Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal (Post 539713)

So for the good of all following along, I'll do the noble thing and try to resurect this thread.

:cheers:

Originally Posted by 96z28ss (Post 539727)

Wow Dave, are you feeling ok?
Your going to need to drive that thing with ear plugs in.
Did you buy a racing suit with the cooling option. I think it's going to get hot in there.

Originally Posted by Damn True (Post 539741)

That exhaust if bitchin.


....but what if the sound check station is on drivers left?

Originally Posted by 57hemicuda (Post 539743)

From one guy who has just one exhaust tip exiting behind my ear to another, "what did you say, I didn't catch that, huh" get used to it. You notice on my new build, the exhaust goes out the back, and yours has bullet mufflers. Hearing isn't near as important as people think.

Do love the direction the car is going, and the work Fab53 is doing looks phenomenal. Can't wait to see how that SB2 works out.

Originally Posted by Flash68 (Post 539771)

So I was excited to test fit my brand new Butler full containment seat I scored a deal on from a dirt late model racer. These seats are phenomenal in their quality and design and made a Kirkey road race seat look like a piece of aluminum foil. It fit me in the waist/hips but it all went downhill from there. Man a lot of those drivers are skinny little suckers. This seat was made for Brett's 14 year old son.... at 120 lbs. :disgusted:

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps91529d20.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps15bb61bb.jpg

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/f...psf9645337.jpg

So I will probably resell it and either get a custom fit one or a Kirkey for street/autocross and then a stronger one for road course. Gotta do some more thinking on that....

Originally Posted by Flash68 (Post 539770)

Appreciate that Ron. And I think many other subscribers would too --- but it's too bad they all unsubscribed awhile ago. :lol:



I feel great. What?

We have some ideas to keep heat and sound down. It will have a second custom muffler option for those "quiet" tracks like Thunderhill and Sonoma. Laguna Seca need not apply.




Drive in reverse? :underchair:

Seriously though, when/where is the last place around here that moved the sound check to the drivers side that you know of? (serious question)



Bullet mufflers are an upgrade for me. My boom tube before had no muffler (those chambers in there don't really count IMO) exiting in the same area. It wasn't 3.5" duals and it wasn't an SB2 but still. It was loud yeah but at RTTC and some street cruising I thought it was acceptable. :headspin:

Brett is really killing it there and I think the project is quite mutually enjoyable for us.

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab (Post 539783)

I hear a Pilates class will do wonders for your wide hips.

Originally Posted by Damn True (Post 539786)

Doesn't happen often but Thunderhill CW

Originally Posted by Flash68 (Post 539789)

Hips are fine. It's the ribcage/lat area that is the issue.



Oh, right. Thunderhill is, what, 103 db?

Originally Posted by Track Junky (Post 539828)

Where's the LOVE IT icon!! All I can say is I cant wait to hear and see this thing roar down the straight at T-Hill :cheering:

Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab (Post 539809)

Putting a balance tube right after the mufflers will quiet it down a bit too.

Originally Posted by Track Junky (Post 539828)

Where's the LOVE IT icon!! All I can say is I cant wait to hear and see this thing roar down the straight at T-Hill :cheering:

Originally Posted by Matt.A (Post 539833)

Dave, Gaetano is right, Having it out at Thunderhill will be great, but I want to know if there is going to be enough space for you to fit Jeffrey and I in BMF so we can go cruising down Las Vegas Boulevard before heading over to the real hidden gem of the city, North Las Vegas. :lol: then you can prove to everyone it is a real street car!

Originally Posted by Flash68 (Post 539850)

The box muffler might BE the balance tube. :D



Thanks bro. You and me both. :RunninDog:



Of course there will be. Who wouldn't want to sit a couple inches next to the 300 degree oil, a battery and a muffler or 3?

I thought street car just meant it had to have license plates. :headscratch: I better go back and read those rules....

This thing might weigh more than Rob's boat when it's done.....

