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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:18 am 
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Oran park, as mentioned above. Dunno what circuit.

haha if I was doing this challenge I would get something like an S13.

 

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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:43 pm 
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Yep, I would upgrade brakes, and not just a s**t rotor change.

Springs/swaybars/shocks and then tyres depending on money.

Pull every last bit of crap out of it.

 

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Yep, I would upgrade brakes, and not just a s**t rotor change.

Springs/swaybars/shocks and then tyres depending on money.

Pull every last bit of crap out of it.

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:56 am 
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what do you reckon a neat good nick s13 would go for?

the only one i found on carsales was an s14 with work done to it for 14k

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/pri ... 13&trecs=1


my brother and I were going to organise between our mates a race championship with a maximum purchase budget of $500 each to race around in paddocks :) problem was we couldnt find anyone willing to let us use their paddocks, for fear we would get hurt and then sue them.

sign of the times.

 

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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:50 am 
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That s14 doesn't look to bad, it's had the dollars spent in the right places.

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 12:36 pm 
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Well if they didnt spend so much on the car id get a Raptor blower kit, and a set of good extractors. Forget about the cat and exhuast, just dump it at the extractors :twisted:



And lose power...

 

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Posted: Sun Apr 12, 2009 6:09 pm 
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why?

 

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coz Physics says so.

 

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physics says it will lose torque downlow, considering this is probably going to be used for peak torque above 3000rpm and the guy suggested using a blower I'm pretty sure it would be more beneficial with only headers...

If you chucked a straight through pipe on there without a cat, however, it might prove more beneficial, but you would need to figure out the right length/diameter.

 

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3 inch straight through dumped at the diff or exiting the body in front of the back wheels

 

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Well if they didnt spend so much on the car id get a Raptor blower kit, and a set of good extractors. Forget about the cat and exhuast, just dump it at the extractors :twisted:

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physics says it will lose torque downlow, considering this is probably going to be used for peak torque above 3000rpm and the guy suggested using a blower I'm pretty sure it would be more beneficial with only headers...

Purely what i was getting at when i said dump it after the extractors :wink:. Doesnt have to be dumped right after the extractors, just get a length of 2.5"-3" pipe and weld it on to lengthen it. My guess is without a full length exhaust it would lose torque downlow for sure, but being a purpose built track car how often would you be revving the thing below 2500rpm as skidder said?

Besides with a pretty small budget of $3500 to better the car who would bother with spending extra for a full length exhaust when it probably wouldnt make stuff all difference to lap times? If i was doing this little challenge myself, personally i wouldnt spend the money on the blower, it would go more towards suspension and brakes as most people would do with just basic engine mods to get it breathing better. I just wanna see someone fit the Raptor blower and haul it round a track for 30 laps :twisted: :lol:

 

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 Post subject: Re: Motor Magazine Ef XR6
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:06 pm 
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meh, they are f**k anyway. If they had bought a stock el for 2grand they might have a chance, but as is they won't have much money left after the brake upgrade which will be necessary if they want more than a few laps out of it.

 

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Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:11 pm 
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Basically this challenge was a fail as soon as they spent $6500 on the car with a $10000 budget :lol:

It will be interesting to see what becomes of this EF XR6 though :roll:

 

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Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:38 pm 
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Yeh, theyre pretty fuked already with that much spent on the car itself.
An EB XR6 or S pac manual may have been a better bet, and at 1500 or less much better on the budget.
Could have afforded the big brake upgrade (1k off ebay), as well as forced induction we'll say $4k and a 50mm radiator (bout 500) + thermos.
Then you've still got plenty for springs, shocks, swaybars, 16/17s with semi slicks.


Even EF XR6s can be had pretty easy for about $4k...... :roll:

 

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