Well the project is continuing

[shikzachaser]

The one I found my daughter is white w/ the Union Jack painted top. It'sway cool.

Steve

[shikzachaser]

The MAF is a reprogrammed Ford. Professional Mass Airflow Systems packages it as a kit with their little controller for Lindsey and apparantly others. They have told me they don't deal w/ the general public. I have had a really hard time getting any information on it. I finally got a schematic for hook-up last week. I sourced out the adaptor hose from a guy in California. The car runs but definately needs fine tuning. It idles fine and has great low RPM power but has no quick throttle response, it bogs down bad. I will try working with it over the weekend.

Steve

[shikzachaser]

I did not post a pic of the controller:

[Razorback1980]

Well Steve....guess you are going to have a hang over in the morning... Congrats to you and the Cardinals. Going to Detroit?

[Schumi]

I may be getting tickets. We had a 'small' get together tonight.. of about 20 people + 50 inch plasma TV. It was a nail biter. Molina of all people came through. You know what those people in NY are going to be thinking the next week: "The CATCHER?" After Wainwright threw the last strike, celebration erupted. Drinks are still flowing as they will be the rest of the night...

[Eldorado]

had no idea there were so many Molina catchers... Bengie (go jays!), Yadier (cards), and Jose (angels)..

[Razorback1980]

Wait a minute...Schumi, drinks are flowing and you are posting here? What are you thinking?

[shikzachaser]

I can't believe they pulled it off. The Mets should have won the game last night w/ the momentum they had after "the catch". That had to be one of the best plays I have ever seen. I have a bad feeling about the Card's chances with Detroit. If I had to put money down I would say Detroit in 5. Leyland should be commended for what he has done with those guys.

Rolen is doing his normal disappearing act when it matters. I honestly would like to see him watching the games from the dugout alongside Wilson w/ Spezio playing every game at third, Taguchi in left in the games in Detroit, Duncan in left at home and being the DH in Detroit.
The Tigers are not going to lay down and score 3-4 a game, those boys can mash. We have tickets for game 2 here, I'm looking forward to it, I just hope it's not the final game for the Card's (unless they sweep). If that happen's I'll buy all 15,000 people that have read this post a cold one, just kidding.

Go Cards, win that one out of 5 for me.

Steve

[shikzachaser]

Tom:

Party animal that I am I fell asleep on the couch in the 9th. I had one margarita and was gone so probably no hangover today. We have had a brutal week, you old retired guys remember those. If you get a chance give me a call over the weekend, I am having trouble getting the MAF program to load and maybe you can talk me through it. I need to reload the MAF controller w/ the proper 944 parameters.

Thanks:

Steve

[shikzachaser]

Well I went down to the dyno shop today to get on the schedule. Joe is definately humoring me. He set aside Nov 3 for a half day to dial in the MAF and get everything set up as much as possible and then give me some dyno numbers. He is a 5 bay small shop and sitting there were 5, count them 5, Vipers in various states from a tune up to one receiving a new head and Supercharger. He also has his Viper and he said two more customer units sitting at his house ready for work. I will post a couple pictures, it's actually pretty cool to see the stuff sitting around. He fired one up and it was impressive to say the least. It's amazing to me to see 700+ horsepower figures. I do think it's an ugly car though, just brute force. He also had 2 Mustang Cobras sitting there w/ one getting nitrous and one getting a Supercharger. I will probably be the lowest powered thing that's ever been in there. He does agree that if I get a top notch blower I should get at least 200 RWHP w/ 8-9 PSI of boost. I could get more but I really want to drive it that way for a year until I save up a few sheckels for a new transmission and clutch. With only around 2500 lbs and the new suspension it should still be a lot of fun. I just wish that it had not taken this long. Oh well, I guess the anticipation is part of it. I did feel kind of good in that a couple of the Viper owners were there and did not make fun of me. They actually were really interested in the little car, especially when I told them it was 22 years old, that part still surprises people as it looks much newer in style. You just don't see many of these cars around anymore that aren't trashed. I get the same comment from 90% of the people that say something "is that a turbo"? I have been so fustrated with the SC issue that I debadged it, the 944SC emblem is off until it has the SC.

Steve

[jgp0rsche]

1/2 day of dyno time is a joke. i hope he isn't charging the normal $100/HR. For an experienced tuner, it should take no longer than 2 Hrs TOPS!

[shikzachaser]

Easy there big fella.
He's a friend of mine that I stamped improvement plans for so he could get a building permit. He is going to let me hang around and consequently it will take him more time answering my stupid questions. He also had stupid questions for me relative to code requirements, etc.
I guess the questions really are not stupid, just simply inquisitive remarks directed towards someone in another technical field. He's a cool dude and extremely knowledgable in his realm. He is highly respected among the American muscle guys for integrity and performance.

