The Project Pad

That's pretty cool! Go Pro in the engine bay? Hope you don't melt it.

you going to show n go i take it?

*Raises hand*

MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!

ChrisAudi80 wrote:That's pretty cool! Go Pro in the engine bay? Hope you don't melt it.

It didn't melt, lol. Although I was nervous...so I put the original hero I have in there and kept the two newer ones out of harms way. It most likely would have fallen off though if I didn't pull over after the pulls and take it off, that 3m tape doesn't fare well with that much heat.

bdcoombs wrote:you going to show n go i take it?

Tis the plan yea. We are going to pump 6-10 more psi into the setup on the street, or until the 255s no longer dead hook second gear roll ons, then hopefully I'll be able to make at least one test and tune to get some seat time before show and go in a few weeks.

hopefully go 10's on 255s , that would be freaking awesome man

cracks? what is that i am seein?

thats pretty cool though, huh.

bdcoombs wrote:hopefully go 10's on 255s , that would be freaking awesome man

honestly, i think with two or three more passes on last years 225s it woulda went 10's. even just having a shift light this year so far just on the street has made things night and day easier as far as driving the car balls out, shifting correctly so it doesnt fall terribly out of the power band, so i really just cant wait to get to a track and see what it can actually do with my driving it semi-properly.

I gotta say it was sick last year with the fender exit. Can't wait to see some times with the new set up!


Sent from crazy town.

Intense.
Funny that your co-driver does not even move a muscle. He's all cool and shit.
Or was he scared?

The pity about high power cars like yours is that there are very few places you can take it all out.
Full blast pulls from 1st through 5th ( or 6th).

That looks very, very fun.

loxxrider wrote:That looks very, very fun.

Chris, I think when your 1000hp T44 is done, half the MG community will want a ride...
Including me. :dur:

ChrisAudi80 wrote:Intense.
Funny that your co-driver does not even move a muscle. He's all cool and shit.
Or was he scared?

The pity about high power cars like yours is that there are very few places you can take it all out.
Full blast pulls from 1st through 5th ( or 6th).

ill be honest, last year...maybe i just got used to it somehow or whatnot...even after the dyno boost setting up at 38psi the car never really 'scared' me at all. it was fast no doubt, but going and doing 2-3 pulls, even some 4th in cases, i was never really IN it and just said....holy fiddle sticks this thing is moving right now. this year seems to be an entirely different animal with the new cams, up top in third gear...the car is moving out. that strip of road i actually cant even pull 3rd all the way to redline in fear of not being able to slow down in time. i think a set of larger front brakes may actually be ON the list of things to get done this winter.

and to be honest, i wouldnt have the BALLS to bury that thing in 5th gear.

Theoretically, what would be the top speed of that thing? 180-190mph?

very nice man... nice to see this thing in action

ChrisAudi80 wrote:Theoretically, what would be the top speed of that thing? 180-190mph?

I wouldn't even be able to guess. Say last year my best trap speed in the 1/4 was 137, and that was only running 32-34psi vs the 38 we ran on the dyno when the car made 648whp. Pretty much last years cam setup for every psi we put into the motor we were getting 20whp in return. Started tuning on the rollers at 28psi and made 446, ended at 38psi and 648. And I was barely kissing 4th going across the line at the end of the 1/4. All I know is, it'd be TOO fast for me to want to do on any public road, or any closed course for that matter without larger brakes, a chute to pull just in case, and a crazier cage.

zerb wrote:

ChrisAudi80 wrote:Theoretically, what would be the top speed of that thing? 180-190mph?

I wouldn't even be able to guess. Say last year my best trap speed in the 1/4 was 137, and that was only running 32-34psi vs the 38 we ran on the dyno when the car made 648whp. Pretty much last years cam setup for every psi we put into the motor we were getting 20whp in return. Started tuning on the rollers at 28psi and made 446, ended at 38psi and 648. And I was barely kissing 4th going across the line at the end of the 1/4. All I know is, it'd be TOO fast for me to want to do on any public road, or any closed course for that matter without larger brakes, a chute to pull just in case, and a crazier cage.

Obviously going flat out on a public road is unwise. Are you still running the stock brakes? Eek.
Instead of dragging the car, have you thought of going for some open road racing?
I know UT or NV is kinda far, but I think that would be major fun.

ChrisAudi80 wrote:

zerb wrote:

ChrisAudi80 wrote:Theoretically, what would be the top speed of that thing? 180-190mph?

I wouldn't even be able to guess. Say last year my best trap speed in the 1/4 was 137, and that was only running 32-34psi vs the 38 we ran on the dyno when the car made 648whp. Pretty much last years cam setup for every psi we put into the motor we were getting 20whp in return. Started tuning on the rollers at 28psi and made 446, ended at 38psi and 648. And I was barely kissing 4th going across the line at the end of the 1/4. All I know is, it'd be TOO fast for me to want to do on any public road, or any closed course for that matter without larger brakes, a chute to pull just in case, and a crazier cage.

Obviously going flat out on a public road is unwise. Are you still running the stock brakes? Eek.
Instead of dragging the car, have you thought of going for some open road racing?
I know UT or NV is kinda far, but I think that would be major fun.

It's got g60s on it with some EBC pads, but that's it!

It's got g60s on it with some EBC pads, but that's it![/quote]

me too...i know that feeling.....top of 4th in mine is all i've done so far,.. and that was a shaaaaaady stop to make on tiny brakes....
porsche upgrade is in the works

What were your plans? I did some reading up last winter on a porsche setup, just lost time and funds for this year. My whole thing is that I want(read need) to keep the stock 4x108 rotor bolt hole pattern, because I do love the wheel/tire combo that's on the car right now.

zerb wrote:What were your plans? I did some reading up last winter on a porsche setup, just lost time and funds for this year. My whole thing is that I want(read need) to keep the stock 4x108 rotor bolt hole pattern, because I do love the wheel/tire combo that's on the car right now.

The only 4x108 BBK set I have found so far is the AP Racing kit 034 sells for 1850 whopping bux.
There has got to be an alternative, besides going 5x112.

ChrisAudi80 wrote:

zerb wrote:What were your plans? I did some reading up last winter on a porsche setup, just lost time and funds for this year. My whole thing is that I want(read need) to keep the stock 4x108 rotor bolt hole pattern, because I do love the wheel/tire combo that's on the car right now.

The only 4x108 BBK set I have found so far is the AP Racing kit 034 sells for 1850 whopping bux.
There has got to be an alternative, besides going 5x112.

i may be wrong and id have to try and find the page i scribbled all my notes down on when i looked but...

something about an A6 rotor, but it had to be from a certain year and have a 10 bolt hole pattern, or maybe it had to NOT have the 10 bolt hole pattern, drilled into it from the factory...that would allow you to redrill the rotor hat for 4x108. the offset was near perfect, and then youd just need RS2 style caliper brackets and the 996(?) or boxster S (?) front calipers. and youd be almost perfect. keep in mind that was with a CQ, and the CQ had different offset front hubs then the 90q's did im pretty certain. i got as far as getting a spare set of front hubs FROM a CQ to start the process, and that was it.

i dont know abot 4- bolt as i lucked out with 5x112 from the URQ stock
i was doing the A8 rotor's, RS2 bracket's, and boxter s calipers...
only cuz a friend was nice enough to donate the RS2 brackets.....

Well, if the A8 rotors (which are also found on the euro spec S6) can be redrilled to 4x108 and Boxster S calipers can be used, that would save a bunch.