gusu
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- Sep 9, 2009
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Independence,
Oregon
First off my profile is up to date, except I will be buying a Joe P inline boost controller before I go to the track.
This is what I'm planning for weight reduction. Keep in mind this all has to go back on
Passenger seat removal
Back seat removal
trunk carpeting removal
The hatch privacy thing
The spare tire is already gone
That's all I can think of for quick weight reduction.
Now for cooling and "ram air", I'm planning on a ghetto cowl with washers on the hood. I'm also thinking on removing the passenger head light and that metal piece behind it to allow for better air flow to the air filter.
For traction all I got is cheap H rated tires which I think will be good enough for my limited power. I don't have any idea what pressure I should run or if the front/back tires should be different or not. That's all I really can think of as far as traction goes.
For my launch, I've tried 5500 RPMs and 4500 RPMs honestly slipping the clutch at 4500 feels like a much faster and smoother launch where as the 5500 RPM launch chirps the tires then bogs. I'm not sure if I should feather it to try to build boost or not because I've never tried. Maybe I should try to use the e-brake to build boost?
I've also heard shifting from 1st to 2nd to 3rd then back to 2nd and then to 1st preps the syncros. Not sure if that's true or not. Anyone got any insight on this?
Finally I have to be honest, I have NEVER been taught how to drive a manual car and my upshifts are terrible but my downshifts and heel-toe is fine because I can actually find information on that. What can I do to not feel like I'm slipping the clutch too much or letting it out to fast? I think shifting will honestly be what kills my time.
*edit* I decided to add a story to break up some of the boringness of another typical thread. How I learned how to drive manual was my friend letting me figure it out on his shadow which had a clutch that engaged VERY close to the firewall. So after about 5 minutes of driving and him giving me pretty much no advice we go on with our day. I buy a 91 civic DX four door a few days later, it was about a four hour drive. So my friend's decide to leave me there instead of at least riding with me to see if I'm doing anything wrong. Well every car I have had since (which is 3) has had a clutch that either engages about halfway out to 3/4 the way out.
This is what I'm planning for weight reduction. Keep in mind this all has to go back on
Passenger seat removal
Back seat removal
trunk carpeting removal
The hatch privacy thing
The spare tire is already gone
That's all I can think of for quick weight reduction.
Now for cooling and "ram air", I'm planning on a ghetto cowl with washers on the hood. I'm also thinking on removing the passenger head light and that metal piece behind it to allow for better air flow to the air filter.
For traction all I got is cheap H rated tires which I think will be good enough for my limited power. I don't have any idea what pressure I should run or if the front/back tires should be different or not. That's all I really can think of as far as traction goes.
For my launch, I've tried 5500 RPMs and 4500 RPMs honestly slipping the clutch at 4500 feels like a much faster and smoother launch where as the 5500 RPM launch chirps the tires then bogs. I'm not sure if I should feather it to try to build boost or not because I've never tried. Maybe I should try to use the e-brake to build boost?
I've also heard shifting from 1st to 2nd to 3rd then back to 2nd and then to 1st preps the syncros. Not sure if that's true or not. Anyone got any insight on this?
Finally I have to be honest, I have NEVER been taught how to drive a manual car and my upshifts are terrible but my downshifts and heel-toe is fine because I can actually find information on that. What can I do to not feel like I'm slipping the clutch too much or letting it out to fast? I think shifting will honestly be what kills my time.
*edit* I decided to add a story to break up some of the boringness of another typical thread. How I learned how to drive manual was my friend letting me figure it out on his shadow which had a clutch that engaged VERY close to the firewall. So after about 5 minutes of driving and him giving me pretty much no advice we go on with our day. I buy a 91 civic DX four door a few days later, it was about a four hour drive. So my friend's decide to leave me there instead of at least riding with me to see if I'm doing anything wrong. Well every car I have had since (which is 3) has had a clutch that either engages about halfway out to 3/4 the way out.