OKIX puts the FP-BLACK deep into the 9's...
Nov 7, 2009, 07:09 PM
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OKIX puts the FP-BLACK deep into the 9's...
Today, Tony and I met a few of the Forced Performance gang at Dallas Raceway for our first TNT session on the new FP BLACK Turbo. This turbo kicks some serious tail. Tony and I discussed our goals for the day and none of those included making any full pass runs on high boost. With that said, we made one wastegate pressure only pass (23-25 psi), two passes at 33-35 psi and a couple more to let me test high boost, but only for the 3rd and 4th gear ranges.
The results of the day were pretty satisfying for both of us. On the 23-25 psi run, Tony ran 10.6 at 134.98 mph. Most of our runs were made with 22 psi in the tires and specific instructions to shift no higher than 8,000.
On the first run of the day, roll out launch, 8k shifts, the car went 10.8 at 141 mph. On the very next pass, same settings (28-35 peak boost) the car again went 10.8 at 142.79 mph. Very smooth runs, low boost (for us) and not too shabby for first runs on a new tune, rusty driver and aging old man. Fun! Making it even more fun was having some of the FP crew there to share the time.
Not being through with TNT, I'm working on a new boost setup, so I decided to dial it up a bit and see what would happen. I didn't raise my boost cut, but I set the turbo to run the same 33-35 psi through the run and then raised the boost at about early to mid 4th gear. The results surprised all of us. 9.77 at 126.10 mph. That's right, 126! Boost cut was hit 3 times just after shifting to 4th so Tony just coasted through the lights. The next run was nearly the same thing, except I made a change to the controller and we hit boost cut sooner in 3rd gear and ran a couple of passes of 10.6 at 99 mph!
All in all, we had a great, fun day and got some badly needed testing. Tony just wanted to get the feel of the car again and I needed to start dialing the car in. It was pretty clear by the starter and those who were watching that extremely low 9's or even better are well within reach. Nice job today Tony. Dad had fun and the car left the track without a scratch.
Video of the wastegate only pass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1MRYs3bP-E
Posted by Tony, so I thought I would put it in this first post.
Here are a few different videos of the passes
In car video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erGEAgPiF-M
outside view of the 9.53 run http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72C8zp8qAkY
run when the motor let go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLm1zo7IIOs
The results of the day were pretty satisfying for both of us. On the 23-25 psi run, Tony ran 10.6 at 134.98 mph. Most of our runs were made with 22 psi in the tires and specific instructions to shift no higher than 8,000.
On the first run of the day, roll out launch, 8k shifts, the car went 10.8 at 141 mph. On the very next pass, same settings (28-35 peak boost) the car again went 10.8 at 142.79 mph. Very smooth runs, low boost (for us) and not too shabby for first runs on a new tune, rusty driver and aging old man. Fun! Making it even more fun was having some of the FP crew there to share the time.
Not being through with TNT, I'm working on a new boost setup, so I decided to dial it up a bit and see what would happen. I didn't raise my boost cut, but I set the turbo to run the same 33-35 psi through the run and then raised the boost at about early to mid 4th gear. The results surprised all of us. 9.77 at 126.10 mph. That's right, 126! Boost cut was hit 3 times just after shifting to 4th so Tony just coasted through the lights. The next run was nearly the same thing, except I made a change to the controller and we hit boost cut sooner in 3rd gear and ran a couple of passes of 10.6 at 99 mph!
All in all, we had a great, fun day and got some badly needed testing. Tony just wanted to get the feel of the car again and I needed to start dialing the car in. It was pretty clear by the starter and those who were watching that extremely low 9's or even better are well within reach. Nice job today Tony. Dad had fun and the car left the track without a scratch.
Video of the wastegate only pass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1MRYs3bP-E
Posted by Tony, so I thought I would put it in this first post.
Here are a few different videos of the passes
In car video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erGEAgPiF-M
outside view of the 9.53 run http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72C8zp8qAkY
run when the motor let go http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLm1zo7IIOs
Last edited by 9sec9; Nov 9, 2009 at 04:58 PM.
Nov 7, 2009, 07:20 PM
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I tried to call you 4 times, it kept going to voice mail. I'm not much of a texter. One thing I didn't say was the wind,...THE WIND!!! 20-25 mph head wind just sllightly off the drivers front corner. Every car would hit the 1/8-1000' area and you could see the wind push them around. Tough windy day so I expect the MPH to go up significantly.
Nov 7, 2009, 07:20 PM
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Really really nice times OKIX.
9's must be really boring to you by now.
BTW, you've got to update that signature as well: "Worlds FASTEST FP-BLACK Turbo".
^ Oooops: somebody beat me to it.
9's must be really boring to you by now.
BTW, you've got to update that signature as well: "Worlds FASTEST FP-BLACK Turbo".
^ Oooops: somebody beat me to it.
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Nov 7, 2009, 07:24 PM
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Boost cut is just where you 'pre-set' the maximum boost you want the 'tune' to allow before fuel cut and dropping completely out of power until it falls below the preset, then it picks back up again, and again. It's basically complete power loss and shutdown until the boost is lower.
Nov 7, 2009, 07:27 PM
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Oh I see, its something you setup for safety as you dial it in. I thought for a second there you went back to the factory ECU and hit its limit! Hey, thats not a bad idea...
Nov 7, 2009, 07:29 PM
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One more thing, absolutely NO TRACK PREP today. Didn't really matter since we weren't pushing any of the limits, but it might have helped consistency a bit. Also, VERY nice track. Dallas Raceway is possibly the best track for pits, track, cleanliness and access. The entire HUGE pits is all concrete and wide, wide open. Only thing I didn't like was that it faces West or Southwest which is nearly always the direction of the wind in Texas and Oklahoma.
Nov 7, 2009, 07:36 PM
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Today was definitely a fun day. We ran when we wanted to, and I actually got to watch some other cars run too. Our car is going to be a wicked machine when we finally put it all together.
Today's times and traps are very promising.
Today's times and traps are very promising.
Last edited by OKIX; Nov 7, 2009 at 09:11 PM.
What was the cars best 1/8 mph with the Red?