first pass in 2-3 years! I sucked!

[sk8world]

Well I decided to go watch the local KING OF THE STREET event and make a few passes in the mix. Was shooting for a 6.9 and missed the mark by a good bit. Needless to say! First pass was a 7.6 @ 95mph 1.7 60, 2nd was a 8.1 @ 95 mph 2.0 60 and 3rd was a 8.0 @ 99.5 mph (nice 2.3 60 footer!) Added a little more boost each pass and they all felt good. the last pass I was smiling all the way down thinking I cut a good time but I spun way too much out of the hole and it hurt the time more than I figured. This was on 19-22psi. I was leaning it out each run as I was seeing mid 10's (afr's) on each pass. I still think I can pull of the 6.9 once I get it all figured out. But was not very plessed with the times but the car atleast felt solid and powerful...

[85rx-7gsl-se]

Traps are pretty good. You will get back in the groove :icon_tup:

[sk8world]

I hope soon. I really do not want to add any more boost until I get the 60's down. I have some new Q16 race gas I ws going to go tune on next week and raise the boost up to 26 or so but dosnt seem worth it just yet.

crazy thing is I went 7.8 on stock twins and motor, went 7.5 with stock motor and 40r turbo with 16-18psi, now with ported motor 4094 turbo and more boost and is not adding up just yet!

[P71]

Post up your slip and mods list and I'll add you to the Top 25.

Sometimes it's just getting back into driving that affects the times and not necessarily the car. ;)

[sk8world]

yeah, I defintley need more seat time to remember it all. Heck, I was cutting better 60's on my street tires back before.. lol

[busted7]

Hey again i posted in the other forum but i like to talk racing!

Your going to find the combination its a different setup and its going to take seat time to get a handle on it!
On the smaller turbo i launch at 7800 and its into boost as i leave the line you may have to go higher you will just have to see. I would drop et pressure to 15 psi and go from there. I would not go as lo as eric as it gets funney op top but in the 1/8 it probley wont be bad.

A 6.90 1/8 is in the 10's 1/4 mile. But i ran 7.001 1/8 and ran 10.8 @ 127mph.

keep us posted on your times as i might go to the same turbo as you have ive about maxed out the 62-1, plus im pulling for you and zinx we all run about the same!

Good luck on the next trip!

[sk8world]

Thanks Busted.. I still have your number and next time I get on the road with some time to chat I will buzz you.

[Brent]

Hey Mike, what kind of tires are you running out of curiosity? I'm sure your times will drop next time out. Besides, you still have plenty of time before the SFS event in October :D

[sk8world]

Hey Brent... I am running ET street's.. I am going to try and make the import race in MAy at Steele if I get this car dialed in to some good numbers. But I plan to run a Davids event also. Dont plan on winning anything unless they make some differant classes. But there is no way I can run with 900-1000 rwhp supra's!

[85rx-7gsl-se]

Let me know about the Steele event. You should also come up to the IA meet in Nashville in July. The devil is in the 60 fts. I am getting around 1.95 60fts on 215/60-14 BFG DRs with about 200whp. With your power and good tires, you should be closer to 1.50s.

[sk8world]

Let me know about the Steele event. You should also come up to the IA meet in Nashville in July. The devil is in the 60 fts. I am getting around 1.95 60fts on 215/60-14 BFG DRs with about 200whp. With your power and good tires, you should be closer to 1.50s.


Will do.. Whats the IA in July? Drag event? 1/4 or 1/8th?

[85rx-7gsl-se]

Here it is....
http://www.nextgearinc.com/importalliance/webbanner.jpg

ImportAlliance '08

July 26th and 27th
Saturday 8a.m. - 5p.m.
Sunday 9 a.m. - 5p.m.
We are looking at an event for Saturday night too. Info to come.

Nashville Superspeedway
4847-F McCreary Rd
Lebanon, TN 37090

Brought to you by www.ImportAlliance.org

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Vendors and Exhibitors please contact me(NextGear Don) for details. My email address is:Don_Napier@NextGearInc.com
I have had a very large amount of people asking about our huge summer event and here is all of the latest information.

