Let the games begin - Who wants the NSF K Car? (Page 13 of 20)

Quick debriefing and advice for the next team: keep oil, tranny fluid, and gas in the K-car, use good synthetic 5w-40 or 0w-40, change drivers every half-hour, don't rev the crap out of it, and other than an occasional blown-up fuel pump or something equally stupid, it'll run all friggin day. Cut even more weight if you can, there's way too much metal in it. Keep the motor as close to stock as possible. Hope and check - every time we had a problem was because we didn't check SOMETHING before sending the next driver out.

Also, please replace the battery bracket with something the same size, but steel. It's borderline unsafe.

Bob or Ron, any idea where the O2 sensor wire went? I couldn't find the harness end of it.

We now have nine races on our 2.5L in our Caravan, and eleven successful races on both cars with common-block (89+) 2.5L motors.

1) Run 20w50.. we use Brad Penn.
2) Shift at 5000 or less
3) Top off oil at every driver change. We consume 1/2 qt in two hours.
4) Do not overfill or oil will aerate and lifters will collapse.
5) If you collapse the lifters, start driving gently and shift at 4000 or less.
6) If you rebuild the engine, don't remove the oil restrictor from the oil feed to the head, or else it'll pool in the head instead of the pan where it belongs.
7) If you use a 2.5L, remove the balance shafts, but don't forget to plug the feed hole.

Junkyard lego items to help:
1) Turbo valve springs are stronger, more resistant to your stupidity.
2) 2.2L common block oil pan is much more resistant to oil starvation.
3) Turbo valve covers have a baffle that doesn't blast as much oil out the PCV hole into your catch can (or airbox)
4) Use a roller cam and rockers... one less thing to worry about needing quality lubrication.

Just went to clean some stuff out, and realized there was a fuel jug left in the car. I'm not sure how it didn't get noticed when the dozen of us were loading things into the car, but I'm pretty sure it's one of your jugs... definitely not intentional on our part. it's a bit large to ship, but I'll try getting it back to you ASAP, but if you're looking for adventure, I'm taking the Simca to Carlisle, PA for the import/kit nationals next month. we can park in the "racecar" section together.

That is great. 

11 races on 1 engine.  ** Wow!**

You guys must drive like pussies.

1 race. Assembled-overnight high-mile 2.2 frankenmotor that runs like a beat-up old donkey. A couple hotshot drivers who tried to rev the life out of it. First K-car race that didn't lose an engine.

BTW, our oil pan was dented in so to be safe I ran it way over full, and it was ok. Maybe heavy oil foams easier?...

Anyway, I'm sure weight doesn't matter too much. It has to be synth, or you need an oil cooler. That motor gets oil HOT HOT HOT if you drive it hard - I still have burns from wiping the oil off the dipstick with my fingers.

We have plenty of spares - write "SPUTNIK" and draw a hammer and sickle on it with a permanent marker, and make sure it gets passed along with the car after you're done with it. It'll get to us eventually.

GO AMERICA!!!

The Super K did great and overall I think it spent more on track time than we did, mainly since we showed up not ready and finished ours in the pits.  We got on track 3 hours late.  In those three hours many laps are turned, we did finish up 97th though.

Being consistent does have it's blessings.

What about a 2.2 Turbo from a first gen van.  We had one when I worked at the local FBO for hauling out students to Piper 150's.

With regards to D-shaped "P to tow" tires, there is one 225-wide tire already on a rim, and another tire that isn't - mount the other tire and you have four good 225-wide tires. WORLD of difference.

One of the 195-wide tires was made in 94. Do them a big favor and take them to your friendly neighborhood recycling center. Get a couple more 225-wide performance all-seasons and feel like a winner.

Unfortunately no.  Now that I'm in Florida those midwest races are less and less likely for me.

While I love me some Tetanus and ECR, I probably will not be able to for this round.

Yes, a huge-diameter tube header and a great big overkill carburetor.

Oh yeah, and video of the handoff of the K-Car keys.

Be sure to get a homeless person or a priest or some random cop mounted on a horse...  Make it interesting, and borderline criminal.