takin SVO to track sat....

jjpluml · May 24th, 2011, 12:53 PM

takin my 84 svo to a 1000ft track this weekend and i was wondering if you guys had any helpful tips, and any last minute adjustments or things i should do to the car before i go. Car has 3" turbo back, cold air, boost controller, fmu, and thats pretty much it...

91vert*Brandy · May 24th, 2011, 01:45 PM

practice launches

Mikel89us · May 24th, 2011, 02:54 PM

Make sure you have good rear tires.

jjpluml · May 24th, 2011, 04:11 PM

im going to go out the next few nights and practice a little. what do u think is the best launch technique with the turbo 2.3? and ive got good tires on it that are a street tire but arent to hard and im going to be running them pretty low psi... just didnt know if there was anything that you guys recommended to check or do to the car before i took it down... im new to the whole drag racing thing ive always been a road course guy

91vert*Brandy · May 24th, 2011, 04:44 PM

just make sure you build boost before that light turns green. Find where your car likes the RPM at for that.

jjpluml · May 24th, 2011, 06:11 PM

right on i appreciate it

03 R Code · May 24th, 2011, 11:03 PM

Unless you have a 2 step or something similar I don't know any way to build boost with an otherwise factory SVO.

The 2.3T will run better with some wheel spin than bogging down. I would start at 4k rpm launch and judge how much spin you get, if it's a lot and no bog at all then drop a little, say 3500 rpm, if it bogs then go back up. You can also take off the front sway bar for some better weight transfer.

I wouldn't go very low on tire pressure with a street tire. It could "cup" in the contact patch effectively removing a lot of traction. The harder sidewalls and rubber do that.

Take out whatever weight you can. What is your boost set at and how much fuel pressure does it show?

jjpluml · May 25th, 2011, 09:06 AM

im going to be running ab 22psi and im running a fmu. i dont have an actual fuel pressure guage but i am running a a/f meter and im running rich pretty much alll the time

03 R Code · May 26th, 2011, 12:22 AM

What part of AR are you from?

jjpluml · May 26th, 2011, 10:21 AM

fayetteville. Were goin down to centerville which is close to russellville if you know where that is...

jjpluml · May 26th, 2011, 10:24 AM

oh and i was messin with the car last night doin a few thing like changin oil etc and i turned the boost controller up more just to see what it would top out at. The guage is reading 27psi in all gears. i didnt think a stock turbo would flow that much?? im going to turn it back down anyway im afraid to run it that high. Im also thinking about running a 50 shot dry... what do u think if im running 22-25 psi and the nitrous? bad idea?

HMUSN · May 26th, 2011, 09:34 PM

27psi on a t-3? Is your waste gate stuck closed? lol

jjpluml · May 27th, 2011, 10:59 AM

i dont friggin have a clue lol i was kinda wondering the same thing... and i was wondering if maybe my guage was off so i swapped to another one that i had layin around and it read the exact same....

03 R Code · June 1st, 2011, 02:11 AM

The t3 will make that boost but it's more heat than anything else. They are really pretty useless past 23psi. With your fuel set up I wouldn't run past 19psi, and even that you should be listening really close for detonation.

What did your a/f gauge say when you were at 27psi?

Nitrous would be a bad idea for how you are set up right now. Especially with a dry shot you are essentially adding more air to what is already a lot of air when in boost. Very doubtful the factory injectors will flow enough to handle that and you will likely burn a hole in a piston. Same story with running up to 27psi in all gears. That's a very dangerous thing to play with.

I'm from Genoa, AR. About half an hour outside of Texarkana. I've got family that live in Rodgers. Did you make it out to the track? I hope you decided against that nitrous and 22-25psi...

03 R Code · June 1st, 2011, 02:12 AM

Actually after rereading your set up, there is no way factory 84 fuel pumps will supply enough fuel for that much boost, let alone nitrous on top of it.

jjpluml · June 4th, 2011, 03:02 PM

yea man i made it out and i didnt run the nitrous. She did run fine at 23 psi though. I ended up runnin some pretty decent times and had a blast. U ever been down to centerville? Rogers is ab a 10 min drive from where i live lol

03 R Code · June 6th, 2011, 08:36 PM

Nope, never been to Centerville, and only been to Rodgers and Eureka Springs once.

