Friday night 4/2/04

Night started out good, but it was down hill from there.

We still cannot get this turbo to boost over 18 psi. Also, most of the time it falls to 16 psi from about 5000 rpm on up. I don't know if it's a bad intake leak, bad wastegate flapper or turbine housing ir just a bad 14b. It doesn't use oil and there is VERY minimal shaft play, but it won't make more than 18psi even with the flapper tied shut and no boost signal on the wastegate actuator.

Anyway... First run off the trailer. Here's the slip.

60' - 1.794
330' - 5.076
1/8 - 7.729
1/8 - 92.02 mph
1000' - 10.014
1/4 - 11.929
1/4 116.39 mph

60s got bad fast and ended up with a bunch of 12.2-12.3 slips. Even got a new best mph. 117.23 Must have held 18 psi for a few extra rpm. Guess we will have to take a better look at it in the near future.