Death of a Super 14b Options

[awd4kicks]

Well, as the oily residue on a few vehicles in Peoria and the White mushroom cloud on Pioneer Parkway will attest to...my Super 14b is now D E A D.

I got the large in/outlet side mount on and ported the compressor housing to match my aluminum compressor elbow over the weekend. I also added the bronze shifter bushings at the transmission for further improved firmness.

The car was driving and shifting like a dream. Increadibly the power output and gear transfers became so soft that I wondered if the car was actually going slower! I didn't do any tests, but she was pulling HARD with it's extra breathing capacity. The only two drawbacks I found were that my turbo had gained a bit of rotational shaft play and I now hit fuel cut when the accelerator was mashed in any higher gear at low RPM.

Today in P-town I happend to be right behind a familiar sport bike at a stop light. As the bike began to unwind off of the line I slipped the clutch out slowly to avoid landing on his rear tire. However, when 1st began to near the upper RPMS...BANG! Fuel cut!?! I immediately dropped 'er into second hoping for some improvement. NO CHANCE! All I produced was a five lane wide smoke cloud that enveloped even the two delivery trucks behind me.

Oh well that's how this hobsession goes. Now will I find a cheap 14b to replace this thing with quick or will I go ahead and upgrade to the AGP L2R, leaving the 14b title to be improved by other enthusiasts?

Marcus

[AWD DSM 1]

Man, that really sucks Marcus... At least it put on a cool smoke show as it died.

I was just reading on DSMTalk about Phil Beers 12.02 on a 14b, and thinking how Marcus could actually have a more powerful setup that was just hindered by the expanse of unnecessary plastic and such that makes our cars feel more "cushy". From what I read, Phil's car is around 2600# w/o driver. Add 500-600# of plastic and a driver for Marcus' ride and, well, it all starts to come into perspective. Congrats on the long run of good forune with the "super 14b" and we look foreward to whatever may lie ahead for your "super sleeper".