Where are the FWDs at????

[Pirrofab]

Home Made Motor Mounts

Basically the same thing poly mounts do, except I suspect that the window weld might be a little stiffer. All in all I see no reason why not to use window weld instead, it's muuuuch easier (no pressing out old mounts) much cheaper, and may be harder (not a fact just a hunch).

I guess the only downsides are that it's really messy if you're not careful and it takes at least one day of downtime to dry. (overnight if you put them in front of a space heater)

From personal experiance in being in 2 awd 1g's with prothanes and my own fwd 1g with window weld homemades. The prothane seems to transfer more vibration so I would like to beleive there harder. The other thing you can do is before you fill the stock mounts with the window weld is to take a plastic cutting board from walmart and cut little strips or plastic to fill the holes and then fill it in. Allows for less flex without all the excess vibration. I've been happy for thousands of miles.

 

[fwdmaster]

Any 1g fwd's out there running front & back solid inserts, and whats the difference in traction compared to prothane inserts?

 

[FaNtUm2113]

im fwd, i dont have any numbers yet, but i will early next season when the car is 100% done...all my mods should be upto day, except for the garret gt35r i have but havent put in yet...should make crazy HP and TQ...ill be sure to post back when i have exact figures

 

[richard33]

I went to the track for the first time on my new setup with e85 and DSMlink. The car can go 12's with the power its making for sure. The only problem is the driver. I went 13.8@114 missing 2nd. I have the no-lift setup with the tune and when you are spinning it is tough to not let off the gas. Oh well, just have to get more practice.

 

[habitatguy187]

I went to the track for the first time on my new setup with e85 and DSMlink. The car can go 12's with the power its making for sure. The only problem is the driver. I went 13.8@114 missing 2nd. I have the no-lift setup with the tune and when you are spinning it is tough to not let off the gas. Oh well, just have to get more practice.

60' time was pretty bad at a 2.4, it's said that every .1 on the 60' is ~.2 on the 1/4. They also say that fwds should be able to pull 2.0 60's without too much trouble, I think my best so far is a 2.34, but I haven't been to the track very much. Either way though, 2.0 seems a long way off for me , maybe it's because I can't build boost on the line yet. (ebrake broken and no link yet)

I wonder though if you've done any weight reduction to your car, specifically the rear? It will help your rear shocks rebound faster to help with the weight transfer. I've ditched about 210lbs since my last outing to the track and more on the way this winter so I'm hoping for much better times next year.

Also what was your tire pressure set at?

 

[eclipse-gs-t]

Fwd here
I want to take this baby to the track but first i have to get some kind of tune with maft dont know how to yet, or maybe i would be buying a safcII soon i wish i had the money to buy dsm link but can't do that right now.

 

[ZenkaiRacerDsM]

Seems like the biggest problem is that most of us just need to get to the track. 97 GST here. 18g w/ supporting mods and link v3. 20psi on pump at the moment. Just got me some naaawwwzzz too! Just need some drag radials and suspension for the track next year! Hopefully the ole 2600 with carbon kevlar disc holds the nitrous.

 

[GSTTOBEAT]

My 95 GST ran awesome with 26" slicks set at 9psi. It would pull 1.7 and a couple of 1.6 60' times most every time I launched the car. I would not use launch control. I like to rev launch in the range of 4500 and 5500 while slipping the clutch a little. I broke less axles this way. I could never get the hang of pre loading with the e-brake. My last race with the car pulled a 11.70 at 120mph. That was about 2 years ago. Now the plan is to build the car for track only and run 9's with a lot of seat time. Its time to rep for the FWD DSM's and run with the big dogs. I think it is attainable but going to have to work hard to get it.

 

[richard33]

Well I cut 2.3's but had problems with the no lift shifting. I just got some drag radials and going back tomorrow for some better times. Once i get the launch down i should be at least in the low 13s

 

[habitatguy187]

Well I cut 2.3's but had problems with the no lift shifting. I just got some drag radials and going back tomorrow for some better times. Once i get the launch down i should be at least in the low 13s

You should hit 12s if you get a good 60' (like a 1.7-1.8 with slicks)

E3 16g @ 25psi, e85, and 272s? Has 12s written all over it. Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[richard33]

I'm still waiting on the driver mod to surface haha. Thanks for the encouragement though. I just picked up some drag radials for now.

If any of you guys has access to e85 I would go for it. It is pretty much extremely cheap but effective race gas.

 

[SteveL]

I am done with my 1ga fwd, I had pretty good time with it, but last year I bought a really clean 2g awd.

I have done a bunch of 11 pass this year and the car was running so good, my best was 11.77@121 with a 1.82 and 11.99@119 in street setup.

The boost was 25-26psi with the wastegate disconnect.

This year the boost seems a tad lower and was not spiking(use to spike to 30+psi) with the wastegate disconnect.

