R32 N1 Gtr Rh8/rh9 Drag Car

[GODZILLA-GTR]

that video commentary is why i love being australian haha

Mega burnout and awesome run

[Nur33]

I would definitely try reducing that toe on the rear to 0 or even a bit of toe in (maybe start with half a mil each side). toe out makes them a bit taily. I know it squats a fair bit but yeah some toe in on the rear will make it a bit better to drive. I'm sure most guys that have tried different alignments on their skylines and GTRs would agree.

bummer about needing the oil tank in the engine bay. can you not seal off the boot area with a proper firewall and keep it in the boot? or does andra mandate that all fluids must be confined to the engine bay or something?

No worries i will experiment with the toe's and cambers thanks for your input duely noted . Its hard at the moment to get consistent data feedback due to the lack of practice but once we do these few minor adjustments to the car and get passed by Andra we can go full throttle.

As for the sump tank Andra states that all oils, batteries etc must not be in the drivers compartment, our's is behind the passenger seat at the moment and we do not have enough room in the boot for a 15L tank, easiest option is to sell the big tank and buy a smaller one and mount it in the engine bay like most dry sumped drag GTR's put them. No big drama its fairly easy change so no skin off our nose.

Also our Stillway 0-400m Drag shifter turned up today, so i installed and tested it straight away, seems like a good bit of gear, now we don't have to worry about putting in the wrong gear and killing the engine. I also got pulled over by the Cops while my brother and I were driving it for a RBT, they had a pretty cheesy grin on the face as the knew the car was definitely not street legal, but they didn't say anything and drove off and let us be. Thought they were gonna impound the car for sure hahaha maybe next time.

[SimonR32]

Can you not isolate the oil tank in a fabricated box?!?

[Nur33]

No not really will be easier to relocate and save the hassle for the scrutineers.

[dahandfull]

ohh u got one of those shifters... car to explain the way the work, or what they do for you

[Nur33]

Will get some pics tomorrow for you, they basically stop you from downshifting into the wrong gear. e.g when you go from 1st to 2nd, you can not physically can not back into 1st, it locks you out, and the same with 2nd to 3rd. Its a pretty trick bit of gear very good for people with PPG dogboxes.

[dahandfull]

yea ive been contemplating one of them too.... good ole still-way (but didn't fully understand what they did )

btw, what width is ur takata harness?

Edited August 24, 2011 by dahandfull

[Nur33]

Not 100% sure on the harness but i think they are 4 inches they are FIA spec i'll measure them tomorrow.

[Deano45]

ohh u got one of those shifters... car to explain the way the work, or what they do for you

Check out this thread on SAU. Has pictures which explain it. LINK

[dahandfull]

cool, thanks for that... nice bit of gear

[Nur33]

Hey mike i couldn't get pics today camera was flat but i did measure the takata harnesses and the are 70mm wide

[dahandfull]

cool Ben, thanks for that

soo.... with the shifter in its race mode, can you still shift from 5th to 3rd or 4th to 2nd ?

[Nur33]

Nah it only goes 1st to 2nd to 3rd then 4th, you can't get 5th or reverse in race mode. Once you get to 4th gear you cannot downshift into any other gear.

[dahandfull]

ohhh thats the trick.... full drag application obviously..lol

so once the run is complete how you get outta 4th?

[Nur33]

Pull the ring up under the knob and twist and lock it into street mode.

[dahandfull]

nice bit of engineering

[SimonR32]

Very clever, I've never gone from 2nd back to 1st but it's all too easy going from 2nd to 5th

[Nur33]

Stuff that is on its way!!

[116.hks]

Since jambo has been postponed til october 1st, you guys recon you might make?????

[boiracer]

really? its been moved to OCt 1?...Lame the VW drag racing in Warwick is on that weekend