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Nick
10-23-2008, 12:11 AM
...were pretty gangster ourselves...

http://nickflyman.com/track10_22_08/DSC00099.JPG
http://nickflyman.com/track10_22_08/DSC00102.JPG
http://nickflyman.com/track10_22_08/DSC00101.JPG
http://nickflyman.com/track10_22_08/DSC00103.JPG
http://nickflyman.com/track10_22_08/DSC00105.JPG
http://nickflyman.com/track10_22_08/DSC00107.JPG

^^^ find the rubber chicken :rofl:

So my roommate and I decided to get off of work and head out to Orlando Speedworld to see what our **** would run. The evening was a mixture of win, with my 242 going 14.2 @ 99, and fail with the Toyota snapping an axle shaft (shifting into third!). Videos are to follow whenever youtube is back up again.


Edit: heres the video from one of my runs.

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lmFpAcn1znI&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lmFpAcn1znI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

http://nickflyman.com/track10_22_08/slip10_22_08.jpg

^^ That run was against a diesel truck. I've got the video but the only thing you can hear is that stupid diesel.
badvlvo
10-23-2008, 12:19 AM
What does the Toy have under the hood?
Poik
10-23-2008, 12:23 AM
That 242 is so clean. Lovin it.
Nick
10-23-2008, 12:27 AM
http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/7020/1000556sq8.jpg

Toyota's swap. Don't worry the supercharger and replacement differential will be installed simultaneously. ;-)
RvolvoR
10-23-2008, 12:28 AM
screw the supercharger....just go turbo...
harribert
10-23-2008, 12:29 AM
omfg i wanna shave mine like that. howd you do it?
Nick
10-23-2008, 12:30 AM
omfg i wanna shave mine like that. howd you do it?

Shave?
240Psycho
10-23-2008, 12:40 AM
damn the 242 looks hawt.

you good work!
244tiCanuck
10-23-2008, 01:16 AM
I'm convinced. I'm slamming my 240. That looks sick.
manbeard
10-23-2008, 01:23 AM
i got a buddy with a yota like that....cept it has a turbo rotary in it...

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q188/JUGRNAUT1/iraDMV.jpg

fastest 1/4 mile run was like 10.3 i believe.
745 TurboGreasel
10-23-2008, 01:59 AM
Those wheelie bar things on the 'Yota have got to go.
RvolvoR
10-23-2008, 02:04 AM
Those wheelie bar things on the 'Yota have got to go.

not wheelie bar 'things' they are so he can raise the rear suspension to accommodate slicks..
745 TurboGreasel
10-23-2008, 02:32 AM
Pinion angle?
Whatever, it's only the street/strip.

I'm sure she is quite frisky regardless
Poik
10-23-2008, 02:34 AM
Pinion angle?
Whatever, it's only the street/strip.

I'm sure she is quite frisky regardless
Leaf springs..
harribert
10-23-2008, 04:37 AM
Shave?


taking the beltline trim out and filling the mounting holes. i have been curious about doing that for a while now...
ovlover
10-23-2008, 05:32 AM
SSSSSIIIIIICCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! awsome cars mate!!!!!
Booster
10-23-2008, 06:28 AM
looks good
Nick
10-23-2008, 08:57 AM
Failtube is finally back up so I added a video and posted the time slip. Worth a few East coast points, I guess.
EricF
10-23-2008, 09:38 AM
We need to race... Don't turn the boost up!
Sp3aK
10-23-2008, 09:44 AM
Awsome nick! Yeah the Orange and the Blueberry definately need to race.

Does the car have more in it? (i.e. boost, driver mod, etc.?) -- Also I hate that the announcer didn't have anything to say when you raped that 240sx down the track... Haters.
EricF
10-23-2008, 09:46 AM
Awsome nick! Yeah the Orange and the Blueberry definately need to race.

Does the car have more in it? (i.e. boost, driver mod, etc.?) -- Also I hate that the announcer didn't have anything to say when you raped that 240sx down the track... Haters.

As I understand it the boost is as low as it can go right now on an HX35 with an engine and drivetrain that can take about as high as it can go.
Nick
10-23-2008, 09:49 AM
lol, guys, I'm just getting started...

edit; to amend what Eric was saying. I stuck a quickie homemade bleeder valve MBC on the WG a few hours before we left for the track. The only thing it really does is get rid of some of that lag caused by premature opening of the wastegate. It was shooting up to 10ish psi then by the redline it'd be at 13ish. I started getting ballsy with that bleeder valve but it did almost nothing for me. I really need to get a proper boost controller on there to make it behave properly.
Sp3aK
10-23-2008, 10:42 AM
Sweet...then you can break sh*t
FuzzKill
10-23-2008, 11:12 AM
Oh SNAP

http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/5838/1000746xi9.jpg

O:-)
crazy0000
10-23-2008, 12:24 PM
Niiiice run!
Cars look sick!
mfpmax
10-23-2008, 12:24 PM
I was expecting a 2TC/3TC, but a Series II will do I guess.
F1reBird
10-23-2008, 12:32 PM
hahah volvo 240 > nissan 240
PRVersion
10-23-2008, 01:13 PM
Leaf springs..

i'd have thought that was obvious :e-shrug: apparently some people have never looked under a muscle car :-P
740ATL
10-23-2008, 01:37 PM
hell yeah.
tozovr
10-23-2008, 01:42 PM
Leaf springs..

regardless, changing the shackle length will monkey with the pinion angle. It can cause nasty vibes depending on how extreme the angle gets.
JustFord0099
10-23-2008, 03:52 PM
cars are lookin awesome Nick! that 242 has come a long way since i last saw it
nar
10-23-2008, 07:46 PM
i got a buddy with a yota like that....cept it has a turbo rotary in it...

