My $59 problems/tuning a turbo camaro

[fasteddi]

Well it wasent as fast as I was hoping for. I didnt even get to try out the antilag 2 step as the track was just awful.

I ran 9psi of boost on the day and soft launched the car so that I didnt spin like crazy. Even though i still felt it spin off the line too much.

I cant be too upset though as my boost is about 6-8psi lower then last year when I was making 13.30-40's passes. I have a ton less timing, and it was rich @ 11.2 or so. But I guess I just dont want it to go boom again.

Heres a vid. 13.60 in the vid. Ran a best of 13.50 flat. Only made 2 passes. solid 2.0's 60 ft times even with the spinning off the line Positive thing is that the turbo was making full boost by 4k rpms in 1st gear. So its not too laggy considering.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7yOM9O_gMw

[EagleMark]

Let some air out of those slicks!

[fasteddi]

There et street's so they are crazzy wobbly now at the top end. Last year I ran way more psi. But when the track temp is 50* and they dont put down that vht or whatever its called stuff, its like racing on the road. I had 12 psi in the tires the last pass and my car weighs 3150lbs race weight.

[mrmarty51]

The seasons only just begun,there`ll be time for corrections and getting it dialed in.
Thats probably faster-n- I ever launched,I think.

[fasteddi]

Yea I had the same launching issues last year in the spring when it was 40*'s out but then I only had a open rear end.... so you can imagin it was alot worse then.

Im sure when I can launch and dial in the afr's better ill be able to get a little faster. Im just trying to stay sub 10psi of boost and get into the 12's but im not sure if thats possible on this lil 3.1L But im going to sure try!!! My heads are just too crappy no matter how good i port and tweak them.

[RobertISaar]

that's just how gen1 heads are.... not sure if you're very active on the 60degreev6 forums or not, but some FULLY prepped gen 1 heads(with upwards of $1000 worth of porting put into them) flowed worse than stock small port gen3 heads. you can go even more nuts with stock parts with the large port gen 3 or the 3500 heads(if you're using a 3.4/3400/3500 block, 3.1/3100 and smaller have bore overlap issues).... then if you port those, you can really see stupid numbers for such a small V6.

anything gen 3 equipped also responds really well to cam upgrades.

[Playtoy_18]

Which is why I went with gen3's when someone gave them to me :)
Hard decision, especially after spending so much time porting the gen2's.
Didn't even port the gen3's, just coated them and put them on.

[34blazer]

that's just how gen1 heads are.... not sure if you're very active on the 60degreev6 forums or not, but some FULLY prepped gen 1 heads(with upwards of $1000 worth of porting put into them) flowed worse than stock small port gen3 heads. you can go even more nuts with stock parts with the large port gen 3 or the 3500 heads(if you're using a 3.4/3400/3500 block, 3.1/3100 and smaller have bore overlap issues).... then if you port those, you can really see stupid numbers for such a small V6.

anything gen 3 equipped also responds really well to cam upgrades.

HA, dont say that in front of some fiero guys, they might take it for fightin' words!!! LMAO

[RobertISaar]

they do take them as fighting words.... they'll do anything to keep their red Fiero intakes.

[fasteddi]

they do take them as fighting words.... they'll do anything to keep their red Fiero intakes.

why are they always red?? lol

I have a complete 3.4L engine out of a 02 impala but wasent planing on ever starting that build till I could to afford to do it right. I know those heads look like they flow better just from the site of them.

[34blazer]

why are they always red?? lol

I have a complete 3.4L engine out of a 02 impala but wasent planing on ever starting that build till I could to afford to do it right. I know those heads look like they flow better just from the site of them.

i have a 3400 with fresh heads as well but i think once I blow up the ARI 3.4 im going turbo 4.8

[Playtoy_18]

HA, dont say that in front of some fiero guys, they might take it for fightin' words!!! LMAO

Lol,I couldn't decide whether to post the above comment or simply ask that we please don't debate all the heads here as well.

Mine was a complex decision to use the gen3's,and alot of thought went into the decision.
That engine will be temporary,when the shortblock was completed I was given a complete 3500 with a blown head gasket.
A buddy I race and do some work with builds stock eliminator motors for nhra competition. He talked me into building something crazy using all the cool stuff at our disposal.
Got so much going on I can't seem to finish the tgp hybrid to even get started on the 3500.
But i'm close now,just need to build headers,order pushrods and find/alter an upper manifold.

[fasteddi]

Heres the car just stitting in my garage. Deciding on weather I should just fix it to run or use its top end of the motor(needs the intake gasket replaced). Ive got dreams of building a hybrid one of these days with my spare 3.1L block. But as of now I dont know crap about making it possible...

[Six_Shooter]

What kind of condition is the rest of the car in?

[fasteddi]

What kind of condition is the rest of the car in?

Its in really good condition. Has about 160K miles on it. Thats why I may not tear into it. I might just fix it and have a 2nd DD car for back up. I had 500 bucks into that 2001 buick that I piled 60k miles onto after I bought it so thats what I have in this car since it was a straight trade.