There will also be a few glasses of wine consumed that should also kill an hour or so.

Steve

[pozican]

Pictures would be awesome

Love to see your dyno numbers too post-nov 3rd

[shikzachaser]

Yeah, I am somewhat curious if any of the stuff I have done really makes any difference. It feels better, definately handles better, and dog gone it sounds better.

Steve

[Razorback1980]

How could you fall asleep in the 9th? When he had two on with no outs, I was biting my nails and I didn't care who won! I was pulling for the Cards though...because it makes the Astros look better. The pitcher really did his job and earned his money. I figured he would get pulled, but they trusted him and he came through. For a young guy, he really took the pressure well.

Hope your father-in-law is doing better. I'll give you a call in the morning and see if we can get the MAF reloaded for you.

Hey, I have had a brutal week also...today was the official last day at work....officially retired, so for those who have my HP email address, it will no longer work. Went into the office for the first time in the last six weeks and got there about 10. They wanted to go to lunch around 11, so I wanted to make sure I wasn't late for that. Came home around 2ish and fell asleep on the couch for a short nap. Didn't want to over do it.

[Eldorado]

hey tom, i expect many email updates on your car then!!!

it's gonna be a brutal week this week coming up... Bell is talking about moving me out to Calgary for a few months..

[Razorback1980]

Kyle...you sound like my daughter! I have been scolded this last week for not getting more done on her car. I will be making some progress with it starting next week.

I wouldn't expect too much right away.... unfortunately, I had a friend that his house flooded from the rain we had on Monday and I was helping him pull wet carpet from his house and I popped my achilles tendon in my left foot. I swear, if I had to do an honest days work, it would kill me. Looks like I'm going to be resting for a while. Doc's quote..."you are 48 not 28, so it would be best to stop using your back and start using your head and use tools to lift heavy objects". Hard to argue when I'm in his office complaining about how much my foot hurts. Updates will be coming soon.

[shikzachaser]

Tom:

It was the wierdest thing with the game. I found myself rooting for the Mets, especially after Rolen's ball got pulled back. The Cardinals just act too much like their freak manager. The Mets seemed to have a lot more emotion and Randolf seems like a class guy. Tony is one bizarre dude, everything is so overanalyzed. It takes a lot of fun out of the game. I still think they will get absolutely hammered by the Tigers. A couple runs a game won't cut it w/ those boys and them having 6 left handers is going to kill the Cards.

Definately sorry to hear about your hamstring. Did you do a full tear? That can be a painful 6 months of rehab. I saw Conroe on the national news. Unbelievable amount of water in that time period. I wound up leaving the software w/ dynoboy yesterday. He wanted to check out what I had prior to me bringing the car over. My father-in-law is a tough old dude. It was determined that the internal bleeding was caused by too much blood thinner. Apparantly this is pretty common. They were able to do two stints and incredibly he was released yesterday. He is going to stay with us at least a week just to be on the safe side. I guess it will be like when Jeannie and I first started dating where we have to sneak around so her dad doesn't hear us. He is a great guy so it's no big deal. His little weiner dog is another story. The thing is really smart, it's just that he thinks he owns the place. He is banished to a ceramic tiled porch right now. The little jack off stood in the Kitchen again and looked right at me with one of those dog smiles then left a hot danish right on the floor. It's sick. We have to leave a TV in the room with him along with his favorite stuffed animal or he gets upset.

Steve

Steve

[Razorback1980]

I don't think I did a full tear, the lump is only on one side, so I'm hoping for a quicker recovery. We received 12.5" of rain on Sunday night but what hurt is it was in about a five hour window which is what caused it to rise into his house. Unfortunately, I think you are right about Detroit.

I am still hopeful that I can get more done on the 944 next week as I have most of my other projects out of the way now. So updates will start showing up soon Kyle.

Good news about your father-in-law. I can relate to that blood too thin problem. Mine blood was more alcohol that blood one time after this party....wait, different problem, isn't it? Still good news.

[shikzachaser]

Tom:

I'll probably thin mine tonight. I am going over to a buddy from college's house to watch the game. I love that Reposado Tequila. It has become a basic food group, along w/ Tex-Mex. Fortunately there are a couple places that have opened up here, I have been going through withdrawl since I moved here. I actually found one that does excellent Carnitas. The Mariachis let me sit in when I'm not too toasted. I will have to post a couple pics sometime.

Jeannie's dad is doing great. He wanted me to get him a shot of Jack Daniels for his "cough" before the game tonight.

Take care of the Achiles, that can be a brutal injury.

Steve