The 383 Twin Turbo Z06 Lives!

[vetteheadracer]

A very nice man in America has just supplied me with a file which will hopefully solve all my problems (well those related to the car at least)!!

:ZR14FUN said:

Just wondering who supplied the kit? Did it not come with a chip or complete ECM for the new set-up?

Kit is supplied by Turbo Technologies Inc in Tacoma, WA. Now Richard, you are being just plain silly! How could you program a PCM for a particular setup given that there are so many variables that affect the setup? Luckily this guy in the US has done loads of TTI TT kits so lets hope all goes well tonight and I will be taking the car home.....

>> Edited by vetteheadracer on Tuesday 8th June 09:28

[z064life]

Have fun with the car and, er, be safe.

[vetteheadracer]

Collected the car last night and although the calibration is still way off in places at least the car can be driven safely. I even have boost in certain places!

The car feels fantastic and the suspension and brake changes really give the car a brillian feel too.

So, tomorrow morning we will be setting off to Le Mans in it and fingers crossed it will behave itself for the "running in" trip.

[Boosted LS1]

Drive it carefully, watch out for any fluid leaks and especially keep an eye on any cables or lines that pass near hot parts It will probably be a lot hotter then it was before.

[fold1000]

vetteheadracer do us a favour and blow that muppet in the Viper with 800 bhp away!

I mean come on 800bhp and still only able to do the 1/4 mile in what 12secs or very high 11's

[vetteheadracer]

Once it is calibrated and run it I will be out hunting snakes!

[dinkel]

Oe, I feel a pretty awesome soundfile coming on . . .

[anonymous-user]

Boosted LS1 said:

It will probably be a lot hotter then it was before.

In every sense!!

[Boosted LS1]

fold1000 said:

vetteheadracer do us a favour and blow that muppet in the Viper with 800 bhp away! I mean come on 800bhp and still only able to do the 1/4 mile in what 12secs or very high 11's

There was a TR7-V8 that did it in the 9's! With a blown RV8.

[vetteheadracer]

Big Ron Davis radiator means it runs lovely and cool. As does the F**k off intercooler.........boy is that sucker big!

[blackzr]

>> Edited by blackzr on Wednesday 9th June 14:30

[blackzr]

[quote][quote]Drive it carefully, watch out for any fluid leaks and especially keep an eye on any cables or lines that pass near hot parts It will probably be a lot hotter then it was before.[/quote]

Point 1) you will never get Nigel to drive carefully even if his life depended on it, he called me 30 minutes after leaving the shop to tell me he was doing 140Mph!!!!
Point 2)The car has been put together by a guy that used to build LeMans race cars (not that long ago either), he may be young but he is one of the best!!!(that does not mean it will only last 24 hours either!!)

[Gixer]

Nige, I can't remember what time train you will be on in the morning. I think it was the one after ours so I will keep an eye out for you.

[Boosted LS1]

blackzr said:

[quote][quote]Drive it carefully, watch out for any fluid leaks and especially keep an eye on any cables or lines that pass near hot parts It will probably be a lot hotter then it was before.

Point 1) you will never get Nigel to drive carefully even if his life depended on it, he called me 30 minutes after leaving the shop to tell me he was doing 140Mph!!!!
Point 2)The car has been put together by a guy that used to build LeMans race cars (not that long ago either), he may be young but he is one of the best!!!(that does not mean it will only last 24 hours either!!)[/quote]

Re, point 2, Point taken but it pays to be cautious and keep an eye on things even if Ron Dennis or similar built it Space probes can have faults and so can will engines. As for point 1, well all the more reason to keep an eye on it

[jaytee368]

Boosted LS1 said:

Re, point 2, Point taken but it pays to be cautious and keep an eye on things even if Ron Dennis or similar built it Space probes can have faults and so can will engines. As for point 1, well all the more reason to keep an eye on it

If I may, for and on behalf of VHR, Ron Dennis' company built/assembled the radiator and Danny-boy Jeal installed the Twin Turbo and 383 Stroker project including the ancillaries. VHR may have done some of the ancillary bits himself.

[vetteheadracer]

I had a little problem Wednesday night......

Just filled up with fuel ready for Le Mans departure Thursday morning. Pulled onto the drive at 11:30 only for the brake pedal to go to the floor! Looked under front right corner to find brake fluid pissing out of the new braided brake line that had rubbed thru on the inside of the wheel.

After a few choice words, phoned Geoff and he very kindly agreed to go to the workshop and retrieve my old brakes. I borrowed Snakey and drove the hour to Geoff's then the hour back, so started removing the new Wilwood brakes and re-fitting the old ones at about 2 a.m.
Finished the job in about 1 hour, had 3 hours sleep, then got a very sleepy young lady to sit and "pump my pedal" whilst I bled the brakes.

We made the Eurotunnel crossing and apart from having a fuel line split in no man's land between French and English passport control at the Eurotunnel yesterday, which was a 5 minute fix, the car has run beautifully (within the confines of the slightly out fuel mapping).
The car is fine in traffic and never moves on the water or oil temperatures. I can't wait ti get the rear wing down and the fuel mapping sorted so that I can start to really have some fun now that the engine has 1200 miles on it since last weekend!

[eric the brave]

Having been "Overtaken" by Nige, as we came off the Eurotunnel, I have to announce to the world that, not only is his car sensationally quick, it sounds staggering. Nearly as loud as mine!!!!

[vetteheadracer]

Just checked the CD from the engine build and those muppets at the shop have given me the wrong CD! It is someones holiday snaps!

Will have to take the negs (hope the didn't cock those up too) back on Saturday morning and get them re-done

[Boosted Ls1]

Glad that it's getting sorted. The reason why I spend so much time checking things over is because I once had an oil line get a bit hot. It was only for the pressure guage but there was a huge amount of white smoke when it perforated and sprayed oil onto an exhaust manifold. Luckily for me the smoke was sucked under the car so I could still see where I was going. I was on a dual carriageway and going at a fair old rate of knots

[LuS1fer]

vetteheadracer said:

Just checked the CD from the engine build and those muppets at the shop have given me the wrong CD! It is someones holiday snaps! Will have to take the negs (hope the didn't cock those up too) back on Saturday morning and get them re-done

I've got a lovely CD of someone's Scotland snaps and they've got a picture of me and my fiancee wearing nothing but a smile from one of those juvenile "Look this way" moments on holiday.