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2000 Turbo Regal



SnowFlake said:
It'd take a pretty ridiculous offer to get me to agree to selling it lol
I don't really need the money, I need the rustled jimmies.
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I hear ya man... putting that much effort and time into a car like that creates a emotional bond. It's worth much more to you than you could get for it in reality. Most of us 3800 junkies are in the same spot LOL
 
SnowFlake said:
The Regal needs a manual. But I'm stuck between fun and useful. I would never be able to race anyone from a stop in a manual FWD Regal with 600-700hp.
And racing from a stop is what I want to do lol

So it's always back and forth with the manual swap :-\
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So you have raced a manual trans 3800 turbo from a stop before? You have also blown up manual transmissions? Where is the info on this?
 
If you want to debate the pros/cons or consequences of various transmission options and dive into the experience that I have with them, start a tech thread.
This thread isn't for tech discussion, it's to share my goals, ideas, and progress of my car.
Thanks!
 


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Little update on the car.
Going to a bigger heads/cam combo, along with meth injection, bigger turbo hot side (moving from a .70 to an .84) dual waste gates (divided crossover)... considering dumping them.
The cam is a custom comp cam XFI 3016/3036 on a 114+2 LSA. Will be running a double roller and 150# springs.

Goals: 500whp on 10psi. 600whp on 93 octane + meth. 700whp on 'kill mode'
 


I know a proper built would handle the 450-500 and 600 as long as you didn't go ape **** crazy on it... but the 700 worries me.
 


SnowFlake said:
Little update on the car.
Going to a bigger heads/cam combo, along with meth injection, bigger turbo hot side (moving from a .70 to an .84) dual waste gates (divided crossover)... considering dumping them.
The cam is a custom comp cam XFI 3016/3036 on a 114+2 LSA. Will be running a double roller and 150# springs.

Goals: 500whp on 10psi. 600whp on 93 octane + meth. 700whp on 'kill mode'
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I'm pretty much ignorant when it comes to turbos. I know the exhaust spins the turbo and adds boost but that's it. How does a twin turbo work? Can you explain the waste gate and dumping?
 
crbquist said:
Kiss your daily drivability good bye
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It'll drive like stock lol
My converter is only a 2700.

tms8582 said:
I'm pretty much ignorant when it comes to turbos. I know the exhaust spins the turbo and adds boost but that's it. How does a twin turbo work? Can you explain the waste gate and dumping?
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Twin turbo has 2 turbos (obviously) that are spooled by each bank.
My setup is a divided manifold, single turbo. At the moment I'm only relieving pre-turbo exhaust pressure on 1 side. It's fine for now, but the front bank exhaust pressure is likely very high, and will only get higher as boost increases. It's a restriction. By running 2 waste gates (one for each bank) and a larger hotside turbo housing it'll allow the pre-turbo exhaust pressures to stay low, improving flow, and allowing for a more aggressive cam.

When it's all said and done I'm expecting a 1:1 ratio of intake pressure vs exhaust pressure. So basically my cam is spec'd for an N/A setup... good amount of overlap without being obnoxious.
The more aggressive cam lobes will help to make more power as well. On paper it all seems like it'll work out pretty good.

The last time I built/spec'd something on paper and applied it to the real world I made to the whp exactly what I said it would make =]
 
I'm in the parts acquiring phase of the project. I'm not sure exactly when... but I can tell you that I plan to see track time before winter. I just don't know if it'll be on the current setup or the new one. It really depends on how much time I can put in on the car... right now I don't even have time to think.
 
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