Finished

Off to the Dyno on the 10th and track on the 18th..
wish me luck.

39419

Nice! Good Luck Devin...

Congrats Devin see you on the 18th.

David

David, have you done any motor work? I am trying to size up the competition! lol See you there! Stop over to the RV and lets do some grilling!

Off to the Dyno on the 10th and track on the 18th..
wish me luck.

39419

Lookin good Devin. Let us know what that bad boy cranks out, and most of all, enjoy.

Kel.

Eric, I don't need to do any motor work. 225 hp is all I need to take you.

David

Eric, I don't need to do any motor work. 225 hp is all I need to take you.

David


:eek7: :lol2::lol2::lol2::lol2:

Eric, I don't need to do any motor work. 225 hp is all I need to take you.

David

And I can take him with my 224 hp....:loser:

See you in July...

You remember this spring at Sebring you pasted me, well your wife asked me to let you buy cause it was your birthday.

David

You remember this spring at Sebring you pasted me, well your wife asked me to let you buy cause it was your birthday.

David

I think you've been eating too much paste.:lol:

Eric, I don't need to do any motor work. 225 hp is all I need to take you.

David

Oh and the shit talking begins!!! bring it on!!!!

I'll buy the first round of beers to help soothe your bruised ego on saturday! :-D

well, things break.
today on the dyno - the straps to the u-joints failed and damaged the drive shaft - so, I am off to beg FleetPride for a quick repair in order to make the Friday event next week.

Good news is - one pull we managed to get it to 5000RPM's before things snapped - well over 400+ RWHP...... woooooooot!!

WOOT!

what track you going to?

WOOT!

what track you going to?

CMP - Carolina Motorsports Park.... 5 panoz/drivers slated for next weekend!

GT2 class consists of 4-5 Panoz and 4-5 FFR Cobras should be fun!

Eric, I don't need to do any motor work. 225 hp is all I need to take you.

David

David, 2 words...


OWNED! :-)

David, 2 words...


OWNED! :-)

isn't that one word?

isn't that one word?

It can me be more than one word depending on the blood alcohol level!

One word, but the beat down was good enough to say twice! :-D

LOL, fun weekend!! Car ran fantastic!

Had good fun this Weekend. Devin, Sorry about all your troubles. Eric, Just wait till next year.

David

isn't that one word?


Devin, how did the 376 perform?

Kel.

Kel, the motor and tune, performed extremely well - i chased down (with some help from Eric) a few "electrical" issues, resolved and then battled a clutch issue until I decided to give it up @ mid-day Saturday. I did not want to lose the transmission, so I played it safe.

Ill need to add another shim or two and fix my shift linkage bar - had serious times getting from 4th to 3rd - to the point of becoming a menace on track and/or burning thru synchos or teeth...

Motor is very strong, ton's o torque - will be a very fun ride.. so, off to get back under the car and wrench a little more.

Weekend was awesome - great company, Bob, Glen, David, Eric and the rest of the Club crew!!

It was a great, albeit, HOT HOT weekend, the RV AC was a nice reprieve though!

My car ran great!, except for some brake fade issues after about 4-5 laps, pads are getting low, @ 1/8" maybe slightly more.

The good news... I was 5-6 seconds faster than the next fastest Panoz ;-)

David, all in good fun! enjoyed it, see you next time!

Kel, the motor and tune, performed extremely well - i chased down (with some help from Eric) a few "electrical" issues, resolved and then battled a clutch issue until I decided to give it up @ mid-day Saturday. I did not want to lose the transmission, so I played it safe.

Ill need to add another shim or two and fix my shift linkage bar - had serious times getting from 4th to 3rd - to the point of becoming a menace on track and/or burning thru synchos or teeth...

Motor is very strong, ton's o torque - will be a very fun ride.. so, off to get back under the car and wrench a little more.

Weekend was awesome - great company, Bob, Glen, David, Eric and the rest of the Club crew!!

Ah the old everything is new gremlins!!

Devin when you say "shift linkage bar" are you referring to the bar that goes from the gear lever and then forward to the box shifter? If so I initially had issues with poor shift quality until we rebuilt the shifter. All the bearings and bushes were stuffed inducing lots of play that made shifting a mare. Particularly the 4 - 5 and back to 4 shifts.

What was the clutch issue?

Kel.

Ah the old everything is new gremlins!!

Devin when you say "shift linkage bar" are you referring to the bar that goes from the gear lever and then forward to the box shifter? If so I initially had issues with poor shift quality until we rebuilt the shifter. All the bearings and bushes were stuffed inducing lots of play that made shifting a mare. Particularly the 4 - 5 and back to 4 shifts.

What was the clutch issue?

Kel.

Exactly - that's the issue - I had a very hard time 4th to 3rd - never put in 5th due to that reason...

Clutch - I think I may be short a shim or two - little fluid coming out and then dead pedal, bled the clutch and off again, then issue again, bled again, moved pedal stop - band aid fix got me thru to find the linkage issues. I just ordered a complete set of bushings, bolts and nuts from Brandon @ Panoz -- so, that should fix that issue.

Now, just to take out the tranny again, re-measure for the throw out bearing clearance and reinstall.

Was a GREAT weekend - as expected. Glen and I left the car and trailer at CMP to pick up on the 3rd - on our way back up to Chin event at VIR on the 5th/6th (mon/tues).

Eric - You and Your car SUCK :runaround:

Devin - Hang in there buddy. You got away while I was out on track. Just a couple of minor fixes and then you get the the Eric message (see above).

David - I'm glad you our cars are not reversed - YOU ARE A HELL OF A DRIVER - you'd smoke me too!

Bob - give me a call on ur way up -- u guys can stop by for a swim and a cold drink....

Was a GREAT weekend - as expected. Glen and I left the car and trailer at CMP to pick up on the 3rd - on our way back up to Chin event at VIR on the 5th/6th (mon/tues).

Eric - You and Your car SUCK :runaround:

Devin - Hang in there buddy. You got away while I was out on track. Just a couple of minor fixes and then you get the the Eric message (see above).

David - I'm glad you our cars are not reversed - YOU ARE A HELL OF A DRIVER - you'd smoke me too!

WTH! David beats you and he is a helluva driver, I CRUSH you, and I suck?

Sheeesh! lol

Wait till i get the car sorted out!(and myself)