11.48 at 122 from the fast son of a..........hill
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Grab the adapter I posted in the "trans/diff cooling" thread in the race section and throw a temp sensor in when you swap rear ends. I am curious what diff temps are like on the drag strip.
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All seasons for life, I guess
I'll just have to drive better to get my 11.99 at 120.
I wonder if you could just file the little notch smooth inside to reduce the diff housing stress risers some, I should'a picked up Pat's rx7 housing. I doubt the diff temps get very high on the drag strip unless it's from radiated heat from the exhaust. The diff really only works hard when turning AFAIK.
I have talked with a bunch of my friends at the drag strip about running "tires." The plan is to air them up significantly to reduce traction some. And don't burn out on them!
I'll just have to drive better to get my 11.99 at 120.
I wonder if you could just file the little notch smooth inside to reduce the diff housing stress risers some, I should'a picked up Pat's rx7 housing. I doubt the diff temps get very high on the drag strip unless it's from radiated heat from the exhaust. The diff really only works hard when turning AFAIK.
I have talked with a bunch of my friends at the drag strip about running "tires." The plan is to air them up significantly to reduce traction some. And don't burn out on them!
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As much as I would like to see this thread get buried as quickly as my build thread does. I feel this needs to be said.
No!
Not a chance, Mazda did a very nice job on that cut. I think my hesitation installing the K Miata reinforcement plates is that there are so many idiots rolling around in 2 ton behemoths while texting in my neighborhood. If one of them comes careening into me, I want that thing to break and do it's thing, or whatever.
Not a chance, Mazda did a very nice job on that cut. I think my hesitation installing the K Miata reinforcement plates is that there are so many idiots rolling around in 2 ton behemoths while texting in my neighborhood. If one of them comes careening into me, I want that thing to break and do it's thing, or whatever.
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Had a fun visit with Vlad today, his urabus is faster, in the 11's.
Junior's car too, looks like it's as fast as me too now.
And of course, our punk asses
The tail wind and cliff drop didn't help me
And Junior helped me weigh my car, 2532#'s with my fat *** in the driver's seat.
Junior's car too, looks like it's as fast as me too now.
And of course, our punk asses
The tail wind and cliff drop didn't help me
And Junior helped me weigh my car, 2532#'s with my fat *** in the driver's seat.
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As I am looking at this potato quality picture. I know one of the two is a soviet spy, and the other is Latino* dog walker. I could not for the life of me guess which is which.
*I don't actually know if Carlos is Latino or not. But if Comedy Central has taught me anything, it is that a Carlos is Latino.
*I don't actually know if Carlos is Latino or not. But if Comedy Central has taught me anything, it is that a Carlos is Latino.
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Took it a little easy after my broke tranny tobocal.
Barely finished in time for work this morning.
But I managed to get 3rd place.
As my friends and I were taking pictures of this.
It turned around and I saw this, I didn't see it run, not claiming anything. But it's his dial in so yeah, my car's faster than whatever kind of Ferrari that is.
Barely finished in time for work this morning.
But I managed to get 3rd place.
As my friends and I were taking pictures of this.
It turned around and I saw this, I didn't see it run, not claiming anything. But it's his dial in so yeah, my car's faster than whatever kind of Ferrari that is.
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The window also says ST, which suggests that it is not a manual. GJ is the manual transmission class, but you are allowed to run a manual in ST, you would be at a disadvantage though. Usually the tech guys suggest ST if you don't want to run against "fast cars" in GJ(gear jammers) I don't know what it was and I didn't see it run.