Can't get me head round it....again

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Mar 26, 08 7:43 pm

Booooooom..........

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Mar 26, 08 7:46 pm

Slick wrote:Booooooom..........

I'd pay to see that

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Mar 26, 08 7:48 pm

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Mar 26, 08 7:48 pm

Mick · Post by **Mick** » Wed Mar 26, 08 9:33 pm

Part of your problem, is getting all that weight rolling, if you set your car up to 60ft better, you may well lose your road handling. Heavy torsion bars and stiff front shocks stop the car reaction on launch. This is the reason why racers would use worn out front shocks on race cars, they would even drill them and let the oil out to make them softer.
Mick

mopar_mark · Post by **mopar_mark** » Wed Mar 26, 08 9:35 pm

Pete wrote:
Slick wrote:Booooooom..........
I'd pay to see that

I wouldn't pay to see that and wouldn't wish that on any one, theres nothing more sickening in the car environment than when your motor lets go.

Its a real choker

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Mar 26, 08 9:40 pm

mopar_mark wrote:
Pete wrote:
Slick wrote:Booooooom..........
I'd pay to see that
I wouldn't pay to see that and wouldn't wish that on any one, theres nothing more sickening in the car environment than when your motor lets go.

Its a real choker

Mind you , motors running gas are frowned upon.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Mar 26, 08 9:40 pm

Mick wrote:Part of your problem, is getting all that weight rolling, if you set your car up to 60ft better, you may well lose your road handling. Heavy torsion bars and stiff front shocks stop the car reaction on launch. This is the reason why racers would use worn out front shocks on race cars, they would even drill them and let the oil out to make them softer.
Mick

Interesting Mick.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Wed Mar 26, 08 9:44 pm

Slick wrote:Booooooom..........

I know - it has happened to me.............

Sorry if the comment sounded a bit flippant, no offence intended.

GTXJim · Post by **GTXJim** » Thu Mar 27, 08 12:02 am

I got my old GTX down to 12.1 many years ago, car didn't like traffic, fowled plugs, didn't like driving on the street, It was so much nicer when it was turned back to stock, I could spend all day in traffic, and did. It's always a compromise street and strip, much simpler to have a nice road car, and also go full on race car, and I think in the long run cheaper.

Kev · Post by **Kev** » Thu Mar 27, 08 12:42 am

Sainsburys' for the beer, down to Tesco for the fuel. Go to Karate wiv me boy....... Drive to Shakey (full of everything needed for the weekend including Philth.), set up camp, then off to Somerfields for supplies.............Exhausts off, slicks on, dial timing out, turn on the drugs.........................11.72@113...........Rebuild car to street spec, pack up all the gear, drive home. What do you want?

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Mar 27, 08 8:44 am

Bru..Adam. I am running 4.30s with the GV. This equates to 3.30s with the OD on. 28-inch tyres too.

Your poor 60ft times are your problem. You need more gear and a loose converter.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Mar 27, 08 10:46 am

No plug fouling for me , drives like a stock motor.

Dynamic 3500 stall vertor , the 1.8 60ft was due the Demon running lean @ idle , bogged off the line , then we got rained off

Dave , i don't think those gear vendors bring the RPM down as advertised , got 4:10s , @ 70 MPH the RPMs are 3300.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Mar 27, 08 11:23 am

Brutus wrote:Dave , i don't think those gear vendors bring the RPM down as advertised , got 4:10s , @ 70 MPH the RPMs are 3300.

Errr....because you have a 3500 stall converter?

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Mar 27, 08 11:53 am

Actually that is another good reason to use lower rear gears. To make sure you at over the stall speed on long runs. If the converter is slipping all the time it might get hot?