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SKY888

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SKY888 is the username that I use at other car forums I go to.

it stands for the car that I drive and the registration plate that I use.

its a 2008 Saturn SKY. My license plate is SKY888

it's currently around 400whp, but I'm currently building the engine, transmission, etc. And make it into a 800hp vehicle.

I'll be installing a "compound turbo" set-up using GT4294r and GT2871r turbos.

I compete at car shows and also love drag racing/autocrossing

Some people might be offended since its definitely NOT a vehicle for lessening my carbon footprint, so I apologize if offended anyone.

Just wana know if other members out there share the same interests regarding engine upgrades/race/etc

here are some older photos:

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here's the new engine with the two turbos:

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Oh thank GOD! There is ANOTHER!

Dude.... I can't tell you how good it is to know that another Leaf owner that is a car guy that has an affinity for speed exists. It is a truly rare thing. Not many on this forum that I know of.

Nice machine you have there. Impressive! I can definitely appreciate it.

I've been competing in regional autoX and doing track days for a fairly long time. Actually I should say I WAS into it until I had kids a few years back, but that's another story. I started to get into Time Attack events and the occasional HPDE before I had to slow down (hence the Leaf). I rock a '07 Nissan 350Z. It's tuned for SCCA BSP (CSP now? I haven't been keeping up). Looks pretty much stock, but the beauty of it is more than skin deep.

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Nismo S-Tune suspension
Stillen sway bars
OS Giken Clutch-type LSD
Whiteline front suspension bushings
Jim Wolf Aluminum flywheel
Jim Wolf performance clutch
Project Mu ceramic pads
Motul RBF 650 brake fluid
Nismo S-Tune Stainless exhaust
K&N Drop in Filters
Simpson 4 pt harness
Street tires: Enkie GTC01 18x9(F) / 18x10(R), Falken 452's 275/35-18(F) / 275/40-18(R)
Track tires: Spacro Racing 18x9.5(F) / 18x10.5(R), Toyo R888 275/35-18(F) / 275/40-18(R)
 
then there's two of us! :)

It's nice to know other people in this forum also have the "need for speed!" :)

350z are bad ass!
Once you go RWD, you'll never go back to the FWD "sports cars"

I used to go to car events every week-end, until my wife had our first baby last Dec 7, 2013.
Then things changed ASAP. I started to think on how to save money right away! lol

That's why I traded in my 2012 Honda accord. And at the Nissan dealership, there was this Nissan GTr. My wife stated "I can see you driving that car, but not the Nissan Leaf!" She knows my passion on engines........and up to now she can't believe that I drive the nissan leaf on a daily basis.

I actually told her that I was also surprised that driving the Nissan Leaf, I still get the looks from people, and get conversations from interested folks.
 
here's my mod list

COMPOUND TURBO SET-UP:
Garrett GT4294R (1.0 turbine A/R) and Garrett Gt2871R (.63 Tial turbine housing A/R). Both turbos have v-band – and CRYO-TREATED!!!
BTF tubular manifold (321 stainless steel)
BTF 4” downpipe (321 stainless steel)
BTF recirculating dump tube (321 stainless steel)
BTF charge pipes
Turbosmart Power-Gate60 – controls GT2871R turbo
Turbosmart Comp-Gate40 – controls GT4094R turbo
Turbosmart Race Port BOV
Turbosmart Eboost2 60psi electronic boost controller

321 Stainless Steel tubular manifold, downpipe(Swaintech coated and DEI titanium wrapped)
Werks RACE Intercooler – 15” x 3” x 24”
AEM water-methanol kit
DEI Cry02 intercooler spray kit


BATES ENGINEERING RACE BLOCK:
Bates Sleeved block
Bored ,honed, Aligned hone
Decked
Bates Main Studs
Bates Balance shafts
Bates main bearings
Bates chain tensioner spring
Bates billet oil pump gear
LNF camshaft
K1 rods and Wiseco pistons installed

SMG HAND PORTED RACE HEAD:
Supertech 35.5 mm oversized valves
Supertech 78 lb springs (cryo treated)
Supertech retainers/keepers
Bates Head Studs
Bates Rocker Arms (cryo treated)
Aggressive Headwork
Ported and Polished Throttle body and Manifold



FUEL Set-Up:
WERKS custom race manifold w/ port injection
RMR secondary fuel rail
RC engineering 42lb injectors
Split Sec extra injector controller
Nitrous Express SAFE fuel System (extra fuel cell w/ fuel pump and adjustable fpr)
Deatsch Werks 300lph fuel pump
ZZP stage 1 cams w/ big fuel lobe



LIBERTY GEARS/NITROFREEZE Transmission and Drivetrain:
Spec Stage 3+ clutch w/ 11lb Flywheel (Cryo-Treated)
Polished hub and sliders, gear/synchro set (shot peened and cryo-treated)
Pinion, driveshaft, axles, and rear differential (cryo-treated)
Driveshaft Shop 600hp Axles
18"x10" Forgestar Wheels w/ Nitto NTO5 295/35/18
 
