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Re: New track times this week
So much for that trip to the track. Turned out to be a great night to go, it was a cooler night and the weather was perfect. It was calling for rain all day and it held off. Anyways the car was running great all day, got ready for my first run, dropped tire pressure down to 22psi in the front tires. I launched the car pretty easy and didn't push second to hard to see how the track was holding. Got on it hard in third and forth, went to pick up my slip and the lady had messed up the timing thing so my run didn't register. No big deal Ill get plenty more tonight, went threw the log and tried to update the fuel map but MS was screwing up and couldn't get it to work for some reason. I should have known this was a sign. Anyways on the second run I launched the car pretty hard and really got on it hard in second... well the rpms shoot up high and I figure the tires were spinning so I backed off a little but they kept spinning till I hit third.. rpms shoot up to 7k immediately... coasted the rest of the way down the track. So the clutch is slipping again... FML Also coolant has now found someplace to leak from and is on my upper radiator hose. Not dripping just a little, thinking thats the rad. cap leaking hopefully. So I let the car cool off some, take it for a drive and it seems to be holding boost fine. So I try to go for one more run and see how it goes.. Launch the car easy off the line, hit second and didnt get on it all the way. Clutch is still holding at this point, hit third and put it to the floor and the rpms shoot back up.. Clutch is deffinately gone. Along with that run came more coolant spraying out and a blown out exhaust turbo before the turbo. So endded up breaking the car and didn't even get to see what it ran that one good run.
A little disapointed with meth also. Ambient was around 80*F, intake temps at the start were around 104*, after 2nd 106*, after 3rd 108*, after 4th 114*?? WTF I know it was working because the temps would have risen a lot more than that had meth not been on. Intercooler may had been a little on the hot side to begin with since we did drive an hour there and only let the car cool for 20-25 minutes.
The car did make the drive back which is a good thing, it just sounds like ass when you drive it. I actually made it worse by doing a 3rd gear pull getting on the interstate at 23psi. The clutch held fine but it made the leak even worse. Now I have to drive it back and forth to school till I get it fixed.. Sorry for the long post
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98 Eclipse GS Turbo
Megasquirt 2 - Holset HY35 Turbo - Built motor - P&P Head and Intake - 3" Turbo back - FMIC - Greddy RZ BOV - Walbro 255 - Aeromotive AFPR - 650cc Injectors - Fidanza Flywheel - Zoom clutch - 13" Cobra Front Brakes - AEM WB - Devilsown meth injection - 3.55 Final Drive gear ratio
1981 Chevy Scottsdale
1987 Nissan 300zx - Chump Car
2001 BMW 325i - DD
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