Sixshooter's Slow Torture™ Build, A Study in Automotive Masochism
05-18-2012, 02:46 PM
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This course layout is referred to commonly as the Grand Am course. It is likely what they ran. If they ran any high banked turns at all they ran this course.
I'm looking forward to it.
If I try to shift too quickly my trans synchros grind a bit going into third whether going up or down through the gears. If I take my time it is fine. I may be refreshing the shiny bits inside at some point soon.
I'm looking forward to it.
If I try to shift too quickly my trans synchros grind a bit going into third whether going up or down through the gears. If I take my time it is fine. I may be refreshing the shiny bits inside at some point soon.
05-21-2012, 09:41 AM
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This is the third session Saturday. Pusha and Buffon01 were watching near turn four and five. Thanks for coming out and meeting me and thanks for the support. Some of you may have just seen Buffon01's build thread on here recently.
The red RX7 has a V8 swap and the red car passing me a few laps before the end was a newer M3 on DOT slicks. My overboost cut was set for 10psi and it was averaging about 6-7psi max in third gear and up. The shifter bushings gave out and I was having to be slow and careful when shifting. The new ones are on order from Rosenthal Mazda last night.
I screwed up and didn't get the GoPro turned on for the 4th session. I learned I could keep my foot flat on the floor through the high banks.
And my speedometer cable gave out coming out of turn four in the last session at ~120+mph. Also on order from Mazda.
And I got distracted by my AFR gauge, broke late, and drove off into the grass at the end of the second infield straight. I was drenched with sweat and tired.
The red RX7 has a V8 swap and the red car passing me a few laps before the end was a newer M3 on DOT slicks. My overboost cut was set for 10psi and it was averaging about 6-7psi max in third gear and up. The shifter bushings gave out and I was having to be slow and careful when shifting. The new ones are on order from Rosenthal Mazda last night.
I screwed up and didn't get the GoPro turned on for the 4th session. I learned I could keep my foot flat on the floor through the high banks.
And my speedometer cable gave out coming out of turn four in the last session at ~120+mph. Also on order from Mazda.
And I got distracted by my AFR gauge, broke late, and drove off into the grass at the end of the second infield straight. I was drenched with sweat and tired.
05-21-2012, 10:14 AM
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I was excited just to go do some AutoX Sunday. This is much more fun. How did the ole girl feel at 120+ mph?
Why are you looking down in the cockpit, you know better than to focus in on your gauges for too long. This isn't IFR racing.
I remember reading Hustlers thread on getting too involved in heads down racing and throwing off his concentration. When I put some rice in the RX-7, I got gauges with Audible alarms. I will be getting something similar for the MX-5 as well. My goal is, to not need to look down at all.
Why are you looking down in the cockpit, you know better than to focus in on your gauges for too long. This isn't IFR racing.
I remember reading Hustlers thread on getting too involved in heads down racing and throwing off his concentration. When I put some rice in the RX-7, I got gauges with Audible alarms. I will be getting something similar for the MX-5 as well. My goal is, to not need to look down at all.
05-21-2012, 10:48 AM
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I missed the shift passing the silver 350z. The shifter was all over the place once the bushing broke.
The car was stable at 130mph before the braking zone at turn 1. It was dead calm in NASCAR 3 and 4 at ~115. But the 550/350 springs, Hard S Bilsteins, and FM sways probably had a lot to do with that. And the alignment was good and never felt anything but steady at speed. My camber was apparently good for no extra shoulder wear on the tires.
The car was stable at 130mph before the braking zone at turn 1. It was dead calm in NASCAR 3 and 4 at ~115. But the 550/350 springs, Hard S Bilsteins, and FM sways probably had a lot to do with that. And the alignment was good and never felt anything but steady at speed. My camber was apparently good for no extra shoulder wear on the tires.
06-28-2012, 04:18 PM
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I bought a replacement oil pressure gauge kit. My sender and OPG that came out of my '93 parts car flipped out on the track Saturday. It fluttered spastically for about a lap and then suddenly went to zero 
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There is still plenty of oil being pumped into the valvetrain but the sending unit diaphragm is probably toast. New ones are $135!
For quite a bit less than that I bought a new 52mm Prosport Premium Series gauge kit that has a new sending unit, stepper motor internals, warning w/audible alert and flashing lights. The gauge face rapidly flashes from white to red and back when you go below the limits you set.
!There is still plenty of oil being pumped into the valvetrain but the sending unit diaphragm is probably toast. New ones are $135!
For quite a bit less than that I bought a new 52mm Prosport Premium Series gauge kit that has a new sending unit, stepper motor internals, warning w/audible alert and flashing lights. The gauge face rapidly flashes from white to red and back when you go below the limits you set.