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perfect 10.000 , arghh!!
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ever so close to 9 sec pass
10.08@133.6mph with 1.49 60ft (best so far 134.4 and 1.45, on other runs), not bad battling a big head wind. unfortunately chewed out the diff gears, which must of locked, and also took out my rear uni in the tailshaft. not too hard to fix. -
Is this running a four link rear end, or whatever these rep-mobiles came with when GM stamped them out?
runs a live axle, 9 bolt borg warner with 28 spline mini-spool, upper and lower control arms and a panhard bar. so essentially a basic factory 4-link.
actually recently installed adjustable upper control arms to adjust pinion angle (negative 2 degree's relative to tailshaft considered best), boxed in lowers control arms (so they don't bend). it has an adjustable panhard bar, also installed a alloy diff had with pinion support. runs kings heavy duty springs and adj koni yellows in the rear.
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https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1537972_10152518046969126_1708690297_o.jpggot my final safety tech inspection tomorrow, so fingers crossed i can hit the track next week and aim for 9.xx n/a.
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habib and his son taking their rx4 for a spin
mega lol's
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Am loving these updates! But it is like a new language to me. Get the headline but what do the second two stats refer to?
CheersI'm going to guess that it took him 1.47 seconds to pass the 60 foot mark- which (if I am correct) indicates both how fast he reacted to the lights and how much traction his car found off the line.
car trapped 132 mph (213 kmh) at end of 1/4 mile. this is the best way to guage hp of the car, in conjunction with the weight. so if car is 1200kg with me in it, so 2600lb, we're talking 570hp at the crank.
1.47s is the time thru 60ft (excluding reaction time). this gives an indication on how well it hooks up. sub 1.6 for a street based car is really hooking up.
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ha. will be putting a scoop on it shortly.
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took her out to calder last night. stupid busy. andra guys were busting my balls on tech inspection, luckily it was booked in for proper inspection next mon, so they let me slide. warned me i'd get a tap on the shoulder if i ran in the low 10's.
by the time i hit the track the line was back to the turn-off for timeslips, so it was a patient wait in line. lucky no oil downs.
first run on soft launch, 10.79@130 with 1.61, track seemed sticky, so decided to nail second run. nothing from andra guys so lined up again, wayy down the back. temps dropping and track was getting sticky.
nice big burnout, she launched off the line so kept the boot in, short shifted a little to be safe. going back thru pits no andra guys, but track marshalls weren't letting any more cars thru. was a little disappointed as thought it was a 10.4 or something. then i see a mate and he's jumping up and down shouting 10.1, didn't believe him so back to collect time slip. 10.15@132.4 with 1.47 60ft. absolutely over the moon. car went dead straight and strong.
she's already back at the workshop for tech inspection on mon, also got some scales lined up. definately going to aim for 9.xx n/a, which is possible if i can get 135 mph. still running a safe rich tune and only spinning it to 6900-7000. also need to pick-up adjustable rear upper control arms and boxed lowers. stay tuned.
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took my drag car out to private test and tune on weekend, spent most of day fighting for traction ( crap tyres, pinion angle not right). best run 10.59@129mph with 1.62 60ft. pretty happy, still a bit left in it.
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yeah, will stay with radials. for the couple seconds in the 2nd run when i actually got traction at full throttle it really goes.
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busy day at the drags (heathcote), lots and lots of cars. only managed 3 runs. started on my old 235 radials
12.4@118 spun the tyres to half track, missed 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear change, lol. still movin so happy.
dropped the tyres pressure down to 17psi, massive burnout. 11.19@124 1.6960ft. not quite full throttle off line, still spun tyres a fraction. 1st and 2nd change good, missed 3rd (need to adjust my shifter) when i finally changed i stabbed full throttle spun tyres at 2/3 track for a bit then pulled like a train through traps.
swapped to 28x9 slicks @ 10 psi cold, had to wait around for 90mins due to oil down. not quite full throttle off line, then squeezed in the power, little wiggle then i found myself heading for the wall on the other lane. miraculously got out of it. mixing the slicks with radial fronts wasn't the best idea in hindsight. so happy to be in one piece so called it quits.
happy with the day overall. engine ran like a champ, stayed cool, no leaks, starts first go, plenty of grunt. use 2/3 tank of e85 in drive to start line, burnout and drive back. just need to sort traction and adjust my shift linkage.
vid of close call
Close call! - YouTube
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May as well do it properly then - give it some bottle
piston fly-cuts were minimal so it will get gassed eventually!
No. Treat it like a Russian Brass - loads of wells and plenty of fuel!
Good luck.yeah, we've got it pretty rich and dialled back the timing.
yeah - finally got that euro tour, eh? ;)
saw some pics of the vk, mate - cracking progress.
good luck!ha, you've been bangin on about it for ages. all the props to you, even did it in the green machine. double kudos!!
ta. can't believe got it done in <12mths. getting nervous, will be shit your pants quick if it hooks up.
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trip sounds awesome big red!
hopefully take mine down the strip tomorrow. 10's first outing is the go :)
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finished tuning today, 320+rwkw (430hp), 1200+Nm (900 ft lbs), pretty awesome considering 4700 convertor.
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th350, currently 3.45 mini-spool 9bolt borg-warner.
should go deep 10's @ 130+mph. has more hp and torque than my previous car that ran 11.3@123, but its 400 kg's lighter.
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thats it, nothing else. drag only.
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sorry, with 3" collector.
e85 runs moster 95/107 jets.
here's the secondary
changing jets on the dyno.
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custom 1 7/8" long tube 4-1's
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got some vids of idle and power run. no facebook, well badluck.
still a fraction lean but pump out 305rwkw (410 rwhp) and 1130Nm (840 ft lbs). pretty happy thru a big 4500 convertor.
idle
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152215596949126&set=vb.664069125&type=2&theaterpower run
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should be punching out just under 600hp at the crank, but I didn't have the money to put on engine dyno. with a 4500 stall its hard to get a good reading on chassis dyno, but should be 400+hp easy.
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engine is in and starts. we hit the dyno shortly.
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engine for my drag car half way done. my e85 carb arrived recently, really nice. dizzy and mech fuel pump should be here shortly (they will fill the holes in the front)
simplified fuel system to small cell in the bay.
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also finally sold my big daily and have downsized. firstly to roll over some cash into my drag car and have a smaller run-about.
this was the first car i saw and bought on spot. '86 325e, few km's on the clock, but car is really tidy inside/outside and really original. lots of new and replaced bits. couple niggles to sort but pretty happy. will stay stock for a while, but don't be surprised if a ls1 will be squeezed in there in the future.
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ha, i know Al (the mechanic). great little series.
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for fans of datsuns. favourite is ~3.40
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QuC9E3H6FH8
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will try, i start new job in singapore on 17th of march, got a street meet fri 7th.
seems it was lifting a wheel all runs on fri, which shouldn't be surprising with 1.45, 1.42 and 1.44 60 fts. tis is from the big 1.42
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