evodan2004's attempt at 9s take 1... failed
 

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ok well i hit the track. today was one of the worst track days i ever had. but thats ok. new setup + ****ty driver+ new clutch + ****ty driver + nervous as hell + ****ty driver =s these types of days.

id like to note the car ran ''mechanically'' flawless. no issues at all. the driver and that axle though is a hole nother story.

i got 5 passes. all about 36psi.

1st pass i didnt run out. had some tech issues but after this pass i had it taken care of. bogged off the line and shifted out of 3rd about half way. netted a 12.2 at 135mph.

2nd pass 1.62 60 foot and missed 2nd gear.

3rd pass. 1.71 60 foot 10.4 at 140. i hit 109 in the 1/8th. i do not know where i shfted each gear at. i got to much nerves going on in my head.

60' - 1.71
330 - 4.62
1/8 - 6.90
MPH - 109.46
1000 - 8.84
1/4 - 10.45
MPH - 140.88

4th pass. 1.66 60 foot missed 2nd again. at this point i am noticing on the good 60 foots i cant shift into 2nd. im locked out. why i do not know but all the other gears are perfect. so it is probably me.

5th and final pass 1.62 60 and broke a rear axle. again missing 2nd gear. on this pass i turned the boost up some too. but never got to see where it was gonna go.


o well. thats my day today at the track. ill get some vids up in a few. i need to calm down. im not mad at the car. i could care less if it brakes. its gonna happen. thats racing. im just mad at my self for not being with it. i dont know. i need to relax.


here is a vid. ignore my girl at the end. she didnt know i got things squared away with tech. watching this vid i really need to shift faster. IMO its slow. i thought i was doing good. dumb driver

10.4 @ 140mph

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BF4-4iztuc

here is my broken axle pass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGLqKvWFyOI



its ok though. 1st time this year with a completely different feeling car. once i get the axle replaced its on to ''take 2'' i seriously need to step my game up. tips would be great right now. ''hint hint''

still on those nitto 555R drag radials? just a little bit more practice and you'll be ready to rock.

140 is flyin on 36psi though!!

yes still on the 555R tires. all passes were around 32psi and the broken axle pass was 22psi in the tires.


the car is tuned for 40psi but on the street its out of fuel. the fuel pump mod helped but im not gonna run 40psi off the bat. i wanted to slowly walk into it.

Not bad on them 555R tires. I never really liked the 555R due to wheel hop and messing up my T-case.

yea they suck. i hate them. my best 60 foot on them is a 1.59 last year. this year once i reach my goal there being retired.

you should get the rx7 wheels there great

i have them. but i want to run 9s on real street tires 1st.

I ran my nittos around 18 psi. They seemed to hope more on higher air pressure.

great first attempt!

i am sure you will get the magic slip soon enough!

so what are you telling me? less tire pressure then 22psi? or leave it higher for less wheel hope? i dont know if i am getting wheel hop. it all happens so fast but the car feels smooth. or just like a lot of wheel spin.

thanks man. its not the day i was hoping to have but i guess i got to take the good with the bad. i really want that slip though.

i think i have a problem. i dont know. people with experience on rear broken axles can tell me more.

the shaft that go's into the rear end is where it broke. there is a piece still in there and i cant get it out. but worse is the thing broke into a million pieces. so does this mean all that metal is now floating around in my brand new TRE rear diff? here is some pics.

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...4/DSC02430.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...4/DSC02429.jpg
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...4/DSC02428.jpg


see the crack.
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x...4/DSC02432.jpg

Dan, I broke a rear axle last season just like that on 245/40/18 mickey Thompson ET street drag radials, no wheel hop, just broke at about 20 feet out. Drag radials are hell on parts.
Driver side rear right? My driver side rear broke right into the diff like yours did. I ended up having to pull the rear diff out and knock the left over piece out from the other end. I used a long extension and a hammer, came through the passenger side of the diff with the extension and knocked it out with a hammer.

I then pulled the diff cover off and fished out all the broken pieces from the axle. My diff has been fine since then. It would however be a good idea to flush the fluid a couple of times to get all the small particles out of it. Or you can just go ahead and tear the entire diff apart and clean everything out.

Hopefully you didn't do any damage to that new TRE rear end, that would suck!

yes sir. drivers side rear axle. i am going to clean it out for sure. i hope it is not damaged. i drove it home and i didnt here any strange sounds so i hope its ok. the only thing i noticed was at a red light 1 time i moved the car a little to quick and it felt like a clutch slipping. im told this is normal with a broken axle. i should have towed it home i think.

I know you have a build thread somewhere but what clutch are you running?

OS Giken RC-3 triple plate