🔧 BUILD IceCreamAssassin's Turbo Coprice goes to the dyno and makes some jam - 1000 WHP here we come

[Turbocharged400sbc]

It likes being ram'd

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

Wasn’t sure where to put this so I guess here is as good as anywhere.
First off I want to thank Mook and Teege24 for a great event along with all the sponsors that contributed. Lots of different neat cars and an overall great time and people.

Second I need to thank SRT41320 more than anyone. To say he went above and beyond to help me get my car ready for the event is a huge understatement! Roger you’re amazing and I owe you a lot of ice cream and dollars, but also feel so lucky liked I gained a great friend through this process.

Third thanks to all the people who said hi and complemented me on my weight loss, felt great and I suck at taking compliments, just know it meant a lot to me and I appreciated it very much.

Also big thanks to Shawn1112 for lending me the trailer. Obviously came in very handy!!

So with me blowing up my heads it created a whole shit load of issues. I got the heads off in a day and ordered new LS9 heads. Took a few late nights after work and Roger helping to get it all back together. Once back together it fired up and everything seemed great. Buttoned the rest of the car up and started putting coolant in. Well it ended up all over the floor. The stock heads had the rear steam ports blocked off that I didn’t notice weren’t blocked off on the new heads. So overnighted some block offs. Then Roger was getting ready to throw those in and noticed my radiator was split. So paid to overnight one of those. Roger got the old one out, I can in Thursday after work and he stayed to help me get it in. I buttoned up everything while it warmed up and seemed good to go.

I took it for a test drive and just fell on its face anytime I got near boost, then I remembered the whole intake was filled with coolant so the MAF was probably fucked. Got back to the shop, took it apart, and cleaned it the best I could. I was talking with Bob from next gen and he mentioned to check my intercooler for more coolant, fuck I didn’t think about that. So tore the whole cold side apart and cleaned everything out. It was pretty wet and gross. Put the whole car back together and it felt great. Drove around and got some fresh E85 and through it on the trailer at about 2am Friday morning.

Once at the track everything started great. My first past I was just trying to remember how to drive the car and do a burnout. The only thing odd is it never spud the drivers rear tire during a burnout. The second pass went perfect, hit a 10.67 on 15psi… fucking dialed and just let it alone.
First round hat race my inexperience fucked me and I accidentally turned off my trans controller instead of hold down my two step, so lost of course. Well with that over, now time to turn it up and go for my 9.
So I made some boost control settings and made a hit. About 100’ out I blew a tube off, so back to the pits and my cousin Justin helped me get it going again. So the pass after that really didn’t as expected. Felt stronger but my 60’ sucked and still stuck at 10.6. So I played with the boost controller and tried to give it one more shot. Right after my burnout the car died (which it had been doing all day) and the check engine light came on. Well it started right up and sounded fine so I staged and left. Felt okay but slower. The time slip would confirm as I ran a 11.1. I’m now running around 19psi instead of the 15 so something was wrong. The rod knock as I drive back to the pits would confirm. After looking at the logs I dropped to about 8psi at one point.

So not sure what I’m gonna do from here. I don’t have any more dollars to spend on it for awhile. I’ll call the engine builder and see what a refresh would cost but don’t be surprised if you don’t see this car for awhile. I’m just really bummed, mostly at myself as I probably created all these problems myself.

Either way I had a great time and it was good to see everyone and all the cars.

TLDR- thanks to people, cop car go boom, I fix, go boom again, I’m done for awhile.

 

[SleeperLS]

That sucks dude. I am impressed you got it back and going in that short amount of time.

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

Either way I had a great time and it was good to see everyone and all the cars.

TL DID READ. The statement above is all that matters.
You can work on the car as time and money allows and know that it is close to your goal as it stands.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

where’s your gofundMe link????

 

[Teege24]

where’s your gofundMe link????

IceCreamAssassin are we to old to open a lemonade stand on the corner by your old place....maybe get some candy bars and go door to door selling them for $5

 

[01bluesnake]

Wouldn't be surprised if it got a few weak/hurt pistons when it torched the heads, and the track passes finished them off. Sorry to see the shit luck going on with the car, but at least you did make it out to the track day.

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

IceCreamAssassin are we to old to open a lemonade stand on the corner by your old place....maybe get some candy bars and go door to door selling them for $5

You know where the magic link is….

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Again, I swear that you're cursed... Sadly.

And congrats on the weight loss...

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

Wouldn't be surprised if it got a few weak/hurt pistons when it torched the heads, and the track passes finished them off. Sorry to see the shit luck going on with the car, but at least you did make it out to the track day.

Definitely, it’s the game we play I suppose.

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

Again, I swear that you're cursed... Sadly.

And congrats on the weight loss...

If you knew my whole car history, cursed is an understatement lol.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I hear selling drugs is pretty lucrative. The key is to just stop when you’ve paid for what you need.

 

[1quick]

I’ll buy drugs if you start selling them to help with the project, sorry to hear about the shit luck I was hoping to see some pr’s from you Friday, seemed dialed for the 10.6 class right off the trailer

 

[Sprayin]

Damn, that sucks to hear. Hope it all works out for you. I know that feeling when you're just done with a car. Just sit back on it a little bit, it'll come around.

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

Damn, that sucks to hear. Hope it all works out for you. I know that feeling when you're just done with a car. Just sit back on it a little bit, it'll come around.

I’m not done with the car, I love this car. I’m just financially beat down. I just need to ask myself if I want this car to be my drag and drive car or or a super fun daily and just dial it back a notch or three.

 

[Pro Stock John]

Understandable.

How bad was it knocking.

 

[Shawn1112]

just need to ask myself if I want this car to be my drag and drive car or or a super fun daily and just dial it back a notch or three.

Sucks to hear broski, but I'm sure she will eventually be back on the road.

I know shit can happen at any power level, even more so when you throw boost at it. When I decided to throw a blower on my 71, my goal was a super fun daily.
Believe me, I thought long and hard about chasing north of 1000whp and trying to be one of the fastest locally on big rims. But in the end, I didnt want all the issues that come with it, because I drive my shit hard AF every chance I get.

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

Understandable.

How bad was it knocking.

Caught it just at the beginning stages. Hard to hear it over the exhaust actually.

Sucks to hear broski, but I'm sure she will eventually be back on the road.

I know shit can happen at any power level, even more so when you throw boost at it. When I decided to throw a blower on my 71, my goal was a super fun daily.
Believe me, I thought long and hard about chasing north of 1000whp and trying to be one of the fastest locally on big rims. But in the end, I didnt want all the issues that come with it, because I drive my shit hard AF every chance I get.

Definitely, I also drive my shit like it owes me, because it fucking does. After all the hard work and dollars it owes me many smiles and I won’t change the way I drive even if it happens again after my first rip.

 

[Mr_Roboto]

Again, I swear that you're cursed... Sadly.

And congrats on the weight loss...

His luck seems about as good as mine on keeping shit together.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

I wouldn't doubt you came close to hydrolocking those cylinders right at the letoff point when coolant pressure would have pushed coolant into the cylinders once the throttle closed.

I hope you find that it just hammered a couple of bearings but definitely check for any compressed ring lands.

Welcome to the "i'm just gonna keep it on the gate spring club"

 

[Pro Stock John]

Good luck with it maybe just a bearing.

 

[IDAFC21]

Im here for the drugs.


Sorry to hear about the car

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

If you knew my whole car history, cursed is an understatement lol.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

If it hasn't sat for 12 years you're not cursed yet