13BTNOS

[quote name='Chris Ng' date='Jun 1 2005, 06:41 PM']Chuck, I have an 88 FC.. last time I weighed it, it was aprox 3100lbs with me in it..


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Does anyone know what a FB weighs? Chris Ng is your car gutted out or is that weight with full interior? You got to love power to weight ratio with a rotary. That's why I have a Datsun 1200 with a rotary and I'm trying to keep it under 2000lbs with me in it. Setzep your car must be fun as hell to drive around the streets and probably surprises alot of people. I had a '73 RX3 with a stock turboII motor in it and that was pretty fast yours must scoot along just fine.

ArmyOfOne

I know mine without the front bumper beam, just the drivers seat, a quarter tank of gas and me sitting in it was 2320.

sleeper7

2320lbs with you in the car... That's 400lb less then mine. Mine must have been a pig or maybe I should have removed the spare tire, spare parts and tools before I got on the track. I'm 190lbs.

chuck

setzep

diabolical1- I know it can do better with more boost and a little leaner in come areas. I like running the low boost because it's already too much for the tires and the car. Durring the past few years I managed to wear out the rubber bushings in the rear control arms so it will axle hop like mad when spinning the tires. I don't think more power is going to make that any better for the time being

You can see what kind of exhaust/wastegate I'm running here: http://www.datsunracing.com/z/setzep



13BTNOS- It works out well, no one thinks I'm packing anything and I like it that way. I just wish it was a little quieter so it would be 100% sleeper. I remember a couple years ago I was doing some road tuning. I pulled away from the top sign from my neighborhood and got on it pretty good to log AFR and ~ a mile down the road this kid in a integra gets right on my *** like he's going to do something. Those are the times I wish I had the two stage rev limiter hooked up so I could melt the body kit off that car.

I imagine a Rx3 with a T2 engine would be just as fun, why did you sell?

13BTNOS

13BTNOS- It works out well, no one thinks I'm packing anything and I like it that way. I just wish it was a little quieter so it would be 100% sleeper. I remember a couple years ago I was doing some road tuning. I pulled away from the top sign from my neighborhood and got on it pretty good to log AFR and ~ a mile down the road this kid in a integra gets right on my *** like he's going to do something. Those are the times I wish I had the two stage rev limiter hooked up so I could melt the body kit off that car.

I imagine a Rx3 with a T2 engine would be just as fun, why did you sell?


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Sold it because I got bored with it and I wanted to build a race car and it was too clean of a car to rip apart and gut out. It had a decent body with perfect interior would be a shame to tear up a nice RX3 so I sold it to a close friend who still has it and I'm still working on it. LOL. And I didn't want to have anymore project cars besides my Datsun 1200 so I got rid of all my other cars except the one I have now. Too many projects you will never get them all done and now I have one which will be really fun.

setzep

I smell what you're stepping in.

Chris Ng

[quote name='setzep' date='Jul 6 2005, 06:35 PM']I smell what you're stepping in.


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Quick Question for you setzep.. .What kind of boost do you find you can make in 1st gear? from a hard launch?



Also, do you find that this particular turbo takes a bit longer time building the first initial 5psi boost, and once it passes the 5psi threshold, that's when boost starts to really build quickley?



A friend in town is also running the same turbo and we are just comparing similarities and characteristics of this setup...



Thanks,

setzep

It varies, 1st gear maybe only 5psi because I can't create enough load to make any more pressure. The time it takes to makes boost and spin the tires doesn't allow it to go much farther than 5psi in 1st.

If I'm cruising along down the freeway @ ~ 3500 and punch it it will jump to 3psi right away then it will climb pretty fast once it hits 4000rpm. I think it builds fast because the turbo is "spooling" while putting along down the road at 3500 so it's putting a few psi right at the throttle blades just waiting to jump in one I crack the throttle.