My fmic blow in a weld the night of my 11.99@119 on my way back and it was only boosting 22psi after that, tought it was the turbo until I seen that 5 inch cracks in front of the fmic, wondering if it was leaking a bit before the weld really let go, I will never know that. Maybe I could have done better and my mph was 3-4mph lower this year.

My best mph with that turbo was : 126mph and this year only 121mph with more timing.

The mods :

SBR-G50
hks 272
kinetic fmic
dsm-link

Steve

 

[richard33]

Well, I keep improving everytime I go to the track. 1st time I went my best time was 14.3@104, 2nd time was 13.8@114, and my 3rd and most recent time was 13.4@113.

I feel like I have the power to go faster, Im just lacking the driving skills . Next week its 12s or bust!

 

[rocafellafw]

My 95 GST ran awesome with 26" slicks set at 9psi. It would pull 1.7 and a couple of 1.6 60' times most every time I launched the car. I would not use launch control. I like to rev launch in the range of 4500 and 5500 while slipping the clutch a little. I broke less axles this way. I could never get the hang of pre loading with the e-brake. My last race with the car pulled a 11.70 at 120mph. That was about 2 years ago. Now the plan is to build the car for track only and run 9's with a lot of seat time. Its time to rep for the FWD DSM's and run with the big dogs. I think it is attainable but going to have to work hard to get it.

your the man , im gonna hold you to that !

 

[JMiller]

98 FWD, no track time yet, cant have anything breaking until i get out of school.

 

[habitatguy187]

98 FWD, no track time yet, cant have anything breaking until i get out of school.

I say drive it like you stole it. My dsm is nothing but an expensive toy. If I'm not enjoying it then there's no since in me having it. It's no economical or rational to keep it for any other reason.

 

[DSM-ZERO]

My best time so far is 11.5 @ 115...

My highest MPH so far is 125

I pull 1.7 foots almost every time i have take the car out
No 2step so far just preloading with e brake and revving to 8,000
24.5x9x13 MT slicks at 10psi .

Nest season ill 2step get more seat time and lower my tire presure

Oh and Its a 420a also for the people that dont know

 

[turbodsm18]

Has anybody ever thought of running GSX rear struts....Ive been looking at some KYB adjustables to replace my non adjustable Tokicos....Im thinking since the rear shocks are meant to handle more weight, that may help stiffen the rear just a tad...

Anybody have some thoughts on this?

-Kevin-

 

[gofer]

Has anybody ever thought of running GSX rear struts....Ive been looking at some KYB adjustables to replace my non adjustable Tokicos....Im thinking since the rear shocks are meant to handle more weight, that may help stiffen the rear just a tad...

Anybody have some thoughts on this?

-Kevin-

my thoughts are go for it. im running a GS-T suspension on my "converted" AWD GS-T and its too low and i get some bad rub in the back. i would definitely think running a GSX suspension could only be a plus for you if you want it stiff. if your doing your suspension i suggest doing a RMDSM sway bar install too. (front and back)

 

[gst707]

people with fwd's.. like me... like to race rolling... its so much faster than awd's... and racing on take off ill jus put slicks... but i like the idea of having more top end than a AWD

 

[habitatguy187]

people with fwd's.. like me... like to race rolling... its so much faster than awd's... and racing on take off ill jus put slicks... but i like the idea of having more top end than a AWD

You say that now since you're still on stock turbo, but trust me when I say it gets pretty annoying when you spin 2nd and 3rd. What are you going to do roll race from mid 4th? WTF

Not to mention you're talking about street racing only (I'd rather have a good track time and a number to prove my car is fast) but I also don't like the idea of taking my stock 17yr old suspension car to speeds of 120+ roll racing.

I know a lot of local guys will roll race their civics and trans am's to 150mph+ on the streets. That's way too dangerous for my tastes and stupid to assume that you're immune from a dog, racoon or deer running out in front of you at that speed.

Looking back I would have bought an awd, but since I have this and have put so much work into it I'll probably build it up for good track times and save the awd for when I get an evo.

 

[mnetwork]

people with fwd's.. like me... like to race rolling... its so much faster than awd's... and racing on take off ill jus put slicks... but i like the idea of having more top end than a AWD

I still find roll racing fun, I like it much more than drag racing and I spin 2nd and 3rd on a cool night as well. Just do 60+ rolls...

 

[Pirrofab]

I still find roll racing fun, I like it much more than drag racing and I spin 2nd and 3rd on a cool night as well. Just do 60+ rolls...

2nd gear at 50 makes people wonder WTF just happened! . Its been my favorite since I got my car.

 

[mnetwork]

2nd gear at 50 makes people wonder WTF just happened! . Its been my favorite since I got my car.

I have no 2nd gear above 15psi

 

[C_Keagy]

Well when I break the drive shaft or transfercase I drop it all and make some FWD passes.

On hoosiers and not set up for fwd I poped off a 12.6@128, 9.0@101 1/8th.

Fun times