Show Me Your Racing Machines

[Roy]

Haha, why thanks Chris! Seems the little 32 has become my "beast" if you know what I mean, we all have an attachment to it now we've been through a bit together.

They creep up on you the silly things. In 5 weeks time i will have had my car for 10years! 8 years ago i would have told you i would have had a 94 LT1 Vette by now...oh well.

[Marlin]

If you said first gen ZR1 i could understand mate

Roy boy, you come across a sixth wheel for me yet?

[Roy]

ZR1s are too exxy and you can go to town cheaper on an LT1 with a Lingenfelter kit etc

Oh, and i forgot as i have been running around the planet on holidays....will remember to keep an eye out

[Marlin]

You're a good man, I don't care what the yellowSnoweater says.....

[evil_weevil]

kinda offtopic-ish...!

but..

http://www.dubaiautodrome.com/general/index.aspx

I told the mrs Im going here when we are in Dubai for our honeymoon

most likely will do the audi track tester

http://www.dubaiautodrome.com/general/content.aspx?id=72

Unless Chris (tacker) has an event on and can take me for a lap or 5!

[Roy]

I just got back from Dubai and i was blown away how cool a place it is. Really nice resorts its not too crazy a price and there are cool cars galore.

There is certainly plenty for the Mrs to do to keep herself busy whilst you go do what you have to do at the race track

[evil_weevil]

Troy, She'll be there with me, she is a car nut too

[Roy]

That can get expensive then Cheaper to give her a credit card and send her to the Mall

[evil_weevil]

Valid point!!!!!

[Marlin]

Get a room.

[hrd-hr30]

yeah, it will see Lakeside mostly, which is a driver's track, not a horsepower track. I reckon 61's for 5k is achievable. Can't be crazy loud, gotta stay under 95db

I didn't think 950 was overtly heavy..... what do you think we should be able to get it to? Have you built one of these pusserz?

I'm guessing this thing must be getting full slicks rather than semis? in that case I think its achieveable. On semis I think you'll need to get at least 160bhp at the wheels to have a realistic chance of 61s in that thing. What sort of power can you get from the supercharger? Or does that 5K budget stretch to a turbo conversion??? do these jiggers have a slippery in them?

Are we running a book on its stock (?) lap times on the 22nd?

I'll be back out there on the 22nd as well. Haven't had a steer for over 3 months! started work on my heap last night fixing the broken intercooler mounts... still have to swap springs around, fit & setup rear radius arms, fit the sump finally, and a few other things. Might even get its first australian wheel alignment! look out!

[phunky_monkey]

Well car has made 285rwkw's @ 20psi with a boost leak (injectors not sealing with plenum... farking plenum!), with 11.4 AFR's and only one cam timing change which is very promising... but now water is mixing with oil and we don't know why. I managed 1 lap of Sandown before I had to come in due to some oil spray on the manifold, and checked the dipstick to see a milky surprise.

Head gasket as replaced last week, head was decked and ever since then it's leaked. It's coming out again...

A dyno vid here, as well as a few pics from Sandown: http://project180sx.blogspot.com/

[Marlin]

I'm guessing this thing must be getting full slicks rather than semis? in that case I think its achieveable. On semis I think you'll need to get at least 160bhp at the wheels to have a realistic chance of 61s in that thing. What sort of power can you get from the supercharger? Or does that 5K budget stretch to a turbo conversion??? do these jiggers have a slippery in them?

Are we running a book on its stock (?) lap times on the 22nd?

I'll be back out there on the 22nd as well. Haven't had a steer for over 3 months! started work on my heap last night fixing the broken intercooler mounts... still have to swap springs around, fit & setup rear radius arms, fit the sump finally, and a few other things. Might even get its first australian wheel alignment! look out!

G'day Harry! Yeah, the plan is to run slicks on it. It's a 20V, not a charger, and it will stay that way. We still have a couple of k up our sleeve so may slip a Microtech into it at some stage. No LSD standard, but it seems they are fairly readily available on Yahoo.

Look forward to seeing you there again, I've totally worn out my 03G's, and have now got a set of KU36's to go on, really keen to see there lap time v cost v durability compared to the Dunlops.

Mate, if you ever want a hand or a drinkin buddy while you're messing with it, I'm not far away

[NickR33]

Well car has made 285rwkw's @ 20psi with a boost leak (injectors not sealing with plenum... farking plenum!), with 11.4 AFR's and only one cam timing change which is very promising... but now water is mixing with oil and we don't know why. I managed 1 lap of Sandown before I had to come in due to some oil spray on the manifold, and checked the dipstick to see a milky surprise.

Head gasket as replaced last week, head was decked and ever since then it's leaked. It's coming out again...

A dyno vid here, as well as a few pics from Sandown: http://project180sx.blogspot.com/

Aaaaagh... mate your due for some good luck!

[hrd-hr30]

G'day Harry! Yeah, the plan is to run slicks on it. It's a 20V, not a charger, and it will stay that way. We still have a couple of k up our sleeve so may slip a Microtech into it at some stage. No LSD standard, but it seems they are fairly readily available on Yahoo.

Look forward to seeing you there again, I've totally worn out my 03G's, and have now got a set of KU36's to go on, really keen to see there lap time v cost v durability compared to the Dunlops.

Mate, if you ever want a hand or a drinkin buddy while you're messing with it, I'm not far away

cheers mate. well if you get bored over the weekend, I'll be under the house working on it! Drinking buddies are always welcome!There'll be beers in the fridge mate. Have you got my number?

Those KU36 are unbeatable for the price, and will be very intersting to see how your times compare to the 03s. Will give me an idea what my Supra would have be capable of. I'd say ~2 sec slower than D03s. But 1/3rd the price! Supra ran 1:00.79 in May on them, but the rears had probably seen better days by then. But only place it would have hurt would be out of Carousell.

NA 20v? I'd suggest a piece of string from brake pedal to left nut to keep corner speeds up? lol I keep telling a mate Rob his 240Z should run 61s at Lakeside - he was over half a second faster than the Supra at QR Sprint track with a dirty old carbied L28. So no reason a 20v can't do it I suppose.

Edited November 6, 2009 by hrd-hr30

[phunky_monkey]

Aaaaagh... mate your due for some good luck!

Tell me about it mate! I think I must be killing black cats and walking under ladders in my sleep...

[Marlin]

Got ya number Harry, will swing by if I get a few hours spare.

The one thing we're not ugrading on the Levin is brakes..... he is under strict unstructions not to use them. Ever. lol

[Al]

Shit Dane!!

Hopefully your luck will change soon mate! Sad to hear that you're still having a few minor issues with the set-up

I was sooooo hoping to see it at DECA yesterday.

[badhairdave]

Well car has made 285rwkw's @ 20psi with a boost leak (injectors not sealing with plenum... farking plenum!), with 11.4 AFR's and only one cam timing change which is very promising... but now water is mixing with oil and we don't know why. I managed 1 lap of Sandown before I had to come in due to some oil spray on the manifold, and checked the dipstick to see a milky surprise.

Head gasket as replaced last week, head was decked and ever since then it's leaked. It's coming out again...

A dyno vid here, as well as a few pics from Sandown: http://project180sx.blogspot.com/

Ahh ffs!

Why did you swap the gasket anyway?

[Snowman]

You're a good man, I don't care what the yellowSnoweater says.....

Yeah but that's only because you haven't shared a room with him when he's drunk!