Lol Pete Get some more horses under that bonnet of yours and you will be down there. Think i probably could have gone faster as i was getting abnormal amounts of wheelspin, couldn't get it to hook up properly, was trying different launches, got down to 12lb tyre pressure, changed my coilovers from full soft to full hard, nothing helped. Realised later that i'm running 2 degrees neg camber on the rears for the track events, also with the surge tank was not carrying any excess fuel so less weight in the arse probably contributed to it. Have a look at the end of this vid with the in car shots you can hear it wheelspinning not driving, frustrating. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rik3ye-8aS4&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
I wanted to sooo badly but due to an unlucky string of events my rebuild was pushed back 2 and a bit months which saw me unable to go... Good news is build is finally under way, with any luck in a month or two I'll be running in a brand new motor with 500+ ponies at the wheels, and soon after I'll be seeing what she can do down the 1/4 mile. Congrats on the amazing results Ron! MoulaZX
Yeah thats in A perfect world Pete, then i would be just as frustrated trying to get into the 10's as i was when i was chasing that elusive 11 a long time ago.
You're a bloody marvel, Ron... ya know if you count - "1-2-3-4...." it's not very much between numbers... should work the other way also - going backwards, "12-11-10-9...." You'll be there before you hardly notice it!! After all, isn't that why we call you 'Wiz'??
Good stuff, are you running the 4.11 diff gears it looks like you shift in 4th well before crossing the 1/4. Eddie
Haha Mike Your right it's only a numbers game, but there's a lot that needs to happen between each one of them, and there's only so much magic i can conjure up.
Big Burnouts Are fun, but after a day of them, quite a mess to clean up, Alright if you like the smell of burnt rubber as it gets everywhere, under the guards, on the mufflers rear bar,etc
I saw that in the video just under 8k... do you have ECU talk or the alike Ron that records your max values?
What was Grahams best time?? I think i saw a 14.3 @ 100MPH or so but i wasn't there for the entire day.
Wow check this and compare old fella Wiz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDP7Pty8Qnw The old boy did a 11.3 so compare that against this awesome video, pretty dam good! Cheers Geoffo
Well done Wiz. trouble is you only make us want to do more to our Zeds. One thing I have to say is that you not only make the 300zx do the qtr mile in quick time, you make in style, the same can't be said for a 1600 datto!!!
Thanks Dude, Yeah zed always looks good, they look like there going fast even when they are parked. The old Datto's aren't to be sneezed at though, some pretty good ones around, That one in the vid is a ANDRA registered car with slicks, front runners, shot of NOs etc, goes like stink, had four races with him on the day, finished at two all, think he finished up running a 11.1.
Wiz your manual box is it the Original box or the 98+ spec unit, how are your syncro?s holding up. Eddie
Normaly run 18" For the street and the track, only time i use the 16" stock rears is for the drags, fitted with Micky Thompson street ET's