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hey thanks for that, i will have to look more closely at that the next time its, apart which will be soon. 

btw great times, from you car & driving!

cheers Russ

Cheers Russ, the times are in the car....im still a n00b at this drag racing stuff. My career as a driver is 5 meetings old !. Slowly getting a handle on it though. High end drag racing is not as easy as some make out to be.

From all accounts your an awesome steerer, love to see you in action punting one of Nissan's finest to the max.

When Tomi comes back from Japan ill see if i can get some clearer info on the transfer case for you.

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Cheers Russ, the times are in the car....im still a n00b at this drag racing stuff. My career as a driver is 5 meetings old !. Slowly getting a handle on it though. High end drag racing is not as easy as some make out to be.

From all accounts your an awesome steerer, love to see you in action punting one of Nissan's finest to the max.

When Tomi comes back from Japan ill see if i can get some clearer info on the transfer case for you.

thanks mate, yeah steering them isnt as easy when you have so much under your right foot is it!

thanks for any info on transfer cases too, will be very keen to do something there!

i am not exactly too hot at the drags either, i tend to side step it too much! :P and hey bingo the worlds worst 60 footers. i have never been near a 1.6 60 footer.!

hey mik was the exige the one that had the tape on the back corner?

i remember the silver rexy hatchy too! was my favorite round and cant wait to get back there.

cheers Russ

thanks mate, thanks for any info on transfer cases too, will be very keen to do something there!

i am not exactly too hot at the drags either, i tend to side step it too much!  :P and hey bingo the worlds worst 60 footers. i have never been near a 1.6 60 footer.!

No problem, Ben a Racepace does a similar mods (see previous posts) spoke to him on the phone at length and really knows his stuff.

Stacey has done a 1.68 60' before with less power than we have now on Federal road tyres....awesome work. My best is a 1.49...but using the M/T street drag radials....cheating in my eyes as they are almost a slick really, god only knows how they are DOT rated !

My Transfer case will be getting upgraded by Racepace in the next couple of months, from what Ben tells me he does a 10 plate upgrade. Will wait and see the results.

would be great to hear your results! when you get a chance.

it seems that my 4wd is still functioning reasonably well, as when it is not (as has happened for half a rally :P ) it goes into wheel spin when the power comes on in third !! hehe but it would be great if the 4wd reaction was quicker with harder bite.

i do have a 4wd controller that duncan sold me which has helped considerably. and also have a torque split controller fitted as well but i have never used it in racing or drags as it appears to get some driveline wind up when you get wheel spin, which was a bit concerning.

cheers Russ

No problem, Ben a Racepace does a similar mods (see previous posts) spoke to him on the phone at length and really knows his stuff.

Stacey has done a 1.68 60' before with less power than we have now on Federal road tyres....awesome work. My best is a 1.49...but using the M/T street drag radials....cheating in my eyes as they are almost a slick really, god only knows how they are DOT rated !

:P 1.49 must feel like your sternum is going to go out your back!!

great work!!

paul,

What is your best 60' using real street tyres?

I remember doing low 1.6s on the federals at Drag Wombat...ill dig up the slips.

always driving around the water...i.e no burnout

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cheating in my eyes as they are almost a slick really, god only knows how they are DOT rated !

cops arse :P They're DOT rated because they've passed the relevant testing and have sidewalls and stickers (when new) to show this.

They're not a cross-ply, they're not a slick and you can run them on the road!

Cheating? How's 2.6l, TWO turbos (showoff) and 4WD for cheating?!?! :O

Adrian

cops arse :)  They're DOT rated because they've passed the relevant testing and have sidewalls and stickers (when new) to show this.

They're not a cross-ply, they're not a slick and you can run them on the road!

Have you tried high speed cornering with them...or even low speed for that matter...wrinkle wall slicks would be safer. How they are classified a street tyre is beyond me....but in saying that...while they are ill still use them.

hey mik was the exige the one that had the tape on the back corner?

i remember the silver rexy hatchy too! was my favorite round and cant wait to get back there.

cheers Russ

Can't remember if the Exige had tape on it, there were two ornage ones there, but Jason's is the one with 'RPM' number plates. He had to retire because it lost the harmonic balancer doing a burnout before the quater mile run.

He will be back this year, but I have a feeling he will bring his GT2 this year.

The silver rexy is actually pretty quick, he had a few issues though too...broke the exhaust manifold. He finished the round, but couldn't make much boost.

Have you tried high speed cornering with them...or even low speed for that matter...wrinkle wall slicks would be safer. How they are classified a street tyre is beyond me....but in saying that...while they are ill still use them.

your not running high PSI in the tyres are you though?

Like 20 or less?

Im sure if you bumped them to 40psi tyre pressure like most road tyres should be at, they might not be "that" bad possibly?

Maybe thats how they passed, even if they are never used that way

your not running high PSI in the tyres are you though?

Like 20 or less?

Im sure if you bumped them to 40psi tyre pressure like most road tyres should be at, they might not be "that" bad possibly?

Maybe thats how they passed, even if they are never used that way

good point...14psi isn't great for cornering

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