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Future of Fisker Karma = Motor Swaps

benzy89 — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:30:39 GMT

Fisker Automotive has turned out to be an absolute disaster, only adding insult to injury is that the US Govt. invested over $500 million in the company in 2009. Personally, I find the Karma a very attractive car

BUT it doesn't appear that there's going to much of a future for Fisker & the hybrid technology in today's world. Solution: Motor Swap. An article as posted today that highlighted that Fisker Karma's are now selling for about 50% of their original MSRP, and continuing to fall.

Since I actually like the car, I looked around on Google & found that a motor swap has already been done. VLP Destino has actually transplanted the Corvette ZR1s into the Karma and managed to shed 1,000 lbs from the curb weight (most likely from ditching the battery cells). My only complaint, VLP is charging $200k+ for this conversion :crazy: ($50k Car + $20k ZR1 Crate Motor + $130k Conversion?).

I was hoping that some of the BB sponsors could chime in & comment on how much a "1 Off" motor swap could run (@undercoverangie , @undercover , @Mike@VAC , @Weistec , @Andrew@activeautowerke , @AR Design II ) and see if VLP's $130k add on is justified.

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VIDEO 2013 GT500 vs Dodge Viper vs Cadillac CTSV vs Nissan GTR

AWD75 — Sat, 11 May 2013 02:25:44 GMT

Some nice cars happen to race by chance in MEXICO. Brute force cars (GT500 & CTSV) going against lightweight (Viper) and technological cars(GTR). GT500, Viper and CTS-V raced a lot of times so towards the end both GT500 and CTS-V started to heat soak real bad. GT500 raced the GTR while it was heat soaked.

Mods on Cars:

GT500:
Pulley/TB/Headers/CAI/Tune
680WHP

CTS-V:
H/C/Full boltons
720WHP

Viper:
Boltons
600WHP

GT-R:
Jotech stage 3 (w/stock turbos)
Pump/Race gas mix
650-680WHP
Riding solo

All the cars had a passanger except GTR.

Enjoy,

What a Tesla Model S coupe would look like

Sticky — Thu, 09 May 2013 06:10:24 GMT

Rendering but I really like it, looks damn good as a coupe:

Evolution Performance Shelby GT500

Jacob502 — Sun, 05 May 2013 19:37:44 GMT

First 2007-2014 Shelby GT500 in The 8's (8.94) with a 6-Speed Manual and the Quickest 2013 Shelby GT500 In The World! Car is making around 1200whp. I'll post a video once I get it, but here is the time slip and a burn out video:

Here is another mustang that tapped 8.99 by the same company last year:

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Fastest naturally aspirated C6 Z06? 9.86@140

Sticky — Sun, 05 May 2013 09:14:55 GMT

Problem is I can't see the time on the board and they didn't scan a slip, wtf?

Daddy got a new pair of shoes, 2013 Boss 302

DBFIU — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:57:06 GMT

Brembos, recaros, torsen rear diff etc...

:dance:

Tesla Model S dyno 368 wheel

Sticky — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:46:40 GMT

Just came across this, look at that curve. I honestly am really starting to want one of these:

Turbo Jeep SRT8 wins Modern Street HEMI Shootout @ VMP - 9.2@146

lulz_m3 — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:01:55 GMT

Congratulations to Harrison and the crew at Stage 6 Motorsports for their win in MSHS @ VMP this weekend.

The final run was unbelievably close, 9.280 to a 9.283!

The Victory Run

Boost only Dyno graphs

Modifications list:

Engine/turbo setup:
Stage 6 Motorsports custom turbo kit with Precision Turbo Pro-Mod 94mm Turbo
Stage 6 Motorsports custom Garrett 1200hp intercooler
N.O.S. 100 shot fogger kit with purge
TiAL 60mm wastegate
TiAL 50mm Q Series blow-off valve
Stainless steel hot side piping and aluminum charge tubing
Lewis Performance Machine forged 6.1L HEMI
LPM custom heads
ARP head studs
LPM custom grind turbo cams
Carrillo rods with Carr bolts
Coated CP pistons with upgraded wrist pins
Stock 6.1L crank
Modern Muscle Extrude honed and Level 3 ported and polished intake manifold
Arrington Performance 90mm throttle body
Injector Dynamics 2000cc injectors
Meziere electric water pump pulley kit
ATI 17% overdrive damper
Stainless Worx headers
K&N air filter

Drivetrain:
Paramount Performance Products built Nag1 transmission
Paramount Performance Products built transfer case
Paramount Performance Products Ford 8.8� rear end
Paramount Performance Products Dominator torque converter
ATi flexplate
Paramount Performance Products custom TCM

