1992 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
| My first drag race. The weather at Rock Falls raceway started at 30f going up to 45f by the end of the runs. Wind was very slight. First two runs were at street boost setup @ 17psi with 92 street gas mixed with mostly 106 octane unleaded. After that I poured in 5 gallons of 119 octane leaded and turned up the boost to 24psi and leaned out the SAFC to about -20% across all the rpm ranges. Lowered my rear air pressure to 28 psi and my front to 30 psi. Set my AGX's to 4 in the front and 1 in the rear(read the dial wrong). I could not believe how much faster these cars are compared to most of the modified V8's out there. Overall, a fantastic experience. Only war wound was when I blew off my upper intercooler pipe... got a small dent on my hood. Learned a lot about how to launch and when to shift. My goal was 12.99 but I attained a 12.64! :-) | |||||||
| Date | Time | R/T | 60 ft | 330 | 1/8 | 1/4 | MPH |
| 4/8/00 | 9:30 | 0.716 | 1.825 | 5.881 | 8.989 | 13.854 | 99.320 |
| First run… 17psi boost. Mixed 92 with 106 unleaded race fuel. Missed 2nd gear. | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 9:34 | 0.993 | 1.768 | 5.363 | 8.321 | 13.003 | 104.980 |
| Great launch giving me my best 60 ft time | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 10:09 | 1.020 | 2.139 | 5.796 | 9.812 | 19.234 | 42.530 |
| Set boost to 22psi, mixed in 119 octane fuel. Blew off Upper IC pipe half way thru the run. | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 10.32 | 1.024 | 2.076 | 5.645 | 8.513 | 13.046 | 108.810 |
| Bogged the launch, but got thru the gears good. | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 10:37 | 1.309 | 1.873 | 5.364 | 8.220 | 12.770 | 108.090 |
| Another good run with a much better launch. | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 10:51 | 0.631 | 2.192 | 6.413 | 9.548 | 14.262 | 105.580 |
| Bogged the launch and missed 2nd and 3rd gears both. | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 10:58 | 0.835 | 1.805 | 5.329 | 8.205 | 12.763 | 108.130 |
| Good launch and hit all the gears… now to find my shift points. | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 11:05 | 0.708 | 2.038 | 5.522 | 8.387 | 12.930 | 108.140 |
| Dropped the clutch and spun the tires on launch but got thru the gears well. | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 11:10 | 0.495 | 2.058 | 6.120 | 9.181 | 13.869 | 106.260 |
| Red-lighted the launch, let the gears go too high to 6800rpm before shifting. | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 11:57 | 1.013 | 1.833 | 5.322 | 8.182 | 12.739 | 108.100 |
| Launch technique down now, tweaked the shift points lower. | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 12:29 | 1.017 | 2.073 | 5.662 | 8.528 | 13.024 | 109.340 |
| Missed 2nd, but somehow got my best mph. | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 12:45 | 0.753 | 1.805 | 5.309 | 8.172 | 12.728 | 108.130 |
| Good run with a good R/T | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 1:01 | 0.524 | 2.026 | 5.621 | 9.032 | 13.969 | 102.060 |
| Best reaction time, but missed 3rd by putting it in 5th. Doh! | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 1:29 | 0.707 | 1.803 | 5.482 | 8.385 | 12.949 | 108.570 |
