TRP Racing Ford Falcon XR6T runs 9.1@159mph, update 8.48@165mph. - Page 7

prasac · 14-11-2011, 11:36 AM

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Joes car is damn nice for a street / strip car it looks great. There is a bigger crowd on a Wednesday night then a TC round lol.

yeah, i noticed that.

prasac · 14-11-2011, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by CYC06T

Yeah - definitely wanting too. When it was a street car it was in issue 11 of Street Fords way back when....

I wouldnt mind articles in both to be honest. I know a magazine has asked Dom when they could do a shoot, but I wanted to concentrate on getting the car going. Now that we have achieved that, I wanted the car to look a little more presentable, now that I have achieved that, I wanted to make sure I was driving it, so I can tick that box too. I will now consider photo shoots from here on in! Its always good fun to be in mags, its a good recognition and payback for all of the hard work .

our sentiments also. everyone that pretty much worked on the car was a mate beforehand, was good to give them recognition.

prasac · 19-11-2011, 02:49 AM

hey Phil, how u go tonight mate? i saw the car drive past us in the lanes but never got a chance to see what it ran or come up for a chat.

Paulie

CYC06T · 19-11-2011, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by prasac

hey Phil, how u go tonight mate? i saw the car drive past us in the lanes but never got a chance to see what it ran or come up for a chat.

Paulie

Hey Paulie, it was pretty much a write off last night unfortunately. We had a computer glitch (my fault) which wouldn't messed up the gas settings so I couldn't get the car up on the transbrake for launch. We mucked around with it a bit but couldn't get it sorted so I pulled the pin. Its an easy fix, but we just didnt have the gear there last night to sort it out. Nevermind, live and learn. Its a shame, cos it turned into a really nice night for racing and I had some family come out that wanted to see me race.

How did you guys go? So awesome to see you guys whack the street tyres on and just drive her home. Very impressive.

prasac · 19-11-2011, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by CYC06T

Hey Paulie, it was pretty much a write off last night unfortunately. We had a computer glitch (my fault) which wouldn't messed up the gas settings so I couldn't get the car up on the transbrake for launch. We mucked around with it a bit but couldn't get it sorted so I pulled the pin. Its an easy fix, but we just didnt have the gear there last night to sort it out. Nevermind, live and learn. Its a shame, cos it turned into a really nice night for racing and I had some family come out that wanted to see me race.

How did you guys go? So awesome to see you guys whack the street tyres on and just drive her home. Very impressive.

it sucks not having what you need at the track. we had computer issues a few months back. i had 2 laptops at the track and the ECU wasn't communicating with the laptop, makes for a stressful time because it was a race meet.

we had a really good night out, unfortunately we only got 3 runs was a few stoppages. we went with the same bowser street E85 tune. we think we found the limit of it. it's nowhere near as torquey as the Race E85 even with a few psi more at the launch it still didn't 60', it was consistent though 1.35 and 2 x 1.34 60'. ran a 8.42@164 first pass, then 2 8.37's@164 they aren't PB's but we were very happy with the results. anytime u can safely take the car home is a good meet

it surprises a few people a low 8-sec car can drive to and from the track, but that's the beauty of the turbo cars. here's some video from last night if u want to check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUlT863m8as

dat_40l · 19-11-2011, 12:02 PM

hey guys, i was wondering what happened last night?? i was there racing my black xr6t from blacktrack performance.. hope you get it all sorted and get to she your beast back out there..

CYC06T · 19-11-2011, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by dat_40l

hey guys, i was wondering what happened last night?? i was there racing my black xr6t from blacktrack performance.. hope you get it all sorted and get to she your beast back out there..

Yeah, I saw you there and wanted to come say gday, but with the dramas we were just trying to sort it out. Your car looked great. How did you run?

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Originally Posted by prasac

it sucks not having what you need at the track. we had computer issues a few months back. i had 2 laptops at the track and the ECU wasn't communicating with the laptop, makes for a stressful time because it was a race meet.

we had a really good night out, unfortunately we only got 3 runs was a few stoppages. we went with the same bowser street E85 tune. we think we found the limit of it. it's nowhere near as torquey as the Race E85 even with a few psi more at the launch it still didn't 60', it was consistent though 1.35 and 2 x 1.34 60'. ran a 8.42@164 first pass, then 2 8.37's@164 they aren't PB's but we were very happy with the results. anytime u can safely take the car home is a good meet

it surprises a few people a low 8-sec car can drive to and from the track, but that's the beauty of the turbo cars. here's some video from last night if u want to check it out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUlT863m8as

Sounds like a great night out for you boys - I cant wait to get to the point where we can go side to side both running low 8's. A turbo 6 vs a turbo 8. A heavy nugget and a light capri. Would make for some cool photos. Especially wheels up at launch!