INFO:

Our ImportAlliance meet:
This is our 3rd year and we are making it a 2 day event! We will be having our normal import car meet inside the infield of the Nashville Superspeedway. We had over 1200 cars from over 30 states last year for a one day event and expect to have twice that number this year!

ImportAlliance Member Meeting
This will be our first official member meeting. Make sure you attend and get your memberships early. Click here to learn how to become a member. (http://www.nextgearinc.com/importalliance/membership.html) You do not have to be a member to come to the ImportAlliance '08 Meet but membership will get you a ton of stuff.

Time Attack:
We are also working with Redline Time Attack! to bring a time attack to our event both Saturday and Sunday. This will be held inside the Superspeedway on the road coarse. More info on that to come.

Drag Racing:
We will also be heads up drag racing too. Saturday and Sunday.


Local, Regional, and National meets that are held at our event.

NicoFest Nashville:
The guys from http://www.Nicoclub.com are having a Nissan meet with us too.

www.em1crew.com meet:
You guys know and love this crew. They will be having a meet with us.

www.Tennspeed.net
http://www.Tennspeed.net members will be out in force.

More groups to come...
Groups that are interested in a free place to have an event please contact me. We want you to be a part of ImportAlliance '08


Skateboarding demo:
We will have a skateboarding demo area. Professional skateboarders will be here to give us all a show of their skills! More details to come.

CARAVANS:

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IA '08: Midwest caravan to ImportAlliance '08 in TN (http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2112253)

We will be posting up the starting places and routes of the caravans coming to Nashville for the Import Alliance 2007 meet. There are threads for the caravans starting to be posted on www.ImportAlliance.org.

DIRECTIONS:
FROM THE NORTH(Louisville)
Take I-65 south towards Nashville. Then take I-24 East, approximately 2 miles to I-40 east towards Knoxville. You will be on I-40 east approximately 30 miles to exit # 235, which is St Rt. 840 west, towards Murfreesboro. Go 10 miles to exit # 65, Nashville Superspeedway. Turn left at the top of the exit.

FROM THE SOUTH (Alabama)
Take I-65 North to Exit # 59A which is St. Rt. 840 East. Go approximately 34 miles to Exit # 65, Nashville Superspeedway. Turn right at the top of the exit.

FROM THE EAST (Knoxville)
Take I-40 West to exit #238, which is U.S. 231 South, towards Murfreesboro. Go 10 miles to St. Rt. 452 and turn right. Go approximately 3 miles and the Nashville Superspeedway will be on your right.

FROM THE WEST (Memphis)
Take I-40 east to Nashville. Staying on I-40 east, go approximately 30 miles from downtown Nashville to exit #235, which is St. Rt. 840 west, towards Murfreesboro. Go 10 miles to exit #65, Nashville Superspeedway. Turn left at the top of the exit.

FROM I-24 EAST (St. Louis)
Take I-24 East towards Nashville to I-40 East towards Knoxville. You will be on I-40 East approximately 36 miles to exit #235, which is St. Rt. 840 West, towards Murfreesboro. Go 10 miles to exit #65, Nashville Superspeedway. Turn left at the top of the exit.

FROM I-24 WEST (Chattanooga):
Take I-24 West towards Nashville to exit #74B, which is St. Rt. 840 East towards Lebanon. Go 13 miles to exit #65, Nashville Superspeedway. Turn right at the top of the exit.

HOTELS:
I am working on a few deals for everyone. I will be post more info ASAP.
Make sure you check out http://www.travelocity.com and http://www.expedia.com too.

PRICING:

$10.00 for all weekend
$7.00 for one day

[sk8world]

1/8th or 1/4? How was the competition last year?

[85rx-7gsl-se]

^ I didn't attend last year and it was at a different facility. Due to the facilities setup, I think its an 1/8th mile drag on the Speedway's pit road with no timing equipment. Nothing real serious, but should be fun and its a great show from what I hear. I think Phil has been to it before.

