New project this year is to convert my 5 speed 1997 Talon AWD to an Auto, and go after that 8 second mark while keeping the car streetable. The car has gone 9.6@159Mph with the 5 speed, at 3250lbs. And when it comes to auto's the natural choice is the crew at English Racing, thanks to Lucas, Jeff, Arron, and Myles. I hope I can tuck into the draft behind you guys I will still be running a full sequential Spark Tech ignition system, but pretty much everything else on the car is going to be changed, and I mean everything! Going to be running Comp triple as usual on the car as it has all been an outstanding performer both in power and spool but also in durability. More to come

Video of the car going 9.6@157, and on the dyno
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNEqyEsN-P4

Sorry that was an old video here is the video of the 9.6@157Mph pass

9.6@157Mph

Whats left of my old 300M upgraded 5 speed transfer case



And the new auto transfer case after machining for the larger 300M output shaft and re- setting clearances.

Awesome, can't wait to see more of this!

Wow... ive gotta say, the paint color, the body kit and the rims/tire combo - the car looks fking EVIL.

Favourite engine bay by far...so empty...

Yeah I was just marveling at the engine bay myself. GORGEOUS. Also love the intake in the headlight, that's pretty snazzy

I guess cutting off an extra .5 of a second is worth becoming less of a man!

New 6 bolt to 2G Auto adapter plate

i like the radiator hoses.

So besides an all new engine, trans setup, I'm also redoing the whole chassis. Out with the 8.5 NHRA certified cage and in with the new 25.4 certified chassis. This is going to be alot of fabrication cause I'm going to do it in the car using what I can from the exsisting cage.

Good stuff! I couldn't be happier with my auto, I haven't broken any drivetrain parts yet this season!

Thanks I was down with the English Racing crew in Portland last weekend and after watching there car go I'm super pumped to get this thing on the go.

I think we are ALL pretty pumped to see this

Thanks Ziggy

More parts for the auto swap my Kiggly 6 bolt SFI flex plate, ready to bolt up

New Kiggly HLA to help limit the amount of oil getting pushed up to the head a common problem with these motors if turned at very high RPM.

So just recieved my new set of Wiesco HD Pistons for my 2.0L build, going to clean them up and do a few tricks and then there ready to install

Most of the parts are at the machine shop for the short block and going to start the chassis part of the build on next days off

New rods awaiting some final machining and still need to build a jig for the bearings This is going to be a light weight setup as I plan to turn this motor alot higher then I have my 2.3 in the past.

Ron, how high do you figure you will have to turn the engine? 26 tire im guessig, what converter are you going with?

Based on Jeff's car for me to trap in the 160's around 9400Rpm

Sorry guys have more parts and more updates just swampped at my new job. Will update on the Christmas break

Multitask!

Ha I wish I'm working out of town right now so its impossible but over the Christmas break lots of work will get done.

Sorry for no updates just been to busy

But here we go

This is whats left of my NHRA cert'd 8.50 Chrome Moly cage

Machined a custom fitting to allow me to port water directly to the cylinder head

Even though I was sick all Christmas break still got some good work done on the car

My new JM Fab block off plate Thanks Jim

Great build! 9.6?!? with a full weight car! WOW

Thanks Troy I'm hoping that ET will drop atleast a second and match my MPH this year with the auto

Enjoy your electric water pump Ron!
I miss it already

Thanks should be home tomorrow hopefully it will be there

Sorry for no updates busy at work

Here's my new convertor, one more piece of the auto puzzel

Just when I thought I had enough work ahead of me I decided to color match my cage, and change my interior color

Machining a custom fitting into my JMF water pump block off plate

Alot of people have been asking me if I will be turning the car in to a full out race car this year to accomplish some of my goals? Actually I'm going to try to make the car more streetable, and instead of taking out the interior and stripping the car I'm redoing the whole interior using a 7 stage professional dying system. I'm also updating the stock fabric door panels to leather, and replacing the old grey sun roof head liners with a non sun roof headliner and dying it also On the mechanical side I plan on adding an idle air control motor which I have been running without for the last 4 years. This should help the car on cold starts on E85.

Some of the interior pieces

I really Dig this Ron.

I love this approach. A car is pointless to me unless you can drive it to the track!

Even if the car goes SLOWER somehow, Making the inside more comfy, and the addition of an IAC is awesome!

Any links on this "dying system"

Thanks I'll try to find some links for you.