a6t8vw Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 heres some pic's of where im at. Heres a t6 turbo flange i made on the cnc mill, has extra mounting holes for support bracket's t6 vs t3 this is the first cage ive done, its all 1.75x.084 e4130 T-56 tremec trans turbo mock-up im going to run 5" off the turbo to out the right fender though stock battery location. more to come. I'm adding full funny car cage and air/water intercooler among other things andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a6t8vw Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 Recent trips to el mirage and watching cars run got me hooked on speed. having so many differen't setups in my car i got bored and decided to go all out. so the Plan now is to run the car at el mirage dry lake speed trials..then hopefully to bonneville salt. I have a lot of work to do in little time if i want to make the first race mid may. Im running blown fuel modified sports class. When i started building the car the class record was only 189 mph, now its 214mph if i rember correctly. I know getting these cars over 170 is a real chore.. all i know its going to be a fun ride! i got my hands on a t-56 6 speed from a LS1 camaro it either has a .5 or .63 6th gear ratio for plenty of gear with stock rear ratio. Depending on what size tire i run i should be geared for 230-250 mph @6000rpm.. im expecting 800hp from a mild 350 chevy, going blow-through setup. the location of the turbo isint set in stone but i have the long waterpump and serp belt system and its becoming a real pain to get the turbo where i want without cutting a hole in the hood.. I might just turn the turbo so the compressor wheel pokes through the hood or just run it how it is. more to come. andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 impressive welds on that cage!! Tig or Mig on those bad boys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_hunt Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 That is tell tale TIG IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Nice welding. You should clean the tubes before you weld though. I'm betting Coffey would say "Nice welding, bad welds". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a6t8vw Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 all tig welds except for the plates that are welded to the floor, i mig welded those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjdragracing Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Great job on the welding, what size and make turbo? I think I might have its twin brother. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a6t8vw Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 Great job on the welding, what size and make turbo? I think I might have its twin brother. Jerry thanks. Borg Warner Airwerks S400 with 75mm ETT Compressor Wheel, T6 exhaust with 1.32 A/R. basicly off 12L detroit 60's should be a really free-flowing setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zclubhouse Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 I'm impressed. I like how you tied in the front drivers lower corner cage support with the firewall/front subframe instead of going straight to the floor. IMO that will actually add some stiffness to go with the weight instead of just safety. Well planned, well executed. One question though, why does the main hoop go directly to the left of the drivers head? Does that have to tie into the floor or could you have gone behind the seat/ rear fender wheel area? So stoked on the 5" through the battery location, that is going to redefine rowdy! Good luck with the racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a6t8vw Posted March 6, 2009 Author Share Posted March 6, 2009 zclubhouse - yeah the main hoop, its almost a problem... real close to my helmut but it turned out ok. the seat isnt' bolted yet still figureing out best posistion. probably going to move it towards center of car a little and down far as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoNkEyT88 Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 I'm impressed. I like how you tied in the front drivers lower corner cage support with the firewall/front subframe instead of going straight to the floor. It's also a good idea to tie into the rocker. You'll see some guys cut the pipe in half, and then weld along where it's contacting the rocker. You can also add a pad on the rocker for more distribution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S130Z Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Great job on the welding, what size and make turbo? I think I might have its twin brother. Jerry Here is a picture of it that I took the other night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a6t8vw Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 That thing is big!, i like the housing clamp design. holset? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S130Z Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) All I read off it was Cummins. There was not much information on it except part numbers. Edited March 7, 2009 by dr_hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjdragracing Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 That thing is big!, i like the housing clamp design. holset?It is a Holeset I picked up from a friend($300.00). It is brand new the bill in the box had a cost of $1500.00. The Comp side measured 75mm. I have that and two WH1E holesets. I am trying to decide which to go with. I need to find out what comb would make the most HP. The single 75mm or twin 58mm on my 355 sbc. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S130Z Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Jerry, go with the single, if you can get it to spool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnjdragracing Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Jerry, go with the single, if you can get it to spool. Can you say Hello NOS Big shot plate system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S130Z Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 That's exactly what I was thinking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a6t8vw Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 the turbo im using has a 75mm comp wheel and someone made 1080hp with it.. flows 98lb min. im guessing yours flows more or less the same... whats the turbine outlet size? 5"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdelat Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 top notch welding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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