August 15, 2005
On August 27th we will be racing at the night drags @ Portland International Raceway. It should be quite a show as we will be unveiling our 75 shot version. As some of you know, we have only gone to the 50 shot threshold so far. But, even if the engine does pop (which it really shouldn't), it just so happens we ordered the new VQ35DE engine today for swap. That's right...a VQ35 swap!!! From 190CrankHP to 260CrankHP and we're told it's simply a TQ monster. This will be the winter project for 05. Expect DRAMATIC time improvements next season!
May 23, 2005
The time has come for a new chapter in our life. The Supercharger has been deemed "to much to deal with" so it was sold promptly. This inspired Contessa Version 2 which you will now see in all her splendor. We decided to convert to the following:
Nitrous Express EFI Kit w/ 10 lb. bottle
NX GenX-2 Kit w/ warmer + purge
SAFCII
Innovate LM1 Wideband Tuning Kit
Lots of other little goodies
Here is a pic of the SAFCII (not mounted yet):
These are the switches that came with the kit. The new aircraft safety rockers I ordered are not here yet. Kinda butt ugly but it works for now:
I originally planned to mount the bottle in the trunk with a remote opener. I soon realized this was going to be a pain in the ass trying to remove/install it everytime I refilled. Neh uh. So we opted to mount the bottle behind the drivers seat. Easy reach.
A quick and cheap visual security system:
A shot of the solenoids/wiring:
Close up of solenoids:
The purge valve is located in the upper right of this picture. If you look closely you can see it coming out above the fog light:
Here is where we routed the N2O feed hose outside the cabin and right down the fuel rail channels. Fully secured to NHRA requirements. The blow down tube is just barely visible to the left. There is a bung welded on the under body that the tube fits through. When the bottle is out, I simply have to cap the bung:
This is the MSD Digital RPM Window switch. It feeds a ground via the yellow wire to the Fuel Pressure Safety Switch between X and Y RPM's:
Here you see the FPSS mentioned above, on the left and the sender for the Fuel Pressure gauge on the right:
And last but not least...a final engine bay shot after installation:
