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Running 9′s in a Jeep

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:53:33 +0000

Last week at PS, we spent our time adding some safety equipment to one our one-off monster Turbo Builds.
Safety is a major concern on and off the track. Most tracks wont even allow you on their premises without the right safety equipment. A street driven vehicle certainly has different needs and demands that need to be met to keep the driver and occupants safe.

This roll cage install was done to a 2006 Jeep SRT8 that had previously been in the shop for the coolest Turbo and Motor combo a Jeep SUV has ever seen! All the functionality was kept in mind of the factory interior. With that in mind, the seats had to move their entire travel, head room had to stay the same for our tall driver, and last but not least the LCD screens had to remain functional!

After all that was fit and correct, next came the tedious step of welding the entire cage into the car and finally painting it without tearing up all the existing OEM interior trim.

Twin Turbo Viper Maxed out the Dyno

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:27:19 +0000

The big Bad Red viper Put down some preliminary numbers before the Texas Mile. At 21 lbs, she Flat Lines the Dyno at 1500WHP. Hoping for a new Software update the next day for some 1800whp pulls didnt come to fruitition, but the car is a beast non the less. Check out the Dyno footage.

Pump Gas Monster. Twin Turbo Ford GT build.

admin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:29:47 +0000

Over the Last few weeks at the shop we have been hard at work on another TT Ford GT build. This Specific build has been a little different from our standard off the shelf Twin Turbo Kit. The Game plan for the car revolved around making lots of power on pump gas only for tearing up the streets of Austin.

The Basic premise of the setup was to go with a slightly bigger compressor wheel with all the technology stuffed into to try and make it spool comparable to a gt35R but still make more power on the top end. We also started using Tial “q” recirculating Blow-0ff valves on the MAF setups to help with driveability.

The Stock Airbox is utilized with drop in style K & N air Filters. The exhaust was from a previous build, so everything was built to adapt to the factory exhaust mounting locations. Also the Clutch was Ditched in favor of a Stillen Race unit from AP Racing.

All of the intake System is contructed out of 6061 T-6 aluminum and powder coated black for the Look. The Exhuast system is built out of 304 stainless and Ceramic coated black to match and keep the added heat from the turbos to a minimum.

Check out the Rest of the Gallery of the build and Next week we plan to have Her on the dyno! Stay Tuned for Coverage.

Pump Gas Monster Dyno Footage

admin — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 00:46:11 +0000

Here’s a Short clip of a High boost dyno pull. The 5.4L Ford V8′s sound so good!
Watch the boost gauge in the bottom right corner.

ART 1800 Viper on the dyno before Tx Mile.

admin — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:05:01 +0000

Everything is looking great on the 1800 this year, we just put down more power than ever and everything is working great. Wish us luck in our quest to beat our existing record at 233 mph. Be sure to follow us on twitter for live updates from the event.

Turbocharged Jeep SRT-8.

admin — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:02:26 +0000

This jeep has been on-going project at A.R.T. over the last few months. The turbo on this Jeep will support 1400-1500whp and we intend on using every bit of it. Although the transmission and driveline is going to soak up a considerable amount of power, it should still put down some really decent numbers.

The 6.1L Hemi motor was rebuilt with forged pistons and rods, to a custom intake manifold and exhuast manifolds to help the turbo systems efficiency. The Turbo consists of a custom Garret/Tial gt4580, with a full 4″ exhuast. A Tial 60mm Wastegate will regulate the boost while a 50 tial blow off valve will be on the intake side. A custom front mount intercooler was fit in the Jeep’s bumper to keep the intake charges in check.

Injector Dynamics Id1000cc injectors were used to support the fuel needs, as well as a custom fuel pump setup incorporating a triple Walbro configuration. The fuel line was upgraded with a -10 an feed and a -8 an return. An Aeromotive Regulator finishes out the fuel system.

Twin Turbo Ford GT on the Dyno

admin — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 19:38:33 +0000

Well this week we are very excited to get one of our Recent TT FGT build on the Dyno for some Testing on these new Billet Garrett Turbo’s. Prelimary Testing Has put us at 860 rwhp at 21 psi. This was done at 95+ degree outside temps and a super heat soaked intercooler from all day dyno testing. Tomorrow morning We Will make a few more tweaks on her and shoot for the 900Whp Mark!

Lexus vs. Porsche roll racing at the Texas Mile

admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:12:56 +0000

This year the mile a group of guys were out shooting a pilot for a new Automotive Related Television show. Chris Johnson of Boost Logic fame got to get in on some of the action and put the smack down on a 1000 whp+ twin turbo Porsche. Check out the video footage that has made its way around the major automotive forums.

Single Turbo Dyno Footage

admin — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:37:47 +0000

After a Day on the dyno, The car is making good power and running better than ever!

The Car dipped into 1000+ rwhp territory on moderate boost settings without much of a fight.

The Car is so loud, the speaker distorts when close in.

Its Friday night, and the Texas Mile is Next Week!

Dyno Clips of the Skyline with HKS 570 kit

admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:16:57 +0000

Dyno Footage of R35 HKS 570 Kit with A.R.T. Exhaust and Midpipe

The Car put down a solid 530whp with little to no added boost.

This Car sounds so good, i wish we had HD clips of the footage. The car sounds amazing and high RPM. Almost like a motorcycle.

Yet the car is so quiet inside for the driver, we heard it a good two blocks away during the street tuning session, its a very well round wicked car!