So a car that was put together in Illinois is a rice rocket??? I still don’t get it.
Anything with 4 cylinders not from this country is a rice rocket according to Rich…
i like the vid well put to geather
i <3 DSM’s.
it wasnt the tuning that was bad, its the fact he lost fuel pressure. I bet the car would have been fine all day long if that fuel pressure didnt drop.
Yeah. But it’s not really a derogatory term. Well, it kinda is but I don’t mean nothin’ by it. I still <3 any fast car.
Are you sure? I mean that dip in the air/fuel graph followed by a steady lean a/f climb is not good for any turbo car. He was using the cobbled together mess known as megasquirt and some awesome toonerz…what do you expect? Just because one of the guys in the video says the “fuel pressure dropped” doesn’t mean that it really did drop. Its like saying bad spark plugs when you need to replace a piston with blown ring lands. Its an easy way out of a bad tune.
Then again who cares the kid just wanted to see what his car could do… he seen it make 35psi and he also seen himself get burned on a blown rod.
i think the tunning was bad or his set up was bad…any details on this car for further speculation
Guys, stock DSM bottom ends WERE NOT MEANT FOR 35PSI!!!
There is no mystery, no conspiracy, no ancient secret as to why the motor blew… It’s just a matter of time…
im not saying there were im just wondering on the whole set up? thats all, believe me i know about dsm it was a rocky road when i owned one…
His excuse was that it free rev’d:shrug:
Here’s a thread that he posted about it
http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=211393
Also there’s another thread within that one that has is whole setup
:tup:
That boost gauge was pegged at 35 for a few seconds im willing to bet he was running more than 35 psi
His supporting mods:
Fuel
Walbro 255HP pump
-6 line from tank
Mr gasket fuel filter
-6 line from filter to fuel rail
-6 line from rail to FPR
Aeromotive FPR
FIC 850cc injectors
*** engine***
Arp Headstuds
Comp 101200 cams
1g tb
Prothane motor mounts
accel plug wires
*** turbo/ exhaust***
PTE Scm60
3 inch exhaust (turbo back)
Ported 2g exhaust manifold.
3 inch o2 housing
custom 3 inch intake
*** drivetrain***
Sbr3500 clutch
Mueller flywheel
*** cooling***
spearco intercooler 33"x12.5"x3.5
2.5" intercooler piping
Tial bov
12" slimline fans x 2
Enging management
Full Megasquirt standalone
It probably saw a tad too much detonation when the AF leaned out and the dramatic increase in cylinder pressure compromised the connecting rods. Those were rated for 350 whp.