Project Pikachu, on the way to Texas and the 200MPH CLUB!
Jan 23, 2011, 02:56 PM
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Project Pikachu, on the way to Texas and the 200MPH CLUB!
**UPDATE 2-7-11**MOTOR IS BUILT, TURBO IS IN-Page 7**
About a week ago, we(Mike, Erkel(E-Spec), Tach Motor Works, and myself) decided to build a car for the Texas Mile this March. Mike has a 2005 Evo 8, that was just your basic bolt on Evo. Obviously, this will not cut it.....as our goal is to hit at least 200mph in the Texas Mile. This will be taking place March 25th, 26th, and 27th. We are taking more than just this car down to Texas, but the other project I am building is subaru, shhh don't tell anyone. But for those of you interested, I can provide a link to that build as well(not quite sure if I can post a link to that other evil forum)
Oh, you don't know what the Texas Mile is?http://www.texasmile.net/ The Texas Mile is the most intense drag race around, because it is for a mile!
The ideas started flowing, good and bad. We have a preliminary build sheet for this car, but are still shopping around for some major parts.
Currently....the car is taking a seat at Tach Motor Works in Oceanside, NY getting prepared to begin it's build. Thanks to the help of Tach Motor Works, E-Spec, Import Image Racing and GrimmSpeed this car should be a blast to build! Stay tuned, this thread will be updated daily, and big things will happen VERY fast as we only have 2 months to go from basically stock, to 200mph!
Any and all input and help is appreciated. Even some hating is appreciated too!
Here we go guys, Mikes interview with Run Blox!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G48Sj...er_profilepage
1-31-11
Motor came out of the car today to begin the build!
How the car sat at Tach Motor Works this morning.
Few minutes into it...
2-5-11
MOTOR BEING BUILT!
BIG UPS to ETS for jumping on board and getting us this awesome turbo kit. More pics will follow, but just a tease for now...
About a week ago, we(Mike, Erkel(E-Spec), Tach Motor Works, and myself) decided to build a car for the Texas Mile this March. Mike has a 2005 Evo 8, that was just your basic bolt on Evo. Obviously, this will not cut it.....as our goal is to hit at least 200mph in the Texas Mile. This will be taking place March 25th, 26th, and 27th. We are taking more than just this car down to Texas, but the other project I am building is subaru, shhh don't tell anyone. But for those of you interested, I can provide a link to that build as well(not quite sure if I can post a link to that other evil forum)
Oh, you don't know what the Texas Mile is?http://www.texasmile.net/ The Texas Mile is the most intense drag race around, because it is for a mile!
The ideas started flowing, good and bad. We have a preliminary build sheet for this car, but are still shopping around for some major parts.
Currently....the car is taking a seat at Tach Motor Works in Oceanside, NY getting prepared to begin it's build. Thanks to the help of Tach Motor Works, E-Spec, Import Image Racing and GrimmSpeed this car should be a blast to build! Stay tuned, this thread will be updated daily, and big things will happen VERY fast as we only have 2 months to go from basically stock, to 200mph!
Any and all input and help is appreciated. Even some hating is appreciated too!
Here we go guys, Mikes interview with Run Blox!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G48Sj...er_profilepage
1-31-11
Motor came out of the car today to begin the build!
How the car sat at Tach Motor Works this morning.
Few minutes into it...
2-5-11
MOTOR BEING BUILT!
BIG UPS to ETS for jumping on board and getting us this awesome turbo kit. More pics will follow, but just a tease for now...
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Jan 23, 2011, 03:08 PM
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Well let me clarify this a bit....the current 220mph+ Evos' are from big shops such as AMS. We are....private people building a car, who got lucky enough to get a sponsorship from a shop such as Tach Motor Works. This is not a HUGE budget build, this is a normal build budget....We want to see if it is possible for a regular person to be competitive in this race with the big guys.
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Some extremely fast cars have a hard time hitting 200mph at the texas mile. Last time I was out there there were not very many 200mph+ cars. Do your research, talk to people who have done it, study your aerodynamics and go from there. Oh, make sure you have a solid roll cage and safety equipment because you never know what will happen at those speeds.
What are your plans for the engine and drive train?
What are your plans for the engine and drive train?
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Some extremely fast cars have a hard time hitting 200mph at the texas mile. Last time I was out there there were not very many 200mph+ cars. Do your research, talk to people who have done it, study your aerodynamics and go from there. Oh, make sure you have a solid roll cage and safety equipment because you never know what will happen at those speeds.
What are your plans for the engine and drive train?
What are your plans for the engine and drive train?
As for drivetrain and engine.....we will be posting info on that shortly.
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Jan 23, 2011, 03:59 PM
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I was gonna say that aerodynamics will be key. And as far as the roll cage, I have found it cheaper/easier to buy one made for the car and install it when it comes in. good luck, inspiring build 
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I was thinking the same as far as the cage. However, we would need an almost rally spec cage. Need a lot of triangulation in the design, the metal must be of a certain type and wall thickness to meet the requirements. What companies make a decent cage for these car? We can modify it as needed obviously.
