Hi Everyone,
Yes, I'm still alive and we're still working on manufacturing engineering. What an incredibly long process it is.
Most parts are well into production. A few things had to wait until we had actual machine made parts to bolt up. Then of course comes the dreaded "R" word (revisions).
Sorry I didn't stop in sooner to post, but we've been buckled down trying to finish this project up. Sorry Ed and Jon for not having time to spend when you each stopped by, but there's been a lot of work going on.
Regarding the Gen 1's, I don't think I said "it wouldn't be worth my while". It's going to be another project in itself and the issue of the alternator placement must be addressed. It won't be easy and will probably be a winter project for us. We didn't help that project by selling our RT/10 yesterday, but we needed the money for what we're working on today.
On a new note, we did run the GTS most of the day today with the new manifold, intake tubes, 70 mm throttle bodies, bigger injectors, etc.. at 7-8 psi boost (this was just a test). It was pretty stout. Got a little detonation when rolling back into the throttle after coasting down, which was caused by oil getting into the manifold from the PCV system. We'll hit the dyno in the next few days after looking into the crankcase vent system again. We have not dyno tested the new system (made from the sample production parts).
Sean
PS.
In case you're wondering how hard we're working on this, it's 8:25 on Sunday night and I'm still at the shop
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