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Ah, I am not sure at this stage. We are running the car pretty rich until all sorted out.

Is great fun to drive (as you can see I was all over the track) so will have to train the beast

& try to knuckle down & get it consistent.

I am trying to learn the track at the same time as learning to drive the car so have a long

way to go. My main goal is having fun, & not wrecking the car so my first mission out there

was successful. Had a ball & car is in one piece.

There will be no point tuning the car for more power until I can drive it properly so will keep

going for it till then & when James feels I am ready we will put slicks on it & turn up the wick!

This engine is capable of some serious power & the car is very tight & quite light so when the

time is right I will certainly not be weak.

Hoping they open AIR for circuit racing again one day, because I would love a go at the straight

with a run up off the bowl............ now that would be fun.

It's not running rich...and the wick is up there...about 900hp worth on time attack day. I think you will go faster with less boost to be honest as we saw on the data logging.. Anyway I'll see you at the shop. =)

How did we go from having 3 reserves to having 2 spots free? Did 5 people drop out?

I posted on the Aussiefrogs forum and on Facebook as well as sent a message to a friend of mine who has a Porsche Boxter and competed at the Philcom time attack recently. I'll let you know if I get any bites but it is short notice.

whats it running on? hopes and dreams?

eta til its back up and running dale?

It was supposed to be just before extreme HP show, but Study has got in the way of that so it'll be up and running before teh end of November (touchwood). It'll be going straight on the market once it's back together but should be making another 20kw as well as the 264HKS cams are going in.

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