| Shocky's
pornographic engine bay....YUMMY! The completion of the engine bay
components allowed Dan and I to spend the rest of the trip DRIVING
SHOCKY! (and tuning the DTA...hehe) |
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This is Shocky's new turbo...from Kinetic Motorsport
(thanks Shawn!) Its buddies are an exhaust manifold from ATP, a
downpipe from Dan Bubb Ltd., and a Tial wastegate. |
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After much taunting on my part, I managed to subdue the wiring and
wire in the connector for the coil pack that Shocky got to appease the
DTA..... The DTA was then finally able to move back into its home after an extended absence. This time the WBO2 controller joined him for an extended stay. We had to wire in a switch for the DTA to enable closed loop control of the fueling....which um...didn't work all that great...and the switch remained off for the majority of the time. |
| Two list members showed up to meet Shocky...... Scott (http://www.usrallyteam.com) was even kind enough to bring pornographic presents for Shocky.....A new battery and yummy, yummy 580cc injectors.... Shocky needed the larger injectors to support his newly found horsepower from his yummy turbo upgrade.... |
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| Tony also stopped by to visit...but sadly, nary a present did he bring for Shocky.... As hurt as Shocky was by this, being the brave little trooper he is....he managed to pull through and smile in the end...as much as um...a Scirocco can smile that is.... Tony was able to compensate for his hurtful ways with a good Scirocco chat and lively conversation...... (just kidding Tony.....much Scirocco luv for you man...) ((although I have a lot more for Scott now....hehe)) |
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Shocky's
second day on the road, all mechanical systems checked and in good
order, and Kirsten and I are out fine tuning the map. Just by
coincidence during one of the few time I got to drive Shocky we pull up
to a light next to a brand new Subaru WRX STI with new temp tags.
Well,
they didn't notice us too much so I didn't really get on it from the
light (plus I didn't want to play to his strength of AWD!) but Shocky's
bypass valve is pretty loud and I broke traction in 2nd without trying.
Although they hadn't been trying at all to this point, they now
knew Shocky was up for a challenge. I could see them coming and layed
into Shocky's boost (still only 10 psi at this point!) and zipped down
to the highway entrance ramp in a big hurry.
Once we got on the highway we had to dedaudle at 60 to get these guys to catch up (maybe there first glance scared them off 
) and Kirsten was waving at them to get next to us. Finally they moved next to us and the road was clear.
Downshift to third and full throttle to 6500! They were on it right next to us.
6500 in 4th, 116 MPH and they are still right next to us.
5th
gear and still on it. Run it out to 6000 in 5th, about 130MPH, and they
finally get about 1/2 car length ahead of us until they let off. More
than fast enough on the DC beltway.
Unbelievable!! Shocky runs with
an STI on 10 psi boost on only his second day with his AWP engine!!
Poor STI guy! Brand new car and 25 year old Shocky really made him work
for it. 
What a huge thrill! Faster than hell right out of the box with plenty of boost to come!
If you want a kick checkout the video Kirsten made of Shocky's first challenge. She was totally not paying attention to the camera, but the audio is fun and you can see the Subaru just pull ahead at the end of the race.
Shocky Meets his First Challenge
) and he got more than one thumbs up today for his awesome display of power!
After that....I got back in the driver's seat...and we ended up heading out of town to a more vacant freeway...
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Before
heading back to Dan's, he and I stopped for a nice lunch of
victory.....this is Shocky patiently awaiting our return in the parking
lot. What a handsome little hunk : ) |