This pales to insignificance but my toys have been: 1968 Datsun 2000, 1994 Corvette convertible, 2000 BMW MRoadster, and now I have a 2006 Mini convertible with the John Cooper Works treatment. That engine is only 1,600 cc's but develops 208 hp. Its top speed is rated at 143 mph. I calculated that if a 350 small block Chevy engine were tuned to the same extent it would have around 750 hp. However, speaking of small blocks, I have a 355 cu. in. four bolt main Chevy engine and transmission that I would part with. It has been rebuilt with .030 oversized pistons, completely balanced, deck shaved, ported and combustion chamber cc'd and has a 3/4 RV cam to pass emissions.
 
I'm not a racer/tweaker type as I'm too fat and too mechanically inept, but I do have a Mustang GT convertible for fun that manages the speed well enough in a more traditional way. 17mpg isn't THAT bad is it? :oops:
 
I'm just trying to make up for the emissions from when I drove this.M1A1-Abrams-USMC-01.jpg

But when I need to go further than the Leaf can go, I swap cars with the wife and take her 2012 Prius. As far as a performance car, I miss my old company car (seen below) but not necessarily the old job.
 

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OK, I'll jump in.
I have a 66 Mustang that I've owned since high school. Paid just $875 for it in 1970. Since then it has had 300k miles on it 3 engines several seasons of drag racing.
Current Equip:
302 cu, 10.5:1 compression, ported & polished HiPerf heads, Isky cam, Edlebrock intake, 650 cfm dbl pump Holly
351W exh manifolds with 2.25 in pipe & turbo mufflers.
10.5" "Boss 302" clutch
BW "SVO" T5 trans
9" rear end 3.00:1 posi
4 puck GT disk brakes front and 11"x3" rear drum brakes
Big sway bars front and rear
Traction bars
Magnum 500 wheels

Had to tame the tuning when I got married so the wife could drive it. I installed the 3.00 gears, a lesser cam, retuned the ignition profile and carb.
It still knocks out the 1/4 in 14 seconds @ 104 mph but cruises nicely and gets 20 mpg highway. Not near that around town ;)
 
My interest into the electric car field came from a couple of the guys that worked on White Zombie.

http://www.plasmaboyracing.com/whitezombie.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
 
Can I be the first, but surely not the last, person to say my other car is a Prius? Well, it is :) A blue 2011 Prius 3 with window tinting. As that's as far as I'm going in modding a car! My white Leaf S should get here to South Florida before the end of the month, my dealer says and, like the wild'n'crazy guy that I am, I'll be tinting that too! Just try 'n stop me, coppers!
 
Main other car is a 2000 Honda Gen 1 Insight. Other vehicles include:
2000 Ford F-150 4WD (for picking up hay -damn horses have to eat when they're not being ridden),
2010 Chrysler Town and Country Minivan,
1989 Mercedes 560 SL and
a 2001 Harney Coach Works Realta 38' Diesel Pusher Motorhome
 
My second car: a 2006 Audi A3 2.0T. I bought her as a 3 year old CPO and it's been my ride on several long distance road trips, for which I still plan on taking her on, like next week's ski trip. She's getting a bit catankerous as the odometer climbs higher, but I can't get rid of her just yet. The Leaf was meant to keep her miles down.

As she will be turning 10 just as my Leaf lease is up, I'm not sure what I'll do then.
 
My other car is a bicycle. Actually, my car is a bicycle. The Leaf is my wife's car. And it's bicycles: five at last count. They just keep showing up in my garage.
 
My other car will be a Tesla Model S P85 with all options except child seats, blue with CF interior, grey leather and dark grey 21" wheels, when I finally get it. Probably around September/October (I'm EU P1,088).

Now ? VW Touran diesel... :lol:
 
SKY888 said:
then there's two of us! :)

It's nice to know other people in this forum also have the "need for speed!" :)

350z are bad ass!
Once you go RWD, you'll never go back to the FWD "sports cars"

I used to go to car events every week-end, until my wife had our first baby last Dec 7, 2013.
Then things changed ASAP. I started to think on how to save money right away! lol

That's why I traded in my 2012 Honda accord. And at the Nissan dealership, there was this Nissan GTr. My wife stated "I can see you driving that car, but not the Nissan Leaf!" She knows my passion on engines........and up to now she can't believe that I drive the nissan leaf on a daily basis.

I actually told her that I was also surprised that driving the Nissan Leaf, I still get the looks from people, and get conversations from interested folks.

Your car rocks dude! :eek: Sub 11 second car? Do you do have sponsorship?

