About time this section was created. Thanks QD. On to the car.
A bit of history (it is an old school section)
It's a 1983 GSL with an engine swap from a 1984 GSL-SE. The fuel injected 13B from the SE model makes 135 hp compaired to the Nikki carbureted 12As 105bhp. The swap has kept a carburetor-based setup for simplicity (don't have ot change fuel tank,fuel pump, add an ECU, wiring harness, install sensors such as the O2 sensor, crank angle, etc.etc.). The carburetor of choice is a Dellorto DHLA 48, a highly sought after Itallian racing carburetor used on vintage racing motorcycles and other high revving low displacement motors. The response is a hair slower than a comparable webber, at the expense of being an overall smoother, better carb(they've often been referred to as improved Webber knockoffs). The intake manifold is a piece sold by Racing Beat, used to mount this wonderful carburetor to the 6 port lower intake manifold to retain usage of the 2 axillary ports. The car also has a Racing Beat Road Race header, which is the 2 into 2 header, bolted to a high flow 2.25 inch collector(2 into 2 with external collector flows MUCH better than RB's 2 into 1 header) that is welded to a 2.25 inch straight pipe where it finishes off with a Racing Beat Powerpulse muffler. The engine bay has been gutted of many unnecessary items including the air pump, rat's nest, etc. etc. making the stock 2280 pounds, likely an estimated 2200. Power is estimated at 130 to 150 to the wheels which is GREAT for the weight class, especially considering this car rolled off the showroom floor with 105 to the CRANK.
Wheels are some no brand meshies(simulated 2-piece) wrapped in 205/50R/13 Sumitomo HTR 200s
Pics before wheels and a pic with the wheels:
Any questions feel free to ask.
Update! 03/07/2009 New interior panels and seats:
Update! 10/05/2009
Setup as it sits now:
-6 Port 13B swap
-Dellorto DHLA 48 (basically two 48mm throttle bodies and old fashioned carbureted fuel delivery)
-Holley Blue electric fuel pump
-Holley 1-4.5 psi fuel pressure regulator
-Re-Speed fuel pressure gauge
-Zipties on the 5th and 6th ports to keep them open (lol ghetto)
-Racing Beat Header feeding a straight pipe and an RB muffler, no cats
-removed AC, Air pump, and Cats
-2GDFIS--2nd Gen Direct Fire Ignition system (hotter spark/more accurate ignition timing)
End result, roughly 180 whp (in theory if I'd pay to have it jet-tuned on a duno rather than butt-dyno jet tuning) in a 2100 pound package.