Old track car project - new update

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Ryan Linder (X-1 Race Cars) just finished my headers - awesome work. 2.25" SS tubes, SPD merge collectors.

Pappy

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Beautiful.

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Nicely done!!

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Hope these will stop it! Finspeed is building me a new set of wheels (18X12, 18X13). Had to go to a Corvette DP forging to get the rear backspacing I needed for the DSE Decalink.

Pappy

[WSSix]

That's a good looking wheel, Pappy. What finish will you put on them?

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Originally Posted by WSSix

That's a good looking wheel, Pappy. What finish will you put on them?

Thanks. Satin gunmetal.

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Well, I bit the bullet and ordered a 6XD sequential transmission. It has a built in load cell (strain gauge) that can trigger the ECU to provide a brief ignition cut for no-lift/no clutch WOT upshifts. The no-clutch downshifts were a little more complicated. My Wilson dominator throttle body has mechanical linkage. Turns out I can add a throttle drive motor (the Trans Am TA1 guys use them on their 900hp NASCAR motors) and a DBW throttle, coupled with the strain gauge input, to get a programable auto-blip through the MoTec ECU. My motor is so far back that I had to go to C6 transaxle linkage from the back of the transmission forward to a remote shifter so it would be in the proper location close to the steering wheel. Parts are ordered and there is a 4-5 week build time for the transmission, so I've got a little time to make the necessary mods. Here is a link to the 6XD website: https://www.6xdgearbox.com/

Pappy