Twin Turbo 306

[awdrocks]

Sorry Justin and awdrocks, I've been away from the boards for so long that I forgot about you guys. My apologies

Hey 97X... I'm just kidding around. Humor is sometimes hard to get through text

Hey guys shoot me some numbers so we can have a good list going to see were we are all at. Don't want to mis direct this thread but I figure there is a good number of you on this thread that might have not seen it.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=197083

BTW: CONGRATS on your ride. Mad props!!!! Awesome and keep up the great work. I love seeing street X's coming to life more.

 

[scruff]

I'd like to think that if you guys raced on the show you'd give each others trucks back at the end... I personally think you'd have to be a dick to potentially throw all your hard work away.

Make it a grudge match type thing, just don't tell the TV guys you'd be keeping your own stuff.

Good looking MIG welds..

I wouldn't care if I knew I had the fastest X I don't gamble my truck. Too many blood sweat and tears. If I lost it to something stupid then it would be a lot of tears.

 

[Turdle]

Pinks?

 

[rocket 5979]

Pinks?

I think that show goes against everything I believe in racing. WAY too much Fast and the Furious for me. There are occasionally some nice cars on there but just the principle behind it all is what I cannot stand. If you ever find me on an episode of Pinks you have my full authorization to take potshots at me with a high power rifle.

 

[Turdle]

I think that show goes against everything I believe in racing. WAY too much Fast and the Furious for me. There are occasionally some nice cars on there but just the principle behind it all is what I cannot stand. If you ever find me on an episode of Pinks you have my full authorization to take potshots at me with a high power rifle.

Well wait for the new season, the shooting I went to had some good racing-

I think it would be a fun thing to get going--why not-
we could all have Henson performance and KBX racing stickers on our trucks-

I mean great big stickers--

 

[rocket 5979]

Well wait for the new season, the shooting I went to had some good racing-

I think it would be a fun thing to get going--why not-
we could all have Henson performance and KBX racing stickers on our trucks-

I mean great big stickers--

Oh some kind of an X shootout would be fine with me. I would like that.

It is just that show itself that I find repulsive. All that gayazz "How many lengths will you give me?" negotiation BS is just ridiculous. I am a heads up guy myself, none of that bracket crap. Just race already... :

 

[97XplorerSport]

Scruff - those are TIG welds (Rob's getting old and forgot where he put his glasses) :

I kept the E7's because I didnt see a point in buying new heads. If I would have bought say a dart block, put thousands into the internals, built the engine to the ****, I would have different heads without a doubt. I will easily make my power goal or more if I want to with the stock E7's. Theres guys making 600WHP with a bone stock 5.0 from the tb down to the oil pan. I know its going to take more boost but thats fine with me.

Heres some close ups of my TIG welds. I know there not perfect, but keep in mind that I'm self taught with no tiging experience whatsoever.

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6872827
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6872826
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6872825
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6872824
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6872823
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6872822

These are my MIG welds:

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6872830
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6872829

A/C? Who needs that, all I have to do now is put the windows down and floor it.

Im also with Jah, I would never gamble with my truck either, you cant put a price on blood, sweat, and tears.

Thanks for all the comments guys, keep em coming!

 

[rocket 5979]

Scruff - those are TIG welds (Rob's getting old and forgot where he put his glasses) :

I kept the E7's because I didnt see a point in buying new heads. If I would have bought say a dart block, put thousands into the internals, built the engine to the ****, I would have different heads without a doubt. I will easily make my power goal or more if I want to with the stock E7's. Theres guys making 600WHP with a bone stock 5.0 from the tb down to the oil pan. I know its going to take more boost but thats fine with me.

Heres some close ups of my TIG welds. I know there not perfect, but keep in mind that I'm self taught with no tiging experience whatsoever.

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6872827
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6872826
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6872825
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6872824
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6872823
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6872822

These are my MIG welds:

http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6872830
http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=6872829

A/C? Who needs that, all I have to do now is put the windows down and floor it.

Im also with Jah, I would never gamble with my truck either, you cant put a price on blood, sweat, and tears.

Thanks for all the comments guys, keep em coming!

Those are TIG??? Ok....I just thought they were good MIG welds. Please do not take any offense but I took a look at the welds and by the looks of them I thought they were either not so pretty TIG or pretty good MIG welds. I decided to give the benefit of the doubt. Oh well, I was wrong. psttt...don't tell the wife that I admitted that or she might try to make me start a trend of admitting that stuff.

 

[Xan]

Well wait for the new season, the shooting I went to had some good racing-

I think it would be a fun thing to get going--why not-
we could all have Henson performance and KBX racing stickers on our trucks-

I mean great big stickers--

We should all have them stickers :


Hey 97X: Do you use the C method or the circle method

 

[scruff]

97X, from one self taught hack TIG welder to another, they look spretty good to me.
If they were MIG I'd be really impressed.

I will be wanting a big sponsor sticked for the rod, and someone to tune it sometime...

 

[Jakee]

With mig, you'd see all kinds of splatters, right?

those are actually not bad welds at all. Have you ever seen some of the ford racing headers? oh man, they really need to fire the welder.

 

[Jakee]

by the way, I'll take on anyone of you guys on pinks...bring it on!!

Rob - I'll need atleast 20 lengths, what do you say?

AWRocks - I'll need 18 lengths...

James - I'll need 18 lengths too.

Justin - 18 lengths?

Jtsmith - 18 lengths?

Troll - Heads up...bring it on!

 

[kaylene]

Nice job 97x , looks like u have ur hands full with that project

 

[rocket 5979]

With mig, you'd see all kinds of splatters, right?

those are actually not bad welds at all. Have you ever seen some of the ford racing headers? oh man, they really need to fire the welder.

MIG doesn't splatter too much as long as it is shielded well and you are welding a properly prepped surface. If it does splatter allot and you do not want that to stick to your surface then just spray a little PAM cooking oil on all the surfaces that you are not welding and that you do not want splatter to adhere to. Just make sure you do not get it on your welding surface.

by the way, I'll take on anyone of you guys on pinks...bring it on!!

Rob - I'll need atleast 20 lengths, what do you say?

AWRocks - I'll need 18 lengths...

James - I'll need 18 lengths too.

Justin - 18 lengths?

Jtsmith - 18 lengths?

Troll - Heads up...bring it on!

I would probably not feel too bad giving you a damn near 1/8th mile lead; that is roughly 36 cars... If we ever race I will give you 30 and the hit. BTW, that is pre-turbo for you. I will not give you anywhere near that many cars once you got the turbo on.

 

[Patton]

Rocket just curious but what is your 0-60?

 

[awdrocks]

Rocket just curious but what is your 0-60?

Rockets is prob about 4.4ith...

 

[CDW6212R]

The 60 foot time is more special, I like the idea of under two seconds. Our trucks leave good when stock.

 

[awdrocks]

The 60 foot time is more special, I like the idea of under two seconds. Our trucks leave good when stock.

Yeah the 60' is where its at.

 

[CDW6212R]

Exactly, my Mark VII was a 2.95 second car stock, and with no gear changes but an extra 50hp, it was still a 2.8 second car. A race is most times won in that first 60 feet, if the difference is much at all.

 

[tmsoko]

I agree with Scuff - not bad for self taught. A little more heat and better fitment and you will be there. Ideally, you want no gap in the joint when butt welding. Very nice fillet welds on the head flanges and the v-band clamp flanges.

I assume low carbon steel pipes? Send off to Jet Hot for the 2000 coating. Will protect from rust and keep more of the essential heat inside the tubes for those turbos!