Nick,
Jay has mentioned getting together some Prescott 911 owners and a track day as well. It surprises me how many older 911s are in this town. Right now I've been going easy on mine; I'm in need of some suspension work, alignment and new tires ($$). I'm trying to save for some Polybronzes and tires at the moment.
I should be good to go by the Fall.....

yea!

i can think of a few

you
red late 80's
jay
white midyear in chino
red baby Iroc in PV

and a few others...

when fall starts to swing around i will start throwing the word out there..


it would be nice to run with something besides mustangs....

i have the feeling that i will get my ass handed to me on a polybronze platter... :D my cars suspension is about as sorted as trail mix... and it seems most of the cars around here are in alot better shape...

When I was there a local guy had a white long hood. I think it may have been a SWB as well, I know it had six webers and a dual out exhaust. Really clean car.

Make sure you show up at one of the local meets when you are back north. Nice work!

will do!

When i first got the car i was turned away at newcastle(?). But that was back in the "brown days". cant wait to see your car in its current state!

i came to one XXX meet when i was back in town... but my car was in AZ...



I receved a PM from a guy who is making a SWB R replica with a 2.4...

maybe its the same guy?

Damn Nick hunt me down next time and introduce yourself. Never let a snooty resturant turn you down...throw a fit/ act like you own the place...works every time. Make a big enough ruckus and we'll find you :)

i did.... in the line for some breakfast...

I guess i will try the restaurant suggestion and just make a ruckus and throw a fit and act like i own you... ;)

Looks good. A couple of questions/comments.

How are your current oil temps? External cooler in place?

Try to block the open area around the distributor (silicone flap). Turbo heat will migrate to the engine compartment and decrease the cooing capacity.

What material is your turbo exh. inlet pipe? If it's mild steel, the life span will be short - from heat and/or vibration. Plan on a stainless version in your future. A SS bellows-type connector would also be nice to compensate for expansion/contraction forces.

Best wishes,
Sherwood

thanks

right now... just fine for the street! at the track they creep up to 230 where i start short shifting and letting the E36 m3's re-pass me!

i have a ROW 28row

a RX7 cooler and a bumper to fit are it in the mail.

not sure if if should plumb them both in-line or just use the rx7... comment would be appreciated.

Yea.. Ive been playing around with a few ways to block that hole...
right now I'm looking at a Home-depot solution.


Its good old mild steel alright.. it started life as a cat bypass ... i don't really plan on giving a dam about its lifespan... I'm sure i wont have that jerry rigged pipe long enough for it to rust. (it should spend 9\12ths of the year in Arizona anyways)

i know rust is a concern... but my wallet advises me not to gIve a dam.[I'mg]http://www.pelicanparts.com/support/smileys/king2.gif[/I'mg]

".....i don't really plan on giving a dam about its lifespan"

Since the pipe was custom-fabricated (even from an existing bypass pipe), it's easier (and less expensive - you're a student, yes?) to replicate a replacement pipe if you have a whole piece to copy from. All the welder/fabricator needs is an intact beginning and end point.

FWIW,
Sherwood

thanks for the concern... but im pretty sure it will be just fine.

when it rusts through i will buy you a beer. Im sure by then i will be old enough;)



i figure if thad suters kit can last a bit in Wisconsin road salt... then mine can last a few years in AZ at least.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploads/Turbo_2.JPG

Edit: forgot>the wastegate pipe is SS:D

The photo of your car with all the tools/parts on the ground is classic.

(university professor who would love to have disassembled 911s in parking lots around his campus).

Nick, I am glad to see you were able to use the Flowmaster muffler after all.

my wrench
gives me alot of crap for it..:( (says its too big)
sounds great from 2k-4k, after that you just here the waste-gate...
Idle is kinda hash and the highway drones a bit... but i don't drive it in stop-and-go ever!
and the price you gave me for all the stuff more then justifies its use!

the flow-master held up to some hellish backfires when i was getting the mixture right.... I'm talking flames out the pipe...:D

oh, and that 2 inch stainless.... makes a good hood proper!:D

The photo of your car with all the tools/parts on the ground is classic.
"what a junker, his car is always broken"

the school security had a good laugh when i was crawling around the parking lot on all fours looking for a air injection plug that exited the bottom of the motor at high speed at around 11:30 at night...

I had to replace the muffler in my car with a small 4" Magnafow and it is way louder than the Flowmaster, I would prefer a nice quit muffler that would go whooosh not blap.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1115991133.jpg

"AZ pelicanites, if you have a daughter that you want to be put behind a car and flying airplanes on a scruffy poor student wrench;s prorities list..... shoot me a PM.'

I have a sister in Pheonix, and you can put her anywhere you want on a priorities list, as long as I get to ride along in the 911 once in a while.

The turbo piping on my car was manufactured at least 20 years ago, it is mild steel and has shown no problems with cracking or rust. Lots of BAE kits on this board, no one to my knowledge has had problems with the piping going south.
I would expect yours to live a long time too, especially in Phoenix.
I'm running .5 bar with a trombone cooler and the car has never gotten hot, most of the time it doesn't get off the lower white line about where the thermostat opens. Granted that AZ is waaaaay hotter than So Cal.

I officially nominate that as quote of the week. too good.

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