Fuel System:
Twin 400 Walbro in-tank fuel pump
Aeromotive Stealth fuel pump
Aeromotive fuel pressure regulator
Stage 6 Motorsports/FORE fuel rails
-12 feedline
-6 return line
Burns either Shell URT Advance fuel or VP C16

Suspension:
Road Magnet 1.1�/1.7� lowering springs
QA1 18-way adjustable rear shocks
Addco front and rear sway bars
BWoody sway bars end links
Nitto NT05 275/315 tires
Nitto NT05R 315 drag radials for the track
R1 Concepts drilled and slotted front and rear rotors with stock Brembo brakes
Stoptech brake pads

Electronics:
Diablosport Trinity programmer
GReddy Profec boost controller
GReddy turbo timer
Innovate LC-1 and XD-16 wideband tied into Trinity for perfect datalogging
Autometer Nexus boost and fuel pressure gauges
Autometer Cobalt transmission temperature gauge

Misc.:
10 point roll cage by Race Car Builders
G Force 5 point racing harness
DC Customs painted headlights with color changer turn signals

Credit for the mod list and details from Fearless904, a local car blog. The full writeup and additional pictures and video can be found here.

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Cobra Replica Crash at Willow Springs

richpike — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:12:26 GMT

Crazy crash. Just a reminder that things can go very wrong, very quickly. Skip to 3min left if you don't want to see the driving prior to the crash.

-Rich

VIDEO2006 C6 Z06/ SilveradoSS500 vs 2013 GT500 / Jericho

AWD75 — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:00:54 GMT

Check this vid out guys

-Here is some super-close pulls with a 2013 GT500 against a Corvette Z06. It is a perfect example of light weight car vs more powerful car. It seems that from low-end Z06 and GT500 goes head to head, but once things starts moving, GT500 seems to pull up top(after 150mph).

-Here are the ruff mods/conditions of both cars:

+2013 Shelby GT500:
-Bolt-ons
-Full Weight (4300lbs w/driver+ passanger)
-680whp

+C6 Z06:
-Bolt-ons
-510whp
-Weight Reduction (3075lbs w/driver)

Big block Ford with twin Procharger F1X's on Q16 - 2800+ hp

Sticky — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:08:42 GMT

I don't even know what to say to this.

Also have no idea what car this is going in. What I do know is this is insane:

Cobalt SS: Project 25G

fastgti69 — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 02:46:46 GMT

Sup guys, as some of you may know my last big turbo blew. Here is my last build thread you can follow it here: Cobalt SS: Project EFR

This is my new setup I have ready for testing by my tuner. This is a custom turbo, I might get some things wrong but here it goes. It is a td06 compressor housing with a 3" inlet and a 2" outlet. The compressor wheel size is Inducer 60.5mm exducer 78mm. It is pretty much comparable to a Gt35r. The compressor wheel size of my EFR is 53.9mm inducer and 67mm exducer. The new turbo is significantly bigger, and most likely will have much more noticeable lag as well.

Anyways, I think we can hit 500whp with this turbo on 100/e85 mix. The thing is I need fuel now to aid this larger turbo. I'm going to dyno on 91 octane at 20 psi, see if I can hit 400whp as a DD. Then tune/dyno for racegas etc when the weather cools down a bit.

The install will be this Saturday. Hopefully the install will be smooth and easy without any issues. Now it's time to show off some pictures :D

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2013 Viper SRT launch control 1/4 mile video - 11.1@127.3

Sticky — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:52:45 GMT

Pretty impressive should be able to do 10's easy with drag rubber and close to 130 stock.

BimmerBoost - American Cars

Future of Fisker Karma = Motor Swaps

***VIDEO*** 2013 GT500 vs Dodge Viper vs Cadillac CTSV vs Nissan GTR

What a Tesla Model S coupe would look like

Evolution Performance Shelby GT500

Fastest naturally aspirated C6 Z06? 9.86@140

Daddy got a new pair of shoes, 2013 Boss 302

Tesla Model S dyno 368 wheel

Turbo Jeep SRT8 wins Modern Street HEMI Shootout @ VMP - 9.2@146

Cobra Replica Crash at Willow Springs

***VIDEO***2006 C6 Z06/ SilveradoSS500 vs 2013 GT500 / Jericho

Big block Ford with twin Procharger F1X's on Q16 - 2800+ hp

Cobalt SS: Project 25G

2013 Viper SRT launch control 1/4 mile video - 11.1@127.3

VIDEO 2013 GT500 vs Dodge Viper vs Cadillac CTSV vs Nissan GTR

VIDEO2006 C6 Z06/ SilveradoSS500 vs 2013 GT500 / Jericho