Import Faceoff in Montgomery AL 5/31/2009
 

I talked to Bryan from BNR last night and he said he is planning to goto this thing.. Anyone else??

When is it

Trying to get it ready...... Should be there racing. Hope this go around I can drive the car afterwards.........

Hopefully I will be going this year.

I am going for sure... me and about 10 others are going.

I assume that you all have 7's and are taking them?

Yeah, when is it?

It is the 31 of this month.

Mike, Are you driving or trailer your car down?? Lets roll down together :)

Caim, where are you located?

I am located in pensacola florida.

Won't be going that's the Barbers weekend.

Hmmm. I might try to go...

JyRO's in, if I can help it. Phil, let me know when you guys will be rollin' in, I'll roll in with ya.

- Jason Oliver

Sounds good Jason! I think I still have your number.. Just shoot me a PM with your number and I'll call you when we leave Bham or when we are about 30 mins away.

I'll be driving my MB FD :)

trailering it down... Trying to talk Don into going also.. I have to be there by 10am (I think) for tech and such....

damn. i wish i could go but i leave for basic training on the 25th. have fun guys and take lots of pics for me.

Awesome! Hope Don comes down also.. Should be a good turn out! I think Leo is coming down with me or coming down later on... Seems like good rotary turn out!

I should be able to make it. didn't we just go to that event the other day :)

Well Don is coming over today to kick me in the to do the tranny-clutch... He is not 100% sure on coming but I am thinking it is a go for me. I need to check the website to see what time to be there. I am down for a caravan or a meet up in B-ham on the way down but I want to be there plenty early. Last year I didnt get in till late and had to rush to get the car of the trailer and ready...

Waiting on a phone call to bring my big azz kicking shoe...

Last year we all met up around 6-7AM in Pelham/Alabaster and roll in with some other imports.. I guess we could go ahead and arrange a time to meet?

I may go, especially if I get the free attendace thing for the 200+ miles traveled. Im thinking of taking the Rx2 depending on its status.

I'll take the white car then :D

Jer, You should go..

RX2 would be cool!

Yes i second that. I wanna see that thing.

Did you get everything back together after I left?

Yes.. Around 12:30am I finished. I took a 2-3 hour break to play with the kids. Started it today and it is quite! Have to drive it still. Thanks for coming over and helping.. I needed the motivation..

So track this Friday night then if all is well IFO. You driving yours down? You are welcome to ride with me in the truck...

Yeah, its good to go. Plans to hit the track Friday night. You wanna go?

So, just curious because i dont know a lot of you, but i will be there. So what kinda times are you guys looking at in the quarter???

By this site, Mike should run mid 10s (by his 1/8th of mile run)

http://www.fl-thirdgen.org/quartermileconversion.html

By his HP and weight of the car, he should break into 9s.

By prediction if he has traction, I say he will trap close to 140 (high 130s) and closely into 9s (10.2).

If the rain stays away, yep!

Too much pressure!!!!!!! Most people do not realize how much harder it gets to make a pass (in a IRS-stock tranny rx7) when your car starts making good power. I will be happy to go 10.7 or quicker.... for now...LOL......

What makes it so much harder? I just started building my car and was wondering what you thought about what i asked.

count me in.....i love putting miles on my car......

Compared to when I was making less power (300-400).. Didnt have to worry about over powering it out of the hole, was easier to make the shifts, didnt climb thru the rpms so fast. On top of all that keeping it strait!

What are your goals on your build?

Well i just want to have a fun street car... Nothing crazy. I do all my own work and this is what i have came up with.

Sorry to kinda jack the thread....

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h8...2/SANY0269.jpg

This is the progression of turbos that i have been through.

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h8.../newturbo2.jpg

That was before i did alot of little things to the engine bay. But that is a garret gt37r with a medium street port... Nothing special. I tune it myself as well so i am taking my time with everything. Just getting an idea of what it takes to make a solid 450 to 500 hp car that will last more then a month hahahaha.

I am going to make a build thread so people can see what i have done, but i have just been to lazy lately hahaha.

Looks good... What is the current turbo? Looks to be big enough.. I think people over rate the 500rwhp daily driver thing. I drove mine everyday last week to work I just run a pump gas map and stay 16-17psi. So far so good except I sucked ass at the track this weekend. Went there looking for a 6.6-6.7 slip and couldnt break 7.0??? Not really sure what the issue was..

On IFO I have not decided if I am driving down Sat. night or Sunday early. Want to be at the gates by 9-9:30 and its a 3.5 to 4 hour so that means leaving here by 5-5:30 am... I am a night owl.....

Don, if you are racing get those tires ordered and you need to register today to get in free for the 200 mile distance.
See you guys in b-ham or at the track..

It is a gt37r garret twin scroll with a 1.2 ar hot side. Yeah, i have the bike like you can see in the siq, but my car is the only... well... car that i have. So i have been driving that alot too. It is right at 15psi right now. But i want to bump that up to about 16 or 17 soon. I have not been to the track with it yet because i am waiting on tires for the car. But it is fun for the most part.

I am coming from p cola florida and i am leaving the morning of the event and we have a 3 hour drive i think. But it is not that bad. But i cant wait to meet a lot of you guys and talk it up.

Phil, i think i have dale coming from here with me. So it should be a good time with all of us.

Done...

Dale is going?? Sweet!! I haven't seen him in over a year!

Phil,

I'm emailing / calling TC and will drag him along. He's making progress on his car. Should be able to drive it the 15 to 20 miles to the dragstrip. He's getting about 40 miles per gallon ... of engine coolant, so he should have enough capacity to make it! :D