rytherwr Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Hey folks, long time-talk. Update on the Purple People Eater...ran a 5.76/119 in the 1/8th the other night. 1.25 sixty foot times. Finally figuring stuff out and looking for lots more. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rytherwr Posted October 19, 2010 Author Share Posted October 19, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Meister Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Awesome results. Got video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rytherwr Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 Hey Hahns, Amazing! I was just watching your videos the other night admiring the way that thing runs! No, I don't have video's, however, I am running this Saturday night and hope to have some videos from those runs. If they come out ok, I will post them. Good to hear from your and I am impressed with the way you run. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sq_creations Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Very nice. Congrates on the new time. So what changed in the setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie-GNZ Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 1.25 sixty foot times. Wayne GIDDY-UP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rytherwr Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 Hey SQ, Changed a few things...I've always had ET street tires on the car, (because I was proud I could drive it around) and I liked to brag that I could drive to the track, run a decent number and drive home. They worked pretty well until I started to crank the boost up. It got so I couldn't leave off the brake because I couldn't get traction, even though I have a 4 link and made quite a number of adjustments. Some helped, but not all the way. 60 ft time suffered. When I left on the foot brake, 60 ft time was even worse, of course. I tried a couple of seconds of nitrous, and began to spin again. Got tired of that, so put travel limiters on the front end, changed gears from 3.50's to 3.89's, changed to slicks, put the car on wheel scales with my fat butt in it, and had a buddy make spring adjustments until I had a good balance, installed a nice anti-roll bar, and wah-la! pretty good 60 ft times and a decent number. runs straight as an arrow, so I am fixin' to turn up the wick and see where we are. Thanks for asking. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rytherwr Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 Hey there, Scotty! Great to hear from you! Hope all is well in your world. Looks like you have the JZ perkin' along pretty good. And I just KNOW the old codgers are a semblance of you and not me, right? (or possibly both of us?) ) Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie-GNZ Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Hey there, Scotty! Looks like you have the JZ perkin' along pretty good. Wayne HAD. http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/95517-when-it-rains-it-pours/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rytherwr Posted October 25, 2010 Author Share Posted October 25, 2010 Well, Crap! Scottie. I'll add my sentiments to those of everyone else. Glad you're safe, I hear old people are supposed to be on the porch in a rocking chair instead of crashing cars at 150 plus...) Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rytherwr Posted October 25, 2010 Author Share Posted October 25, 2010 (edited) Hahns, Videos from 23 Oct 10 are on YouTube...this is one of them. Just punch in rytherwr in the search block and they should come up. Was running a bracket race that night so turned it down as far as I could (12 lbs of boost) and actually won the race....go figger. Wayne Edited October 26, 2010 by rytherwr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo Meister Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Wayne Congrats for winning. That Purple Z is flying!!! It even looks real wicked with all the backfiring. Why is it doing that? Is it on the rev limiter at launch? Thanks for the video. Hanns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dts300z Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Man that thing is killin it out of the hole. Very impressive!! Good ole 2 step. How much boost are you launching at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rytherwr Posted October 26, 2010 Author Share Posted October 26, 2010 Thanks, Hahns, Yes, the backfiring is the rev limiter hooked to the trans brake. Depending on how much boost I'm pushing, I will leave at anywhere from 4000 to 5000 rpm. Wayne Congrats for winning. That Purple Z is flying!!! It even looks real wicked with all the backfiring. Why is it doing that? Is it on the rev limiter at launch? Thanks for the video. Hanns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rytherwr Posted October 26, 2010 Author Share Posted October 26, 2010 Man that thing is killin it out of the hole. Very impressive!! Good ole 2 step. How much boost are you launching at? In the video's I'm back on the springs (12 lb boost) for the bracket race, but I am actually seeing only around 9 bls of boost when I leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dts300z Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Nice, keep up the good work... that thing is flyin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 I am grinning from ear to ear seeing your car bolt from the line! Makes my heart glad to see a turbocharged V8 do it's thing Thanks for posting the video, Wayne--keep it up!!!!!!!!!! Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rytherwr Posted October 29, 2010 Author Share Posted October 29, 2010 You got it, Davy, glad you enjoy...great to hear from you! Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sq_creations Posted October 29, 2010 Share Posted October 29, 2010 Nice Video's. That thing really moves out. Do you ever do 1/4 mile. I'm curious what the mph would be with the new gearing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rytherwr Posted October 30, 2010 Author Share Posted October 30, 2010 No 1/4 mile, set up for the 1/8th. Some quick calculations show speed would be somewhat less than 150 MPH, somewhere around 148/149 at around 9.12 in the quarter based on stats for the 1/8th mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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