ZPI on PIPES tv Show.....*video of Episodes 1-5* ZPI on pg 7
05-26-2007, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by nebster
i have a feeling they'll lose unfortunitly
They did lose.
Car was acting up.
Installed the turbo and took it for a test run he noticed something wrong.
I think Kenny said it would not let him rev high.
After the first run he was leaking fluid.
05-26-2007, 03:10 PM
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i don't they did too bad considering they could only rev their engine to 4800 RPM, they lost about a car or so distance. I loved the fruit punch air freshener kenny! lol What was the deal with the car?
05-26-2007, 03:47 PM
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lol its not worth it it wasn't good.
the reason i say i thought they lost is i was at zpi last weekend and they already had a fully built engine and a giant turbo ready.
this is the car after pipes:
and yes thats an equal length manifold with dual wastegates, can't remember the name of the turbo but uhh.... its gonna hawl
the reason i say i thought they lost is i was at zpi last weekend and they already had a fully built engine and a giant turbo ready.
this is the car after pipes:
and yes thats an equal length manifold with dual wastegates, can't remember the name of the turbo but uhh.... its gonna hawl
05-26-2007, 07:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Brett
i would have liked to see what the car would have run with no mechanical problems and a good tune.
(someone had to say it)
(someone had to say it)
Good Tune... where would they have got that from?
05-26-2007, 10:03 PM
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you guys didnt miss much. they lost. i think there downfall was trying to install 3 different power adders in 4hrs. they went a little overkill and it ended up biting them in the a$$.
05-26-2007, 10:52 PM
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Honestly I don't know how they could have had the problems they did if they were telling the truth.
The stage 0 has no management at all, stock injectors and ECU. Nitrous and Meth only work at WOT (usually). The car should have run as if it was a stock stage 0 kit, unless they had other stuff done to the car.
I noticed in the first episode they were using a laptop to program something. I don't know of any thing a laptop would help with unless they had some kind of engine management installed before hand and tuned it to run with the "stock" motor.
I believe they had a bunch of things done to the car before the show and tried to play games and that's what bit them in the ___.
It's plausible they had internals (lower compression), head work, ECU of some type and injectors on the car with a conservative tune for the beginning of the first show. They throw some exhaust and tires on, kick the tune up a to take advantage of what was already installed and boom, 3 second improvement. We all started out with I/H/E to our cars and none of us got 3 second improvements, maybe 3 tenths realistically.
Also, why would they need the methanol injection? The only reason anyone runs meth is to "lower" their necessary octane for a given amount of boost. Stage Zero at 6 psi would definitely run on pump gas so maybe they were running some stupid amount of boost with no intercooler, that's where the meth comes in.
I guess the nail in the coffin, proof the I'm correct with my assumptions:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2601488
Specifically on the left side:
Major Upgrades
bore-increase
extrude-honed
nitrous
port and polish
turbo
I love that they were trying to be slick and they lost because of it!
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT
The stage 0 has no management at all, stock injectors and ECU. Nitrous and Meth only work at WOT (usually). The car should have run as if it was a stock stage 0 kit, unless they had other stuff done to the car.
I noticed in the first episode they were using a laptop to program something. I don't know of any thing a laptop would help with unless they had some kind of engine management installed before hand and tuned it to run with the "stock" motor.
I believe they had a bunch of things done to the car before the show and tried to play games and that's what bit them in the ___.
It's plausible they had internals (lower compression), head work, ECU of some type and injectors on the car with a conservative tune for the beginning of the first show. They throw some exhaust and tires on, kick the tune up a to take advantage of what was already installed and boom, 3 second improvement. We all started out with I/H/E to our cars and none of us got 3 second improvements, maybe 3 tenths realistically.
Also, why would they need the methanol injection? The only reason anyone runs meth is to "lower" their necessary octane for a given amount of boost. Stage Zero at 6 psi would definitely run on pump gas so maybe they were running some stupid amount of boost with no intercooler, that's where the meth comes in.
I guess the nail in the coffin, proof the I'm correct with my assumptions:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2601488
Specifically on the left side:
Major Upgrades
bore-increase
extrude-honed
nitrous
port and polish
turbo
I love that they were trying to be slick and they lost because of it!
LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT
