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I've been quite frustrated by my bad drag times so far in my car. Even when I had the stock turbo I seemed to be way behind the pack. I've been to a few wednesday night street meets and in my unprofessional opinion they suck for everything bar socialising. Too many cars, not enough runs, too many rotaries dropping oil all over the track.

I figured what I needed was a private track day with lots of runs to practice so I went to the V8owners track day on sunday (I was invited by the organisers who know me) and I practiced.

First run 13.4

Second run 13.3

Third run 13.2

Fourth run 20.4

Fifth run 13.08

Sixth 13.4

Seventh 13.2

Eighth 12.9!!!!

At this point I rang 2rismo who gave me a little tip and told me I had a 12.8 in it. I didn't believe him and consequently stuffed the next 3 runs up.

Next I started paying attention and I got about 4 12.8's and then 3 12.7's each time dropping a few hundredths on my ET. My MPH on my final pb of 12.764 was about 105.xx but interestingly I got 107.95 and 107.88 on other runs so maybe I've got a 12.6 in it?

I've got steel wires sticking out my tyres now and a grin from ear to ear. I made lots of smoke and put some of the V8's to shame, although one guy made my 190km/h burnout over the start line look lame by burying me in his tyre smoke.

Thanks to 2rismo for the tips.

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Big improvement there mate, I think i'll be happy if I can eventually get my R34 to run 12s. Would you mind posting up what you've done to your car and the power you're producing? I figure you've got 240rwkw+?

2rismo Grand Master

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Great work, mate. You'll often find that your trap speed will be up as a direct result of a buggered launch. i.e. Your best ET and TS will rarely be on the same run.

In saying that, a 12.6 isn't out of the question with some new tyres. Those Nittos have sure seen some serious work in their lifetime and have almost certainly gone off.

Very good effort and a perfect example of why a private track hire is such a good thing to be part of.

Adrian

P.S. I hope you didn't fall over in the car-park afterwards....

Abo Bob Grand Master

Abo Bob

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255rwkw

auto

gcg highflow

tomei 260 degree poncams

nismo 480cc injectors

powerplay rom tune

The ground looked kind of hard so I thought I'd just say I fell over and sue rather than actually doing it. Got a few choice dirty looks.

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Abo Bob Grand Master

Abo Bob

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It was an auto only tip. Basically I had one foot on the brake and the other stalling it up but the tip was to use the handbrake as well so as to hold it stronger. Got about 150 extra rpm which got me about 5 psi boost off the line.

I also utilised previous 2rismo tips in doing 3rd gear burnouts. Tyres were nice and warmed up although a couple of times when the burnout wasn't quite as big I found out how far down the track the prep went. Top of 2nd gear wheel spins anyone? It doesn't even do that on the street with my shitty Falkans.

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I also utilised previous 2rismo tips in doing 3rd gear burnouts. Tyres were nice and warmed up although a couple of times when the burnout wasn't quite as big I found out how far down the track the prep went.

i know everyone does a burnout when you come up to stage but it's useless with street tyres. save your rubber and spin the tyres only enough to get the water off them. unless you want to show off which is fine with the crowd :D

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i know everyone does a burnout when you come up to stage but it's useless with street tyres. save your rubber and spin the tyres only enough to get the water off them. unless you want to show off which is fine with the crowd :D

George, I nearly disagreed with you for a second until you said...

"unless you want to show off which is fine with the crowd :D"

;)

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