 Death of a Super 14b |
 May 12 2003, 11:20 AM
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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 -------------------- In Loving memory of David T Crebo
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May 23 2003, 03:56 PM
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Just to add fuel to the fire. I don't know if anyone noticed but Phil Beers has submitted his car to SCC for the Ultimate Street Car challenge. He mentioned in the blurb that he'll be upgrading his turbo this season. Doesn't leave much time for him to improve on the milemarker he's set. Might be beatable.
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awd4kicks Death of a Super 14b May 12 2003, 11:20 AM
AWD DSM 1 Man, that really sucks Marcus... At least it put ... May 12 2003, 11:30 AM AWD DSM 1 Spy, nothing personal here, you're a nice guy ... May 12 2003, 02:23 PM natedogg That SUCKS! Man. What a dilemma. I'd lo... May 13 2003, 08:10 AM Super16G KOU did have a good 14b for sale May 13 2003, 04:55 PM awd4kicks QUOTE (Super16G @ May 13 2003, 10:55 PM)KOU d... May 13 2003, 05:37 PM scorp28 I may be TOOMA here(like the flashback )but if I ... May 13 2003, 10:54 PM KOU In3 Hmm, might have a source on a 14B if you want to c... May 13 2003, 11:08 PM natedogg QUOTE (awd4kicks @ May 13 2003, 05:37 PM)QUOT... May 14 2003, 08:27 AM AWD DSM 1 You might want to talk with Darryl about Busher... May 14 2003, 08:37 AM awd4kicks QUOTE (scorp28 @ May 14 2003, 04:54 AM)I may ... May 14 2003, 09:29 AM AWD DSM 1 QUOTE (awd4kicks @ May 14 2003, 09:29 AM)I do... May 14 2003, 10:05 AM Turbo Tension So what is going to happen with the car? May 18 2003, 07:57 PM awd4kicks Here is my plan to date...
I'm getting a used... May 18 2003, 09:09 PM AWD DSM 1 Sounds like a good plan to me!!
Let me kn... May 18 2003, 09:30 PM
awd4kicks S U - W E E T ! ! ! That's GREA... May 23 2003, 04:05 PM |
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