Posts by jorgebri60

  • Forced induction Questions and Such for the Slingshot

    Quote from Br4hm4

    I'm definitely not doubting that. I am running the Hahn kit at 6 lbs...had a surprising run (65mph-120mph) against someone that had a 9lb setup with port fueler set up on his Hahn kit... and I was able to pull away from him. I am seeing some odd rumors that the new kit from Hahn with portfueler and AEM piggy back is only dynoing around 270-280 HP. Not sure how true that is...but I don't think I should have been able to pull away from the other sling especially with the extra weight of a passenger in my slingshot.

    Oh, Sorry, I didn't mean to suggest you were doubting anything, I was just responding to the 6 vs 9# springs and the proverbial Turbo vs SC reliability. I will say this, Turbos are really susceptible to changes in airflow (in or out). I know diddly squat about the Hahn setup, but for example, as in my case, something as simple as swapping out the exhaust from Alpha Side exhaust to the Welter Stealth made a considerable difference in how the turbo spools up therefore I have a completely different feeling powerband that I had to get used to again.

  • Forced induction Questions and Such for the Slingshot

    Quote from Br4hm4

    Of the turbo kits that have sold, I wonder how many were running 9lbs vs the 6lbs that some kits ship out with. I can imagine that the more you boost the more likely, over time, the heat issue would get worse.

    I’ve been running the 9lbs for over a year now , since last years SSITHC, and (knock on wood) have not had a problem. I did have dr Dave install the arp headbolts and one of his magic clips on on my alpha setup and all has been well... so far. And for the record, I don’t baby this engine. Quite the opposite, I run the piss out of it. For a while there I was actually trying to blow the engine so I could find an excuse to have Dave build one for me. I even spoke to Dave about pricing etc... still running strong...very strong. I’ll even go as far as saying that it’s running stronger now than it ever has. Oh, one more thing, since swapping out the side exhaust for the stealth (which I did not particularly like the look of by the way) I’ve gained gas mileage and a bit more torque on the low end. So, I still say a PROPERLY installed/configured turbo unit is just as safe as a supercharger. Just to give you an idea of how hard this engine has been run, take a look at a map just south of Deming, NM is highway 9. I filled up in Columbus NM, and ran that whole stretch of highway from Columbus to El Paso with the cruise set at 125 indicated (in 5th gear), 105 deg outside air temp. She ran like a champ. Used up the ENTIRE tank of gas in 80 miles 8o . This was over a year ago...so yeah, turbos are pretty reliable. :thumbup:

  • Photos of Slingshots on Location

    Finally back home. 1015.6 miles through lots of beautiful country. Kudos to Isabel for letting me enjoy doing what I love doing and joining me along the whole trip. Other than the friggin brake sensor failing every time I stepped on the brakes hard, everything went flawless. Oh, and one more thing During one of the really bad downpours, really really bad downpour, I got an ER code on the air fuel gauge. Gauge peggged at 22 in the red. Lucky it was just as we were getting to our hotel for the night so I didn’t have to drive it any further. I checked it out later that evening and it switched to staying on HTR and still no reading on the gauge. We were good to go by morning so not sure exactly what got wet, but for those of you running turbos and SCs, might wanna watch for that if you happen to get caught in really heavy rain.

  • Running Pikes Peak!

    It’s beautiful up there isn’t it. My daughters also live up there in springs. Our little vacation this week actually started with Us heading that way but there was too much rain forecasted so we just hung around the surrounding mountains south of there. We’re still getting rained on a couple times a day, but not as bad as that first day.
    Enjoy! There’s a lot of beautiful country up that way.

  • New article?

    Kinda agree with him on most parts.....for a STOCK sling. They don't really perform as well as they look...but then how many of us have kept our stock :evil: .