| Re: The "4.9 liter turbocharger, stage 1" thread. I am going to use the Megasquirt system for now, unless someone can lead me to a hacked version of the Cadillac ECM. Megasquirt is probably your best resource at this time so that you will be able to see your project materialize. Even if you do find a Cadillac ECM hack, how likely would it be trouble free? Heck, I've had problems with known good Ford SVT Lightning hacks, chip mods, and they are relatively easy to come by. I drive my Cadillac's, race the Fords, but there is nothing wrong with racing Cadillac's and driving a Lincoln either...*LOL Please keep in mind too that this setup will be going ON AN EXISTING ENGINE/TRANSAXLE COMBO! I am well aware of the dangers here As long as you understand the weakest point will be the transaxle, you are almost there. I would make a few runs with the stock gear ratio before I attempted to add more stress on the final drive. As you well know your first 60ft will be critical and tire spin will be a problem. Drag radials will amplify getting the torque to the ground if it is not lost in the torque converter first. That would be my biggest challange above all else. |