We loaded up my 1995 Eagle Talon and headed out to the racetrack in Wendover, Utah last weekend. The track isn’t official nor do we take any of the times for “real”. It’s just a place to get some seat time and I need all the seat time I can get!

Here’s a solo run I had. I knew I wasn’t keeping the RPM’s up while launching, but can really tell how bad I was doing when I listen to the video. I’m still getting used to this clutch – unspung six puck and Hoosier QTP’s

Here’s the first pass off the trailer. I think the grand national was a bit surprised I beat him. They stopped by after the race and commented how quick the car is.

All in all it was a good day. More seat time and I’ll keep dropping those 1/4 mile times.

Here’s a picture of P Jon’s (my old 1997 Eagle Talon) and my car in the parking lot of the casino after the track.

Finally got enough bugs worked out to make a trip to Rocky Mountain Raceway with the Talon.

First pass off the trailer (yes, I trailer her. I have no desire to drive 65 miles round trip to grab the trailer if she breaks) she went 12.3 @120. That was with a 1.9 60ft (yes, crappy I know) and around  20 psi. I was pretty happy with that mph on that low of boost. That lets me know this PTE 6262 has a ton more in it.

When I got back to the pits I noticed an oil leak. We jacked the car up, but couldn’t figure out where the oil was coming from. I made one other pass and put her on the trailer for the night. My driving skills were pretty rusty since I haven’t raced since 2004 so I was “somewhat” happy with the 120 mph.

We brought home our new 2006 Corvette on Monday night. I thought we loved our 1999 FRC Corvette, but I think we’re loving the C6 even more. We already have our lists of “wants” started for the car – window tint, nav/dvd system, 20″ rims/tires, intake, headers, cam, etc, etc. Should be fun!

Well, my heart was unbroken for a few days and then my RS65 turbo went. Seriously, is this my punishment for building another one of these? Previously, I couldn’t get the car to go above 6k under load. Well, after a few weeks of troubleshooting one part at a time we said screw it and started throwing parts at her. What fixed it? It was either a TPS (third one), speed sensor or the baffle in the fuel tank. Do I care what fixed it? Not really, but I am kinda curious

She ran great for a few days then started blowing smoke in between shifts. We narrowed it down to the turbo (most likely the seals have gone bad) so I started hunting for a new one. I could just rebuild, but Im not thrilled about the surge on this RS65 when running the intake pipe. Turbos in the running were: FP HTA series, Borg Warner, Holset HX40 and the PTE 6262 / 6265. I love FP turbo’s; I’ve ran both the Green and Red. After all that I ended up going with a journal bearing PTE 6262 from AWD Motorsports (give Mike there a call, he’s great to work with), but I’m still waiting for it. I’ll have more updates when she shows up!

A years worth of long hours in the shop and money I should have been putting into retirement brings me to my heart break of today. How does my new 1995 Eagle Talon run? She runs like a champ  . . . until 5500-6000 rpm. Then that smile brought on by my hard work turns to a frown. Why? Because at 6k if feels like I just ran into a freakin brick wall!

‘95 Talon
6 bolt swap w/1g head (2g pistons, 1g rods)
DSMLink V2
RS65 – 30psi (now turned down to 20-25psi)
Dual in tank 255 Walbros (swapped out to one single Walbro)
Evo Maf – settings from DSMLink Wiki (swapped out to a 2g maf)
FP2 Cams
1000cc FIC injectors
Mallory FPR
New BP7ES’s gapped to .024 (now gapped to .018)
3in exhaust, etc, etc

Car feels great to up to 6k, then hits a brick wall (throws you forward in the seat as if everything just stopped, which in the logs, it does). I can move the “wall” down to about 5500 when I lean the car out. I can get the rpms up to 7k+ with little or no boost. The “wall” comes when it’s under load/boost. Above are the mods and what is currently on the car (swapped out for testing purposes)

