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Mark Leasure
11-07-2013, 09:19 AM
That's the one! It should make for some easier shifting!
carltalon
11-07-2013, 09:37 AM
That's the one! It should make for some easier shifting!

That's a 1/2 second mod right there. The stock 1g knob makes it like a truck shifter.
Goat Blower
11-07-2013, 11:51 AM
Next is the air shifter.....
Mark Leasure
11-24-2013, 10:16 AM
Now that the season has been over for a while I’m looking at what I can improve over the winter. I’m going to focus on more weight reduction and driver assistance modifications.

I’m sticking with the dog box, my only real issue at this point is to get the car off of the line consistently. I need to be able to focus on the tree instead of a million things in the car. So I’m going to give a shot at a launch control solenoid on the clutch. I built one and have it installed now, I’m trying to figure out a way to have it fully automated/controlled by the EMS series 2. I’m also going to add a hydraulic e-brake for staging, circuited in just like the CNC ONE, so left front / right rear or something like that.

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp207/Wicked_EE/20131119_194544.jpg

I purchased a rear brake kit, TCE’s drag rear kit and I added brakeman revolution light weight rotors. Thanks again Drew at MAP for hooking me up on the rotors!
I’m going to down size to 15” rims with wider and stickier MT slicks they are from Vassil’s setup. I plan on keeping the QTP's for my EVO.
I’m looking at acquiring or fabricating a Tubular K-member too.
I'll update this thread as I go.
Mark Leasure
11-25-2013, 08:20 AM
The rear brakes shaved off 19.5 pounds! The majority of the savings came from the calipers. They look sick too.

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp207/Wicked_EE/20131124_153530_1.jpg

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp207/Wicked_EE/20131124_180739.jpg
mondale
11-25-2013, 09:40 AM
20 lbs off is awesome! Do you know if those rear calipers have dust boots on the pistons? I would like to get a kit for the rear, but am leery of using a kit that doesn't have dust boots for the street driving the car sees. I also need to ask what has become of your old rear rotors that had work done to them :biggrin: pm me!
turbotalon1g
11-25-2013, 10:15 AM
They recommend a normal rotor for street driving too....
Mark Leasure
11-25-2013, 11:25 AM
20 lbs off is awesome! Do you know if those rear calipers have dust boots on the pistons? I would like to get a kit for the rear, but am leery of using a kit that doesn't have dust boots for the street driving the car sees. I also need to ask what has become of your old rear rotors that had work done to them :biggrin: pm me!

I don't think they have dust boots, not sure? At least they are cheap aprox 100.
Mark Leasure
11-25-2013, 11:34 AM
They recommend a normal rotor for street driving too....

Recommendations are just that! I wouldn't have any issues running them on the street for the rear, fronts are another story.
Mark Leasure
11-25-2013, 11:40 AM
I took this snapshot at the BIR track scale last time I was there. This is my starting point for weight, without me in the car. I don't remember if I had the door panels installed or not. I know this is with carpet too!

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp207/Wicked_EE/20130906_165622.jpg