are their any weight savings? Looks like cg may have moved aft some also, is this correct or not? Coool looking conversion. Al
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I am sorry, but I must have this thing, I love it. Maybe I can get a Nytro motor for my VMax.
I doubt there are any weight savings from the motor swap, but the sled as a whole is lighter than an RX-1. I would say the center of mass of the engine is probably an inch or two back from the original motor.
Got a couple runs in this weekend with it. Have some little bugs to work out but nothing major. Just running on the motor for now but I was pretty pleased with it for a first time out, lots and lots of room for improvement.
Fireup in the garage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVsctPMgkd0
Hittin the rev limiter, didn't have a tach on it yet, just making sure the chassis and motor mounts were gonna work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLc_oViFUf4
Another pass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb4dqmdqgzI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVsctPMgkd0
Hittin the rev limiter, didn't have a tach on it yet, just making sure the chassis and motor mounts were gonna work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLc_oViFUf4
Another pass
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb4dqmdqgzI
That thing is very cool. Nice job.
cumminsdsl
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man that is one horny machine, I want a piece, LOL
super1c
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Looks like it turned out awesome. Must have took it to the bay over the weekend. They are runnin here in st charles. I guess they started over the weekend, but i had to work. I think were going to try and get down their this comming weekend. Again nice job!!!!!!!
I will make it out to St. Charles but not quite yet. I would like 1 or 2 more afternoons of playing with it on motor before I start to put some good horsepower to it, then I will get out there to play.
PhatboyC
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Wow! You sure are skilled.
hereismylife
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All I have to say is..... 
speechless..........
speechless..........
Got two solid weekends of testing with it and had it running better than I expected it would on a worn out old motor. The chassis worked absolutely awesome. I couldn't help but wonder what it would run like with a turbo on it, so I guess I'll find out this weekend. Simons CPR front mount
ryanryan
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Master of Faster said:Got two solid weekends of testing with it and had it running better than I expected it would on a worn out old motor. The chassis worked absolutely awesome. I couldn't help but wonder what it would run like with a turbo on it, so I guess I'll find out this weekend. Simons CPR front mount
Are you ****ing kidding me? Wow, your awesome at building sleds!! I couldn't believe I just read that.....I can imagine you standing in the garage looking at the sled like, hmmmm, **** it, why not!!
That is exactly how it happened too, we were standing in the garage talking about putting nitrous to it, then a couple hours later had a turbo bolted on, lol.
super1c
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Man that thing looks just plain scary!!!
venture700
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crazy sled man! good job. id love to put a rx-1 motor in my MM with a turbo
Better pictures of the finished turbo setup. Testing tommorrow.
ryanryan
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Looks ****in awesome man. Good job! Be sure to let us know how it goes, and get some good videos too, please!!!
cumminsdsl
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wtf, now im really horny
lowmilevmax
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that is crazy sweet