5252 MOTORSPORTS IS OPEN!!!

It's been a long time coming but we are finally OPEN!  The dyno is up and running, the lifts are going and we are now able to assist you with all your automotive goals.

Come in for a visit when you get a chance.  We would love to meet you and your vehicle.  Keep an eye on Youtube and our blogs for updates about what we are up to.

Hope to see you soon
Chris and Blaine
5252 Motorsports
Where Torque and Horsepower Meet

Summer Car Shows

What a great summer this was in Victoria.  Even though we were extremely busy building the shop and dyno cell we did make some time for some local car shows.  We were honoured to win "Kid's Choice" at the Queen Alexandra Hospital Car show - my guess is it's because the Pantera looks like a Hot Wheels!  Enjoy the pictures and if you require parts, advice, tuning or anything else car-related, don't hesitate to give us a call.

Blaine and Chris
5252 Motorsports
Where Torque and Horsepower Meet

Our Most Recent Dyno Chart

Blaine and Chris
5252 Motorsports
Where Torque and Horsepower Meet

790.5 Hp at 13 lbs Boost!

On July 27, 2010, it was time to take a break from working on the DeTomaso Pantera and measure what horsepower we had gained with the work we had done. The last time we put the Pantera on the dyno she reached 737 Hp at 13 lbs boost. Since then we ported the intake manifold, installed a new ECU and did some other tweaks. We're happy with it but we're not there yet. Keep following to see what horsepower we reach next. A boost controller is the next item on the list!



Enjoy the video

Blaine and Chris
5252 Motorsports
Where Torque and Horsepower Meet

Train them Young!

Josh, my seven year old, loves helping me on my "Hot Wheels" car.  Here he is helping me disassemble the engine for transaxle removal.  I was having trouble with clutch slippage so had to remove the transaxle for a clutch inspection.

The good news is, the car is back together and I'm getting it ready for the car show season here on the Island.  Hope to see you there.

Blaine
5252 Motorsports
Where Torque and Horsepower Meet

Intake Manifold

Well I spent the day grinding my intake ports ------  get your mind out of the gutter!  The ports were an eighth of an inch smaller than the head ports therefore some grinding was needed.  Check out the after product.  Now for the sanding.

Blaine Carmena
5252 Motorsports

The Purple Beast's Winter Break

I haven’t blogged about the purple beast in a while so here goes. With the new shop on the go I haven’t had a whole lot of time to play with my car. That being said, at the beginning of the winter I gave myself 5 project goals for the winter.

1. Remove and reinstall engine for inspection and maintenance.
2. Install new Haltech Sport 2000 ECU with Chevy LS coil per plug assemblies.
3. Sort out my idle oil pressure.
4. Sort out overheating issues.
5. Port my intake manifold to match my heads.

So far I have done 1.5 of these. The engine is out with the intake removed. I have one side of the manifold rough ported but still need to finish the other side and smooth everything back out. When you start these projects in a home garage it makes you realize just how great you have it when a shop is available.

My new oil pump, a Peterson R4, is on the way and I am in the process of redesigning my cooling system for the third time. It never ends. My ECU and harness has arrived and I will hopefully be starting on that soon. The coils were ordered off of ebay but they never arrived and I had to contact ebay for a refund.

There is still MUCH to do but I hope to have things start moving again soon. Keep checking in for updates.

Blaine
5252 Motorsports