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5-6-2011
Exhaust is finished.
Pouring down rain
no test drives today.
Now, time to save for a forged short block.
5/16/2011
Took the car out for a shake down, city and freeway driving. No overheating, oil leaks, transmission was warm after some stop and go traffic driving.
Ordered a cooler for the trans.
Overall, the car drives like a dream.
With 4.71 gears, in OD, the car spins 2800 down the freeway.
Once the cooler is installed, off to strip to what she will do.
AIR removed:
5/18/2011
To help with cooling the trans, I upgraded the radiator to this and it should be here by the end of the week.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/GRI-6-598AE-JAX/
Here is the trans cooler I will be using.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/DER-51606/
5/24/2011
New radiator and trans cooler came in.
While waiting for them to arrive, I was able to build part of the trans cooler ram air system. Still waiting on parts to complete. I should be able to drive in stop and go traffic with out any worries of the tranny getting hot.
Duct under front bumper cover for tranny ram air.
Top view, looking behind front bumper cover.
Shroud, between radiator and front bumper cover.
I will have one more cold air intake line to the trans cooler with a fan hooked to a temp sensor that will turn on when oil temps rise in the trans.
5/27/2011
Sent the radiator back. Called the vendor to verify it was the correct one. It was, but it was not direct bolt in as stated, so I sent it back. Ordered a Ron Davis and was assured it was direct fit. Will be here in approximatly 2 weeks.
So, I have been mounting the trans cooler. Everything should be done by the time the new radiator shows up.
Looking in from the drivers side.
Looking in from the passenger side.
Looking up from the bottom.
6/9/2011
Still waiting on parts, radiator, Evans water pump and 160deg thermostat.
Been working on installing the trans temp gauge.
Went to the local electronics store and purchashed some 4 pin connecters
Modified the front vent to work as my block off plate with the gauge.
At night, the backgroung will be light blue, so I can find the gauge at a glance.
6/13/2011
Ron Davis radiator and Evans water pump came today. http://www.nastyperformance.com/default.html
Test fit the radiator, it is direct fit.
Evans pump with large pulley, to be used with 25% underdrive balancer.
6/16/2011
Radiator,water pump install and coolant conversion completed.
Trans temp, 170 with cooler in radiator only and engine temp 188. These numbers were taken with my heat gun after taking the car for some stop and go traffic and some hard launchs.
I let the car idle for approximatly 20 minutes and the fan kicked on for less than a minute.
Fittings for the external trans cooler should be here tommorrow.
7/9/2011
Tonight, we are off to the track. Giving the car shake down runs in all types of driving, so far no issues.
- Tranny temps are peaking at 170 when driven hard and 140 or less when cruising down the freeway.
- Coolant temps, rock solid 180.
Here are some of the things that have been working on.
tranny cooler installed. Looking up from bottom of car
Bottom view tranny line (return) hookup.
Tranny cooler fan if needed, to use on return lane at the strip or in traffic. What the Nascar boys use to help cool the brakes.
7/10/2011
A good night at the strip. Ran the Pro class, 12.00 and faster.
- First run: 12.224/103.42 mph (Backed out, not knowing what the time was going to be. Did not want to get kicked out for not having a roll bar if I went to fast. Tire pressure 20lbs. Felt like I had some wheel spin,shake
- Second run: 11.960/114.13mph (Full run) Dropped tire pressure to 18lbs. Did not fill wheel spin,shake
- Elimination run: Dial in 11.90 Ran 11.906/114.23 (I lost to a 10.12 dial in car.) Tightened up front and rear shock compression 6 clicks
Tranny temps after runs, 158.
Coolant temps, rock solid 180.
The car pulled like a bandit and left staight.
Drove the car 100 miles, to and from the strip and no issues. 
Several people came up to me and commented how the car looked, thinking it would be a 13 second car.
This is at Pacific Raceways in Kent, WA.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaOk8...layer_embedded
Here is the cars first shake down pass. Not knowing how fast it would go,I backed out. Did not want get kicked out for going to fast without a rollbar.