Track Stories 08

[lecroy]

Great shot!!! Hope you get it solved in the next few weeks. Snow fest is coming up soon.

I should have put some videos on that DVD for you from the ProStar shootouts. Those people are crazy. Your just a little crazy but getting crazier by the day.

Another shift fork gets changed Wednesday. Autos.... You have to love this sport.

We still have one race to go, then the finals, then snow fest.

[DreamRyder]

Yeah I know what you mean.

Is that a bracket class or heads up racing ?

Heads Up...

E.

[RacingJake]

Looks like that bike is flying with the rear tire off the ground !

[DreamRyder]

Great shot!!! Hope you get it solved in the next few weeks. Snow fest is coming up soon.

I should have put some videos on that DVD for you from the ProStar shootouts. Those people are crazy. Your just a little crazy but getting crazier by the day.

Another shift fork gets changed Wednesday. Autos.... You have to love this sport.

We still have one race to go, then the finals, then snow fest.

Me too hun... Me too... my local series ends this weekend and I had hoped to finish it off good...

just imagine what that shot would have looked like if he'd gotten it when the rear was still 6" off the ground... would look like I was in Motorcross instead of dragracin LOL There was another shot that was way up there and I still managed to save the run with short shifting but couldn't afford to buy them both so I chose the one from the non-damaged side and with the rear slightly off ground

Wish someone would have gotten that pass on vide from the side everyone watchin kept talkin about it but to be honest when I was on the bike I surely did not know I left the ground like that - thank god she came down straight

I'll be there for the Sled and Bike Fest ... any chance you could save me a spot next to ya? I'll be getting there late on Sat (as in barely to make qualifying) since I have to wait for Nem to get off work to make it out with me...

E.

[DreamRyder]

Looks like that bike is flying with the rear tire off the ground !

E.
must have put too much redbull in the tank LMAO

[lecroy]

Old school low tech drawthru intake.


Hanger, hoses, guzzler and sensors.


Switch panel with Autometer boost gauge, shift light, MPS TB and shift switches on left, MPS clutch lever, Pingle dead man, Magura throttle, brake and grips. Koenig found an original fuel cap for this chassis. They no longer use this type so this was a great find for the old junker.

[DreamRyder]

WOW that turbo shot is HOT! but uhm why no clamps on the rubber tubing part?

E.

[lecroy]

Because my dear, the Roman empire was not built in one day. LOL

Nothing is tight in the pictures. Just cut the hoses last night and put it together for final fit. All the oil and fuel hoses were all in place to make sure nothing was going to cause any problems. I will pick up a couple of high pressure clamps tonight and plan to make the hanger strap from steel to finish it up.

I just need to mount the ignition, put a bung in the exhaust for the O2 sensor, make a heat shield, plate the exhaust, get a carb and set it up, cut the body, fab a wheelie bar (Koenig will be doing this part), finish wiring the data logger, add a vent line, install the chain, put the cams in ............ Next year for sure. I may fire it up over the winter.

[DreamRyder]

Because my dear, the Roman empire was not built in one day. LOL

oh come on now... why not??

reckon I'm just a lil sensative to those clamps on the tubin since mine has come loose twice now

gonna look at sending the uppipe and plenum back to get redone with a different style of locking clamp system like is used at the bottom of it so it can't happen again as well as get a blow off valve put in to allow for excess boost (from gettin off the throttle) to escape rather than damage my throttle bodies or fan blades

E.

[lecroy]

reckon I'm just a lil sensative to those clamps on the tubin since mine has come loose twice now

gonna look at sending the uppipe and plenum back to get redone with a different style of locking clamp system like is used at the bottom of it so it can't happen again as well as get a blow off valve put in to allow for excess boost (from gettin off the throttle) to escape rather than damage my throttle bodies or fan blades

E.

I use the same type of clamps that you see holding the intake on. The turbocharger and the plenum both have a lip on them. There is no way I could pull one apart. I have seen guys strap the turbo to the plenum but never saw a need.

When I chop on the flag bike the old Rajay tries to suck the carb into its intake. This can't happen so instead it sucks oil past the carbon seal and into the intake. The only time it's not a problem is with low boost pressure or instead of chopping, I let the turbo spin down before closing the throttle. Then I end up thinking about the turbo instead of stopping the bike. LOL.

I wouldn't have guessed you would ever hit the surge line but never played with anything like your spaceship.

[DreamRyder]

I'll have to post pictures of the clamps we had on there... I woudl have thought the same thing... "NOT possible"... but trust me it was there is a lip on the edge to help the clamp bite but still didnt' stop it...

I want something that would butt the two ends together both that have a lip for the special clamp to surround both lips and hold tight. No rubber hose/tubing at all.

way cool method... dont 'know why they woudln't have done that at both ends of the uppipe to begin with.

E.
space ship LOL....

[lecroy]

The hose I use is for turbo applications. If they will hold the boost on semi's that are running cross country they will hold my little turbo on.

You have a lip on both parts and it comes apart? Sounds like they are not tighten correctly, your not using the correct hose, the hose uses an insert coupler or you have no support for the turbo except the hose. I have heard of a few people with problems but have never seen what they were doing.

I think I understand what your looking for. We use similar clamps where I work. One clamp connects both parts. There is normally a part that fits between the two that has an O-ring. It makes the seal and aligns the two parts together. We use them for very low pressures.

http://www.mdc-vacuum.com/searchs/doc/kwik-flange-kf-intro.htm

No reason it would not work but you would need to make sure that things line up pretty good.

[DreamRyder]

yup looks very similar and yup there is an oring... my bottom part has it to the turbo..

Nem just had one put at both ends for his because he was having issues as well.. and he was using the same blue hose as you...

If I can remember I'll take pictures to post... trust me the clamps were as tight as you could possibly get them... there was some travel to the plenum that would allow it to move away from the up pipe some so a slightly longer tubing may solve my issue for the short term but I still want that clamp style that connects the two directly.

E.

[DreamRyder]

found this pic from when RCC was doin the work... see the clamp at the lower part of the up pipe to the turbo.. that's what I want for the top part as well and get rid of the blue hose all together..

if I come across that pic I'll post it too but I dont' think he ever sent me a pic of where it connected to the plenum.

E.

[lecroy]

Does look similar.

Nem just had one put at both ends for his because he was having issues as well.. and he was using the same blue hose as you...
E.

Ah, you don't like the color blue. Nice to know your looking out for me too.

The orange colored hose is what I have been using. It is very stiff, thin, won't compress much and is pricey. I think it uses fibreglass. If you need to make a bend, this stuff won't work.

I do make sure I clean all the parts with methanol or break clean and wipe out the hoses before putting them on. I never use any type of lube on them as well.

You can see from the picture that the old Mr Turbo kit keeps the hoses just long enough to couple the parts together. With the turbo being supported and the cross pipe preventing it from moving back I don't think it's coming apart any time soon.