I wonder what your pulse rate will be when you get the final bill

 

The main expense is behind me now. These are the final bits..................for now .

Be real glad to have it back as it is the only form of release from my work.

The work durations are long but I know deep down it will be bang on when I collect it.

 

 

Hey, Birthday Boy, you in the States now Hugh ?

 

Went to the pod today and yet again another broken shaft Only managed 2 runs before this and the first run I missed a gear and did 11.6 and second was 11.3 @ 125 with a horrible wheelspining hitting rev limiter 1st gear launch. Plus point is car is obviously quicker since new larger injectors went in and last map

Met Stevebt down there too and he managed 12.2 with his car full of his weekends travel gear

Vid of each of our runs -

 

looks like a good day
great vids

 

Would have been if I hadn't broken it

 

Can you get uprated driveshafts

 

You can but ... 'mega bucks' I am hoping that my old 2 rear shafts were just old and were nearing the end as it were, as it's the other side I have broken this time.

Clive

 

you need theses clive

IAG Performance: DSS REAR AXLES PRO LEVEL SUBARU STI 04-05, Axles, SU58

 

Those or a truckload of standard ones

 

Shame you snapped a drive shaft. It was one empty day to get lots of runs in if you are local

 

Good vids Hammer.

Not again !..... I would go for the ones on Sy's link mate. Your car looked good and heading for 10's soon

Have you got LC Clive?, it sounded like Steve used it on his run ?

What RPM did you launch?

 

No LC on my car, just the right foot

Would have done a 10 yesterday with a good launch, car is so much better now since the last map.

Steve has LC with his Autronic ECU

Clive

 

Mad,

I may have a spare front drive shaft - do you know how many splines are on it?

BTW - have you checked the "Castrol Challenge" - I havent been on there for months, so not sure where its at

Sy

 

Spoke to Paul this morning and ordered 2 new shafts from Jap Performance as he does not have one in stock (that's probably yours and my fault!). Don't think fronts and rears are interchangable ? What rear diff do you run with your Forrester box btw ?

Street challenge is here fella as I am sure you know RWYB - Street Challenge - Tables 2009

We need to move up to 1st and 2nd though, when you next at the pod ? I am planning 16th May

 

I have spare fronts as well.


3.54 rear R180 (not sure what type of LSD thou) as my box is from a uk 06 sti 2.5 wide ratio box which has 1.1:1 drop gears and the diff came from the same car - my new gearbox when it arives will have a matching 3.54 front diff as it dosen't have drop gears.

If I have had my CC number on the back a few weeks ago when I did a 10.6 I would be up there I guess.


Sy

Anyway its all epidemic now as Skull rekons he will be Numero Uno on his first run.

 

Same diff as myself then, you just have the longer ratios. I may have seen that 10.6 you speak of

Skull no.1 on his first run, now there's a claim

 

Steve, i now see why the commentators were saying your gear changes were crap

 

LOL, and I was trying to make him feel better when I said 'you just need some practice'

 

I know the car should do low 11's but the driver isn't Clive there was loads of people on sunday telling me they could see my gearchanging/missing gears was really bad

 

The resident photographer was telling me to get my car entered in for the street challenge, he also said to get some practice in so I didn't embarass myself if I entered

 

LOL, cheeky bugger

 

BTW Steve, PM me your email address if you want a better quality copy of the vid

 

Cheers, my email is in my profile. I couldn't believe how slow it looks when I pull away compared to how it feels in the car. Even on that run the car was spiining on launch and gave me a 1.9- 60ft, the day before I was getting about 1.6- 60ft's but a hell of a lot more missed gears

 

I will pop it across. 1.6 ! Oh for LC Mine in the vid was 1.9 Best I have ever had is 1.7 something

 

What were you at the 1/8th on with your 11.3 run ?? Looked at the slips I had for sunday and the 1/8th were about 7.7/7.8.

 

Steve,
That run is not that bad.... I have seen a lot worse. Just take your time mate and don't rush with panic. Been there and done that!

 

Shaun the boot was full of bags etc as we had been away for the weekend so there must of been about 40kgs in weight in there

 

When I ran mine at the start of 2008 down at Stratford, I was trying to be that quick that I pulled the gearstick **** off twice. More haste (sp?) less speed me thinks...... literally. When you build up your own pressure on yourself, it will always go Pete Tong. Try some yoga before you set off down the strip.

It will come mate.