Some updates to the talon for '09

[Phil1320]

Just made some adjustments to the car for this year. Nothing too crazy: got rid of headlights/motors/covers, and all wiring not needed on the front of the car, lights, horns, etc. Took the C/F hood off and had my old fiberglass hood modded a bit. Also, got some slicks finally. Still trying to crack that 12.0 nut with the 14b. Haven't run the car much over the last 5 years. Twice on on the same weekend, Oct. '07 and ran 12.0 with 1.9 sixty foots. Tires just wouldn't stop spinning no matter what adjustments I made. The JIC's are so stiff and I have much weight out of the car, it just blazes the tires too much, sometimes all the way through second gear. Time to get back out there and learn to drive again.....now with slicks. Anyway, this is how it turned out:

 

[banshee04]

Lovin the hood and the cut out of the lights. Good work!

 

[fwdmaster]

Your hood/head light mod came out awesome

 

[boostin92awd]

Looks great

 

[CanadianTSi]

Glad to see your still going at it.

 

[mister_n2o]

Best of Luck, you'll love the slicks. I managed a 1.59 on slicks on the 14b last year but with your suspension you might bet able to grab a 1.4x

 

[toofast82]

Looks great!

 

[black92_tsi_awd]

was the scoop added to the hood? Where did you get it?

 

[2gGSXEclipse]

Looks awesome man!!! keep up the work

 

[AUTOMODSGST]

nice nice work congrats

 

[VETTE_50_TH]

Im doing the same thing to my hood. With the vent and all.

James

 

[SBstar]

Good to see you're still in the game Phil. Can't wait to see the car hit the track this year.

 

[Nate Crisman]

Go Phil! That 11.XXX will feel so good after all those years.

GL

 

[AWD-TSI]

looks good bro keep it up

 

[magna]

Looks very clean, good luck.

 

[E116]

was the scoop added to the hood? Where did you get it?

I am wondering this too. Nice car too.

 

[Muzda]

Looks good. I like the head light cut out, very clean.

 

[fastrst]

Looks good phill.Now i just have find time to work on my talon

 

[Bud92gsx]

Very sexy 1g...Lovin the headlight cut out..Might want to try that myself..

 

[DGajre777]

Nice shiny hood!

 

[Boosted6]

Sweet looking car,get an 11sec timeslip,then upgrade.

 

[Phil1320]

.....I didn't really expect this many replies. Thanks to all for the props!!! To answer the questions.......that scoop was actually sitting on the shelf at a tuner shop I used to work at here in Connecticut. The more I looked at it, the more I liked it. So, it made its way onto the hood. A long way back, maybe 1995 or so, there was a talon in a feature article in Sport Compact where the owner had the factory headlight covers welded to the hood and finished off. He then installed two PIAA projectors behind the lenses for headlights. I remembered how much I liked that and just incorporated that into may race set-up with no lights. The intake in the lense just took alot of time and patience with some filing. I'm definitely happy with the way it came out. I need to set the pins properly and tie up some loose ends and I'll clean it up and get some good pics.

Thanks again to everyone!

Phil Beers

 

[Phil1320]

Glad to see your still going at it.

Tyler---yep, still here, but, it hasn't been a valiant effort. Like I said elsewhere, the last time I ran was October of '07 on a Friday and two days later on Sunday, Both days netted 12.0 passes at 115. Before that weekend, I hadn't raced the car in three years. My first 12 second pass was October '97, my first 12.0 pass was '01. So it's been a decade in the 12's, but, as I've said, I haven't been at the strip anywhere near as much as I could have. Hopefully, this year I'll get to the track at least four times. I need to learn to drive again, and get used to the slicks. So, hopefully, it will pay off.

Phil

 

[Phil1320]

Good to see you're still in the game Phil. Can't wait to see the car hit the track this year.

Thanks Shane! I'll do my best!!!!!!!!! <12.0

 

[Phil1320]

Go Phil! That 11.XXX will feel so good after all those years.

GL

Thanks Nate! I can't imagine the feeling......too many years have gone by actually, but, I'm going to concentrate on the talon at the strip this year, that's it. No, roadcourse track days, no daylong rides on the motorcycle, I just need to concentrate on the Talon, and with that, I think I can meet the goals. Over the years I've been sidetracked by other interests, and by life itself.

Phil