I will check out the vids now.

prasac · 20-11-2011, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by CYC06T

Sounds like a great night out for you boys - I cant wait to get to the point where we can go side to side both running low 8's. A turbo 6 vs a turbo 8. A heavy nugget and a light capri. Would make for some cool photos. Especially wheels up at launch!

I will check out the vids now.

it was alot of fun, i told Joe we had to run u tonight it would make a great video. he was keen. we try to keep the wheels up at a minimum now too many scary moments in the Capri

the other brother John is the wheelstand king in his Corolla. he used to do 200-300ft wheelstands almost every launch, he has no fear or is crazy

it would still run a mid 8

he got sick of them and eventually put a bigger wheelie bar on

Black F6 · 20-11-2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by CYC06T

Yeah, I saw you there and wanted to come say gday, but with the dramas we were just trying to sort it out. Your car looked great. How did you run?

Mitch finally got his 10, it went 10.66

dat_40l · 20-11-2011, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by CYC06T

Yeah, I saw you there and wanted to come say gday, but with the dramas we were just trying to sort it out. Your car looked great. How did you run?

yeah good first time with new e85 and powerglide setup and went 10.66@128, so time to cage up and put my big boy pants on now lol... we only went to 3400 where it has a 3800 convertor and transbrake to go.. no good about the problems, hope you get them sorted soon.

prasac · 20-11-2011, 07:36 PM

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yeah good first time with new e85 and powerglide setup and went 10.66@128, so time to cage up and put my big boy pants on now lol... we only went to 3400 where it has a 3800 convertor and transbrake to go.. no good about the problems, hope you get them sorted soon.

all the best with it, saw it out there. looks good

great to see all these 4L I6 motors stepping it up.

dat_40l · 20-11-2011, 10:49 PM

cheers mate, your capri is a awesome car... hope we arent hijacking this thread too much lol

CYC06T · 21-11-2011, 09:04 AM

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cheers mate, your capri is a awesome car... hope we arent hijacking this thread too much lol

Its all good!

Well done and congrats. It is good to have plenty of guys out there giving it a good go!

We will be back out soon. I will stop messing with the computer and all will be fine. I am just super keen to go faster now. It doesnt take much to really get addicted to it. Its even harder when you also know the car still has plenty in the tank without us really leaning on it hard yet.

prasac · 21-11-2011, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by CYC06T

Its all good!

Well done and congrats. It is good to have plenty of guys out there giving it a good go!

We will be back out soon. I will stop messing with the computer and all will be fine. I am just super keen to go faster now. It doesnt take much to really get addicted to it. Its even harder when you also know the car still has plenty in the tank without us really leaning on it hard yet.

that's the good and the bad thing. good thing the car goes faster, bad thing is it takes more cash

CYC06T · 21-11-2011, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by prasac

that's the good and the bad thing. good thing the car goes faster, bad thing is it takes more cash

That it does Paulie, that it does!

Hopefully I can get to a meet before Christmas to try again.....

prasac · 21-11-2011, 01:43 PM

we are gonna try to get another 1 or 2 more in also. probably next Full throttle Friday and either the Sunday or a Wednesday R4R (we just turn the boost down) training new driver

Joe is getting a little sick of driving, he misses not being able to watch it go down the track. video is just not the same to him. Elliott is a good little driver, not sure who won more meets in the capri over the years Joe or Elliott

CYC06T · 21-11-2011, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by prasac

we are gonna try to get another 1 or 2 more in also. probably next Full throttle Friday and either the Sunday or a Wednesday R4R (we just turn the boost down) training new driver

Joe is getting a little sick of driving, he misses not being able to watch it go down the track. video is just not the same to him. Elliott is a good little driver, not sure who won more meets in the capri over the years Joe or Elliott

Sounds like we may get to line up next to each other before the year is out! Saturday meets are hard for Dom to get to at the moment, so FTF will probably be the go. I will keep you posted.

Now just to get the computer bit straightened back out again and on with the show.

prasac · 21-11-2011, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by CYC06T

Sounds like we may get to line up next to each other before the year is out! Saturday meets are hard for Dom to get to at the moment, so FTF will probably be the go. I will keep you posted.

