Jump to content
SAU Community

Sau Vic 2012 Motorsport Championship Round 7 - Hh 13Th Oct


Recommended Posts

lol..i swear you kept telling me heathcote was a better option than Calder...i guess times have changed..was kinda heading up there for something else anyway. This does look like more fun for the money though..

  • Replies 111
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

Heathcote was - but the timing has become that bad now. Last time i was there one lane wasn't even working.

Same has occurred with a few mates as well recently.

HH is definately more fun for $$ :D

I've been to hh a few times this year with GCC, typically ~60 cars for the day.

If you arrive early and get car scruitineered, you may be able to get a couple of practice laps in.

It's about an hour between runs, enough time to watch others, get food, and pysch yourself :)

Anyway I know theres a few things on this weekend, just something to consider.

Pether!!! Where have you been hiding? Still got your R34?

I've been to hh a few times this year with GCC, typically ~60 cars for the day.

If you arrive early and get car scruitineered, you may be able to get a couple of practice laps in.

It's about an hour between runs, enough time to watch others, get food, and pysch yourself :)

Anyway I know theres a few things on this weekend, just something to consider.

I've been under the radar for a couple of years, yes still have the r34.

Trying to part with car didn't work, then got motivated by richo's performances to fix issues and try again.

For last year, I've been doing dirt ax/kx in my daily - great for improving skills and doesn't cost much.

Anyhow seems the gtr guys have moved on so its good to see the rwd skylines doing well.

I went to hh yesterday for some very wet runs then damp runs.

Turn around b/w runs was pretty good, many people pulled out and few people left after a few runs.

There's a couple of ax's on oct 21 so probably no show/shine for me.

But I'll be doing the double whammy oct 13 wrx/14 maserati so will checkout peoples rides then.

Not sure if I've seen your car on track before, is the 14th the first event for the s15?

some inspiration.....

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/l22zfLcm8-c?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

umm so how do you embed?

For the whole weekend?

Haha, I just had a lil chat to the missus, think she's too busy with work to care!

Should be seeing my entry early next week I reckon. Will be good to test out the new Schroth harnesses.

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Have a look at that (shitty) pic I posted. You can see AN -4 braided line coming to a -4 to 1/8 BSPT adapter, into a 1/8 BSPT T piece. The Haltech pressure sender is screwed into the long arm of the sender and factory sender (pre your pic) into the T side. You can also see the cable tie holding the whole contraption in place. Is it better than mounting the sender direct to your engine fitting......yes because it removes that vibration as the engine revs out 50 times every lap and that factory sender is pretty big. Is it necessary for you......well I've got no idea, I just don't like something important failing twice so over-engineer it to the moon!
    • Yup. You can get creative and make a sort of "bracket" with cable ties. Put 2 around the sender with a third passing underneath them strapped down against the sender. Then that third one is able to be passed through some hole at right angles to the orientation of the sender. Or some variation on the theme. Yes.... ummm, with caveats? I mean, the sender is BSP and you would likely have AN stuff on the hose, so yes, there would be the adapter you mention. But the block end will either be 1/8 NPT if that thread is still OK in there, or you can drill and tap it out to 1/4 BSP or NPT and use appropriate adapter there. As it stands, your mention of 1/8 BSPT male seems... wrong for the 1/8 NPT female it has to go into. The hose will be better, because even with the bush, the mass of the sender will be "hanging" off a hard threaded connection and will add some stress/strain to that. It might fail in the future. The hose eliminates almost all such risk - but adds in several more threaded connections to leak from! It really should be tapered, but it looks very long in that photo with no taper visible. If you have it in hand you should be able to see if it tapered or not. There technically is no possibility of a mechanical seal with a parallel male in a parallel female, so it is hard to believe that it is parallel male, but weirder things have happened. Maybe it's meant to seat on some surface when screwed in on the original installation? Anyway, at that thread size, parallel in parallel, with tape and goop, will seal just fine.
    • How do you propose I cable tie this: To something securely? Is it really just a case of finding a couple of holes and ziptying it there so it never goes flying or starts dangling around, more or less? Then run a 1/8 BSP Female to [hose adapter of choice?/AN?] and then the opposing fitting at the bush-into-oil-block end? being the hose-into-realistically likely a 1/8 BSPT male) Is this going to provide any real benefit over using a stainless/steel 1/4 to 1/8 BSPT reducing bush? I am making the assumption the OEM sender is BSPT not BSPP/BSP
    • I fashioned a ramp out of a couple of pieces of 140x35 lumber, to get the bumper up slightly, and then one of these is what I use
    • I wouldn't worry about dissimilar metal corrosion, should you just buy/make a steel replacement. There will be thread tape and sealant compound between the metals. The few little spots where they touch each other will be deep inside the joint, unable to get wet. And the alloy block is much much larger than a small steel fitting, so there is plenty of "sacrificial" capacity there. Any bush you put in there will be dissimilar anyway. Either steel or brass. Maybe stainless. All of them are different to the other parts in the chain. But what I said above still applies.
×
×
  • Create New...