I totally hear ya about RWD. I've owned over a dozen vehicles over the years and all of them w/ the exception of the Leaf and a B13 Sentra autoX/track missile car have been RWD. My first car was RWD and it ruined me, even most AWD cars feel less than adequate unless it's got enough power to make the understeer an acceptable trade-off. The sensation of understeer when a car is at the limit is practically vomit inducing to me. I've always felt that biggest mistake Nissan made w/ the Leaf was not the initial poor advertising, or the over stating the range, or the lack of battery thermal management. It was not making the Leaf RWD. So much potential missed. :(

Ahhh... the almighty GT-R,... a RWD car in AWD clothing. Before the first kid that was something I was aiming for, but turned into a dream, now w/ a 2nd kid it's now an impossibility. Yeah, you can probably tell I have this affinity for Nissans. Why? Cuz over the past 2 decades they've made a lot of RWD cars. ;)
 
bowthom said:
OK, I'll jump in.
I have a 66 Mustang that I've owned since high school. Paid just $875 for it in 1970. Since then it has had 300k miles on it 3 engines several seasons of drag racing.
Current Equip:
302 cu, 10.5:1 compression, ported & polished HiPerf heads, Isky cam, Edlebrock intake, 650 cfm dbl pump Holly
351W exh manifolds with 2.25 in pipe & turbo mufflers.
10.5" "Boss 302" clutch
BW "SVO" T5 trans
9" rear end 3.00:1 posi
4 puck GT disk brakes front and 11"x3" rear drum brakes
Big sway bars front and rear
Traction bars
Magnum 500 wheels

Had to tame the tuning when I got married so the wife could drive it. I installed the 3.00 gears, a lesser cam, retuned the ignition profile and carb.
It still knocks out the 1/4 in 14 seconds @ 104 mph but cruises nicely and gets 20 mpg highway. Not near that around town ;)

what's your time at the quarter mile when using a more agressive cams/tune/set-up?
 
jkirkebo said:
My other car will be a Tesla Model S P85 with all options except child seats, blue with CF interior, grey leather and dark grey 21" wheels, when I finally get it. Probably around September/October (I'm EU P1,088).

Now ? VW Touran diesel... :lol:

those Teslas are niiiice!

im jealous
 
Drivesolo said:
SKY888 said:
then there's two of us! :)

It's nice to know other people in this forum also have the "need for speed!" :)

350z are bad ass!
Once you go RWD, you'll never go back to the FWD "sports cars"

I used to go to car events every week-end, until my wife had our first baby last Dec 7, 2013.
Then things changed ASAP. I started to think on how to save money right away! lol

That's why I traded in my 2012 Honda accord. And at the Nissan dealership, there was this Nissan GTr. My wife stated "I can see you driving that car, but not the Nissan Leaf!" She knows my passion on engines........and up to now she can't believe that I drive the nissan leaf on a daily basis.

I actually told her that I was also surprised that driving the Nissan Leaf, I still get the looks from people, and get conversations from interested folks.

Your car rocks dude! :eek: Sub 11 second car? Do you do have sponsorship?

I totally hear ya about RWD. I've owned over a dozen vehicles over the years and all of them w/ the exception of the Leaf and a B13 Sentra autoX/track missile car have been RWD. My first car was RWD and it ruined me, even most AWD cars feel less than adequate unless it's got enough power to make the understeer an acceptable trade-off. The sensation of understeer when a car is at the limit is practically vomit inducing to me. I've always felt that biggest mistake Nissan made w/ the Leaf was not the initial poor advertising, or the over stating the range, or the lack of battery thermal management. It was not making the Leaf RWD. So much potential missed. :(

Ahhh... the almighty GT-R,... a RWD car in AWD clothing. Before the first kid that was something I was aiming for, but turned into a dream, now w/ a 2nd kid it's now an impossibility. Yeah, you can probably tell I have this affinity for Nissans. Why? Cuz over the past 2 decades they've made a lot of RWD cars. ;)

I was a honda/Acura tuner before, and just drag races all the time. But the FWD even if you put drag slicks/etc, is really sucky compared to AWD or RWD.

Plus when my interest also expanded to AutoX and HPDE races, I really love using my RWD.

when my Saturn Sky only had the GT3582r, it was around 400whp conservatively. It was running high 12s at the quarter mile. But I was only able to run on two seperate occassions...and I was booted out by the officials at New England Dragway since I don't have a roll cage. For a regular car, you can just wear a helmet and you'll be fine running 12s at the track. But for a convertible like the Saturn Sky, if you run faster than 13.49s, you need to have a roll-cage for safety reasons. New England dragway has strict policies......that's why I never really got the chance to better my time....since they're not allowing my car to run again until I have a roll-cage.


so with this 800whp build, I'm hoping I'll run 10s all day at the strip with a roll-cage. The car will still be street legal. It will still have AC, power steering, and all the luxuries of a regular car :)

the plan is.....due to its "compound turbo set-up".....it will be an ultimate race car, and can run at the drag strip, do autoX, and also road race....... :)
 
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