Now just to get the computer bit straightened back out again and on with the show.

sounds good. the FTF's are good. apart from all the oil downs etc last week you get a fair few runs.

how long does it take to boost up without the NOS? ur lucky, being a 6-clylinder u get to use it. us V8 boys don't get that luxury. it's easy now spooling the twin 62's, but, when the 67's go on it may be a different story. people don't realise how much harder it is to get the turbo's up on boost with an auto compared to a manual.

**ebxr8240** · 21-11-2011, 03:54 PM

The pistons would be custom spec anyway..
I've seen some nice Cosworth pistons with crown pushed
down due to massive boost..
Not that Cosworth are weak !!!
It's just they have been pushed way past what they are
designed to run at..
What size gudgeon pin was used ??
Tool steel ??

CYC06T · 21-11-2011, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by prasac

sounds good. the FTF's are good. apart from all the oil downs etc last week you get a fair few runs.

how long does it take to boost up without the NOS? ur lucky, being a 6-clylinder u get to use it. us V8 boys don't get that luxury. it's easy now spooling the twin 62's, but, when the 67's go on it may be a different story. people don't realise how much harder it is to get the turbo's up on boost with an auto compared to a manual.

You know I didnt even try to get it up on boost. When I saw the nos wasnt kicking in I just let the transbrake go and rolled off. I kept into it to dust off the cobwebs, but otherwise it was a very ordinary pass.

You are right, there did seem to be quite a few stoppages last Friday. I guess it just didnt go well for a few people. I am just glad I wasnt one of the casualties eh.

michael (HYPOEB · 22-11-2011, 07:38 PM

Top work mate! Good work on getting these heavy things moving that quick!

dat_40l · 22-11-2011, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by CYC06T

Its all good!

Well done and congrats. It is good to have plenty of guys out there giving it a good go!

We will be back out soon. I will stop messing with the computer and all will be fine. I am just super keen to go faster now. It doesnt take much to really get addicted to it. Its even harder when you also know the car still has plenty in the tank without us really leaning on it hard yet.

cheers again, let us know when you head out again, i wouldn't mind coming down to watch the big girl race again....

prasac · 23-11-2011, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by CYC06T

You know I didnt even try to get it up on boost. When I saw the nos wasnt kicking in I just let the transbrake go and rolled off. I kept into it to dust off the cobwebs, but otherwise it was a very ordinary pass.

You are right, there did seem to be quite a few stoppages last Friday. I guess it just didnt go well for a few people. I am just glad I wasnt one of the casualties eh.

shame, you coulda still got a few passes. get a yank converter, you won't have to rely on the NOS then

CYC06T · 24-11-2011, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by prasac

shame, you coulda still got a few passes. get a yank converter, you won't have to rely on the NOS then

I had thought about going out again, but the nos settings may not have been the only settings that were effected in the computer, so I didnt want to take any unecessary risks.

Just having a look at my calendar and the race schedules for WSID between now and Xmas and it is going to be hard for me to get to anything. This is a busy time of year...... grrrrrr

prasac · 24-11-2011, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by CYC06T

I had thought about going out again, but the nos settings may not have been the only settings that were effected in the computer, so I didnt want to take any unecessary risks.

Just having a look at my calendar and the race schedules for WSID between now and Xmas and it is going to be hard for me to get to anything. This is a busy time of year...... grrrrrr

plenty of time next year

absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Road Games · 24-11-2011, 04:06 PM

I mean look how long it's taking Pauly to get out there ...

CYC06T · 24-11-2011, 04:16 PM

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plenty of time next year

absence makes the heart grow fonder.

True true. Waiting is not necessarily my strong suit though!

dirty · 24-11-2011, 10:06 PM

Very impressive indeed, good luck and hope you continue to improve the et's

Cheers

CYC06T · 25-11-2011, 10:05 AM

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Very impressive indeed, good luck and hope you continue to improve the et's

Cheers

Thanks - I too am keen to improve and go quicker. The car has definitely surprised us all in how well it is running, so hopefully its just a matter of watch this space!

CYC06T · 21-01-2012, 11:06 AM

Took the car out last night to Freaky Friday - it turned out to be a great night weather wise and the track prep was pretty good because the Santos boys were out doing some more testing.

Car is running well and I was able to go a little quicker - a best time of 8.6 @ 163 mph. I am getting closer to the quickest time we have run and I am keen to push past it

Am having a blast driving it....

There are plenty of meets on in the next month or two so should be out pretty regularly.