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Old August 2nd, 2007, 12:54 PM
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Thumbs up Lou Czarnota Has Been Busy!

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That is sick, it reminds me of Chow's car with a back half!
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That is sick, it reminds me of Chow's car with a back half!
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Thanks John! Some other features, ACD airshifter,billetfab pan,DZ vacumn pump,MSD crank trigger,Jessel belt drive,
electric water pump,Oiliver rods,crower crank, the 3.5 exaust system is still needs to be finished & it goes on the dyno to be tested next. Should be interesting.
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Thanks John! Some other features, ACD airshifter,billetfab pan,DZ vacumn pump,MSD crank trigger,Jessel belt drive,
electric water pump,Oiliver rods,crower crank, the 3.5 exaust system is still needs to be finished & it goes on the dyno to be tested next. Should be interesting.
Lou I want to see the datalog of that dyno session.....
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Old August 3rd, 2007, 11:25 AM
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Thanks John! Some other features, ACD airshifter,billetfab pan,DZ vacumn pump,MSD crank trigger,Jessel belt drive,
electric water pump,Oiliver rods,crower crank, the 3.5 exaust system is still needs to be finished & it goes on the dyno to be tested next. Should be interesting.
Lou why did you pick on-center turbine housings???
What are your plans/goals with the car?
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Old August 3rd, 2007, 11:28 AM
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Lou I want to see the datalog of that dyno session.....
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Chow's motor made 1833HP at 23-24* timing and 26-27psi. (15* Heads)
I would imagine that with the higher compression and a couple more cubes Lou would make similar power at around the same boost if all other things remain equal.
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Chow's motor made 1833HP at 23-24* timing and 26-27psi. (15* Heads)
I would imagine that with the higher compression and a couple more cubes Lou would make similar power at around the same boost if all other things remain equal.
If this car can perform as well as Chris remains to be seen. I don't have the benefit of Ken Duttwieler & an engine dyno. I'm doing this also for a customer & only have so much control over what happens. He has a business & family that comes first & wanted to do this as a fun project only & still is trying to get licenced. I myself enjoy designing & building projects like this & that's where I get my kicks. Campaigning any car like this requires not only money but a lot of tenacity & sacrifice that I think my friend Chris would agree.

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If this car can perform as well as Chris remains to be seen. I don't have the benefit of Ken Duttwieler & an engine dyno. I'm doing this also for a customer & only have so much control over what happens. He has a business & family that comes first & wanted to do this as a fun project only & still is trying to get licenced. I myself enjoy designing & building projects like this & that's where I get my kicks. Campaigning any car like this requires not only money but a lot of tenacity & sacrifice that I think my friend Chris would agree.
No Doubt it takes a lot to run something of this magnitude.
I think Chris's car has been down since Oct 05....
He and Nancy are expecting their second child at the end of this month,
so I am not sure what his racing schedule will be like.
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This is some footage of the car in the 1/8 with the old motor. Can't wait to see the new motor.

Turbo Buick 5.40 @ 118 in the 1/8th while lifting--
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Nice, what was the old combination?
That was the 350 production motor that was originally installed back in 99, It was 030 over, 8-1 comp. 600 lift & 250 @ 050. AFR 210 heads, aluminum rods. with dozens of street & strip runs on them. It held up remarkably well till it cracked a center main cap. It's now getting refreshed with better parts & might wind up going to a single turbo street application in another chassis.
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That was the 350 production motor that was originally installed back in 99, It was 030 over, 8-1 comp. 600 lift & 250 @ 050. AFR 210 heads, aluminum rods. with dozens of street & strip runs on them. It held up remarkably well till it cracked a center main cap. It's now getting refreshed with better parts & might wind up going to a single turbo street application in another chassis.
My chassis would be a good choice!
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Lou why did you pick on-center turbine housings???
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The inter cooler & hardware was originally set up that way so I just stayed with that to try & avoid more work. Plus the on center housings are suppose to be more efficient.Plans are to go as fast as possible while still remaining above ground.
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That was the 350 production motor that was originally installed back in 99, It was 030 over, 8-1 comp. 600 lift & 250 @ 050. AFR 210 heads, aluminum rods. with dozens of street & strip runs on them. It held up remarkably well till it cracked a center main cap. It's now getting refreshed with better parts & might wind up going to a single turbo street application in another chassis.
John! the motor has been rebuilt with new J&E pistons ,alumniumn rods, Crower crank,steel center main caps & should be a kick ass engine for a turbo application. If interested I will put you in touch with the owner & can send you some pictures. Lou
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Looks really great! I have to admit that it's probably the first turbo race car that I have seen with air filters.
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Looks really great! I have to admit that it's probably the first turbo race car that I have seen with air filters.
It's a daily driver what do you expect?
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Looks really great! I have to admit that it's probably the first turbo race car that I have seen with air filters.
One speck of anything hitting the compressor blades & there goes a $1,600 turbo. Gets expensive in a hurry. I tried that years a go with my TT V6 SS/DX car & went through turbos like crazy.
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John! the motor has been rebuilt with new J&E pistons ,alumniumn rods, Crower crank,steel center main caps & should be a kick ass engine for a turbo application. If interested I will put you in touch with the owner & can send you some pictures. Lou
Lou I have 15K of stage II sitting in the garage.
Unless someone buys that I am done.
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Finally ran the car on dyno today, 900 rwhp @ 13# boost & @ 27# 1200 & maxed out the dyno in the middle of the pull it is an older machine & only good up to 1200 so I can only guess that about 16-1800 is possible.I'm very pleased with the results so far but not unexpected. After all its a V/8
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Finally ran the car on dyno today, 900 rwhp @ 13# boost & @ 27# 1200 & maxed out the dyno in the middle of the pull it is an older machine & only good up to 1200 so I can only guess that about 16-1800 is possible.I'm very pleased with the results so far but not unexpected. After all its a V/8
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The inter cooler & hardware was originally set up that way so I just stayed with that to try & avoid more work. Plus the on center housings are suppose to be more efficient.Plans are to go as fast as possible while still remaining above ground.
I stand corrected on that housing statement.Those indeed are the wrong ones & fine for street use as was originally intended & the proper ones are on order.

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I stand corrected on that housing statement.Those indeed are the wrong ones & fine for street use as was originally intended & the proper ones are on order.
Lou,

The new ones should help with back pressure, allowing you
to maximize the airflow potential.

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The new ones should help with back pressure, allowing you
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Video???
Yes John, you are right & that was evident when we had it on the dyno,The engine performed better at lower boost levels indicating excessive back pressure. The headers & exhaust were originally designed as a street & strip package & compromise wasn't a problem,Orginally the customer wanted a fast street car.The next thing I know he's having it back halved & changing his mind.Now that the course has changed for me to convert to the right housings I'm faced with a logistical problem of having to redo everything to accommodate the new combination. On center housings were easier to work initially & everything seem to fall in place & served its purpose at the time. So now the fun starts once more to solve this problem.
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Thanks for the update, I am excited to see the additional modifications you
make to this beast. What was the exact specification on these turbos?
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