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q188/JUGRNAUT1/iraDMV.jpg

fastest 1/4 mile run was like 10.3 i believe.

I spy a Mk2 Jetta/Golf front bumper..
RedFridge
10-23-2008, 08:03 PM
Love the 242 hoss.
righttirefire
10-23-2008, 10:31 PM
cars lookin pretty sweet nick.
Nick
10-23-2008, 11:11 PM
cars lookin pretty sweet nick.


Thank you, sir. If you make it up for the meet, you'll have to help w/ the hood reflaming.


So apparently my car didn't make it away from the track unscathed. I drove it to work today and confirmed my suspicions that my almost new transmission mount is fubar. Hehe, poly, here I come!
2fast242gt
10-23-2008, 11:19 PM
where is this video?
Crazychopstick
10-23-2008, 11:42 PM
where is this video?

Added in to the first post.
The Aspirator
10-24-2008, 12:01 AM
Hot+++, hella fast too. Both your car and Eric's inspire me.

HX35... need... more... details! What wastegate, what manifold? How's the spoolup? When I had it on my car the only thing I could do was laugh at the spool time. However the Hy in Lee's car rocked. T5 tranny I think right? How come this beast didn't make it to SE?
Nick
10-24-2008, 12:18 AM
http://nickflyman.com/242/242_16/DSC00009.JPG

^^^ that appears to be the solution to the HX35 boost control issues. The divided wastegate section + porting out the hole may be the definitive method to not having run away boost. The spool time is pretty bad, admittedly, but I'm a ****ing maniac behind the wheel. I spin the motor to 6500, so having boost kick in at 3500 doesn't really bother me (esp w/ the decent gear ratios in the T5). The 90+ was professionally hogged out too, so I'm sure that has something to do w/ it. I had to make a scary WG bracket to mount a T3 actuator on that turbo, but its been working out pretty well for me. I've actually been having trouble getting more boost... :twisted:
Nick
10-24-2008, 12:23 AM
Oh, and it didn't make it to SE mostly cause I was a chicken. The car hadn't had much running time yet, the tune was horrid (still not that great), and I just didn't trust it to not strand me in the sticks.

Its about time FL did something worth getting recognized for besides correcting grammar and blowing up whiteblocks.
volvo740t
10-24-2008, 12:33 AM
WHAT!!!

no no no

a series two Gm v6???

:doh:

To redeem yourself you must pull the supercharger from the GTP i see it the photo

NOW
Nick
10-24-2008, 12:34 AM
WHAT!!!

no no no

a series two Gm v6???

:doh:

What, as opposed to a turbo rotary, which everyone and their mother has between Puerto Rico and Orlando?
volvo740t
10-24-2008, 12:39 AM
Well be to honest... for what it is the 3800 SII is a decent engine. My mom 00 bird never game her any problems at all. but yet failed because it was the 6 and not 8

Never ran rough or bad.... only when one coil pack went bad was the only problem.
The Aspirator
10-24-2008, 12:40 AM
Awwwwwesome.
FuzzKill
10-24-2008, 12:45 AM
WHAT!!!

To redeem yourself you must pull the supercharger from the GTP i see it the photo

NOW

There is one sitting in the garage that will be installed while the car is down for a new rear end. What other motor do you have in mind that can do 300ft/lbs with entirely parts pulled from a u-pull-it junkyard for next to nothing? I wouldn't do a V8 unless I could do an aluminum block LS and I would have spent several times my overall project budget on just the engine.
RvolvoR
10-24-2008, 01:49 AM
WHAT!!!

no no no

a series two Gm v6???

:doh:

To redeem yourself you must pull the supercharger from the GTP i see it the photo

NOW

wrong wrong wrong, the superchargers suck...slap a t67 or t70 on it, now we're talkin...
volvo-slyder
10-24-2008, 03:46 AM
orange car is dope...

what lip do you have on the front bumper??

shaved molding looks clean too...
CHESH740R
10-24-2008, 06:28 AM
Ahh so this is the fabled car that never made it to SE, looks sweet and good times!!!!

Did I see the beige mobile lurking in the background, will that be given some sorting out like yours has???
Nick
10-24-2008, 08:45 AM
Front bumper is a 940 bumper trimmed to fit.

Unfortunately, the pics came out really well and you guys don't see all the little imperfections it has. 50$ paint job needs completion and theres still some work to be done as far as trim and whatnot.

Ahh so this is the fabled car that never made it to SE, looks sweet and good times!!!!

Did I see the beige mobile lurking in the background, will that be given some sorting out like yours has???

Something like that... :ninja:
BDKR
10-24-2008, 10:07 AM
The car is rockin' Nick.
dirtbike
10-24-2008, 04:26 PM
Wow, that 242 is hot...
Why did we not get ot see this when we where in Orlando???

Impressive times. better hookup and you'll be knocking on the 13's or atleast 14.0?'s

Keep up the good work
Laters
The other Nick
Boosted2003
10-24-2008, 10:49 PM
IM pretty sure thats a series 1 engine because I had a series 2 in my fiero and it didn't look like that. It had plastic intake manifold.


I did not realize your 240 was red. That thing is sweet looking.
Nick
10-24-2008, 10:54 PM
IIRC, its series II, w/ a camaro intake so the TB wont be inside the firewall. (not a GM guy)
norcal505
10-24-2008, 11:44 PM
your car is hellza dope.
FuzzKill
10-25-2008, 12:25 AM
IIRC, its series II, w/ a camaro intake so the TB wont be inside the firewall. (not a GM guy)

This is correct, the RWD 3.8 Series II is what the manifolds are from. When I put the supercharger on there is no way around having the intake pointing at the firewall but I think I can improvise.