Ecotec cavalier goes 14.35 ..ALL MOTOR

[DaFlyinSkwirl]

so last sunday (dec 3rd) the skwirl made its long awaited return to the track.. the results were MUCH more than even I expected

mods:

rksport intake
sms 72mm tbody
440cc green top injectors
tsudo 4-2-1 header
3" full exhaust with resonator and muffler (no cat)
rksport upper and lower mounts
prothane tranny mounts
fidanza flywheel
spec stage 3 clutch
BFGoodrich G-force drag radials
Patriot stage 2 CNC ported head
LZM triflow cams
ARP headstuds
HPT street tune by yours truly

STOCK bottom end
STOCK open differential
STOCK intake manifold
STOCK ignition
FULL interior (removed spare and jack)

r/t .332
60' 2.118
330' 5.977
1/8 9.204
mph 76.26
1000' 11.981
1/4 14.353
mph 95.03

r/t .241
60' 2.123
330' 6.020
1/8 9.237
mph 76.76
1000' 12.006
1/4 14.368
mph 95.52

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Video of head swap and track runs

Same as above, but shortened and with less music

the next goal is to hit 13s all motor with a stock bottom end and full interior



comments?

[Bill@HPTuners]

Congrats its good to be #1 at something isnt it? hehe

[bc3tech]

that's awesome dude - i imagine HPT's what gave u the edge? everything else looks like u should be in the 15's or so w/ those mods, maybe upper 14's? really i'm surprised you're not in the 1's w/ your 60' w/ those drag radials, though... those are the ones i'm looking at getting.

so what did you see the biggest gains with? p&p head is also something on my list. i can't believe you're revving to 7500 on stock valves & springs!

now i just get to keep waiting for HPT to support my 2.2

[Julex]

Cams, head and throttle body FTW on his biggest power gains. AND HPT :P


BTW did the cams make 7500 rpms usefull? that's the only thing I see that would allow you to still be making power all up to 7500.

[imphat0260]

Congrats PJ!!!!!!!

[DaFlyinSkwirl]

the cams and head and exhaust... the car pulls HARD to around 7200rpm if I rev a little higher, it drops me into a stronger part of the power band

When I let out of a shift, the revs drop to about 5100rpm and pulls like hell

I spin into 2nd gear and chirp third almost all the time.. even if I shift early at only 6400rpm =D

The patriot head had a full upgraded valvetrain in it, so I'm not on stock valves and springs, but the bottom end is wholly stock

stock pistons, rods, crank, bearings, balanceshafts

its hard to believe I bought this engine for $500 from a local junkyard.. I bet it never thought it would be powering the fastest street driven n/a jbody the country has ever seen lol

I'm looking to run an ITB setup or something similar to get the finaly .3 and put me into the 13s all motor

then I'll start finishing up the last bit of parts I need to finally turbo charge the car and build the engine at the same time

but for early of '07 I plan on installing quaiffe LSD, pulling the balance shafts, running an ITB setup, and MAYBE stripping the car to see how deep into the 13s I can get it

I would have to say the head working in tandem with the cams and exhaust is what made the biggest power, but even on a stock head the LZM triflow cams helped top end power in a huge way but there was considerable lag in power until 4800rpm.

with the patriot stage 2, the car just has a higher power band everywhere, and power doesn't drop off until 7200ish RPM

with ITB I'll probably be shifting at 7500 religiously since they're known for making big power uptop with a short velocity stack

I have a few more tricks up my sleeve with the current mods I have for this weekend.. we'll see what she can do on the last day of '06

[bc3tech]

awesome work man - u've got the right idea and the right process... keep the boards posted!

[imphat0260]

Off topic here, but PJ, you remember the "red rocket" from the last Bash???? Your killing it and it was stripped with N20...... Nice Job......

[L61Ecotec]

Great work man, i'm happy for u.

[Julex]

Hey PJ Send me pics whenever you get the ITBs on. They look super sexy on civics haha, but never seen them on a cavy.

[DaFlyinSkwirl]

Off topic here, but PJ, you remember the "red rocket" from the last Bash???? Your killing it and it was stripped with N20...... Nice Job......

ur talkin bout wenzel

he was stripped, but he was all motor no nitrous on that car

i'm still killin him tho =P

[2003SCT]

Pretty impressive man! That's hauling for an N/A car..


CHRIS

[DaFlyinSkwirl]

look a few posts down.. the car has gone 14.004 since this was posted

I can smell 13s...

[bc3tech]

look a few posts down.. the car has gone 14.004 since this was posted

I can smell 13s...

or just look @ your sig hehe

[2003SCT]

Dude I would be very interested in seeing how much power you are putting down to the front wheels. Have you been on a Dynojet dyno?

Oh, and have you weighed the car? I would be interested in knowing that. I am doing an Ecotec swap into my car too. I was pretty set on boost but the N/A times are really impressing me



CHRIS

[bc3tech]

his car weighs 2500 - all calculations, as well as his guesses, point to high 170's for whp.

[DaFlyinSkwirl]

there's another video in the other thread too... its in this same forum I suggest checkin it out =P

like bc3tech said, car weighs 2500lbs, makin around 170whp or so

it's getting thrown on a dyno sometime early next year