Sunbeam Tiger: Installing Turbo's

fasttiger · July 04, 2009, 10:34:06 AM

Aug. 1st we are having a NO BULL race at the local track here.

old hp 260 · July 19, 2009, 02:27:50 AM

hi jerry, do you have in your area "PINKS ALL OUT" ? i watched them last week at 131 knoll motorsports dragway martin mi. they have a 10.20 limit and a .020 breakout rule you can bid on tickets online but they sell out very quick! my brother raced but he could only manage a 11.00 not good enough to win or make the quick 16. they had some very fast cars there! and they will air it on t.v. september 24 th 2009 on speed channel. a mid 90's mustang won it, sounds like your car would be perfect for this kind of racing, best of luck!!

fasttiger · July 20, 2009, 08:31:12 PM

Mark I'll have to check because they did have a Pinks All Out in Tucson that I went to a couple of years ago and blew another motor that was the 4th one of the year and that's when we changed to the turbo setup. I'm really happy with this new setup running low 10's @139 and only running 10lbs of boost on pump gas and then driving it back home and not pissing the wife off when i park it in the garage and it does'nt knock her pictures off the wall.

old hp 260 · July 23, 2009, 10:57:49 PM

is that the pic. of your car at pheonix? yeah let me know and i can watch ya on t.v. i'm rootin for ya!!

fasttiger · July 25, 2009, 11:35:48 PM

Yes the pic was taken at Firebird at a fun ford event in phoenix. There is suppose to be a guy coming out to the NO BULL race this Sat and said he would take some vido's of the car.

fasttiger · August 04, 2009, 07:59:45 PM

We raced in the heads up 10sec class Aug. 1st and won the race by .003, i went 10:11@138 to a10:07@135 I had a 515 light to his 562 what a great race in the finals. Best of all the car ran great and we did'nt hurt anything.
Waiting for a vido from one of the guys at the track

old hp 260 · September 11, 2009, 12:21:00 PM

Wow what a very close race, nice hole shot!! congratulations jerry!! how did the video turn out? i would love to see it.

fasttiger · September 11, 2009, 08:27:41 PM

Again NO DAMN VIDEO sorry
We are living in Las Cruces now and I raced last Sunday in El Paso not much of a track but the car ran 10:09, 10:08 in the left lane then ran a 10:03 in the right lane had a 1:57 60ft and it ran a 139mph.
Going back up to Albq. to race in a STREET BRAWL street legal race hoping someone will have video of this race.

old hp 260 · September 12, 2009, 03:30:56 AM

ha ha your going to have to record it yourself i guess, your car is very consistant and that really counts at the track!! my brother adjusts the gov. on the trans. and just leaves the car in drive, like you no electronics on the starting line just old fashioned mental focus for a good reation time. best of luck to ya on your next race!!

fasttiger · September 14, 2009, 10:31:53 PM

We raced in the Street Brawl sunday and I got my ass handed to me by a 8:50 Saleen Must. that made the 30mile cruise and was street legal, he ended up winning the 1000.00 bucks.
I did go 9:98@139 and drilled him hard on the tree but he just had to much for me at the top end. My back window blew out on that pass and landed in the sand and it was ok found the trim and everything so that was good, going to have to make sure we glue it in better.
Signed up for Pink's at Firebird in Phoenix going to run the race in Dec. 4th &5th

old hp 260 · September 17, 2009, 11:21:13 AM

i'd say it would be very hard to beat an 8.50 car unless he broke something, but still you ran great!! sorry to hear about your back window can you race without the top on? you know i have a 66 alpine also and i'm thinking to make a tube chassis with struts for it any suggestions?

fasttiger · September 17, 2009, 11:22:54 PM

We got the rear window put back in for 50 bucks i might have to put a couple of straps on it.
As far as your 66 I would cut the x frame out and put in subframe connectors that gives you alot of room for the trans.
Find used 9'' ford rearend and put some coil overs in the rear. Update the front end.
Now for the motor I would try and find a Buick V-6 with a turbo and use the tranny that comes with it.
Second choice would be a T-Bird Turbo 4cyl. with a C-4.
Both these motors are FI and I would find a used FAST system for the managment system.
I have thought about doing somthing like this to a Alpine but one race car is enough for me now days,
guess I'm getting old Damn It

old hp 260 · September 19, 2009, 08:52:18 PM

thanks jerry, i have thought about the buick V6 turbo set up i'll see what i can come up with. i'm 46 and race go karts as a hobby and iv'e heard of guys in their 70's still racing them, i tried a dirt track for the first time a few saturdays ago man that is hard!! my arms hurt after 15 laps!!

fasttiger · September 19, 2009, 10:30:08 PM

I'm just old!!!!!
If you can go to truestreetcars.com there is a nice video of me racing the Must. that beat me. Go to pics & video's Jerry's Twin Turbo Tiger

old hp 260 · September 22, 2009, 12:29:40 AM

cool i'll check it out!!

fasttiger · September 25, 2009, 12:20:52 PM

Video of Sunbeam on You Tube under Jerry's Twin Turbo Tiger

fasttiger · November 08, 2009, 09:30:07 PM

Getting car ready to go to Speedworld in Phonenix on the 5th of Dec. going to race in a heads up 10sec class with the Arizona's Fastest Street Cars.
If anybody in the area come over and say Hi

fasttiger · August 18, 2010, 10:23:55 PM

Boy can't believe its been over two years since I did the turbo setup and the big motor setup has been in over a year without any problems.
I've put more street miles on the car in the last year than I've ever put on it in the last 39 years, new tech. is great.
Going back to PINK's in Nov. will set the boost controler to run low 10's on 6-7lbs of boost
Just a a little update

roverman · August 29, 2010, 09:22:20 PM

Jerry, One impressive brawler there. Anything you can do, to improve those 60' times ? With the trap speeds your runnin, you should have plenty of et. potential, with more hook-up ? Good Luck, roverman.

fasttiger · September 01, 2010, 11:20:35 PM

Art I could stay on the rev limiter longer and get more boost but its so hard on the tranny and conveter that its not worth it to me.
Tranny & converter are low buck parts but have stayed together.
Also I could put some real slicks on and let it eat but just don't want to start breaking parts.
Wife is finally talking to me when something comes up about the car, could'nt believe it today I wanted buy a part for the car and she said it was alright to use the American Express almost fell over LOL

roverman · September 04, 2010, 12:34:11 PM

Heads-up Jerry, she might be shopping for a "hard hat and suit", so SHE can drive, lol. Good Luck, roverman.

fasttiger · September 04, 2010, 08:36:22 PM

Yea I wonder what she's up to. After 20yrs I start to worry when she starts talking like this!!! LOL