What were your times? You gotta share!

BrianF · June 8th, 2011, 03:29 AM

I dont know if removing parts from the car its legal in the US drag races, if not, take out your hood and everything that can give weight to the car =)

May 24th, 2011, 12:53 PM	#1
jjpluml Regular 1987 5.0 HO, 1984 SVO Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: arkansas Posts: 87 iTrader: 0 reviews	takin SVO to track sat.... takin my 84 svo to a 1000ft track this weekend and i was wondering if you guys had any helpful tips, and any last minute adjustments or things i should do to the car before i go. Car has 3" turbo back, cold air, boost controller, fmu, and thats pretty much it... __________________ 92' lx 2.3 bone stock dd trunk car 84 SVO with a few bolt ons 87 gt project with a whole bunch of shit thrown at it and a lil juice...

May 24th, 2011, 02:54 PM	#3
Mikel89us Regular 1991 Mustang 2.3L 11:42 @ 61 in the 1/8th Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Logansport, IN Posts: 362 iTrader: 0 reviews	Make sure you have good rear tires. __________________ 1991 Mustang LX 2.3L 5 Speed convert 1989 Ranger 4X4 2.3L 5 Speed Entire turbo kit waiting to be used again.

May 24th, 2011, 04:11 PM	#4
jjpluml Regular 1987 5.0 HO, 1984 SVO Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: arkansas Posts: 87 iTrader: 0 reviews	im going to go out the next few nights and practice a little. what do u think is the best launch technique with the turbo 2.3? and ive got good tires on it that are a street tire but arent to hard and im going to be running them pretty low psi... just didnt know if there was anything that you guys recommended to check or do to the car before i took it down... im new to the whole drag racing thing ive always been a road course guy __________________ 92' lx 2.3 bone stock dd trunk car 84 SVO with a few bolt ons 87 gt project with a whole bunch of shit thrown at it and a lil juice...

May 24th, 2011, 06:11 PM	#6
jjpluml Regular 1987 5.0 HO, 1984 SVO Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: arkansas Posts: 87 iTrader: 0 reviews	right on i appreciate it __________________ 92' lx 2.3 bone stock dd trunk car 84 SVO with a few bolt ons 87 gt project with a whole bunch of shit thrown at it and a lil juice...

May 24th, 2011, 11:03 PM	#7
03 R Code MM Fanatic unstoppable @ speed of light Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Knees deep in dat ass Posts: 3,103 iTrader: 0 reviews	Unless you have a 2 step or something similar I don't know any way to build boost with an otherwise factory SVO. The 2.3T will run better with some wheel spin than bogging down. I would start at 4k rpm launch and judge how much spin you get, if it's a lot and no bog at all then drop a little, say 3500 rpm, if it bogs then go back up. You can also take off the front sway bar for some better weight transfer. I wouldn't go very low on tire pressure with a street tire. It could "cup" in the contact patch effectively removing a lot of traction. The harder sidewalls and rubber do that. Take out whatever weight you can. What is your boost set at and how much fuel pressure does it show? __________________ Political correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

May 24th, 2011, 01:45 PM	#2
91vert*Brandy Regular Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 188 iTrader: 0 reviews	practice launches

May 24th, 2011, 04:44 PM	#5
91vert*Brandy Regular Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 188 iTrader: 0 reviews	just make sure you build boost before that light turns green. Find where your car likes the RPM at for that.

May 25th, 2011, 09:06 AM	#8
jjpluml Regular 1987 5.0 HO, 1984 SVO Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: arkansas Posts: 87 iTrader: 0 reviews	im going to be running ab 22psi and im running a fmu. i dont have an actual fuel pressure guage but i am running a a/f meter and im running rich pretty much alll the time __________________ 92' lx 2.3 bone stock dd trunk car 84 SVO with a few bolt ons 87 gt project with a whole bunch of shit thrown at it and a lil juice...

May 26th, 2011, 12:22 AM	#9
03 R Code MM Fanatic unstoppable @ speed of light Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Knees deep in dat ass Posts: 3,103 iTrader: 0 reviews	What part of AR are you from? __________________ Political correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

May 26th, 2011, 10:21 AM	#10
jjpluml Regular 1987 5.0 HO, 1984 SVO Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: arkansas Posts: 87 iTrader: 0 reviews	fayetteville. Were goin down to centerville which is close to russellville if you know where that is... __________________ 92' lx 2.3 bone stock dd trunk car 84 SVO with a few bolt ons 87 gt project with a whole bunch of shit thrown at it and a lil juice...

May 26th, 2011, 10:24 AM	#11
jjpluml Regular 1987 5.0 HO, 1984 SVO Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: arkansas Posts: 87 iTrader: 0 reviews	oh and i was messin with the car last night doin a few thing like changin oil etc and i turned the boost controller up more just to see what it would top out at. The guage is reading 27psi in all gears. i didnt think a stock turbo would flow that much?? im going to turn it back down anyway im afraid to run it that high. Im also thinking about running a 50 shot dry... what do u think if im running 22-25 psi and the nitrous? bad idea? __________________ 92' lx 2.3 bone stock dd trunk car 84 SVO with a few bolt ons 87 gt project with a whole bunch of shit thrown at it and a lil juice...

May 26th, 2011, 09:34 PM	#12
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO 48.47@ 12.58 Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 37,044 iTrader: 10 reviews	27psi on a t-3? Is your waste gate stuck closed? lol __________________

May 27th, 2011, 10:59 AM	#13
jjpluml Regular 1987 5.0 HO, 1984 SVO Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: arkansas Posts: 87 iTrader: 0 reviews	i dont friggin have a clue lol i was kinda wondering the same thing... and i was wondering if maybe my guage was off so i swapped to another one that i had layin around and it read the exact same.... __________________ 92' lx 2.3 bone stock dd trunk car 84 SVO with a few bolt ons 87 gt project with a whole bunch of shit thrown at it and a lil juice...

June 1st, 2011, 02:11 AM	#14
03 R Code MM Fanatic unstoppable @ speed of light Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Knees deep in dat ass Posts: 3,103 iTrader: 0 reviews	The t3 will make that boost but it's more heat than anything else. They are really pretty useless past 23psi. With your fuel set up I wouldn't run past 19psi, and even that you should be listening really close for detonation. What did your a/f gauge say when you were at 27psi? Nitrous would be a bad idea for how you are set up right now. Especially with a dry shot you are essentially adding more air to what is already a lot of air when in boost. Very doubtful the factory injectors will flow enough to handle that and you will likely burn a hole in a piston. Same story with running up to 27psi in all gears. That's a very dangerous thing to play with. I'm from Genoa, AR. About half an hour outside of Texarkana. I've got family that live in Rodgers. Did you make it out to the track? I hope you decided against that nitrous and 22-25psi... __________________ Political correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

June 1st, 2011, 02:12 AM	#15
03 R Code MM Fanatic unstoppable @ speed of light Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Knees deep in dat ass Posts: 3,103 iTrader: 0 reviews	Actually after rereading your set up, there is no way factory 84 fuel pumps will supply enough fuel for that much boost, let alone nitrous on top of it. __________________ Political correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

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jjpluml Regular 1987 5.0 HO, 1984 SVO Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: arkansas Posts: 87 iTrader: 0 reviews	yea man i made it out and i didnt run the nitrous. She did run fine at 23 psi though. I ended up runnin some pretty decent times and had a blast. U ever been down to centerville? Rogers is ab a 10 min drive from where i live lol __________________ 92' lx 2.3 bone stock dd trunk car 84 SVO with a few bolt ons 87 gt project with a whole bunch of shit thrown at it and a lil juice...

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03 R Code MM Fanatic unstoppable @ speed of light Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Knees deep in dat ass Posts: 3,103 iTrader: 0 reviews	Nope, never been to Centerville, and only been to Rodgers and Eureka Springs once. What were your times? You gotta share! __________________ Political correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical, liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.

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