1/4 mile hints n tips, FG XR8 UTE :) - Page 2

DBL15 · 04-09-2009, 10:23 AM

awesome

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and i love the fact your all ready planning you next trip out there

i know that feeling well done mate good times thats for sure

superpursuit83 · 04-09-2009, 12:16 PM

Nice work Scotty. Will probably see you there next week, I am going down for a bit of fun on my street rubber.

Quadcams · 04-09-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by AzuR

Hey mate

when you going down / let me ride in your blown beast :P

Well done Scotty, but getting in a car with Daniel mmmmmm!!! Now thats a different kettle of fish all together.

tex · 04-09-2009, 06:41 PM

Well done Azur, I reckon you should be proud of that time for a stock vehicle, and first time out, even more impressive. Hahaha, me and the Gt first and only time when it was stock did 14.08, at a higher mph than yours though. I can't launch the thing to save myself. Turn em, and burn em is my mojo

Mate, throw some corners into the mix............... if the straight track was like seeing your first smoo, man, you'll fairly jizz during the first couple of full tilt laps on a circuit. Trust me.

Again, good work, and keep enjoying that bad *** ute of yours.

AzuR · 04-09-2009, 08:23 PM

hey superpursuit, sweet! be awesome to see your beast go down the 1/4, trying to get into Simon before wednesday for a tune n i should be there as well;)

quadcams, haha, maybe i should take my helmet if i get in the car with dan ;)

cheers tex, was awesome fun, the track eventually will come, might needa get some brembos on the old girl first :P

XRCIST · 05-09-2009, 06:39 PM

Great time Azur!!! Racing the car for the first time is always exciting because no matter what you will always come home with a PB lol

: Sounds like you had a ball and im sure there's alot more left in it in this state of tune. Well done!!

f1tzy · 06-09-2009, 12:29 PM

How did you go with axle tramp at the drags?

AzuR · 06-09-2009, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by f1tzy

How did you go with axle tramp at the drags?

hey fitzy

suprisingly better than i thought, the revised tailshaft is alot smoother, still a bit of jumping here and there, sort of got me on edge a bit, but it pulled through fine

no DSC helps alot, with DSC on it's like mc hammer's in the tray if you give it stick

Romulus · 06-09-2009, 02:06 PM

Not a bad effort Scott. I ran 13.48 @ 103.68mph in my ute, stock standard with under 2000kms on the odo. Manually shifting the auto within 100rpm of the cut out is the trick to squeezing that little bit extra out of it. Perf mode shifts too prematurely.

AzuR · 06-09-2009, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by TVS Super Pursuit

Not a bad effort Scott. I ran 13.48 @ 103.68mph in my ute, stock standard with under 2000kms on the odo. Manually shifting the auto within 100rpm of the cut out is the trick to squeezing that little bit extra out of it. Perf mode shifts too prematurely.

Hey jas, yer thats what i rekon i should be capable of, if i had some smaller rubber and a better launch, might be getting my hands on some rubber for the back this week, so i'll try get down for one more stock run before simon has a play with it

trying to get erika down in her xr5 as well ;)

AzuR · 10-09-2009, 09:06 AM

hey guys

made it down again last night for 3 runs, i got a little carried away with my first burnout of the night, well alot carried away, did my 1st run, pulled a 13.8 not my best, did a second burnout after that it was slip n slid for my 20's, i've baked em haha, second run i got wheel spin for about 200ft, was getting a bit hairy ;) Then it started to rain which wasnt to fun :P

lesson learnt, no more runs on my 20's, (was worth it though) they'll be coming off when i get some semi slicks, was trying to pick up some second handers, but think i'll just bite the bullet and go get some suitey's then fit some nice rubber on em.

Anyway, car should be getting tuned next week, then some good rubber, we'll see what she goes after that

XR6_661 · 10-09-2009, 01:54 PM

Ahhh gotta love it when the burnouts get out of control!

I remember lining up against a hi-po LC Torry. He started laying down a big marley so I thought I'd join in. The track officials had to tell us to stop haha.

AzuR · 11-09-2009, 06:20 PM

hey fellas

just a quick one, running around at the moment organizing some semi slicks for the rears, looking at some kummo 235/45/17 for $200 a pop, there a street legal semi slick, but do they need to be close to the outa diametre of my 275/20/20's on the front? is this going to cause me any dramas, if there a bit different?

Quadcams · 11-09-2009, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by AzuR

hey guys

made it down again last night for 3 runs, i got a little carried away with my first burnout of the night, well alot carried away, did my 1st run, pulled a 13.8 not my best, did a second burnout after that it was slip n slid for my 20's, i've baked em haha, second run i got wheel spin for about 200ft, was getting a bit hairy ;) Then it started to rain which wasnt to fun :P

lesson learnt, no more runs on my 20's, (was worth it though) they'll be coming off when i get some semi slicks, was trying to pick up some second handers, but think i'll just bite the bullet and go get some suitey's then fit some nice rubber on em.

Anyway, car should be getting tuned next week, then some good rubber, we'll see what she goes after that

Get out there Scotty, good to see you having fun in your new car mate.

Wade

AzuR · 11-09-2009, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Quadcams

Get out there Scotty, good to see you having fun in your new car mate.

Wade

cheers mate ;) nice to have something that doesnt blow smoke n chew oil :P

Scaffy · 11-10-2009, 01:13 PM

Hey Scotty, did you end up getting the semis yet? I've seen a couple of guys using them at the strip and they didn't seem to be doing to well on them. I don't think they were getting hot enough to get sticky by the time they hit the start line. I'd suggest getting yourself some Hoosier or MT drag radials. Then your traction problems would be solved.

Chad (aka Scaffy)