L8 APEKS
Yayayaya, hohohooo!!!
- Joined
- May 12, 2006
- Location
- Orange County, CA
Current Best Numbers:
1/4 mile (13C): 13.7 @ 95.1
1/8 mile (19T): 8.4 @ 85.6
Estimated 1/4 mile w/ 19T: ~13.3 @ ~104
Current pic:
Hey gang...welcome to L8 APEKS' 244 build v2.0! Please keep the BS out of this thread, I'd like to keep on topic here. Thanks!
BUILD SHEET: Keep track of the overall cost of the project from start to finish here! I'll try to document every penny spent in order to get a realistic idea of what the project cost:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AlDW4F1pn9dZdElnTF9vOS1fZzRJZXg0cjhiQ3BVY1E&hl=en
GOALS/PLANS/CONCEPTS:
12.5 ET or quicker
110mph or faster
$5,000 or less, all inclusive
The car will be built and tuned in stages, with the ultimate goal of a 12.5 ET @ 110mph, on a B230FT with the AW71, on LH 2.4. After this has been accomplished, I will likely convert to a manual transmission and make a few tuning changes so that the car will be more well-rounded, and I can then take it to open track/road racing events.
It will likely get running initially with the engine in near-stock status (13C or maybe a 15G), with a valve body and/or accumulator modded AW-71. Mods will be minimal at the start. Engine and trans will be from the donor car, and will not be rebuilt (166k miles).
Rear end will have a G80 or welded differential and a 4.11 R/P. ET's will be recorded on cheater slicks or wrinkle walls. No plans to change the axle yet.
Long term (12-18 mos) goals: Moving from a straight line car after hitting the ET goals into more of a well rounded car that can be driven to open track and road course events. Likely a T5 World Class 5 speed transmission swap.
Pics and updates to come over the next several weeks!
Starting some of the prep work, 12/27/09:
Engine in place, 1/3/10:
Engine RUNNING, 2/1/10:
It's a little noisy - no down pipe attached, so it's straight out of the 13C!
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Suspension and gears, 3/27/10:
OMP springs, Nitto drag radials, 4.10's and welded diff...
Big thanks to the SoCal Volvo crew for all the help on this project:
David
Brian
PJ
1/4 mile (13C): 13.7 @ 95.1
1/8 mile (19T): 8.4 @ 85.6
Estimated 1/4 mile w/ 19T: ~13.3 @ ~104
Current pic:
Hey gang...welcome to L8 APEKS' 244 build v2.0! Please keep the BS out of this thread, I'd like to keep on topic here. Thanks!
BUILD SHEET: Keep track of the overall cost of the project from start to finish here! I'll try to document every penny spent in order to get a realistic idea of what the project cost:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AlDW4F1pn9dZdElnTF9vOS1fZzRJZXg0cjhiQ3BVY1E&hl=en
GOALS/PLANS/CONCEPTS:
12.5 ET or quicker
110mph or faster
$5,000 or less, all inclusive
The car will be built and tuned in stages, with the ultimate goal of a 12.5 ET @ 110mph, on a B230FT with the AW71, on LH 2.4. After this has been accomplished, I will likely convert to a manual transmission and make a few tuning changes so that the car will be more well-rounded, and I can then take it to open track/road racing events.
It will likely get running initially with the engine in near-stock status (13C or maybe a 15G), with a valve body and/or accumulator modded AW-71. Mods will be minimal at the start. Engine and trans will be from the donor car, and will not be rebuilt (166k miles).
Rear end will have a G80 or welded differential and a 4.11 R/P. ET's will be recorded on cheater slicks or wrinkle walls. No plans to change the axle yet.
Long term (12-18 mos) goals: Moving from a straight line car after hitting the ET goals into more of a well rounded car that can be driven to open track and road course events. Likely a T5 World Class 5 speed transmission swap.
Pics and updates to come over the next several weeks!
Starting some of the prep work, 12/27/09:
Engine in place, 1/3/10:
Engine RUNNING, 2/1/10:
It's a little noisy - no down pipe attached, so it's straight out of the 13C!
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Suspension and gears, 3/27/10:
OMP springs, Nitto drag radials, 4.10's and welded diff...
Big thanks to the SoCal Volvo crew for all the help on this project:
David
Brian
PJ
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