Aarons Drag CQ: 3-29 anodized and welded stuff. AN lines

[RSCoupe]

Are those straps nylon? I'm curious as to how they will hold up that close to the exhaust manifold.

[Mcstiff]

Are those straps nylon? I'm curious as to how they will hold up that close to the exhaust manifold.

My first thought.

[speeding-g60]

i checked with my Summit guy, he looked into it. they are indeed just nylon. i will wrap them with some header wrap or something, but they are not in direct contact with the manifold. just to be safe though i will. good lookin out guys....

and so i am ready to go. put the window net in today.... 100% LEGAL.

any car requiring a full cage (faster than 135mph or quicker than 10.00) also requires a window net mandatory.

got both licensed people that need to be there to witness the passes on board, and its GO TIME Sunday.... Joey rounded up a friend of his that is licensed to come hang out. and Shannon (my dyno driver Honda drag race buddy) is friends with the track crew and one of them has the same credentials. and the third person to judge is any track official. whats cool about me going this day is that it is a largish event, an actual Import Challenge event. so i will have my own lane and get to do solo passes the whole time. PeeWee dragsters also run this day, but that is the norm for a Sunday event.

i cant wait!!!!!

[loxxrider]

its a real race car now

[Toxcheap]

Sweet, looking forward to the results!

[Rocco16V]

is the trans blanket in addition to, or instead of, a sfi rated bellhousing or scatter sheild?

can you narrow down approx what time Sunday? might be able to come watch but dont have all day avail.

Very cool, hope you make your goal!

[speeding-g60]

trans blanket in lieu hopefully. the cage inspector guy said that should suffice. they do not have an SFI bellhousing for an Audi. and i can make a scatter shield, but it would be a bitch. i figured the $90 try will be worth it if it passes.

time sunday? i will be there @ 730. they start running ~9AM. i will be there all day, until i get licensed and if i get more passes so be it. that is, unless this wild hair up my ass gets the better of me and i decide to go snorkeling in Maui tomorrow.... but i can fly out @ 10AM tomorrow morning, and be back saturday @ ~8PM. and snorkel the evening tomorrow and the morning saturday, when the best time to go is.... what to do. maybe i will snorkel next weekend...

[Rocco16V]

Ya getting a scatter shield to fit would be a bitch, thats why i asked.

Good luck!

[speeding-g60]

and the wall of fame in the trailer..... and all the safety gear.

[speeding-g60]

who's ready? i am.

cant wait. hope i sleep tonight, but i am doubting it. nervous

just hope i dont catch shit for a trans blanket instead of a shield.

[speeding-g60]

and i forgot the FCV pic for Janis

[loxxrider]

woohooo! Its going to be like waiting for Christmas morning tonight for you...its a good feeling

[fasterthenrs2]

Tnx for the pick, but already mounted that thing today, 9ns 9ns 9ns man, do it to it, that scudder blanked should pass, they allow that in diesel trucks with FW size of texas.

[speeding-g60]

made a few passes, the low and moderate passes...

did 14.090 @ 62 and 14.074 @ 54 on the first two passes to 330', with the second pass on the brakes. funny because that is barely going to the top of 2nd gear and the VWVortex 1.8T forum has about 85% of its members that cant do that in a full 1/4 mile!!!! LOL.

then a 1/8th mile pass, 11.something, again on the brakes before the line.

then the track judge told me to make a full pull.... WOOHOO!

10.9 @ 133, no go. used it as my second intermediate pass.

made another full pull, 10.8 @ 132, still no good.

changed back to the MAP that was run for 10.05, and i think the ECU may not have accepted the MAP. drove it to stage, and it would not start again at all.

reloaded the MAP twice, still no start. time to take it apart.

still, i only have to do two more passes >135 for my license.

and tired as hell. that multi layer SFI suit is a MOFO.... and in the heat then when they tell you to get ready and you sit for 15-20 minutes, its a killer. all suited up, neck collar, helmet, seat harness, fire suit, in a hot ass car..... nope not a lot of fun there.

oh yeah. and pushing a car with low tire pressure on wide slicks with a perma-locked rear end is not easy nor fun. especially when your pit is at the far end of the paddock opposite of the staging lanes and start line, which is about where it died.

[speeding-g60]

and Janis, they never even looked at the blanket. at all. nor the driveshaft loop. nor even asked about SFI clutch or dampener. just looked good at all the numbers on the clothes, net, seat harness, suit, cage cert, that stuff.

[RSCoupe]

...that multi layer SFI suit is a MOFO.... and in the heat then when they tell you to get ready and you sit for 15-20 minutes, its a killer. all suited up, neck collar, helmet, seat harness, fire suit, in a hot ass car..... nope not a lot of fun there...

Tell me about it. That's were a cool shirt is an absolute blessing.

[loxxrider]

well, any ideas as to why no start yet?

[speeding-g60]

not really. its in the trailer, i am BEAT. no food all day, busy busy. now its beer-30. going to pull out tomorrow, and load the newest project i just did up and deliver it....

the balancer is loose though... IDKWTF there. that wont make it not start. the spark looks really weak. gonna check a normal 1.8T spark tomorrow if possible. but so far i cant think anything..... i just cant think. we going to pull motor after today anyhow.... so its just early.

here is some vids. the new HD does loads better. and for interior movies i widened up the view then focused it up, or tried anyhow.

pass one to 330'. car barely tops 2nd gear here. inside and outside vids.


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pass two to 330'.


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pass three to 1/8th mile. hard on the brakes after running out to 1/8th mile.... still an 11 sec pass. no inside shot, forgot to start recording.


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pass four, full pull. did not go >135 so it went to be the second intermediate pass. missed 2-3 shift.... only floored in 3 and 4 as well, by the logs. the other change was i removed the screen on the turbo inlet, and it picked up ~3psi of boost.


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and pass five. again, no inside video. the camera and DVR got left on, and the vid cut off for half the pass then restarted itself.


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[loxxrider]

You sure its something mechanical? If it didn't seem like anything was wrong from the last pass you made until the next time you tried to start it I wouldn't rule out something software related. Maybe you should try it from a cold start before you tear it down. I dunno, just throwin it out there.

[speeding-g60]

ya. i am gonna go thru it externally tomorrow....

[Toxcheap]

how is your 60 and 330 compared to before (pre-clutch master thingy)

[Rocco16V]

aw darn, you'll get it next time.
yup, the fire suits can be really hot.

[85oceanic]

MAN Long ass day!!! The car is still looking freakin great! I hope the no start situation is an easy fix. Weird the HB came loose. My buddy just had his fall off the other day. =/

[reckless1]

ahhhh, that's just bad ass.

[fasterthenrs2]

next time 9ns lets hope everything ok with engine and yeah like tox saied how was 60ft with that valve