No Crust Racing

You know I've been looking around so I take interest in the Evo stuff around me. If an Evo 7 in M class is less than a second ahead(I highly doubt he has less than 180rwkw either), I can't see big value in spending 10-15k on top of my Silvia sale to buy one... I will go 1s faster just by not using shagged tyres, Just gonna keep smashing this CA around, seems quick enough for Club level shenanigans. The "issue" will be that I'd like to do a Clubsprint WTAC event, but those cars are next level. Not willing to sell GT-R yet, so I will just sit on everything I have for now. Plus I am working on a game changing project on the side that will shave off BULK time. Like maybe a tenth lol

Yeah there are, the 3 that were there are all AWD though. The red one is a 1.8L Turbo.

The Evo 7 that was there did 58.1, so I got chopped by an Evo in the end That was an M class car though (proper Semi's or actual Semi's).

Checked Natsoft, was actually over 1s between me and Lancer. Super chopped.

My car has a splitter on it and removing and re-attaching is a pain, I made 2 stage ramps with some handles from pine sleepers. They just sit on the trailer behind/in front of the car and are held on with tie downs. Ghetto as but works and was cheap. I could only find these 2 photos quickly and added one of the Silvia to show the splitter height. GTR clears it too. The length was determined by how long needed to hit wheel before splitter edge hits timber. I also have some of those little plastic Cusco ones that allow you to get just enough height to get a jack under it which is enough for people.

Original setup made 354rwk @ 24-25psi. Haltech Platinum Pro N1 manifolds -9s HPI dumps and 3" front pipes Full 3.5" exhaust after merge, catless Big K&N pods in partial enclosure. E85 with 1000cc Injectors and 460lph walbro. Cam gears, Twin turbo pipe mod Plazmaman 76mm Intercooler Added/changed. BC Springs Kelford L182A Cams Delete pressure valve in fuel line in tank. Aeroflow fuel filter. Rewired fuel pump with higher gauge wire after realising the current wiring was 15amp max and the pump can draw into the mid 20s. Fuel mods done as fuel pressure couldn't keep up. Now peaks at 23-24psi but tapers off to 21ish. I think these turbos are out of puff now, but not a bad result for -9s. Pretty happy given the bay looks fairly low key.

Big day yesterday, lots of laughs and heaps of fun. Day started out wet and the first session was very ginger, car felt not too bad in the front end and I went faster than a few of my mates in higher powered cars Can see how hard it was to put power down towards the end of this clip. Ran 8-9s slower than PB lol Got faster as the day dried out and was convinced the car felt like it had better front grip with the softer front swaybar and maintaining 28psi hot on the tyres. Got a bit carried away in the 3rd session and cooked the tyres then fluffed the entry to a corner and decided to just go with it. More lols. White balance did some weird shit in this clip as the sun was coming out and going away. Might be time for new camera, this one has been dropped a lot... Kept adjusting damper settings and maanaged to shave .7s off my previous PB and run my first 58 with a 58.8 and a class win by 2 hundredths vs a GSR Lancer. Are all GSR AWD? He had better tyres but no idea on power. Car had no knock but was a little rich and a bit doughy off boost, still work to do there. Catch can version eleventy got one more mod and worked well. I disconnected the moroso crankcase evac valve and vented the sump catch can to atmo, instantly no more oil in catch can. Will tidy it all up and leave it atmo and delete that one way valve, has not solved a single issue in the end, not sure why the V8 guys rave about them so much as I confirmed with Moroso my setup was correct for a turbo car. Splitter V2 held on OK but needs a little more bracing and some improved mounting points on the car to reduce flex. From here, car will probably sit for a bit as we come into wetter weather. Will tidy up breather system, was looking at Cams/Turbo, might be time to go 17x9 all round and get some 255s on it. The club guys are getting 18x10 slicks for $50 a pop but getting a 10" wide on the Silvia front end is a big ask. I might just stick with the RS-RR and stay in my class, but either way I am going to have to buy rims. Pics of team Nissan at the start of the day. GT-R won his class (and got chopped by me in the wet and overall :D) V8 Skyline next to him almost matched his PB and finished just outside the top 10, did me in by .5s and managed to kiss a tyre wall, cleaner 33 on the end with semi's got into the 56s with a PB and finished 5th outright for the day. I finished 16th overall in a field of 60 cars and outright fastest CA18

I like seeing people push the boundaries/testing bits and pieces. It's how we learn.

There's your answer. Good balancers on those cars?

Are stock bolts capable of 400rwkw? If no, then replace. Given the driving style I'd worry more about balance/harmonics/oil pump strength etc. Unless the rod bolts are a known weak point? Got a good balancer for it?

And then...

The GT-R battery is no different. I have a cTek and comfort leads on both batteries

They do not like being fully discharged, that's how I killed my last one.

Splitter finished, car pretty much ready for the 9th. Saved 4kg in the end. Flex seems ok, see how it behaves on track. Can add some minor bracing if need be. Praying for good weather.

Which is why ideally I'd like a car with that done. Worth spending a bit extra for something a little more complete. Easy enough to turn power down.

Good value battery. I use the 20 in my Silvia.

What becomes a reliability issue at higher power levels?

Again, awesome feedback. This is the stuff I need to know. Yeah clublevel sprints.

Is that really enough grunt to be decently competitive though. I know they use it well but you see most developed cars pushing high 200s on 98 at least. I wouldn't have thought that would be a stretch?

So no advantages over IX then.

4B vs 4G and manual vs SST, what's the consensus? IS the newer gear better but more expensive or is it just more expensive with no performance benefit?

Haha love it. Unfortunately open wheelers drive in their own class and I can't drive with my mate's Golf...wot..

Cayman not super grunty and more expensive than other options.

I wish.

I don't take offense, I just get a laugh at the hypocrisy. All good, I am a well known procrastinater and horrifically indecisive so the frustration is well deserved lol