| Good launch, but ran the gears too far again. Need to shift at 6400. | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 1:34 | 0.890 | 1.824 | 5.391 | 8.258 | 12.798 | 108.680 |
| Good launch and good run, still working the shift points. | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 1:41 | 0.665 | 1.788 | 5.261 | 8.097 | 12.640 | 108.010 |
| 2nd best 60ft and shifted at 6200 and got my best 1/4 time! :-) | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 2:27 | 0.662 | 1.906 | 5.459 | 8.330 | 12.884 | 108.030 |
| Let out the clutch too fast. Gears were good to me though. | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 2:35 | 0.657 | 1.858 | 5.874 | 8.889 | 13.528 | 107.010 |
| Good launch, missed 2nd. | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 2:40 | 0.691 | 1.870 | 5.380 | 8.237 | 12.777 | 108.350 |
| Good run, shift points a little too high though. | |||||||
| 4/8/00 | 2:50 | 1.045 | 1.810 | 5.330 | 8.195 | 12.774 | 106.450 |
| Launch was fine, shift points seemed to be right on, track was warming up. Need FMIC. | |||||||
| My second drag race. The weather at Rock Falls raceway started at 40f going up to 45f by the end of the runs. Wind was 15 to 30mph. I poured in 5 gallons of 119 octane leaded and turned up the boost to 27psi and leaned out the SAFC to about -23% across all the rpm ranges. Lowered my rear air pressure to 18 psi and my front to 20 psi. Set my AGX's to 4 in the front and 8 in the rear. Strangely I lost reverse for the rest of the day but it came back after letting the car cool down for 5 hours. A few weeks after these runs I installed the RRE FMIC. Shooting for mid 12's next time! | |||||||
| Date | Time | R/T | 60 ft | 330 | 1/8 | 1/4 | MPH |
| 5/13/00 | 9:18 | 0.950 | 1.884 | 5.421 | 9.251 | 14.918 | 95.920 |
| Missed third - grinded it for what seemed to be forever. | |||||||
| 5/13/00 | 9:28 | 0.911 | 1.830 | 5.311 | 8.147 | 12.682 | 108.870 |
| Best quarter of the day. Not the best 60ft though, 12.5's possible if I just get it altogether. | |||||||
| 5/13/00 | 9:52 | 0.881 | 1.978 | 5.455 | 8.325 | 12.912 | 106.150 |
| Tried higher rpm shift points… definitely not as good as 6200 or even 6000 rpm. | |||||||
| 5/13/00 | 10:09 | 0.764 | 1.798 | 5.482 | 8.476 | 13.146 | 104.950 |
| Good 60ft, but again shifted too high | |||||||
| 5/13/00 | 10:25 | 0.804 | 1.951 | 5.658 | 8.599 | 13.228 | 107.140 |
| Weird, brought the shift points down, got the mph up, but the time just wasn't good | |||||||
| 5/13/00 | 11:05 | 0.759 | 1.854 | 5.461 | 8.385 | 12.965 | 108.090 |
| Good run with better shift points but it seemed to bog a bit from 3rd to 4th | |||||||
| 5/13/00 | 11:33 | 1.148 | 1.760 | 5.266 | 8.124 | 12.685 | 109.230 |
| Great run… record 60ft. | |||||||
| 5/13/00 | 12:12 | 0.631 | 1.919 | 5.532 | 8.399 | 12.962 | 109.460 |
| Not the best launch but everything else was good. Record mph. | |||||||
| 5/13/00 | 2:02 | 0.901 | 2.441 | 6.082 | 8.919 | 13.431 | 109.390 |
| 1st ever bracket. I wasn't asleep at the line, I was dead. Bogged the launch@2k rpm. | |||||||
| My third drag race. The weather at Rock Falls raceway 85 to 90 degrees and very humid. FMIC was installed, put in 5 gallons of 119 octane leaded. Lowered my rear air pressure to 18 psi and my front to 20 psi. Set my AGX's to 4 in the front and 8 in the rear. Removed the front headlight, removed the passenger and rear seats. I was determined to go below 12.5's. By the third run, my EGT's never got above 1400f so I still had a lot of room to gain power by leaning it out much more, but clutch/tranny problems prevented it. New clutch and rebuilt tranny here I come! | |||||||
