WSID drag day Wed 4th April

[woosh]

Ahhh, I really wanna join in but I can't tonight (or any other Wednesday night for that matter ) - does anybody know when the next Sunday drags event will be?

edit: according to this (http://www.sydneydragway.com.au/?m=e...nt_page&id=125) the next sunday drag day wil be held on 24/06, which is an ideal date for me. If you're interested in pairing up on the day, let me know

[Gumball]

Keen for Sunday too

[choppedliver]

An interesting night. 4 people showed and I let them chime in with their results. It was very slow and I only got 3 runs in despite being there at 5pm.

It's 20 something years since i last raced and i was nervous and made a mess of my first run. And I seemed massively fail at the burnouts and couldn't avoid the water which was a factor.

Car - 09 135i convertible, 7 month old pzeros, 1/4tank 98 octane, procede in map 2 autotune. No other mods.

So in order of appearance:
13.488@106.96, 2.23@60ft - Dreadful launch, wheelspin kick down into 1st, let it change gears itself.

13.699@ 106.7, 2.592@60ft - 1st gear launch. Felt good. Changed at 6000rpm which is too low

13.103@108.45,2.143@60ft - 2nd gear launch. Damp tyres, probably could have boosted it more on the start for a harder launch

I reckon a high 12 is in the making with time and practice. Beyond that we need to start bolting on stuff.

The hardest part is that I'm so used to hearing what's going on with the roof down. helmet on, roof up, windows up. Ruddy great big v8s everywhere, no idea if I was doing a burnout or not. Crazy stuff.

B

[JB4-335]

Originally Posted by choppedliver

An interesting night. 4 people showed and I let them chime in with their results. It was very slow and I only got 3 runs in despite being there at 5pm.

It's 20 something years since i last raced and i was nervous and made a mess of my first run. And I seemed massively fail at the burnouts and couldn't avoid the water which was a factor.

Car - 09 135i convertible, 7 month old pzeros, 1/4tank 98 octane, procede in map 2 autotune. No other mods.

So in order of appearance:
13.488@106.96, 2.23@60ft - Dreadful launch, wheelspin kick down into 1st, let it change gears itself.

13.699@ 106.7, 2.592@60ft - 1st gear launch. Felt good. Changed at 6000rpm which is too low

13.103@108.45,2.143@60ft - 2nd gear launch. Damp tyres, probably could have boosted it more on the start for a harder launch

I reckon a high 12 is in the making with time and practice. Beyond that we need to start bolting on stuff.

The hardest part is that I'm so used to hearing what's going on with the roof down. helmet on, roof up, windows up. Ruddy great big v8s everywhere, no idea if I was doing a burnout or not. Crazy stuff.

B

Great to meet you tonight Byron. Had a great night. You did well especially that last run. No luck with numbers on by behalf but i was consistant. Had three runs.

1st was 12.26 @115.27mph
2nd was 12.20 @115.06mph
3rd was 12.09 @113.30mph

Boost shit itself on my last run towards the top of 3rd gear. This should have been another 11 second pass @115

Drove all the way home with a terrible misfire in cylinder 2 with reduced power/CEL at 50klm/hour. All sorted now. Lucky I had an extra coil pack

[MrBlonde]

Good to see boys! I just finished my work day :-(

[choppedliver]

Originally Posted by JB4135

Great to meet you tonight Byron. Had a great night. You did well especially that last run. No luck with numbers on by behalf but i was consistant. Had three runs.

1st was 12.26 @115.27mph
2nd was 12.20 @115.06mph
3rd was 12.09 @113.30mph

Boost shit itself on my last run towards the top of 3rd gear. This should have been another 11 second pass @115

Drove all the way home with a terrible misfire in cylinder 2 with reduced power/CEL at 50klm/hour. All sorted now. Lucky I had an extra coil pack

Nice to meet you too! Bummer about the misfire i'm sure thats the last thing you needed!

B

[UR25IO]

It was a good night.. and it was great to meet.. all so friendly lol

JB4 135

choppedliver

and the other guy with the white 135i (sorry mte i didnt quit get your name as the offical was yelling at me to move up me while you were talking to me..) lol

[Raima]

Originally Posted by JB4135

Great to meet you tonight Byron. Had a great night. You did well especially that last run. No luck with numbers on by behalf but i was consistant. Had three runs.

1st was 12.26 @115.27mph
2nd was 12.20 @115.06mph
3rd was 12.09 @113.30mph

Boost shit itself on my last run towards the top of 3rd gear. This should have been another 11 second pass @115

Nice runs! We should have a run next time if we're both there together. I think it would be close

Originally Posted by JB4135

Drove all the way home with a terrible misfire in cylinder 2 with reduced power/CEL at 50klm/hour. All sorted now. Lucky I had an extra coil pack

As you would lol

[TWD]

nice times, guys.

Sorry I couldn't be there even to watch. Finished work quite late

[pechs2k]

hey... its billy, dont worry im not nor my run was memorable. 13.5 on the first and 14 on the 2nd and third! guess there are some advantages of closing the airbox and not exposing the intakes! (my excuse for shit driving!)

[Zuzu]

Originally Posted by TWD

nice times, guys.

Sorry I couldn't be there even to watch. Finished work quite late

Same...didn't leave the gym until 8.45pm..... STAFF..

