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#1 User is offline   azn akira 

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 09:00 PM






i ended up getting two sound violations...i didnt have a turn down for the exhaust so i had to short shift and give it just enough gas to not boost when i went by the sound booth (between turn 5 and 6) and that killed my lap times. the track is pretty fun, most of it is pretty straight forward. the hardest turn to take fast imo is the rainy curve (turn 9), the elevation change is huge. its much more than it looks in any video or video game. the corkscrew isnt too bad once you get the line down, and its not a turn that is going to make or break your lap time. oh and turn 1 is actually pretty intimidating, by the time i reach it im already going like 105-110mph, i was lifting for the turn my first session. the second session i told myself to not be such a wimp and i took it flat out laugh.gif. but everybody i talked to with a moderate amount of hp says they lift their session (sometimes the whole first day) going around turn 1. oh the oil seal in my turbos decided that it no longer wants to function. so i need to replace my turbos before my next track event. which sucks because i was supposed to go to streets of willow on the 9th. normally in this situation i would just take my miata, but im pretty low on money so i need to save the money from that event and put it towards a new turbo...

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 09:04 PM

beast! looks like fun.

and for the forum, you cant see it but my civic was ahead of akira the whole time cool.gif
QUOTE (Krn_Track_Star @ Jan 13 2009, 07:01 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
also the g can already run mid 13s stock and the hks intakes adds an estimated 10 extra hp and the exhausts add like 8 so yeah it should shove off about 1.5 to 2 sec off my times

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 09:14 PM

QUOTE (azn akira @ Feb 7 2008, 09:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
i ended up getting two sound violations...i didnt have a turn down for the exhaust so i had to short shift and give it just enough gas to not boost when i went by the sound booth (between turn 5 and 6) and that killed my lap times. the track is pretty fun, most of it is pretty straight forward. the hardest turn to take fast imo is the rainy curve (turn 9), the elevation change is huge. its much more than it looks in any video or video game. the corkscrew isnt too bad once you get the line down, and its not a turn that is going to make or break your lap time. oh and turn 1 is actually pretty intimidating, by the time i reach it im already going like 105-110mph, i was lifting for the turn my first session. the second session i told myself to not be such a wimp and i took it flat out laugh.gif. but everybody i talked to with a moderate amount of hp says they lift their session (sometimes the whole first day) going around turn 1. oh the oil seal in my turbos decided that it no longer wants to function. so i need to replace my turbos before my next track event. which sucks because i was supposed to go to streets of willow on the 9th. normally in this situation i would just take my miata, but im pretty low on money so i need to save the money from that event and put it towards a new turbo...


that looks incredible akira, nice job on this post.

if i remember correctly you said you were going single turbo right? what kind of set up do you think you're going to run?


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beast! looks like fun.

and for the forum, you cant see it but my civic was ahead of akira the whole time cool.gif


if that makes akira a beast.. then you're ... A MONSTER!!
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Posted 07 February 2008 - 09:16 PM

QUOTE (boost @ Feb 7 2008, 09:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
and for the forum, you cant see it but my civic was ahead of akira the whole time cool.gif


and ahead of you was the legendary geo metro ohmy.gif

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if i remember correctly you said you were going single turbo right? what kind of set up do you think you're going to run?


tha was the plan, but i dont have the money for that at the moment. so im just going to get a set of used stock turbos. i need to save money for r-comps, a cage, and a gps datta logger

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 09:29 PM

that's hot
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Posted 07 February 2008 - 10:19 PM

sound sessions? wtf, they don't have that at the VIR track. what kind of bs is this?
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Posted 07 February 2008 - 10:25 PM

well some stupid people decided to build their houses on the other side of the hill from laguna seca. i guess they were surprised that a race track is loud and so they complained. now laguna seca has a 92 db sound limit except for big events like alms, moto gp, etc. god i hate people so much....

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 10:26 PM

btw did you convert that sunroof to a moonroof or something? looks nice don't think i rmemeber seeing that on your car either.
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Posted 07 February 2008 - 10:27 PM

lol at idiot home builders...
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also the g can already run mid 13s stock and the hks intakes adds an estimated 10 extra hp and the exhausts add like 8 so yeah it should shove off about 1.5 to 2 sec off my times

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 10:29 PM

Leguna Seca is pretty strict on their sound regulation if i remember correctly. For both bikes and autos.

What's the size and off set of your wheels again? Lookin sexy though ;]
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Posted 07 February 2008 - 10:40 PM

QUOTE (heyitzthatfc @ Feb 7 2008, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
btw did you convert that sunroof to a moonroof or something? looks nice don't think i rmemeber seeing that on your car either.


nope it was always a moon roof, i wish it was just a hardtop though...stupid extra weight and softer chassis....

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What's the size and off set of your wheels again? Lookin sexy though ;]


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Posted 07 February 2008 - 10:48 PM

Really? I thought that FD's needed to run lowerer off sets than that.
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Posted 08 February 2008 - 04:21 AM

dude tat is one sick car.. looks really good.. and i bet it was fun..
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Posted 08 February 2008 - 09:18 AM

Very nice pictures. Love your car biggrin.gif
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Posted 08 February 2008 - 02:05 PM

i really like that first picture. looks really nice.. haha any videos? biggrin.gif

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Posted 08 February 2008 - 06:16 PM

do u drive the rx7 daily? or just for track?
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Posted 08 February 2008 - 06:31 PM

QUOTE (phantompc4 @ Feb 8 2008, 06:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
do u drive the rx7 daily? or just for track?


it used to be my daily, now i only drive it to and from the track

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Posted 09 February 2008 - 03:18 AM

3rd and 4th pics are my favourite.
and it really does look like fun...haha, i want to try too.

don't have money to race on tracks yet, and i also lack the driving experience. i haven't even gotten any sort of professional instruction for driving on tracks. i shall work on it one step at a time though.

your car looks nothing like it did 4 years ago..it looks like it means serious business now. i want to see it in real life. LOL
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Posted 09 February 2008 - 07:05 AM

oooh wow very nice man!!
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Posted 09 February 2008 - 09:48 AM

nice. what it's like going down that famous downhill turn? and what was your best speed going through it? ^^
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