I just noticed this old post and did a reality check. If that was a really fast course, so you averaged 60 mph for 60 secs, it would be one mile long, and the .5 gals means you got 2 miles to the gallon. I've never heard of an Evo with a stock turbo being able to suck down that much gas.

But in reality, the average speed on most courses is more like 40 mph, implying that your 60 sec course is only 2/3 mi long. This would imply that your car is able to achieve an astounding low of 1.33 mpg. I can't get mine below 5 mpg, even on 27 psi of boost with 104 octane race gas. What am I doing wrong? :-)

 

it was a really rough estimation with some rounding error, but it includes all the time spent idling in grid and driving back and forth to the trailer, etc. It's not like I precisely measured the fuel quantity before and after each run or anything.

 

Maybe you're just not driving fast enough!

 

Well, duh! I already know that! I need to be over 2 secs faster on a 60 sec course to PAX at the national champion level. However I did manage to win BSP in the NE Div championships, thanks to a certain Connecticut driver "wanting to spend more time with his family". Thanks, John!

Mike

 

Your wish may be answered soon. IC pipes are going back on, getting a new fuel pump, going to up the boost and get new tune. Yee haw.

 

woohoo!

 

You've clearly not tuned your car to run 8:1 AFR and have not mounted an extra spark plug in your muffler so that you can shoot 20 foot flames....

BTW, I get between 4 and 5 mpg on a road course (93 oct tune, 100 Oct gas, 420 whp, 9000rpm).

l8r)

 

check this video out. Our local photog has a new toy to play with. I like it.

http://vimeo.com/6229233

 

Thats pretty cool Marshall.

 

That has to be my all time favorite autox video!

 

Yeah, what is up with the harness thing? I saw a slo-mo vid of christine I think who was leaning so far from side to side she almost stuck her whole head out the window.

 

Weight savings, yo! Gotta run her lean and mean!! Good luck to every one at Nats! See you tomorrow.

 

Yes, best of luck to all @ Nats.!

I'm selling the VIII & getting a IX to develop for BSP next year. Hope to join you guys next year @ Lincoln, or wherever...

 

not exactly the best lap for me to post...but here is my first lap from nationals this year. Don't laugh too hard, i was really nervous.

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

 

good one Marshall - cold tires?