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Old 03-07-10, 03:05 AM
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Originally Posted by turbotoaster
according to the calcs it saying at that weight your pushing 450whp, has there been any changes since you had it on the dyno?

With a perfect launch its also saying you could run a high 10, which when i factor the details for another car in the uk thats lighter than yours and is 470whp, the calcs are spot on
The car is the same.. No changes. Still 15psi. After reading all of the horror stories on the forums of broken diffs and snapped axles, i was launching at 3-4k. Easing it in first bout half throttle, then secocnd was 3/4 throttle with a little spinning, and third and fourth was full power.

I'm planning on beefing up the rear end by summer. Been looking at all the possible kits and parts. I wanna try to put a viper diff in the rear. hmmmmmm, we will see. Also i'm gonna turn it up soon to see what she can do. I got more videos i will post shortly.

Catch22 did awesome as well. 12.5@125mph. His first pass he spun all the way thru 4th. He parked the car and said his clutch was gone.. hahahahaha. It was just that he was spinning on the big end.

Man this summer is gonna be nice. Thanks for looking fellas.

And RX7 SE showed up with his nicely done FC. Cool guy, he was the camera man that day. lol. Thanks Anthony
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I wouldnt worry about your axles, but your diff yes, it will probably break. You have low 10 second potential with your setup if you can launch hard and drive right.
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Originally Posted by WaachBack
I wouldnt worry about your axles, but your diff yes, it will probably break. You have low 10 second potential with your setup if you can launch hard and drive right.
Good to know. I'm gonna buy some Mickey Thompson et streets and see what happens.
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DO you still have the stock torsen diff? The spiders let go on mine the second trip down the strip. About 60 foot out it wheel hopped and went boom. I had waited over a month for it to show up to Hawaii at the time too. Went from the port, to the Hilo drag strip, to the tow truck flat bed, to my house in Kona Thanks AAA.

Are you going to the next tune session? Is it Friday?

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Yup, stock diff. Whines like a *****. Lol. A few runs it tried wheel hopping
And I immediately let off. I dropped the air in the tires to 18psi and that did wonders.

Catch22 wouldn't drive the car cause he said my diff is a time bomb. I know
Some chasis builders and good welders that I'm gonna talk to real soon. I'm really liking
The overall feel of the car, and now I would like to see a 10 second pass.
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Vid is of catch22 spinning the entire track. He parked the car after that run saying his clutch went out. Actually the track wasnt prepped and he was just spinning each gear.

Hell i was spinning fourth gear at the big end of the track.
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Well guys...Islander and I did some driving at an rx7 meet in Mooresville and my Mom happened to catch 2 boosted rx7's playing on some back roads on video....

Keep in mind my rx7 is making along the lines of 300 rwhp...and that my Mom finds it hilarious when I lose ....enjoy!

View My Video

That is one fast FD fellas!
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^haha thats awesome, too bad i couldnt be there.
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lmao... Your mom is really cool. You know you had me if you didnt do that 2nd to 5th gear shift.

Also i didnt even know you where passing me, i thought you were fish tailing. When we turned i saw you, then two seconds later i heard you and seen you on my left... CRAZY.. I had to play catch up then. lol.

But i had lots of fun... The nice back roads in Mooresville were super nice. You guys have more guts than me. I take things slow and easy. lol.
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Originally Posted by catch-22
^haha thats awesome, too bad i couldnt be there.
Hey Drew, they couldnt believe me when i said ur car is actually faster than mine. I gave two joy rides and the expressions were worth a million bucks..

Hit me up when u get back. We need to brainstorm about the rear end stuff..
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I can always count on that meets drives to make me alot of money!!

If you guys want to see what your cars can really do, get on the road course event at Charlotte motor speedway in Mid April with me.

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^^^ Sounds good, keep me up to date when...
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April 19th is the event. I just looked at the NASA page and they are only running HPDE 3&4 at the event. Which is the solo driving and advanced drivers. I am signed off on on SCCA but have never done a NASA event yet. So I don't thiink they would let me run solo directly at first.

I don't know what your track level is. If you don't mind a road trip, I also do a couple track days at Road Atlanta each year as well. With the SCCA it is 100 bucks for 2-3 20 minutes sessions with a instructor if needed. NASA is about 300 for 2 days of track fun. JUNE 18th is the next RA track day with NASA.

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Ok cool. My skill level is = poo.... lol. Looking forward to enjoying the car, so im down for whatever.

I gotta drive it more tho. Only take it out on the weekends now. Still need to become "1" with the car. Lol.
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joshz28 wanted me to post these..

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Yo, what wheels are those?
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i wanna know about the wide fenders molded into the car
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Originally Posted by Viking War Hammer
Yo, what wheels are those?
Work VS-XX 18x10 in the front, 18x12 in the rear...
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i wanna know about the wide fenders molded into the car
They are the pettit racing rear flares. I bought the car with them already molded... Looks bad ***..


I really need to get the right tires for the front then lower it a little..

Hey darkphantom..... I will trade ur car for mine..... :-)
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Dude, that looks really good.


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