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Old 07-22-2013, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by muoto
Now I just need that new twin disc clutch and more boost. Then I can go after Evo 8 and SC Elise which are ahead of me in points. Adding horsepower is best way to compensate my lack of track experience.
Horsepower and hoosiers made my car way easier to drive. You can get avons true slicks WAY easier than we can since you're in Europe, run some of those bad boys.
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Old 07-22-2013, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Leafy
Horsepower and hoosiers made my car way easier to drive. You can get avons true slicks WAY easier than we can since you're in Europe, run some of those bad boys.
It’s a shame that they are prohibited in my Club –class (i.e. modified street cars). Tire rule is TW140 and in Europe we don’t have much R15 225/45 street tires. RS-3 and BFG Rivals apparently don’t have some European road approval thing. I guess next year I have to ship tires from US


edit: Superlap video. Sorry 'bout the sound, ...or lack of it:

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Short but cool video from last Saturday’s race


Unfortunately Competition Clutches sent me wrong pressure plate for my twin disc. So I had to drive with the old worn clutch and lower the boost to ~10psi which feels like slow N/A.

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damn that track looks like fun!
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Brought back good memories from Ahvenisto! And nice driving car works well too since you had to lift to the tower corner even with cone chicane!
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SO AWESOME. I lol'd @ 10psi feeling like slow NA, but I'm sure that is true with the power you are used to. Still looked awesome and quick. Love the data overlay on the video too. Bueno.
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wow. just wow!
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Competition Clutch twin disc is in




It took 8 hours to change. I could have gone faster with beer



And here’s why it take so long me to get that new clutch. Competition clutch had to make new pressure ring with chamfered drive flanges. With the original pressure ring, the clutch will not disengage.
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Did a quick tracktest with the new clutch. Next Tuesday I’m going to the same track again and do a longer test drive. It’s my local track. Nicely renewed as you can see from the asphalt

@ 18-19psi

There were few corners when I had trouble getting in third gear. On the way home I notice that fifth gear won’t go in every time. This morning I find out that when in stationary fifth and reverse won’t work anymore! ****.. It has to be something with the gear selector rod etc...
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lol @ 949racing box sliding around in passenger floorboard.
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It has changed quite a bit, new extension seems to be good improvement from original set up.
It was hometrack fo me as well, about 30 km where I was born.
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that car looks like it really gets going fast; must not have a 1.6L.
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Here's longer testing/practice session from last Tuesday

first run:
- Boost settings are wrong. Boost drop to 15psi near redline
- AFR’s are also off. 12.5:1 towards the redline.
- After six laps my TSE 11.75” brakes started to fade. Must be due to street brake pads (Hawk HP+).
- Water temp went to +111c. A new record



second run:
- Boost map fixed. 18-19psi whole time
- AFR’s fixed as well.
- Occasional boost-cut at 22psi. I had to fine tune my PID settings more
- Injectors are now officially max out. Fuel pressure is 90psi and injector DC is 94% near the redline
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Time for some of those ID1300s Savington was talking about.
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Originally Posted by thenuge26
Time for some of those ID1300s Savington was talking about.
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No need for new injectors, just raise (somehow) voltage to 16V

Can you dyno it? And I wonder if your 3.5" downpipe makes any difference. I thought about going bigger but everyone says that 3" is more than sufficient.
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Old 08-29-2013, 09:57 PM
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the racerender gauges thing is AWESOME.

many props to you for that.

seriously love it.

if only it would read in MPH
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Originally Posted by soviet
No need for new injectors, just raise (somehow) voltage to 16V

Can you dyno it? And I wonder if your 3.5" downpipe makes any difference. I thought about going bigger but everyone says that 3" is more than sufficient.
He's still running old EV6 style injectors, so the ID1300s will be an improvement in more than 1 way.

I haven't considered doing a 3.5" downpipe, but if there's room then why not. My plan is to build something like the Wittyworks setup you have, what do you think, is there room for it?
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I'd like to see good pics of these 3.5 dp's clearing everything because the last couple that we fabricated it was super tight in there, and that was with just a 3"
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