bitter sweet
#1
bitter sweet
well, this weekend was the first time i took my car to the track and raced it..I go to all of the drags, but i baby my car too much to even want to drag race it..but i was very itchy and decided to race. I ran a best of 13.49..before you laugh, lemme say that all I have an APS tbe, w/ NO engine management, waiting on the accessport..and I get overboost/fuel cut almost always in 4th gear around 5k rpm..I REALLY need the accessport...I only did 4 passes, and my 60 ft time was 1.86, which SUCKED..i never once dropped my car or launched it prior til today, so i was VERY unfamiliar w/ how to launch it and what it would do..if you seen my first 3 runs you would'f laughed i came out like a SLUG..but never ran worst than a 14.46..i have to work on launching the car and get engine management! fuel cut sucks..just thought i'd share..
#3
oh yea i also did no power shifting/ double clutching like i've done w/ my other cars, i felt safer shifting hard and fast..i also had a question though, whenever i shifted from 2nd to 3rd, on all 4 passes i heard a knock type of sound. Or to better describe it, sounded like i ran over a huge pot hole..doesn't/didn't sound to healthy. it may have just been the suspension or tires grabbing..but it was noticeable from inside the car and didn't sound too healthy..it only happened in the rear..happened/happens to others?? not too worried though, drove the car 60 miles back home and felt great..
#4
Originally Posted by de pilipino guy
hey good job on the 13.49, except on that 14.46... atleast you admit that you baby your car...not like some guys here...btw are you in Oahu now?
#5
Originally Posted by nodnarb2785
oh yea i also did no power shifting/ double clutching like i've done w/ my other cars, i felt safer shifting hard and fast..i also had a question though, whenever i shifted from 2nd to 3rd, on all 4 passes i heard a knock type of sound. Or to better describe it, sounded like i ran over a huge pot hole..doesn't/didn't sound to healthy. it may have just been the suspension or tires grabbing..but it was noticeable from inside the car and didn't sound too healthy..it only happened in the rear..happened/happens to others?? not too worried though, drove the car 60 miles back home and felt great..
i sometimes hear it also when i drag...
btw i didn't know Big Island had a track...cool...
#6
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Originally Posted by de pilipino guy
btw i didn't know Big Island had a track...cool...
nobnard you have an sti? i get that thunk sound when shifting hard from 1st to 2nd, and 2nd to 3rd, every STi i rode in gets that thunk when shifting hard.
#7
Originally Posted by BOOSTiN
pretty sad yeah? Kauai, big island, and maui has a track, but Oahu wont.
nobnard you have an sti? i get that thunk sound when shifting hard from 1st to 2nd, and 2nd to 3rd, every STi i rode in gets that thunk when shifting hard.
nobnard you have an sti? i get that thunk sound when shifting hard from 1st to 2nd, and 2nd to 3rd, every STi i rode in gets that thunk when shifting hard.
#8
theres a bushing that can be changed that supposedly gets rid of sound, some where at the diff, it makes that whining sound from the tranny louder. i forget the details, i was reading a thread from iwsti.com and just briefly skimed through it..
#10
Originally Posted by BOOSTiN
pretty sad yeah? Kauai, big island, and maui has a track, but Oahu wont.
nobnard you have an sti? i get that thunk sound when shifting hard from 1st to 2nd, and 2nd to 3rd, every STi i rode in gets that thunk when shifting hard.
nobnard you have an sti? i get that thunk sound when shifting hard from 1st to 2nd, and 2nd to 3rd, every STi i rode in gets that thunk when shifting hard.
#11
Originally Posted by Sushi_n_Beer
I'm also on Big Island. I;ve been tempted to try out the tracks, but also baby my sti. Maybe someday I'll get the curage to try it out hehe.
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What you need is the Whiteline rear diff bushing kit and the subframe lock kit...Scroll down the page you'll see them. And don't spend the extra $2.00 for the Kartboy ones the yellow ones are Whiteline who have been around Suby's a long time nothing wrong with Kartboy either I just tend to use people that have been around a bit.
http://www.subaruwrxparts.com/04sti-suspension.html
http://www.subaruwrxparts.com/04sti-suspension.html
#14
Originally Posted by silver satin
What you need is the Whiteline rear diff bushing kit and the subframe lock kit...Scroll down the page you'll see them. And don't spend the extra $2.00 for the Kartboy ones the yellow ones are Whiteline who have been around Suby's a long time nothing wrong with Kartboy either I just tend to use people that have been around a bit.
http://www.subaruwrxparts.com/04sti-suspension.html
http://www.subaruwrxparts.com/04sti-suspension.html
#15
Originally Posted by silver satin
What you need is the Whiteline rear diff bushing kit and the subframe lock kit...Scroll down the page you'll see them. And don't spend the extra $2.00 for the Kartboy ones the yellow ones are Whiteline who have been around Suby's a long time nothing wrong with Kartboy either I just tend to use people that have been around a bit.
http://www.subaruwrxparts.com/04sti-suspension.html
http://www.subaruwrxparts.com/04sti-suspension.html
Last edited by de pilipino guy; 02-20-2006 at 10:05 PM.