[choppedliver]

Originally Posted by pechs2k

hey... its billy, dont worry im not nor my run was memorable. 13.5 on the first and 14 on the 2nd and third! guess there are some advantages of closing the airbox and not exposing the intakes! (my excuse for shit driving!)

Any mods? I think you said it was your first time out? I found it very frantic and unless you stage last it's hard to find time to get your mind set.

I did do dynolicious on the first run but it showed me to be a second slower than reality. I didn't do it on the 2nd/3rd since it was another distraction.

It makes me tempted to tweak further, but I do have an old project that will be a lot faster so I should waste my money/time on that instead. Plus I see all the work Edwin puts into his.

B

[woosh]

Good stuff guys. Those times are looking impressive, and better times are just around the corner - 11s for JB4 and 12s for choppedliver.

Originally Posted by Gumball

Keen for Sunday too

Ok cool. Will PM you closer to the date.

I'll be aiming for low 13s for my first time out, haha. I found a great 3k launch point last weekend at the skid pan... keen to try it down the 1/4 mile.

[TWD]

Originally Posted by woosh

Good stuff guys. Those times are looking impressive, and better times are just around the corner - 11s for JB4

Already ran 11.9 last time....hopefully mid 11s now.

[woosh]

Originally Posted by TWD

Already ran 11.9 last time....hopefully mid 11s now.

Ah, yes... Edwin, pull out your rear seats and passenger seat... those Vishnu boys reckon that's a legit 1/4 mile mod show em what the JB is made of!!

[choppedliver]

Originally Posted by woosh

Ah, yes... Edwin, pull out your rear seats and passenger seat... those Vishnu boys reckon that's a legit 1/4 mile mod show em what the JB is made of!!

LOL, that's cheating. I only took out the baby seats since I was concerned I'd fail scrutineering.

Byron

[UR25IO]

hey Byron and Edwin

when are you guys going to WSID again?

had much fun on Wednesday night. and i just want to experiment somethings on the
drag strip.. eg best rpm to shift in gears 1 2 3 4, getting to know my lunch control a little
better.... etc...

[choppedliver]

Originally Posted by UR25IO

hey Byron and Edwin

when are you guys going to WSID again?

had much fun on Wednesday night. and i just want to experiment somethings on the
drag strip.. eg best rpm to shift in gears 1 2 3 4, getting to know my lunch control a little
better.... etc...

Probably when we get the next dry day/night. I think there's Sundays starting in June sometime that a few people were interested in.

I'm keen to crack a 12 and I think the key is actually being able to do a proper burnout so the tyres aren't as wet.

B

[MrBlonde]

Originally Posted by choppedliver

Probably when we get the next dry day/night. I think there's Sundays starting in June sometime that a few people were interested in.

I'm keen to crack a 12 and I think the key is actually being able to do a proper burnout so the tyres aren't as wet.

B

For street radials you just want a very quick spin of the tyres to flick off any water/debris.

[UR25IO]

Originally Posted by choppedliver

Probably when we get the next dry day/night. I think there's Sundays starting in June sometime that a few people were interested in.

I'm keen to crack a 12 and I think the key is actually being able to do a proper burnout so the tyres aren't as wet.

B

yeah i think that was one of my problems as well.. first run I wasnt sitting in the
water and second run I did, which caused my wheel to spin heaps

[JB4-335]

Originally Posted by choppedliver

Nice to meet you too! Bummer about the misfire i'm sure thats the last thing you needed!

B

Likewise.
Luckily it was an easy fix. Managed 5 hours sleep then up at 5:30am to race at Wakefield with Pavo.

Originally Posted by UR25IO

It was a good night.. and it was great to meet.. all so friendly lol

JB4 135

choppedliver

and the other guy with the white 135i (sorry mte i didnt quit get your name as the offical was yelling at me to move up me while you were talking to me..) lol

Originally Posted by Raima

Nice runs! We should have a run next time if we're both there together. I think it would be close


As you would lol

Definitely Raima.

Originally Posted by TWD

Already ran 11.9 last time....hopefully mid 11s now.

Mid 11's Not at my race weight with these stock turbo's. Although I do have a special setup that Terry has emailed me that I think could buy me 0.2-0.3 seconds but unless I have a set of spare turbo's sitting on the work bench I'm not game enough to try it (and it's not only boost related). That's how those US guys get amazing times on stock turbo's.

Originally Posted by woosh

Ah, yes... Edwin, pull out your rear seats and passenger seat... those Vishnu boys reckon that's a legit 1/4 mile mod show em what the JB is made of!!

Originally Posted by UR25IO

hey Byron and Edwin

when are you guys going to WSID again?

had much fun on Wednesday night. and i just want to experiment somethings on the
drag strip.. eg best rpm to shift in gears 1 2 3 4, getting to know my lunch control a little
better.... etc...

I'm always ready for WSID. As long as we can get a few of us out there.

[choppedliver]

Originally Posted by MrBlonde

For street radials you just want a very quick spin of the tyres to flick off any water/debris.

I don't think I even achieved that. The procede has limited traction control and i've never really tried to do a static wheelspin/burnout. Part of the reason I think I can launch harder is that JB4135 was getting sub 2.0 60' times on brand new tyres. My tyres are a touch older, but I think I should have about the same grip and therefore a more aggresive launch should be achievable and get me better times. All that extra power he has comes into play down the track, the start is traction limited.

I reckon this will get me into the 12's.

B