| Date | Time | R/T | 60 ft | 330 | 1/8 | 1/4 | MPH |
| 6/10/00 | 10:00 | 0.565 | 2.066 | 5.709 | 8.789 | 13.460 | 103.920 |
| Spun the tires, SAFC too rich, EGT's too low, boost too low at 20psi | |||||||
| 6/10/00 | 11:15 | 0.727 | 2.128 | 5.868 | 8.896 | 13.542 | 104.330 |
| Bogged the launch, Still too rich, EGT's too low, boost up to 22psi | |||||||
| 6/10/00 | 11:33 | 0.948 | 1.734 | 5.289 | 8.242 | 13.018 | 99.340 |
| Still too rich. 5500rpm launch. Tires must have finally warmed up… Best ever 60 ft. | |||||||
| Would have been a 12.7 run had it not been for the clutch going south and me letting off. | |||||||
| EGT's still only up to 1400f. Boost set to 23psi. A few more runs and I'd have gotten | |||||||
| it dialed into a 12.5 or better. Next time!!! | |||||||
| Intake |
| K&N Air Filter Installed |
| Cut up the air can using a dremel tool, now the air filter is 90% exposed but is retained |
| securely. Also sanded and painted it gloss black |
| Silencer and Lower Honeycomb Removed from MAS |
| Installed the Al Blaha MAS Mod. Increases air flow by 25%, no airflow restriction, |
| no fuel cut and the MAS losing counts and causing ECU knock is gone for good! |
| Installed Extreme Technologies Upper Intercooler Pipe |
| Installed the RRE FMIC which has a 18" x 6" Griffin core with Spearco endtanks. |
| This intercooler flows bottom to top giving very low pressure drop |
| Exhaust |
| 95+ Ported Exhaust Manifold |
| Ported 2G O2 Housing (installed with new engine) |
| Installed 2.5" Downpipe, 2.5" Testpipe and 3" Thermal Research Catback |
| Gauges |
| Installed Westach EGT(Exhaust Gas Temp)/AFR(Air Fuel Ratio) Combo Gauge |
| and -30 psi to +30 psi Boost Gauge in Lo-Tek Dual Gauge A-Pillar Cup |
| Fuel Delivery |
| Installed Extreme Technologies In-Tank Fuel Pump |
| Unit has much higher flow than the stock unit (75 gals/hour vs 48 gals/hour) |
| Re-wired fuel pump with 10 gauge wire giving the new fuel pump 14v as opposed to just 12v |
| New style SAFC fuel computer |
| RC Engineering RC-550 Injectors installed replacing ND-550's (caused rough idle) |
| Turbo |
| Installed an Extreme Boost Controller (XBC) |
| Installed upgraded 16G Turbo with 7cm housing (Turbo and O2 housing Ported) |
| Crushed BOV to intake nipple. Boost can be set up to 27 psi |
| Installed HKS turbo timer |
| ECU |
| Replaced the 3 electrolytic capacitors in the ECU since the car is 7 years old - the old ones |
| weren't leaking... but better safe than sorry |
| Todds Mods Stage 3 ECU Modifications |
| Tranny |
| BG Syncroshift installed in Tranny and differential |
| Replaced all syncros |
| Mitsubishi Friction Modifier installed into gearbox |
| Installed shorter '93 model shift knob |
| Installed ACT 2600 clutch |
| Engine |
| Archer Brothers Racing replaced short block... see ECU entry |
| Short block from Archer finally failed. Went with Buschur Stage 3 short block which includes: |
| J&E Forged Pistons at 9:1 compression ratio |
| J&E Rings |
| .30 Overbore Cylinders |
| Crower Rods |
| Knife Edged Crankshaft |
| ARP Fasteners |