Originally Posted by intocarss (Post 539903)

NOTHING WILL EVER BE AS HEAVY AS ROBS CAR :bitchslap: WAIT MAYBE GW'S HAULER.......... :confused59: NAAAAAAAWWWW

Originally Posted by intocarss (Post 539903)

ADD A TURBO, 4 BOTTLES OF NITROUS......AND YOU'D HAVE YOURSELF AN OUTLAW X275 DRAG RADIAL CAR :lmao: :lostmarbles:

ADD A RADIO AND CUP HOLDERS AND ...IT'S A STREET CAR :EmoteClueless:

NOTHING WILL EVER BE AS HEAVY AS ROBS CAR :bitchslap: WAIT MAYBE GW'S HAULER.......... :confused59: NAAAAAAAWWWW

KEEP ADDING WEIGHT DG,,, THEN MY LIL 2600# TRUCK MAYBE ABLE TO KEEP UP.... CAR'S LOOKN AWESOME. I LIKE THAT YOU'RE DOING OUT OF THE NORM SH*T TO HER

Originally Posted by FETorino (Post 539907)

I'm keeping an eye on you Slushbox.:mock:

Originally Posted by Sieg (Post 539910)

v2.2 is looking real good! :thumbsup:

Are you researching thermal and acoustical options for the exhaust system or are you just using 2 Vintage Air units and custom ear plugs? :D

Bummer about the seat.

Can't wait to see and hear the beast on track!

Originally Posted by Vegas69 (Post 539912)

Maybe you shouldn't have ate so much on your cannon ball run. :mock:

:lol:

You are going to cook with that exhaust and oil tank....

Originally Posted by Track Junky (Post 539916)

Dave, I have some pics somewhere with a guy that had a '70 Mercury Cyclone that was putting out 1000 hp with the exhaust running through the car..........I think I was able to save them from one of my lap tops that crashed. Need to dig those up.......ran with him at Sonoma. I have faint memories of that thing running up on me like a freight train going into turn 11 at Sonoma. BAD ASS!!

Originally Posted by Track Junky (Post 539920)

http://forum.grantorinosport.org/197...topic8509.html

Couldn't find the pics but the first car in this video is it.

Originally Posted by Track Junky (Post 539929)

Thanks Rob. That is the one. Very fast and I had a lot of detailed pics. Still trying to find them but the one thing I wanted Dave to see was how the exhaust was run through the passenger seat area.

Originally Posted by intocarss (Post 539903)

KEEP ADDING WEIGHT DG,,, THEN MY LIL 2600# TRUCK MAYBE ABLE TO KEEP UP.... CAR'S LOOKN AWESOME. I LIKE THAT YOU'RE DOING OUT OF THE NORM SH*T TO HER

Originally Posted by Track Junky (Post 539920)

http://forum.grantorinosport.org/197...topic8509.html

Couldn't find the pics but the first car in this video is it.

Originally Posted by GregWeld (Post 539923)

All I gotta say is my Mustang and my Lotus are looking like the bargains of the century....

Originally Posted by 57hemicuda (Post 540125)

I know the tracks are putting DB limits on cars. I'm assuming they are putting DB meters somewhere on the track to measure this. I know at Jersey Motorsport Park, one of the track officials said something about my Mustang. Was wondering if we couldn't try something stupid like Super Traps as a secondary Muffler that we could dial back when we need to, and open up when we don't. Looks like you would have enough room, I think mine could fit them also.

Damn it, I want to run Laguna!! And if I'm going to Cali., I want Dave, Greg, Rob, Gaetano, etc.etc. there too.

Originally Posted by Flash68 (Post 540247)

Around here yeah Laguna is bad, but the others are all decent IMO. Thunderhill and Sonoma are 100+ and if Buttonwillow and Willow Springs actually test for sound I am not aware of it. There were no sound meters at Streets of Willow or Big Willow when I ran there 2 years ago.

We'll have to just hope for a 105db day that is accessible to mere mortals in the future Ron..... then you bring it on out!

Originally Posted by cosmo meant it (Post 540699)

Pic #2 and #22

http://blogs.hotrod.com/gallery-2014...ly-107813.html

The attack of the BMF clones!

:waveflag:

Originally Posted by Damn True (Post 540707)

The flares on that early Mustang are sweet.

Originally Posted by Sieg (Post 540714)

Poor guy isn't even awake yet to defend himself........:lmao:

Originally Posted by cosmo meant it (Post 540729)

For now it just looks like a big case of imitation=flattery.

:D