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Fairly busy night at Kwinana tonight.

Only got 3 runs in total:(

First run was a [email protected] here we go another dissapointing night in the 14's

Tyres are a bit hard so did my first ever burnout there (if you could call it that) on the second run and shocked the hell outta me got a [email protected]:)

Third run was the best [email protected] kph:eek:

Now I'm a happy man

Go the slushmatic!

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If anyone knows how to convert 8mm video camera tape to mpeg I have video of Rhino, R34 ummm and a heap of others :D

Rhino and R34 I was gonna come introduce myself but couldn't see you guys near your cars so didn't get to :P

O well I will do next time hopefully

your cars looked nice though :D

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Originally posted by R34

Now I'm a happy man

I couldn't make it to the 'plex tonight, but I was on the phone to a friend during your second run and I got the good news as it happened :D Congratulations!

I hear no one stepped up to take the stock cooler, stock turbo title. C'mon fellas :P

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Chris pretty much just drove it off the line the first time I think, the second and third he stalled her up a bit.

I dont think the 13.389 guy had a clue, he basically said that its the way it came in from Japan and he's only had it a while. He did mention that in Japan it had some extra stuff that was taken off, like the front mount.

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Originally posted by macka

Im beginning to believe in burnouts to heat up street tyres again

R34 Tell us what tyres profile and height please......

oh what boost were you  

Oscar did a 13.67  silvia Ks after a burnout on stockies

His best before hand was about 13.9

Yeah it works for some. The problem is that some street tyres will lose 'chunks' when they get burnouts done on them and of course they get 'inflated' as they get hot so if you don't run a significatly lower pressure they end up over-inflated at the take off.

If I can manage to get down there tomorrow I'm going to try 19/20psi and burnouts to hopefully get less than a '15':D That is if my super cheap 205 rear tyres don't lose chunks of rubber and I don't drive like a wally.

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Originally posted by rev210

Yeah it works for some. The problem is that some street tyres will lose 'chunks' when they get burnouts done on them and of course they get 'inflated' as they get hot so if you don't run a significatly lower pressure they end up over-inflated at the take off.

If I can manage to get down there tomorrow I'm going to try 19/20psi and burnouts to hopefully get less than a '15':D That is if my super cheap 205 rear tyres don't lose chunks of rubber and I don't drive like a wally.

He he cool let us know your progress...U may be able to run 15psi tyres....

And Keep that Intercooler refrigerated :lol:

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Originally posted by macka

He he cool let us know your progress...U may be able to run 15psi tyres....

And Keep that Intercooler refrigerated :lol:

Sure will. Everyone knows that the intercooler goes bad if you don't keep it in the fridge:D

I'm really only going down to beat everyone who lines up next to me (or at least try), going for times is not a luxury I can afford as I will be going straight from work and my boot will have the usual 100kg or so of crap in it. Besides I remember racing at Ravo's and the best part is having a 'legal' race with another hoon and having specators (even tho they say nasty things about how slow you are at least you can't hear them).:P

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Originally posted by macka

R34 Tell us what tyres profile and height please......

oh what boost were you  

My rear tyres were old and super hard bridgestones

225/45-17's inflated to 32psi

Boost pressure is set at 0.8 bar

Cheers

Chris

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