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Exactly. After you give up on most of your accessories, you don't need much in the way of vaccuum. And after you throw out your stock ECU and run standalone, you don't need many wires, either.

Tom, I think you have an overinflated idea of the Corvette's power levels. The Z06 is 400 lbs lighter, and comes with 505bhp, but only 470 torque. Assuming ~15% drivetrain loss, the computer program I wrote says that 450 whp / 450 wheel torque should put us on pretty even ground, anything more...

Replied over there, I'll see what I can do.

Ok guys, I've been ignoring this thread because it was someone else's baby, but I spotted the thread in OT and dropped in to see what was going on here. You're right, this needs to be finalized and dealt with, so I'll go stir up the pot and see what I can get moving. Give me a bit of time to...

Good to see you over here posting your details! Now go make a gallery page and post some pics. :D

^^^ x2

You feel the solids for sure - the steering wheel and stick shift both vibrate a fair bit. It makes the car feel a lot more like a race car instead of a touring car. It's not for everyone, but I love it! If you were nearby, I'd let you take 'em for a spin. :D

Are we talking real power, or advertised power? And what resistance is he running his amps at? Or better yet, how high is the amperage draw from the entire system on high?

Well... you could hook up power to the ECU as well... and ground... and maybe even the HAC sensor, depending on what model ECU you have. But a basic install only needs one wire. :D

Nice job Suze! :D Can't wait to hear that it's up and running, and if we know you, ripping up the local track...

Nope, you have to wire it straight in - or see if you can get one of the fields harnesses that gives you an extension to wire into...

Upgrading the alternator only works to a point, folks. Admittedly, I have done this as well, even so, I've had very good luck with a 1 farad cap. I think I'm running a fair bit more power than you, though. :) Leftovers from my foolish youth...

PS: It's possible to jack up the engine one side at a time by putting a jack on the 'wings' that mount to the tranny. This is how we replaced the motor mounts in upgradedsupra's car. I'll second the solid mounts idea - I love the feel of solids. :)

There is a fellow on here who can make stickers... dig throught the sm.com sticker thread and you'll find him. The SUPRA font is nearly impossible to work with, though, it has all the characteristics that make for bad stickers - thin lines and sharp corners. This is why the supramania.com...

Hmm... I see the analogy... but I'm not completely understanding the logic. If the turbo was the biggest restriction in the flow, I could see that. I realize that larger turbos will make the same or higher power levels at lower pressures, but I've always been under the impression that the...

You know when via two methods. Either you get some kind of device that can monitor our timing, in which case you should be able to see when the ECU starts to pull timing to combat knock, or you go to a dyno with an external knock sensor that can detect the pinging directly. If you start to...

I've always run by the rule that jokes before noon are on the victim... jokes after lunch make the joker look the fool. Jokes 3 days after the fact... well, what can I say? At least it should weed out the stupid for a day or so.

Another Mk4 scam? I'm guessing...

I've always wondered about that. Why is this? Compressing air from atmospheric pressure to 30psi generates the same amount of heat no matter what compression method you are using, whether it's a big turbo or a bicycle pump. Anyone know the answer? PS: The biggest HP Supra I've seen on pump...

Dude, I'm surprised that you haven't just built an entirely new Mk3 from scratch yet! :D