[sk8world]

well, A little better tonight. Only got 1 run in. 7.5 @95mph w/ 1.6 60 footer, "missed
3rd gear"..

[sk8world]

oh, I put my car on the scales tonight. 2814 with me in it and 2597. Had both bins in back full of crap, lab top, folding chair, camcorder, etc..

[Herblenny]

I've been to this thing twice... once at the Titan stadium.

I don't know if I'm going to make it as July is a busy month for me.

Mike, 2600 is pretty damn good!!! Can't wait to see your car run. If you go, I might go up just to see you:)

[85rx-7gsl-se]

Good 60ft man....keep up the good work :icon_tup:

[sk8world]

Not much better tonight..LOL.. Sorry I did not buzz you to come but I found out they are closed Sunday so it was a last minute call.. Got in 4 runs but nothing to great. I am not sure why but the car was falling on its face out of the hole. I ended up on the last 2 runs just riding the clutch out to help. I was falling all the down to 1500rpms on the first 2 runs. I ended up with a 7.50 at 99mph w/1.8 60 footer. Riding the clutch hurt the 60 a little. I was running 22-23 psi tonight. Waiting till I get it figured out before I turn it up anymore..

[85rx-7gsl-se]

No problem man. Ended up going to bed early and went to Memphis all weekend for the Hot Rod Pump Gas Drags. Saw a TT Viper go 8.38 at 178mph and a blown T-Bird go 8.31 at 175mph.

[David Jerome]

Didnt realize I had missed this thread. 100mph traps is good enough for a 6.8-6.9. Dont see too many rx7s trapping 100+ in teh 1/8th. Good stuff.

[sk8world]

Didnt realize I had missed this thread. 100mph traps is good enough for a 6.8-6.9. Dont see too many rx7s trapping 100+ in teh 1/8th. Good stuff.


thanks, May be awhile since I lost the motor at the Import Face off! Well I know it was hurt before that. Just finished off. Now I am trying to decide what direction I am going with it. At first I was just going to fix the broke items and put it back together now I am confused it what I want.
I was getting ready to put in a C4 tranny w/transbrake big stall, send the plates of for pining or maybe a complete build..ALS seals and full bridge port=$$ Tonight I am thinking of just going large street port, port matching everything, seals?? Doing it all myself?? I feel I will continue to break motors and do not want to rely on others everytime. This way my down time will be less $ and up to me how quick I get it back out there...
Confused, Mike

[busted7]

Mike i wanted to say something about the rotors you posted elsewere. I would weigh them on a quality scale to see if they are of the same weight. Also you can do your own compression test with a syringe, position the rotors to hold water and use syringe to fill up to the highest position and compare how many cc's it takes. It will atleast let you know if they match. They might have been ok but they just dont look right and arn't the same style. Chin up man!

[Barry Bordes]

Mike were you datalogging when the engine went south. What oil and water temps were you seeing when you lined up for the runs?
Barry

[sk8world]

Mike were you datalogging when the engine went south. What oil and water temps were you seeing when you lined up for the runs?
Barry



