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Me versus Cupra @Santa Pod the Sunday
My first time, I going with my mate who has a Curpa (non R) but chipped to about the same power as a standard Cupra R.
I've got a recently PPP bugeye, anyway I have a few questions Do you think I'll win (lots of pride at stake)? What sort of time should I be aiming for? Will I get into 4th gear? Waht sort of max speed should I reach? What the best way to launch (without knackering my car)? |
good luck pal:thumb:
its a subaru- of course you will win:cool: |
I always doubt BHP figures for 'chipped' motors. My mate had 'chipped' Audi S3 (270bhp) and it could not get away from my MY01 WRX. In a sprint a PPP WRX should beat a Cupra R anyway
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Originally Posted by Martin2005
My first time, I going with my mate who has a Curpa (non R) but chipped to about the same power as a standard Cupra R.
I've got a recently PPP bugeye, anyway I have a few questions Do you think I'll win (lots of pride at stake)? What sort of time should I be aiming for? Will I get into 4th gear? Waht sort of max speed should I reach? What the best way to launch (without knackering my car)? |
Originally Posted by ninjacost
sti or wrx ? should nail him if sti ,could be a little closer if wrx if sti expect 13's wrx 14's sti 108mph ish wrx 103mphish 4to 5 thou rpm dump the clutch should still be ok :)
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That wont hurt it will it?
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Don't ride the clutch, just dump it at 4-5k and floor it. The drivetrain takes a hell of a shock but the clutch will live. Ride it and it will be gone quickly.
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you will beat him easy just go steady on your clutch! lol
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Originally Posted by Martin2005
My first time, I going with my mate who has a Curpa (non R) but chipped to about the same power as a standard Cupra R.
I've got a recently PPP bugeye, anyway I have a few questions Do you think I'll win (lots of pride at stake)? What sort of time should I be aiming for? Will I get into 4th gear? Waht sort of max speed should I reach? What the best way to launch (without knackering my car)? to answer your questions:- should be close, depends if your mate can put the power down. mid to low 14's? 95-99 mph. fair play if you break into the hundreds if you don't like your car, 6k revs drop the clutch and slam it thru the gears. i could only bring myself to get to about 4.5k revs and sort of bottled letting go of the clutch completely and fed it in very rapidly. enjoy:D |
Originally Posted by hoskib
you'll have an absolute blast whatever the outcome:) my first (and only to date) visit to santa pod was a fantastic experience, bricking it on the line, laughing like a baby up the strip and joined the queue straight away to do it all again. you'll love it:thumb:
to answer your questions:- should be close, depends if your mate can put the power down. mid to low 14's? 95-99 mph. fair play if you break into the hundreds if you don't like your car, 6k revs drop the clutch and slam it thru the gears. i could only bring myself to get to about 4.5k revs and sort of bottled letting go of the clutch completely and fed it in very rapidly. enjoy:D |
You wanna hope its wet, otherwise that 4wd is gonna be a disadvantage with transmisson losses.
225 in the Cupra could be fun against a 4wd 245 bhp Scoob........ |
Originally Posted by hoskib
should be close, depends if your mate can put the power down
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Originally Posted by Martin2005
I assume that you got into 4th gear then?
if it's a busy day you might struggle to get lined up next to your mate, not sure if you can get held back by the marshalls to make sure you race together? lot's more experienced drag strip peeps on here that might answer that one. |
Originally Posted by Matt Classic
You wanna hope its wet, otherwise that 4wd is gonna be a disadvantage with transmisson losses.
225 in the Cupra could be fun against a 4wd 245 bhp Scoob........ |
Best of luck ;)
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Your odds on favorite to win mate. The major concern is the start. I wouldn't be so sure about just ripping up the clutch although I think doing this at high rpm is quickest.
Isn't it better to slip the clutch than risk gearbox damage? I'd look to dial in 4,500rpm and then bring the clutch up swiftly but not just ripped up so it atleast takes some of the strain. Turbo shouldn't bog down. I'm no expert though and haven't dragged my car but do know what works well on the road without excess risk of damaging the transmission. |
Originally Posted by Ben v7
Your odds on favorite to win mate. The major concern is the start. I wouldn't be so sure about just ripping up the clutch although I think doing this at high rpm is quickest.
Isn't it better to slip the clutch than risk gearbox damage? I'd look to dial in 4,500rpm and then bring the clutch up swiftly but not just ripped up so it atleast takes some of the strain. Turbo shouldn't bog down. I'm no expert though and haven't dragged my car but do know what works well on the road without excess risk of damaging the transmission. |
Has sata pod got a super grippy surface? if so would dumping the clutch not cause a rather nasty gearbox related disaster in a wrx?
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nope Santa pod is slippy as fcuk! You can't launch, well thats what I've found anyways!
All the cars there just seem to spin and spin and spin, they have much less grip than say a tarmac'd road surface, which makes for some crap launches :( |
Originally Posted by davedipster
Has sata pod got a super grippy surface? if so would dumping the clutch not cause a rather nasty gearbox related disaster in a wrx?
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I'm sure it has - atleast due to the amount of rubber that would of been laid down on the surfaces. The question is - is risking gearbox damage worth maybe .5 of a second? I'd rather wear out a clutch than need a gearbox rebuild. The gearbox will most probably take it and plenty of people have launched over and over like that but with my own car...
I think the Cupra will be seen off without too much trouble regardless of whether the clutch is slipped a bit or dumped. Good luck and looking forward to hearing the result. |
Originally Posted by ScoobyDoo69
nope Santa pod is slippy as fcuk! You can't launch, well thats what I've found anyways!
All the cars there just seem to spin and spin and spin, they have much less grip than say a tarmac'd road surface, which makes for some crap launches :( |
Originally Posted by Martin2005
Which suits me just fine
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Take a bucket with you to pick up the gears :cry:
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My 2004 WRX non PPP did a 13.9 with only a GGR backbox as the only mods.
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4.5k is about right to launch at, if you launch higher it will spin, Pod can be a tad slippy.. slip the clutch a little if you are bothered about the box, just raise your foot a bit slower..
I'd say you will get low 14's, if you crack into the 13's well done to you. You'll be changing into 4th just before the line, you won't crack the ton, be in the mid to high 90's, have fun :) |
Originally Posted by Matt Classic
You wanna hope its wet, otherwise that 4wd is gonna be a disadvantage with transmisson losses.
225 in the Cupra could be fun against a 4wd 245 bhp Scoob........ They won't be going fast enough for the transmission losses to be a disadvantage. The extra grip will more than compensate for the small losses in the lower gears. |
Hold 5k rpm and dump the clutch.
change into second as fast as you can. change up at about 6.5k rpm in the other gears. you may even need 5th enjoy it, its a rush |
Won't be needing 5th on a quarter mile, you'll be going into 4th just before the line... could even cross the line in 3rd if you don't mind bouncing it off the rev limit ;) tee hee
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anyone else going tomorrow?
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