| ARP Head Studs |
| Metal Head Gasket |
| Balance Shaft Eliminator Kit |
| Balanced Rotating Assembly |
| 3 Angle Valve Job on Head |
| Tires and Suspension |
| Installed PowerSlot Rotors and Metal Master Pads in the front |
| Installed H&R Lowering Springs - Lowered 1.25" in front and 1.25" in rear |
| Installed Pilot Front Strut Tower Bar |
| Installed Front and Rear Poly Swaybar Bushings |
| Installed KYB AGX Shocks/Struts |
| Fronts adjustable from 1 thru 4 and Rears adjustable from 1 thru 8 |
| Nitto Extreme 450 205/55/16 VR Tires |
| Ignition |
| Installed NGK's (One range colder) |
| Installed NGK 8 mm wires |
| Set Timing to 2 degrees BTDC on the street and 10 degrees at the strip |
| Miscellaneous |
| Applied 28% dark tint on small rear windows and rear hatch glass |
| Removed factory 'air blocking' fog lights |
| Gray etched glass look graphic placed on top of rear window stating "Got Boost?" |
| Direct Horse Power Increase Parts | ||||
| Item | Cost | Labor | Total | HP |
| Stock Horse Power | 195 | |||
| K&N Air Filter in cut-up air can w/free MAS mods | $38.00 | $0.00 | $38.00 | 10 |
| Al Blaha MAS Mods | $95.00 | $0.00 | $95.00 | 15 |
| Extreme Boost Controller @ 22psi | $100.00 | $0.00 | $100.00 | 55 |
| Extreme Upper IC Pipe w/95+ throttle body elbow | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 15 |
| RRE FMIC | $650.00 | $0.00 | $650.00 | 30 |
| 95+ Ported Exhaust Manifold | $259.00 | $50.00 | $309.00 | 20 |
| 16G Turbo and 2G O2 Housing Ported | $794.00 | $175.00 | $969.00 | 40 |
| 2.5" mandrel bent non-stainless downpipe | $225.00 | $25.00 | $250.00 | 15 |
| 2.5" non-stainless testpipe | $50.00 | $25.00 | $75.00 | 15 |
| 3" Thermal Research & Development Catback | $535.00 | $25.00 | $560.00 | 15 |
| Total | $2,746.00 | $300.00 | $3,046.00 | 425 |
| Total Horsepower at the wheels (25% Drivetrain loss) | 368 | |||
| Miscellaneous | |||
| Item | Cost | Labor | Total |
| RC-550 injectors | $200.00 | $0.00 | $200.00 |
| Super AFC II | $320.00 | $0.00 | $320.00 |
| Walbro 255 lph upgraded Fuel pump w/rewire | $200.00 | $75.00 | $275.00 |
| KYB AGX Gas Struts/Shocks | $428.00 | $50.00 | $478.00 |
| H&R Springs | $240.00 | $50.00 | $290.00 |
| Pilot Front Strut Tower Bar | $45.00 | $0.00 | $45.00 |
| Front and Rear Poly Swaybar Bushings | $31.00 | $0.00 | $31.00 |
| Nitto 450 Extreme 205/55/16 VR Tires | $320.00 | $48.00 | $368.00 |
| Clutchmasters Stage 4 Clutch | $453.00 | $160.00 | $613.00 |
| Total | $2,237.00 | $383.00 | $2,620.00 |
| Overheated engine… got new go fast parts! | |||
| Item | Cost | Labor | Total |
| Stage 3 Block (Buschur Racing) | $3,000.00 | $3,000.00 | |
| J&E Rings and ARP Head Studs | $250.00 | $250.00 | |
| Front Cover and Oil Pump Gear Assembly | $300.00 | $300.00 | |
| Head (Straighten, resurface and valve job) | $505.00 | $505.00 | |
| Labor (R&R Engine & Install New Clutch and Axles) | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | |
| Front Axles | $240.00 | $240.00 | |
| Misc (Head Gasket, Throwout Bearing, Gasket Set, Oil, Anti-freeze, Water Pump, etc.) | $450.00 | $450.00 | |
| 2G O2 Ported Housing | $195.00 | $195.00 | |
| Timing Belt Kit | $200.00 | $200.00 | |
| Todds ECU mods | $300.00 | $300.00 | |
| Shipping | $200.00 | $200.00 | |
| Total | $4,835.00 | $1,805.00 | $6,640.00 |
Last Updated on 19 February 2002
By Norm Shaw