[Function And Form] Sleeper DIY 10-Second Turbo C3… Part 9

When we left off, Carl completely redesigned the DIY 4L80E controller and body module for his 1977 Stingray build, which resulted in a final version based on the Arduino Mega board. But first, if you missed any previous episodes for Carl’s 10-second turbo build, (or need a review), here are the links: part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six, part seven, and part eight. Each episode is a quick read, with lots of pictures, with episodes two and three featuring some cool videos.

Viewer Advisory: This build has some serious meat on the bones, as Carl has some crazy technical skills (especially with electronics), and he is going to tap into all of them to turn his 1977 Stingray into a 10-second quarter-mile monster!

As Carl mentioned last week, he doesn’t plan on having any gauges in his Stingray and says the touch screen he designed has more than he needs for his cruiser strip car. At first, you may think, how can that touch screen give him all the data he needs? Well, take a look at all the updated modes and his vision will make complete sense. Even better, each mode has its own shift logic, shift points, boost for each gear, and display screens.

Carl notes that each mode has many nuances and rules, and as an example says, “Burnout mode can be locked out if the shifter is not in 3. Shifting is triggered by RPM only. It only shifts from first to second and has its own set of boost levels for each gear. When the MPH comes back down at the end of the burnout, it automatically changes to drag mode.”