water-to-air intercooler . . . now if you can only find the space . . .

:-) neil

 

My car is finally done now. I'm picking up from KD on Tuesday. I still need to break it in and take it back for tuning though so give me a week or two before I can post up some numbers. Skip told me it was jut crazy big though and expected some really nice numbers out of it.

 

Nice!!!

 

looking forwad to the report once you get it tuned up :-)

 

Please update to the clearance if it becomes an issue.

 

So Damian , the vids of the CYM car on the other forum are with an RX6 turbo ??

 

a three rotor conversion would be huge at the track...single turbo FDs have no chance at all against the new C6

 

New C6 is a little less track car than a current ZO6. That said, I walk all over Z06s with a TII with ~325rwhp and koni yellows, I think you are either misinformed, or .... Anyway, the new C6 is an awesome platform to start with, and has NOTHING to do with this thread In essence, you are not right... Regards, Carl Byck

 

what do you mean by '...vids of the CYM car on the other forum...' ?

i dunno what you mean by that?

I have a cym track car and here is where my vids are:
http://www.myrx7.com/movies

...if you mean the vids on that page, then yeah, those are all with the rx6 in the car. It came with the rx6 in it when I purchased it last winter. This winter I am installing the r85 :-)

 

Mate, you guys are so lucky driving on the wrong side of the road.

Being a German design, the rotary engine worked well for the lhd cars & Mazda simply followed suit. 40 years later & engines bays are cramped to the max so all us rhd guys have issues getting a decent exhaust to fit through the rhd steering shaft + the brake master cylinder.

With the turbo's on the right & the driver on the left, it seems a perfect balance.

Letter:::

Dear Mr Prime Minister

Can we ignore Australia's colonial link with England to allow lhd cars onto our roads. I need a better weight distribution on my RX-7 & want to fit a proper exhaust.

 

What's that have to do with this thread???


Anyway, I'm getting my from KD on Tuesday. It won't be tuned so no dyno numbers just yet but I can take some pics of its fitment on a car thats all together.

 

Damian,

Congrats on the new turbo...hope it works as you expect but I have to say your videos always get me excited. I feel like a kid in a candy store whenever a new one comes out. Love the split screen with the Cobra R...my only question is it seems like you guys were taking turns passing each other. If I'm mistaken excuse me but in an all out race how would have faired against the Cobra?

Thanks for the VIDS!!!,
Dave

 

wow.... that is a really nice kit!!~~~
great work and real nice stuff you got there!!!

 

>>a three rotor conversion would be huge at the track

...and if you want to give me the funds I would be glad to try it :-) comments like that are easy to say... but hard to do, everything takes time and money. I dont have much of either. dont get me wrong, if i had the time/money to do it, i would have a turboed 3 rotor in the car right now :-) ... actually if i really had the money i would be tracking a mclaren f1 (hahahah)

>>...single turbo FDs have no chance at all against the new C6

no offence to you, but this was a meaningless comment to me, with no bearing on anything? you have data on this? have you ran with a c6 on a road track before? I have... and I took a c6 with no problem last time i was at mam... and I posted the video as usual (hehehe) ....maybe you ment the c6 zo6? the z06 version of the c6 will be a different story.

...and by the way, keep in mind I was only running 12 psi (about 330 rwhp) during all those videos, so this 'single turbo FD' was not using its full power potential ;-)

 

hey black97vr4, i been following your threads, hoping to hear more so i can learn some things as i install my r85 kit :-)

looking forward to see some pics!!

 

hey dave, thanks for the compliments on the vids :-)

on the cobra R guy:
he is my track dawg, it was only my second time at RA and he got me up to speed so that I was fast right away, he has a million laps at RA, knows the track very well. so what you see on the vids is that I am now faster than him in a few spots, but his experience takes over in other spots, so thats why we end up 'swapping'. and a cobra R is a formidable race car, it comes stripped from the factory and basically ready to race. also, we like to just having fun too, so thats always aspect of it..... in the end I would say I was getting just a bit faster than him as I learned the track, not because im a better driver, but because my car is lighter :-)

 

 

my bad, I meant to type the new Z06

damian, I thought you were flushed with cash

 

ahh yes, cloud10rx7, ... the c6 z06 will be a beast of a track car, no doubt

im not flushed with cash, i just work a lot, so I make a decent dime...but i also try to help a lot of people around me financialy, I dont come from a wealthy family in terms of money (wealthy in all other kinds of things though...hehehe) so whatever I spend I also busted azz to make ;-)

...and this track car stuff is killin my bank account!!! LOL
but its worth every penny ...at least to my demented, addicted mind!!!

 

track time is worth the expense....I just prefer to do mine on two wheels (YZF-R1), it's alot cheaper that way

 

Off topic here but last time I check everything about the c6 z06 is just rumors, I havn't seen anything from GM, or has something changed?!

Back on topic though, nice kit Damian, can't wait to see some dyno #'s!!

-Alex

 

The new Z will be stout.

However, a properly setup and well tuned 3rd gen single turbo should be just as fast as the new Z06 on the race track (assuming recently released specs are close to production numbers), though it certainly depends on the driver and track. For example, the new Z06 is 3130 lbs. and 500 HP = 6.26 lb/HP; My FD: 2614 lbs. and 452 HP = 5.79 lb/HP. Of course torque plays a role (as Jim L would no doubt add) here, but the 500 lbs weight difference should result in better lap times around a road course, assuming optimal traction, suspension setup, etc. No doubt a new Z would probably take me in the 1/4, though.

Had fun lapping with a 492 RWHP supercharged C5 Z06 last July and August. Unfortuantely, no video (next Spring as he's in my run goup). I'd say this car would be serious competition against the new Z. Nicely tuned suspension with double adjustable shocks and 285 F /315 R (or 335) tires. I was about 2 seconds faster on one local track here (about a 1 minute course) and 4 or 5 seconds on a 1:35-ish course. If we were racing from a stop , the Z could acceleration faster out of the corners due to the large torque defecit, however, during a race or lapping, I could carry more through these corners leading onto the straights which more than made up for the loss in torque. I could just catch him on the straights (If I was behind) and pass him under braking as I could carry more speed into subsequent corner(s). Am I a better driver? Maybe, but we have about the same experience on the track.

I'm certainly satisfied enough to keep my car. No doubt my mind will change the day a daily driver less than $70K comes along and kicks my ***.

Gene

 

well said Gene

>>Had fun lapping with a 492 RWHP supercharged C5 Z06 last July and August.

have you seen my video where I mix it up with a 500+ rwhp c5 z06?
Its down a few on this page: http://www.myrx7.com/movies/

keep in mind I was running almost 100rwhp less than your 452 FD, I was at around 330 rwhp. I cant fathom an road track FD with 450 rwhp, my god, mine is silly enough at 330 :-)

..although mine has the potential for that rwhp, I run low boost for engine longevity ;-)

 

Yeah, saw the viddy. Very cool.

I'm using flywheel estimate at 452 based upon 400 RWHP as well as Z06 flywheel estimate. You'll be "fathoming" 400+ RWHP soon, eh?

I don't run full boost at the track except for timed runs in SOLO 1 (or when chasing monster cars!). Typically 12 PSI which is, based upon last dyno, 362 RWHP.

Gene

 

>>You'll be "fathoming" 400+ RWHP soon, eh?

heheh, yep :-)


>>Typically 12 PSI which is, based upon last dyno, 362 RWHP.

ahh, very good.