Here’s what we’ve tried:
Turned off NLTS, also turned it on and upped the rpm to 9k
Boost tested to 30psi, also watched fp gauge raise too (don’t have a fp gauge in the car)
‘91 CAS / 2 different black top CAS’s
Coils
Tried another Evo maf and 2g maf
Tried with and without the MBC hooked up
Another ECU that had DSMLink
Dropped boost from 30psi down to around 20-25psi
Double checked timing
New alternator
Pulled off valve cover to make sure rockers were still on
Tried another set of spark plug wires
Gapped 2nd set of br7es plugs down to .018
Compression is 125 across all cylinders
FP set at 43
Went through and made sure everything is grounded
Checked cas wiring (1gina2g)
Checked if the injector wires were swapped at the ecu (for the 1gina2g without DSMLink)
Tried using fake maf at 2200hz with the evo maf (2400hz is where the wall hits)
Tried another FPR
Complete new fp assembling with one walbro (had duals in there before)
Tried other Injectors (FIC 1150’s)
Injector driver box (firewall)
Igniter
Double checked timing marks
Logged the clutch switch to make sure it’s working
Logged voltage, looks good
Some logs are only showing throttle position at 40% (but airflow is the same as if it’s at 99%) I have logs that show a 100% throttle position and logged it to double check and I’m hitting 99%)

Some DSMLink logs
nlts disabled, cltchsw logged, A/T D logged, thortpos logged – http://girlintheblackcar.com/images/Other/nltsoff.dat
nlts enabled none of the above logged – http://girlintheblackcar.com/images/…ugsmisfire.dat
cltchsw logged – http://girlintheblackcar.com/images/Other/cltchsw.dat
2g maf and leaned out a bit – http://girlintheblackcar.com/images/…uly9leaner.dat
Evo wiki settings – http://girlintheblackcar.com/images/…ly8highair.dat (wall at around 6k, 2nd gear)
Zero’d – http://girlintheblackcar.com/images/Other/mafzerod.dat (wall moved down to about 5300, 2nd gear)

I’m throwing SEO out the “windaaa” today! The title of this post sums up the last year of building my 1995 Eagle Talon and now actually driving it. Paint was sprayed last Friday and we’ve been tinkering ever since. I’m waiting for a small blue Tial spring to show up so I can double up the wastegate springs. It’s coming from Iowa so we said, “screw it” and threw the 38mm Tial back together with just the big blue spring. I hopped in and took her for a spin.

I only hit about 10psi on my trip, but she felt good. Above is a shot the husband took as I pulled back into our driveway. After seeing the excitment on my face he decided he wanted to take it around the block. Well, he really got on it and before I could get the words out my boost gauge hit 28-30psi. I guess we’ll go with breaking the motor in like we’re going to drive it

Another shot with the new Rota Slipsteams and Hoosiers.Yes, I know I need tint. I’m hoping to get that put on within the next week or two.

We FINALLY painted my 1995 Eagle Talon on Friday night.

Here is a before picture

And here is a shot from Friday night. It’s still a little wet so it’s still kind of glossy.

I’ll have some somewhat completed pictures next week when the Hoosiers/Rota slipstreams go on. I plan on blacking out all the windows too.

My 1995 Eagle Talon is getting closer and closer to running everyday! We have almost everything we need, we just need time to install it. Here are some near completion engine pictures.

I picked up a set of Hoosier QTP’s for my 1995 Eagle talon. Previously, we bought some for Adam’s 1993 Eagle Talon.

Only bad thing (not that it’s even bad) is they also came with Rota Slipstreams. Those are probably my all time favorite rim. I had them on my 1997 Eagle Talon.

Here are the new ones.

Now, I have two debates running through my head.

1. Remember I had some five star Mitsubishi rims powder coated a month or so back? Do I move the new Hoosiers to them or keep them on the Rota’s? I’m thinking I’m going to keep them on the Rota’s. They are only 13.5 lbs compared to the five stars at about 16 lbs. My goal is to keep the car as light as possible, sticking with the Rota’s would do that.

2. Notice the whitewalls? The lettering has been painted black. I’m all about the black lettering, but the husband wants them white again. I’m thinking we might be able to meet in the middle by doing them red. I am giving up my red lipped five stars and I want some color on the car.

I’m getting mixed reviews on going wingless and sideskirt-less. Haters I know in her current state she isn’t much to look at, but when she’s done she’ll be a looker! We had to put her on the ground to get one of our lathes out. Those aren’t the wheels I’ll be running. I had some powder coated flat black with a red ring recently.