Rpm Kph Boost Knock WtrT(C) AirT(C) Bat(V) AN1 Wide Band

5961 0 7 16 82 49 13.6 17.993
6448 0 2 23 82 49 13.6 12.895
6527 0 12 20 82 49 13.6 14.032
6527 0 27 21 82 49 13.6 13.758
6762 0 47 27 82 49 13.6 13.836
7149 1 68 9 82 49 13.6 13.562
7197 1 99 8 82 49 13.6 12.111
7204 8 127 8 82 49 13.6 11.64
7447 10 149 14 82 49 13.6 11.209
7653 13 157 9 82 49 13.6 11.013
7676 14 159 11 82 49 13.6 10.934
7739 18 157 8 82 49 13.6 10.934
7739 22 153 14 82 49 13.6 10.856
7820 24 152 6 82 49 13.6 10.974
7747 26 130 5 82 49 13.6 10.974
7614 29 109 7 82 49 13.6 11.013
7568 33 116 7 82 49 13.6 10.934
7614 38 127 8 82 49 13.6 11.052
7507 41 129 8 82 49 13.6 11.052
7381 45 128 10 82 49 13.6 11.013
7447 48 128 10 82 49 13.6 10.974
7820 51 142 11 82 49 13.6 11.052
8081 54 157 1 82 49 13.7 10.817
8073 57 153 15 82 49 13.6 16.072
8178 59 118 2 82 49 13.6 19.875
8250 61 -509 1 82 49 13.7 12.072
7961 62 2 1 82 49 13.6 13.64
7102 65 79 3 82 49 13.6 13.758
6516 68 120 15 82 49 13.6 11.836
6307 70 145 8 82 49 13.6 11.209
6157 73 156 11 82 49 13.6 11.17
6117 75 159 13 82 49 13.6 11.052
6162 78 151 11 82 49 13.6 11.013
6339 80 151 12 82 49 13.6 10.974
6538 83 146 17 82 49 13.6 10.974
6648 85 146 48 82 49 13.6 11.013
6805 87 149 26 82 49 13.6 10.974
6963 88 155 44 82 49 13.6 11.052
7163 89 154 9 82 49 13.6 11.013
7281 91 152 7 82 49 13.6 10.934
7433 93 155 32 82 49 13.6 10.895
7575 94 154 36 82 49 13.6 10.856
7660 96 155 41 82 49 13.6 10.856
7780 98 150 4 82 49 13.6 10.699
7411 99 -410 1 82 49 13.7 10.385
7156 100 -561 1 82 49 13.7 14.032
6970 101 -605 1 82 49 13.7 12.738
6744 102 -635 2 82 49 13.7 12.542
6276 103 25 1 82 49 13.7 14.268
5161 104 51 59 82 49 13.6 13.287
5588 105 59 68 82 49 13.7 13.091
5462 106 75 87 82 49 13.6 12.542
5506 107 89 81 82 49 13.6 12.385
5572 108 94 83 82 49 13.6 11.248
5580 108 100 80 82 49 13.6 11.052
5647 109 106 78 82 49 13.6 10.934
5647 110 111 75 82 49 13.6 10.974
5647 111 50 73 82 49 13.6 10.974
5547 111 -503 2 82 49 13.7 12.228
5773 112 59 20 82 49 13.7 13.875
5617 112 72 83 82 49 13.6 14.072
5707 113 78 78 82 49 13.6 12.346
5720 113 84 78 82 49 13.6 11.523
5716 114 85 75 82 49 13.6 11.013

[David Jerome]

Ive got 3 good 2mm 1 piece ceramic seals I will sell for $225.00 Shipped, they came out of a core I purchased, only had 2k miles on them when the seals on the front housing let go. No damage to the rear seals. Let me know if you are interested. A think a full set of 6 go for around $1200.00 last I checked.

[Phoenix7]

THAT's A GREAT DEAL!!!! I'm TEMPTED TO PAYPAL YOU RIGHT NOW!!!!

[sk8world]

Ive got 3 good 2mm 1 piece ceramic seals I will sell for $225.00 Shipped, they came out of a core I purchased, only had 2k miles on them when the seals on the front housing let go. No damage to the rear seals. Let me know if you are interested. A think a full set of 6 go for around $1200.00 last I checked.

I will look into it.. There ae so many seals out there I am having a hard time with it. I was condidering the ALS seals that a ton of Drag racers have been testing with great results. Link below..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/APEX-SEALS-2MM-MAZDA-RX-7-13B_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247 QQcategoryZ107063QQihZ002QQitemZ120238395124QQrdZ1 QQsspagenameZWD1V

[Barry Bordes]

Do you record oil temps? Were you spraying to lower air temps?

How do you set up your logging to help visualize what's going on?

Here is an example of what I use.
Barry



http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll129/bbordes/Purrint001fcedit.jpg

[RICE RACING]

I got an 1/8th mile strip about 20km from my house, will test out my FD there in a few weeks and let you know how it goes, great thread.