Want to race for real??

[Shane@DBPerformance]

What turbo are you running? T25? 13G?

The car looks fast in that Raceway video. I assumed something was wrong with the car at Iowa.

May 5th dyno day, if it lives through RA?

[s1ngletracker]

I think 13g

[CarRacer]

13t actually. I got it off CL and I think it was from a used jdm engine. The car has always ran perfectly, we just don't push it. We shift at 5500 and keep the boost low. We still have the stock Chevette rear end in it, which was built for a 80hp engine. I think the lack of torque we make helps but we still don't want to push it.

Completely agree on doing something different than just running a BMW. We will never hit the podium, as we don't have the crew required to make it. We just want to pass a bunch of cars and have fun. I'm sure a few people look at our car oddly when they see the turbo but it's not as crazy as it seems. Besides, having a big motor is a very small portion of going fast in these races but you guys know that. Maybe our years of experience racing has taught us that other stuff and that's why our car looks so fast?

[s1ngletracker]

well you shouldn't be having any problems with braking now!

Also, you guys were pretty fast on the oval if i remember correctly. I hated driving that.

[CarRacer]

Yeah, we were fast on there for two reasons. We didn't use the brakes on the oval at all and Pops and I have two decades of oval experience under our belts.

Also, we did have brake issues during our test. For some reason the RF was hanging up to the point that it locked up. I think a chunk of debris is in the line, preventing fluid from flowing back to the master but allowing fluid past when the pedal is pressed. We'll have to disassemble it to see what's up.

[s1ngletracker]

Are you gonna be at RA?

[CarRacer]

Yeah. Did you run there last year? I've been to the track once to watch the One Lap of America Galant VR4 run there. Dreaming about blasting up the uphill straightaway in a turbo car more and more the closer we get to the race.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Ours more like crawls up that front straight away hill.

[CarRacer]

Well, I was watching Porsches and GTRs when I was there last so that's my frame of reference. I'm sure I'll be really disappointed by reality.

[s1ngletracker]

ha, i'm hoping the improved turbo spool we have this year will help us have the grunt to get up that hill quicker.