Felix Large Member Member 564 Member For: 19y 7m 19d Location: Brisvegas Posted 21/12/07 11:13 PM Posted 21/12/07 11:13 PM I'm heading out to the strip this arvo, anyone else going to be taking a run tonight?It's going to be my second outing to willowbank, as long as I beat 13.8 I'll be happy. I have no idea what I'll run with the new power.Is it worth messing with tyre pressures?Felix
senna_T Forged Member Legacy Donating Member 15,818 Member For: 19y 7m 17d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 21/12/07 11:15 PM Posted 21/12/07 11:15 PM how much power are you running now felix? when I run, I put mine down to about 25psi
EZ2CME Formerly XR6NA Member 3,512 Member For: 20y 9m 25d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 21/12/07 11:16 PM Posted 21/12/07 11:16 PM Good luck mate. Have you got new tyres yet?
Felix Large Member Member 564 Member For: 19y 7m 19d Location: Brisvegas Posted 21/12/07 11:29 PM Author Posted 21/12/07 11:29 PM how much power are you running now felix? when I run, I put mine down to about 25psi285kw thru a ZF Auto. I've heard some put them down to 20, others dont bother at all.Good luck mate. Have you got new tyres yet?Yeah, nothing any good. it came at a bad time. Least I have traction in the dry now... well mostly.Felix
tonester Member 31 Member For: 19y 6m 30d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 21/12/07 11:49 PM Posted 21/12/07 11:49 PM 285kw thru a ZF Auto. I've heard some put them down to 20, others dont bother at all.Yeah, nothing any good. it came at a bad time. Least I have traction in the dry now... well mostly.FelixI reckon a 12.5 (if you leave it in "performance mode")If you try "full manual", make sure you shift between 5500 & 5700. If you've still got the factory CAT you will be loosing bost/power at those RPM's.Tony
senna_T Forged Member Legacy Donating Member 15,818 Member For: 19y 7m 17d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 21/12/07 11:50 PM Posted 21/12/07 11:50 PM I reckon you'll crack a mid to high 12 pretty easy, just leave it in performance mode and let the box do all the work
Johnny G Team Grandpa Qualified Legacy Donating Member 809 Member For: 21y 7m 11d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane North. Posted 22/12/07 12:05 AM Posted 22/12/07 12:05 AM Good luck - Fx.... get the runs in earlyForecast for SaturdayA fine day with freshening N to NW winds. Rain and thunderstorms developingovernight.Precis: Fine day, rain/storms overnight City: Max 32
Felix Large Member Member 564 Member For: 19y 7m 19d Location: Brisvegas Posted 22/12/07 12:40 AM Author Posted 22/12/07 12:40 AM Hopefully the weather holds off...12's would be good, I'd be happy with that.Felix
EZ2CME Formerly XR6NA Member 3,512 Member For: 20y 9m 25d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 22/12/07 01:30 PM Posted 22/12/07 01:30 PM So how did you go?
Felix Large Member Member 564 Member For: 19y 7m 19d Location: Brisvegas Posted 23/12/07 02:30 AM Author Posted 23/12/07 02:30 AM So how did you go?Not to well...Been taking it real easy around town the last week what with the double demerit points, so I haven't even had anything more than a little squirt. Well after my first run, I thought that it felt pretty slow down the track, slower than my practices launches at 3am on the way to work over the last few weeks. I grabbed my slip and I was right, 2.3 60ft and 13.2 @ 109mph 1/4mile... I then thought back to the run and how I had very little tyre slip off the line and it didn't seem to start powering home until half track. So rolled around for another run putting the first run down to nerves and maybe I hesitated on the throttle off the line.Second run, felt the exact same, and as I hit the braking area I noticed the MIL was illuminated on the dash, the one that comes on when you don't meet emission standards. So rolled round to the tower and switched the ute off and grabbed my slip, mirror run of my first, 2.34 60ft and 13.2 @ 110mph 1/4 mile. So I thought no way am I going home on a tilt tray so I called it a night.On the way home I took it real easy but just from playing with the revs and throttle it felt really unresponsive and under powered drove fine and sounded fine under 3000 rpm. Got home and had a listen to the exhaust and it sounded different. So I'm thinking maybe a collapsed cat?On the bright side, even under powered I smoked two worked SS commodores. Think I broke one of the guys hearts when he came up to me after wards and told me my ute was quick and I replied with 'nah, its really down on power'.Oh well, you play you pay. Any thoughts?Felix
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