Hey again... haven't had much time at home to catch up on photos and stuff, but here's the short of it. As some may now know, I sold my CL kit to Badinblack. I kept turning the boost up and up, and eventually hurt things... So, while the engine was apart, decided to fully build it and then go BIG. Ended up with a really tight/sealed bottom end with Falicon goodies, 9.5 JE's w/ ceramic on top and teflon on sides... all the good stuff. Anyway, this build was done by John Fernandez of Acme Racing. Those of you that may follow AMA drag racing... John is the rider of the Chris Jones Performance turbo 14, that has won every Super Street race this season. Chris is the designer of this kit, and I knew these guys could build a solid bike that could make big power. After riding one of Chris's Real Street bikes, with a 3071r turbo, I knew that's what I wanted. Believe it or not, the power comes on real smooth and linear... diff. than what I expected. So I ended up going with the Garrett 3582r with one of the larger A/R exhausts.... .82 I think. Now my traditional thinking made me worry this was going to be a totally lazy lagger on the bike. Everyone assured me that this would spool just as quick as the 3071r on a 14. The extra cc's really do make a difference. Also, engine tune and cam setup comes into play as well. One of the theories is that the while the larger exhaust housing should make it spool slower, and it does I suppose, it also chokes up the 14 less when it's off boost. All I do know is that this bike runs great off boost, even low comp., and when it spools up, between 5-5,500rpm depending on gear, it moves out. And this has only been my experience on spring pressure... like 5.5psi while I'm "breaking" it in. Haven't gotten it over 9K yet, but feels like it's really, really going to pull up top, right where I want it. I'll try to get some pics and vids up. Feel free to ask any questions anytime. It may take me a little bit to respond, but I always do. Here's a primer...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JurJCOlwHnI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J_RZ9JSqPw
TBC...
TK
Turbo ZX14
ZIP Sensors, Inc
TURBO ZX-14
by Jones Performance/Acme Racing