I took a small vid on my digi camera of Pavlo launching on the handling circuit at this years TOTB.
Cant host it or owt like that (not technically mided enough) but provided Paul gives the ok, I'd be happy to mail it across.

 

Here's my fav

 

lmao

 

Is that before or after the staging lights PMSL

 

12mb of good/not so good launches at Crails not so grippy track

http://www.zippyvideos.com/210934758...oob_launching/

 

Got the vid to play once, and that was enough!
If 300 bhp will unstick the tyres then 550 bhp will do no more than the 300?
What tyres are they Andy. iirc at Elvington you/Paul and a few others had none road tyres?
Great starts though. I must try harder and grit my teeth for the Bang..
Thanks for the info!
Graham.

 

Andy I bet you have a pic of that scenraio starring most of the cars on the circuit

G, you have important PM

 

actually, can ask here its the right thread
when parralel'ing a phase2 rail, why are the two T pieces on the ravensblade explanation so far over towards the nearside of the inlet manifold?
I am going to cut back as much hard piping as possible so would have thought I was trying to get the T's right under the centre of the manifold?

 

Graham: Your old tyres on the strip and an aggressive launch (IIRC 1.7s 60ft):

http://media.putfile.com/JapShowOct05109

http://media.putfile.com/JapShowOct05110

You may need to load twice to play properly.

 

Would be good if you could get the car down the strip one weekend and have a practice with launches and see what it does 1/4mile

 

That would alarm my 'mechanical sensitivity'!
Maybe I should try those remoulds again!

So, is that 6000 rpm and literally dump the clutch and wait for it all to bite?
Does the car there have the Zen gearbox?

Thanks, Graham.

Peanuts: have answered back just.

 

cheers G, I'll be on with that tomorrow as the pesky works doo is tonight

 

Are you reversing the flow too Andy?

F

 

parallel rails Floyd, I did reverse the flow on the series set up, but all that does is make no.2 run leaner rather than no. 3 doesnt it

 

lol

Dont recall the exact technique of the launches .....probably 5.5-6k RPM and dump clutch. Yes car has PAR/PPG gearsets. My launch technique has always been the same.

Your launch looks like you have the shopping in the back :

As Paul has mentioned, the pod is often no more grippy than a normal road surface.

There is definitely a saving to be made on your times with a proper launch.

 

The EVO that always beats me can do the 64ft dash in 1.8/1.9 on list 1B dunlops, and usually completes the hill about 1.5 2.25 secs ahead on a 60 second hill.
I now feel inferior in the company of the Drag racers..
I am sure the worry of the box snapping has a lot to do with it.

Graham.

 

Need some help.

The Boss (wife) has just approved a spend of £400 on the Sti for hill climb improvements.
Now:
1
FMIC? My V8 TMIC suffers from heat soak, but will this yeild anything for me if I go for a FMIC?
2
If I did what unit fits best? The Hybrid on ebay from Hong Kong looks good but any thoughts please.
3
Big Brakes for the front with 16'' Sti rims? Got some killer Pagid pads coming for the stock calipers (4 pots) so not sure if these will be needed.
4
TSL sports cat to replace the old Jap one i have one at present. No gain on decat bhp, but feel like an Angel and the environment. I'm too old to be a rebel.

Help please!

Graham.

 

A front mount would help, but I wonder if it would be of any great benefit to you on a hillclimb...Speak to Andy F about where he got his from when he's back from his hols

Decent brakes for your car (a set of AP 4 pots with 308mm dia discs for example) aren't cheap around the 1k mark.

On the sport Cat front why not wait and see how I get on with my 200 cell cat? It cost all of 80 quid!

As an alternative how about water injection? The Aquamist 2s kit (speak to Mark at Lateral) comes in at under your budget and would allow you to safely run more ignition advance on boost and cooling down your charge temperatures...you can also add a bit of methanol to the water just for that little bit extra

 

Tim:
Last paragraph IS NOT ALLOWED IN HILLCLIMBS....you can only have petrol from a texaco/Shell etc pump and air going into your engine.
Nothing else.

Anyone know the contact for Harvey?

Graham.

 

harveysmith1@btopenworld.com

FMIC fits nicely on the STi3. Bumper cutting is by far the worst bit

 

Do you have one Gerry?
If so, what are your thoughts please?
Graham.

 

I have one from the second Harvey g/b of a couple of years ago. Fitted it myself, which was quite straightforward and as said, the worst part was cutting the bumper. Haven't experienced any problem with it other than having a hose blow off. But I now use hair spray and not dilute wash up liquid when assembling hoses (thanks API for the tip ).

Had the VF23 turbo at the time and didn't notice any increase in lag. 20g spools ~2,700 - 2,800.

Noticeable difference, to the touch, between to & from IC pipes.

There's a number of threads on here about fitting these so plenty of info available. Also, I don't know how Harvey's prices compare to the e-bay ones but you'll get good support from him and the kit will be complete

Shame about the WI. I have an Aquamist system in the garage waiting to be fitted. Hopefully it'll be allowed for SSC.

Cheers
Gerry

 

Gotta be FMIC every time. The problem is likely to be heat soak whilst you are waiting to start. The engine is being warmed up whilst in the queue but standing still the intercooler temp will be slowly increasing. Then when it's good and hot and providing hot air and a weak mixture, you unleash nearly 400 hp. The Fmic will be cool no matter how long you sit in the start queue.

Your greatesty risk of engine damage is in the first 3/400 yards of competition in a tmic situation.

Don't even dream about a ' chargecooler ' - something to do with re-arranging the deckchairs on the Titanic

You don't need brakes going uphill

The sports cat you have is good enough to pass stringent Japan emissions which are about twice as severe as ours. And I have it on good authority that there has been no depletion in the dolphin stocks due to one white lmpreza going flat out for an average of 55 seconds.......


David APi Engines / APi Impreza
www.apiengines.com

 

****...I need to run WI for the sake of my pistons plus I've already fitted it on the new build...although I can plug the injector boss if necessary...

 

Tim, we might be running differnt rules for SSC *crosses fingers*

 

At the current rate of progress my car may not be ready in time...trecked down here to Kent on Saturday to work on the car only to fall ill as soon as I arrived Still not 100% and have to be back at mine tomorrow evening for an appointment on Wednesday...it also looks more and more likely that I'll be starting the new job at the begining of Feb but that does mean I'll only have weekends to work on the car and to do things with the other half, so I suspect there won't be much progress made

 

Thanks to all for the info, and especially to David as he fully understands the hill climb 'start' (and also for the PM )

Brakes on a hill climb? I need them as I'm a crap driver, but I do think the FMIC is the mod to do now.

The SSC can have regs which allow lots of things, BUT cannot exclude safety issues, thus water injection cold be ok, it's down to Terry.

Thanks again,
Graham.

 

Surely it's possible to fit WI surr.. surrept... surreptici...... oh bugger!!

hidden??

David APi

 

errr...Yes!
Sorry to all, in my Midland and National Champs W/Inj is not technically allowed, but in the SCC it IS!
We said fuel was free, ie orange juice/unleadded/optimax and NF/racefuels.
With that cocktail I think Terry will allow WI.

However I am sure NOX is NOT allowed due to the pressurised cylinder on board and any ignition cut off not isolating the gas.

David, that word is spelt: hiddenwherenobodycanfindit.

Can be found several places where Rally Cars play.(but never at Hill climbs...)

Graham

 

NO2 is not a fuel, it's an Oxidant, you would have to say, 'no oxidants other than Air are permissable' in your regs