|
Phil nailed it: OMG the garage sale is upon us! Yow!
I love the garage sale. It's a BLAST! (to be honest, though, it was more fun to be a customer and hang around all day than to be stuck inside being accountable and stuff).
I'm now driving the s/c daily and using the old beater wagon only for errands that... well, require a wagon. Now that the teething seems to be over with, the s/c requires a whole lot LESS attention than I expected. I have yet to give it full throttle and I'm still using the lowest boost pulley available (4lbs). At small throttle openings/moderate driving, it feels like a very well balanced B20 (it should: it is). Very smooth, pulls well from 1000rpms and up, doesn't ever feel like it's 'on cam' or 'off cam.' No problem driving it like a 'regular' car in 'regular' traffic (just don't use more than about 1/4 throttle).
If you push the gas pedal further, though, HOLY CRAP! I took a friend for a ride last week... using a whole half throttle we ran through the gears and were doing well over 100 before we realized it. I haven't had a car that gave me butterflies for some time (not from acceleration anyway - sliding sideways unexpectedly does the same but isn't nearly as cool). Sounded good. Felt good. Addictive.
Couple things to work out still - throttle doesn't open fully (don't need it to, so it's not a priority yet), having to top up the (liquid) intercooler reservior on a fairly regular basis, need to experiment with carb jetting some more, want a brace for the header (it does bottom out sometimes and changing a manifold gasket is no longer a 45 minute job - it's a 5 hour pain in the butt), and I'm not used to (nor graceful with) the 4 puck "not for street use" clutch yet either.
I have ZERO complaints with this. Way, way beyond my expectations already - and I'm running 'only' 4lbs boost (approx 150-155 rear wheel hp). One of the other test cars is running something around 240...
Wicked fun.
Cameron
Rose City
|
