Hotair Plan Thoughts

[StaticErosion]

After a long time sitting, I hope to get my hotair running again, and start using some of the parts I've already purchased. I'd put a Powerstroke FMIC, but put it back to hotair before I parked it. With E85 available locally now, I'm thinking of going with a modified hotair route without the FMIC.

By modified hotair, I mean reclock the turbo like the IC setups, but run the piping back to the intake and relocate the TB between the turbo and intake. I can make an ugly picture if this doesn't seem to make sense.

As far as goals, I'd like to see the equivalent of high to mid 12s, but don't have a track anywhere nearby. If things work well with this plan, I'd like to see what a Ta-49 or Te-44 could do.

Currently, the car is basically stock other than a deltagate wastegate, walbro pump / hotwire kit, and casper's multi chip.

Instead of upgrading the ECM, injectors, turbo, wideband, E85, all at once, I'm hoping to use the following plan to limit troubleshooting.

Stage 1:

• Get it running again. Ran when I parked it, but general maintenance.

Stage 2:

• Megasquirt ECM replacement (Already own)
• Wideband
• Tune

Stage 3:

• Stock 86-87 turbo (Already own)
• Modified piping and TB relocate (Already own enough to get job done)
• Tune

Stage 4:

• E85
• Tune

Stage 5: (when stock injectors get above 80%)

• Injectors (big enough for low 11s)
• Tune

Anyone have any thoughts on this plan?
Will it get me where I want to be?
Is there something I could do better on a budget?

 

[boostmaster]

Your Goals

My Thoughts.

Why go through all the plumbing when you can acheive your goals with the stock set up the way it is? My assumption is your making it easier to add the intercooler later if you don't hit the target. Times are not like they used to be, the knowledge gained from others have moved the Hot Air spectrum much further along today than years ago. I run 12's all day long on pump gas and run even faster on pump gas and alky. Anyone can do it with time and patience.

 

[StaticErosion]

Mostly the plumbing work is because I already have a stock 86-87 turbo and the plumbing parts necessary. I figure this will allow me to run non-hotair specific turbos like the later model stocker, and the Ta-49 or Te-44.

If I could find an inexpensive Ta33 I'd definitely be wiling to go that route, but it seems they're normally more expensive than the non-hotair specific turbos.

Thank you for your input.