W I L L O W B A N K - Saturday edition V 5.1

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W I L L O W B A N K - Saturday edition V 5.1

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So who is heading out there , im planning this weekend to make the trek with the coupe in tow.. not expecting mind blowing times , but do plan to try tweak a few bits to improve times.
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Re: W I L L O W B A N K test and tune - saturday edition V1.

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LOK15 wrote:So who is heading out there , im planning this weekend to make the trek with the coupe in tow.. not expecting mind blowing times , but do plan to try tweak a few bits to improve times.
Hey Lok do you reckon your coupe can run a low 15" pass?

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im goin in the ss on wednesday the 11th.

but might come out in the gem on sat too if its on the 14th :D
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i am prob going out next week end in the 20b if some any one wants to come alone she is getting tuned this week on 15 pound with 880cc injectors
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The day has arrived.. im trying to con my old girlfriend into holding a video camera for me so i can get footage and see how well the car performs.

Taking 3 sets of tyres , all with different profiles , and will play with only the timing this time around , and see what times i come up with ( not expecting anything flash at all... be happy with a flat 17 to start with )
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the only prob is tonight says its a street meet not test n tune but good luck any way loki
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Yes it was a street meet/shootout , but they still had the test and tune..

I got 4 runs in , only ended up taking another set of rims n tyres out , car had 185/60/13's for the first 2 runs , then i tried the combo of 225/60/13's , which had a MUCH different rolling diameter ( the theory of larger tyre = more speed was what i was aiming for )

First run was reasonably good ( left time cards in ute )
Second run was better , it was at this point i changed the wheels and tyres , checked the timing ( these 2 runs were @ 4 deg BTDC ). The timing was also changed to 8 deg BTDC ( i noticed on the 2nd run it was pinging in top gear at around 5000rpm )

3rd run was as good as the first run timewise , and pretty much same with 4th run..

So next time i'll try a 185/65/13 tyre on the rear , and a 205/60/13 combo and see which is going to give me better times. And if i get time , another dizzy combo , with added counterweight to try advance the timing a bit quicker.

Also , i didnt get onto stall on the first or 2nd run ( its been quite a long time since i have been down the strip ) and think i got close on the 3rd and 4th. But i'll set up an incar camera so i can check if im getting up on stall when i leave the line.




P.s , i was the only gemini out there tonight!!!!
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so what times did you run?
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elky wrote:so what times did you run?
16.297 ( basically 16.3 )

i'll get all the details once i grab it all from the car


Edit:

reaction 0.928
60ft 2.213
330ft 6.596
660ft 10.293

across the line time/speed
mph 82.06
kph 132.06
et 16.297


with the tyre change and timing adjustment , i was almost identical on time with the 3rd and 4th run ,

3rd et 16.601
4th et 16.598

pretty consistant for those 2 runs , got it stalling up on both these runs ( not right on stall.. need more practice ) but will be heading out hopefully again in a fortnights time on saturday again!

costs on the night were $38 for entry/racing ( this includes 1 passenger , but had no-one with me ) and $5 for ANDRA licence on the night
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i will be going this Saturday night if u going Loki
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good goin loki :D

wots under the hood??
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sorry i couldnt get there to help you out lok, family day went longer than expected! :?
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Trenty89 wrote:i will be going this Saturday night if u going Loki
I have a dinner event on so wont be going out till a fortnights time
GEMI79 wrote:good goin loki :D

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siktg wrote:sorry i couldnt get there to help you out lok, family day went longer than expected! :?
Thats fine mate , we would've been the only gemini fans out there anyhoo!!!
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So im planning on heading back out this saturday afternoon.. still hunting somoene keen on holding the video camera , i have changed tyres again , to a ( hopefully ) more friendly rolling diameter, and will be tweaking the dizzy again , if i get 5 runs in ill be happy , then i'll do a carby swap for next time , and see exactly what difference there is between side draught and downdraughts to see exactly which is the better carb!
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