V8 Exocet #134, Manhattan KS

[dietcoke]

It's done! It's fast! It makes great oil pressure! I'm excited.

Also, the light flywheel feels fantastic. I think the whole clutch/fly assembly is now much better suited to the weight of the car, and doesnt jerk with inertia when you do a slow start. Very pleased.

[papabear]

Congratulation of getting it all back together. Since you added the oil cooler did you plumb your Accusump into those lines now? Looking at your oil block looked to be just a fitting for the supply and return for the cooler.

[dietcoke]

No, the accusump is now going to a sandwich adapter for the oil filter. I was going to tee it in the oil cooler return, but there wasn't space to fit the tee there. I'll take a picture of how its setup now thursday, i'm on a 24 hour shift tonight.

Did put 25 drama free miles on it. No leaks, no issues. Can't complain about that.

[dietcoke]

V8 all the things. 1:10-1:30 the only part worth watching

[dietcoke]

Jul 27, 2016 14:30:06 GMT papabear said:

Congratulation of getting it all back together. Since you added the oil cooler did you plumb your Accusump into those lines now? Looking at your oil block looked to be just a fitting for the supply and return for the cooler.

Here's a good pic of the finished setup with the canton spacer block. Basically just pulls the accusump feed from the oil filter location instead of the bypass on side of oil pan. Line goes forward around steering shaft and then back to the rear of the car. Stays far clear of the headers/heat this way, happy with how it turned out.

[gwnwar]

Might want to put a piece of split heater hose over the braided hose so not to take paint off the frame..

[dietcoke]

Finally put a shifter boot on. Long overdue

[dietcoke]

Last task on pre-race checklist was to change the break in dinosaur juice out for synthetic. Done and done.

[boileralum]

Mar 29, 2016 3:54:18 GMT dietcoke said:

Alright, so the hydramat install is finished, and the car is running again. It took a little extra time because I had to change from a stock style to an inline style pump so that I could use a barb at both ends. This should fix hard corner fueling issues hopefully. Anyway, here are the photos.

Size and expected(ish) fit

The mat that we need, you'll also want the part number 16-103 magnet kit, which holds it to the tank floor.




Size comparison with regular fuel sock


This is why we cant use a stock style pump, there is no barb to get on to, and the little protrusion on the pump isn't big enough to clamp a hose to.



In tank photo


In tank photo


In tank photo through porthole



The replacement inline style pump mocked up and installed to fuel bucket (Walbro gss392). Note the return line set to dump return fuel right back onto the mat


The final assembly before insertion and fitting.

Hey Chris, it doesn't look like the pics are working any more.  Do you have the p/n or description of the mat you used?  Any other insight after a few months use?  I filled my car yesterday morning with over 7 gallons of gas (had put in 2 last week that had at least some left in there) before the event (pump shut off), and I was still getting fuel starve after a hard left sweeper.

Thanks!

[dietcoke]

Couple highlights and a lowlight from the weekend.

[dietcoke]

Aug 15, 2016 13:30:26 GMT boileralum said:

Mar 29, 2016 3:54:18 GMT dietcoke said:

Alright, so the hydramat install is finished, and the car is running again. It took a little extra time because I had to change from a stock style to an inline style pump so that I could use a barb at both ends. This should fix hard corner fueling issues hopefully. Anyway, here are the photos.

Size and expected(ish) fit

The mat that we need, you'll also want the part number 16-103 magnet kit, which holds it to the tank floor.




Size comparison with regular fuel sock


This is why we cant use a stock style pump, there is no barb to get on to, and the little protrusion on the pump isn't big enough to clamp a hose to.



In tank photo


In tank photo


In tank photo through porthole



The replacement inline style pump mocked up and installed to fuel bucket (Walbro gss392). Note the return line set to dump return fuel right back onto the mat


The final assembly before insertion and fitting.

Hey Chris, it doesn't look like the pics are working any more.  Do you have the p/n or description of the mat you used?  Any other insight after a few months use?  I filled my car yesterday morning with over 7 gallons of gas (had put in 2 last week that had at least some left in there) before the event (pump shut off), and I was still getting fuel starve after a hard left sweeper.

Thanks!

They're still around, just in a new location. Try this. The hydramat is amazing. I've run below 1/8 tank on the full road course and not a single hiccup. Highly recommend.

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[boileralum]

Thanks!

[boileralum]

BTW, do you recall off-hand what size fitting you needed for the pump inlet? Was it also 3/8 NPT like the hydramat fitting?

[dietcoke]

the pump comes with the inlet fitting.

[dietcoke]

Car keeps getting better. Gathering a good base of suspension and tire pressure settings now so it's easier to get it dialed in.



Plan to change from 3.45 to 3.23 rear end this winter race offseason to get some more mph (5) out of second gear. Will take the wheel torque down 7% or so too, which should make the power a bit more controllable. I usually tag the limiter on most courses, and today I hit it in three spots so on paper it seems like a positive change all around, and i'll have a spare diff. Still ran great.