211 replies to this topic

[Gordo]

Is that a strait through glass pack muffler?

If so, you can dump the OEM muffler heat shield.

The outer case of a glass pack doesn't get hot enough to hurt anything. I've been running without mine for many years now.

[shawley]

I'm gonna cut that muffler off, sounds like a stock exhaust Camaro

 

I like street driving this thing but I want it loud on the track,

[Aratz]

why didn't you replace the factory ebrake with the hydro? you're gonna be doing lots of reaching!

[shawley]

Wouldn't fit where the factory one is, remember I'm a big dude, plus the factory e-brake  location would be WAY too close to me, arms are long.

 

Plus i wanted to keep the factory e-brake just for parking.

[shawley]

Had the guys over at http://resto-revolver.ca/ come pick up my car and take it for some new bash bars.

 

 

 

Was without the car for a couple days, I don't have a welder or anything to do it,

 

When he said he was on his way back, I got tagged on Facebook that someone saw my car on the high way haha

 

 

 

When it came back I was in the middle of cleaning the garage, doing a stereo in another car, and signing Realtor papers to sell my house, busy day so only got a couple pics.

 

The front bash bars

 

 

And then he made an ECU cover and mount

 

[shawley]

Well another productive weekend, got the front of the engine taken apart

 

 

Valve covers off, looking pretty clean in there!

 

 

My buddy Ryan from Moretto Motorsportz working away on my car, hes got a pretty bad ass 660hp LS3 FC RX7

 

 

Old timing chain

 

 

New cam vs old cam

 

 

And new Comp Cam going in

 

 

Took some parts off to buddy's work to clean up

 

 

 

New timing chain

 

 

 

 

Temp sensor into the water pump

 

 

 

Old valve spring on left, new on right

 

 

 

 

 

Went with factory rockers, but buddy changed the bearings on them and some other shit, don't remember because I was supervising drinking beer

 

 

Got it all back together

 

 

Got my ECU mounted and all cleaned up

 

 

 

Covered the transmission tunnel with sound deadener to keep some heat down

 

 

Didn't test fire it yet, because it was too late Saturday night, and Sunday the battery was dead, got a C-Tek charger going on it tonight, then I'll fire it up tomorrow night

 

[shawley]

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First start up

[jackc]

I love that this thing still has a double din

[shawley]

Picked up my buddies D-max and took my car to the exhaust shop, needed a proper exhaust, better than last year

 

 

Then while it was there took the truck and trailer to pick up some of my tires for the year, 42 of them so far, budgeting for 50 +/-

Achilles ATR Sport 265/35/R18

 

 

Then for the exhaust, I didn't wanna go with some Flowmaster muffler or anything like that so, we grabbed the muffler off my buddies old JZX81 MarkII, it was sitting in the back of my buddies shop for 2 years unused, so I snagged it for free haha

 

 

They kept the dual 3" back from the headers, but added some more hangers, then did a Y pipe to i think 3.5 to this 4+ outlet

 

 

 

 

Now it need an alignment, then a tune, finish off the hydro and it should be ready to go! 

 

Needed to change the plugs last night too, then fired up on my street at 10:00pm (my neighbors love that I'm moving)

 

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[shawley]

Alright here's a bit of an update with whats going on, we have Round 1 of our Drift West Series coming up this weekend so over the last couple weeks been pretty busy!

 

Back in April had my Birthday at a local bar Union Hall who now sponsors me this season, were having a party there after each Edmonton round, so I had my car on display out front for the first round.

 

Gotta love the rice! Goes great with the strobes, come on it's a drift car haha

 

 

Got it on the dyno that week too, Thanks to Moretto Motorsportz, got it tuned and all set up, 378 on a mustang dyno

 

 

The following weekend my car was on display at Car Audio Gone Wild, the largest car audio sale in Canada

 

 

And when it was there the boys from Clarion showed up, with some photos of an RC Chaser drift car they did up looking the same as my Chaser!

 

 

Then after the event, went to do a burn out and blew my diff up, had some brake issues cus stuff wasn't bled properly, and just a bunch of BS, blame ASD cus they powder coated the INSIDE of the WIlwood cylinder causing it not to release.

 

So luckily I just bought a new trailer that morning, so we loaded it up and took it home

 

 

Pulled the diff apart and BOOM check it out!

 

 

But thanks to Gordo for emailing me and letting me know that IS300 diffs are the same, so tracked one down from a local wrecker from a buddy for $200

 

 

Then thanks to my buddy Ryan at Moretto Motorsportz for getting the diff swapped over, and everything fixed inside it.

 

Then got the car done and ready to go to Calgary to the Driven Show!

 

 

Talked with a ton of people, had a great time there, for a car show!

 

 

Even won a fancy trophy! Best of Show for Track Prep!

 

 

 

After the show went out crusing around with Alex Lee, he had his buddies car, but sure was funny when he tried to drive my Chaser!!! hahahaha

 

 

I'm one big dude, and he doesn't really fit

 

 

Then took the Chaser out last night for some testing!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Car was working awesome, besides the shifter, had some issues the hurst one in the heat, so swapped to factory and it was good just really loose.

 

Anyways, I'll test it out some more Thursday, then onto the Castrol Raceway roadcourse!!

 

 

 

[Bill]

               

[shawley]

 

Front practice last night, car rips