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The 290 whp twin charged legacy.....


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  • 3 weeks later...

Took it to the track last week. 11 runs (the bad run was the 11th)

 

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Check out how much MPH I gained in the upper 1/8th! I was spinning HARD off the line, lots of moisure.

 

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and the unhappy piston from run 11

 

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  • 8 months later...

Never updated this from the last era.....

 

Reinstalled a 2.5 low compression motor.... 320-340 whp with close to 380-400 torque.

 

12.5 @ 112 mph

 

Then lost the transmission (3rd gear)

 

Fixed the tranny, #1 piston went out the next day.

 

Built a whole new motor with 100mm Mahle pistons, did a 13.1 @ 105 at only 14 psi untuned.!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Then ate 1st gear last run of the year at PIR.

 

Awaiting another tranny rebuild....

 

Here are some pictures.

 

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I have only blown one tranny due to racing. The first went out when I simply mishifted into 2nd at 6500 rpm..... The second time I suspect a tooth that didnt get cleaned out the 1st time finally made its way into the gearing as I was shifting OUT of 4th, when third gear got eaten up.

 

This last time 1st gear was sheared due to a 550 ftlb preassure plate that has an on/off feel. With hundreds of drag runs, I don't feel its that weak at all. It almost all comes down to driving style.

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