud just change the plu on the harness you have to fit the new ECU and it would do everything it does now. To get full use, you probaly don't have enough wires in your harness, so you'd probably want to replace it. It's not hard, it just takes time to make everything neat.

Yeah, it could use it now...and hopefully it does work well. I'll post something about it when I get the car back out and running. The option is just an activation code, so it can be added any time, but I figured while I've got stuff ripped apart to run wires, I might as well get it all done.

 

Thanks Wil

Hey Vic's says it's best, but I don't think I gave you the address. It's:
[email protected]

 

If anyone is thinking of ordering a motec from Australia.....

it turns out that something about ordering expensive auto parts for a foreign country sets off all the alarms at the credit card company. I had to talk to 4 different people to get the card turned back on and get the ECU paid for. It all worked out in the end though.

 

While the engine is out I decided to have a good look at the frame. The right rear had a ton of shims in the lower rear mount and the bushings were clearly all pulled and twisted. I notince the right rear fender has been changed too, so I'm guessing it got wacked a bit.

After quite a bit of measuring, the only thing that seemed wrong was front mount point for the upper control arm. So, I got out the come-a-long....and broke the come-a-long. Down to walmart for a new come-a-long., this time a 2 ton version.

I also got out the torch this time. 15 minutes later, everything matches the drawing again, I just need to repaint it. The first stop when it rolls out again in the spring will have to be the alignment shop, but everything seems right now.
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My latest ebay purchase came today. I've had rotors for a few years but haven't gotten around to finding calipers and installing them. To do the traction control I need to mount sensors and such, so I figured now is the time for the brakes.

I found a set of stupid big 6 piston calipers for the front on ebay last week. I need to buff the "p" word off of course, but other than that I think they should do the trick nicely. Now I just need to find something for the back. I'm thinking I like the silver....I my go yellow, but I kind of like the subtlety of the silver
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They are 355mm x 32mm brembo with hats I had made at coleman.

The rears are 330mm x 32mm

 

I think I'm going to build a new intake to better match the head work I'm doing. If anyone is interested in my supercharger set-up before I put it on ebay, let me know. The price is $8500.