They know how to turn little horses into big horses.....


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

wow lol good vid

haha nice vid

Jeez...

nice vid!

wtf wow

am I the only one so far that thinks that was really dangerous? (And quite possibly pointless)
Apparently no one has seen one of those straps break.

Ive seen those straps break and was thinking the same thing when i saw the vid......why didnt they tighten them down??

Lol notice how the guy steps away from corner after the 4th gear pull.

yeah my car does that :)









not really :(

Ive seen those straps break and was thinking the same thing when i saw the vid......why didnt they tighten them down??

They were probably tight, problem is they have them hooked up wrong from the looks of it. Can't tell very well, but the straps are supposed to be hooked up to unsprung weight and cross over. Works much better at keeping the car from moving around. Hooked up wrong I've seen a 2.5RS move around that much on the dyno doing a similar run.

You can do 1/4 mile runs on the dyno as long as you got it hooked up right...

that was cool! :) wonder what he gots under the hood?!?

I am amazed they did that with only two straps on the back.

:eek::confused::eek::confused:

Holy ****!

They know how to turn little horses into big horses.....

But they don't know how to strap the car down properly. :lol:;)


They were probably tight, problem is they have them hooked up wrong from the looks of it. Can't tell very well, but the straps are supposed to be hooked up to unsprung weight and cross over. Works much better at keeping the car from moving around. Hooked up wrong I've seen a 2.5RS move around that much on the dyno doing a similar run.

You can do 1/4 mile runs on the dyno as long as you got it hooked up right...

jk

Thanks for the "holy ****s" and the :eek::eek::eek:'s! :D


We do cross the front straps to keep the front centered but crossing the rears just adds strap length and allows the car to move forward too much. Those straps started off tight enough to stand on without them touching the ground. This was the first time I ran my car since it used to make only 330whp. This was a big change..... I think I will use 2 straight straps like I did and also add 2 more diagonal next time. I am also told that if a straight strap breaks the car will stay mostly straight but if a diagonal strap breakes, it will spit you sideways. I'll let Dan decide since he's the expert.

BTW, they were attached to the solid mounted tow points, not the suspension.


Anyone wanna guess what the ET was for that practice race?

fukn gnar

thats crazy..lol

i think some boss is going to be mad when he sees this...yes that was very dangerous imo

Anyone wanna guess what the ET was for that practice race?
Oh common' - you're like a cat with a canary here. Lay it on us. :lol:

(btw, have you ever run this at the strip just for kicks?)

hmmmmm

I'm gonna guess

7.8@105 1/8
10.8@135 1/4

OK,

it was an 11.5 at 125 by the boss himself, Dan Harman (on street tires) who is not a good drag-racer by his own admission (altho I thought he looked good)

I bet a skilled drag guy could crack into the high 10's, esp with better tires and a drag race tune with better gas (100 unleaded here)

No, I have never drag raced it (only roadrace/time attack)but I may get a wild hair someday............... :devil:

What turbo?

Yesssss tabasco sauce is almost winning


At this stage, you might want to just switch to cobalt steel chains.... that looks pretty damn dangerous.

BTW, they were attached to the solid mounted tow points, not the suspension.


I might be wrong but aren't the tow points sprung weight? I mean if you pull down on them don't they pull the car down?

that is one of the most insane dyno runs i have ever seen! What are the mods to the car? what a beast!

Danger is mxpop's middle name... or was it pussycat?

I can never remember :)

Yep, it'd be fun to see what this thing could really do at the strip. Ehhh, on second thought, screw that - give me a road course any day of the week. :lol:


(edited, after I found out mxpop has made a few "chchchanges". :lol:)

that is soooooo sick

Damn Dan... that has to be one of the craziest things I have ever seen... even crazier than the pic I have of you sitting on the throne with your helmet on :lol:

you guys ever watch an episode of cops when they are rading a drug house. you know how there is allways a chained up pissed off pitbull just pulling against the chain to sink his teeth into some pork. well that is what your car reminds me of just thought i would let you know :devil:

jesus man thats crazy.

holy crap

Lets just say JC kicked it up a notch :P

WHATS THE MOD LIST?!?!?!? HOLY COW that was sick!

i voted tabasco sause.....

They know how to turn little horses into big horses.....


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

<<Goes to put tabasco sauce into gas tank..

Car probably makes sick power, but needs strapped tighter (or replace the rachets/strap). A stock STi could "dance" around similarly if the straps couldn't hold the required tension.

Scary pull fo sho.

wow, it was like a freakin' crazy ass dog on the chain, wantin' a piece of something lol

nice flames outta the exhaust!

I am amazed they did that with only two straps on the back.


LOL I was thinking the same thing.

i am so doing that to my car.

this is just a wild guess, but i'm pretty sure dan knows what he's doin and doesn't want to fly into the wall , especially while he's in the car....

nice vid

Lookin' Good JC!!!!

congrats man! spill the beans! ;)

apparently everyone chose tabasco sauce hahahah

@_@ ..... reminds me of a kid i saw once on those leash things parents put them in so they don't go runnin' off.

Oh man, I just watched it again...what a crack-up! Mxpop, you need to get behind the wheel of that thing and give it some room. Your corner exit pull is going to take on a new meaning for you. :lol:

Can't wait to read all about it.

^^^
Yeah, kinda like "releasing a slingshot"........ I hope :devil:

whoa i bet that car would kick some *** at the 1/4

Yeah, kinda like "releasing a slingshot
No doubt about it - that fine line of tire commitment to lateral vs straight acceleration is going to be a little more interesting now. :)

A quick question for all of us who dream of tracking these cars: do you ever use a specific DCCD setting, or just run it in auto mode? I know what works well for me, but I'm curious what works best out on the track.

So no mod list ? :(

Yes mod list please!

Nice ...Super charger!!!
I Drove this car and i stamped my under pants...Ew Wee!! it's fast!
Mxpop= Road Race Rambo!

I Drove this car and i stamped my under pants...Ew Wee!! it's fast!
Mxpop= Road Race Rambo!

Any pics of said underpants? Besides, I thought you wore "G"s?

Of course, we all know that I go Rambo.... ::disco:

jeeeeeesus

Spill the ****in' beans already! Quit being a tease!

The real question here is what tabasco sauce did you use, Origional red or Chipotle?

So far the only "Bragging" has been the video, are you going to show us the mods and actual dyno or not?

A quick question for all of us who dream of tracking these cars: do you ever use a specific DCCD setting, or just run it in auto mode?

I have played with different DCCD settings and some do return better characteristics under certain situations. However, I find that the extra distraction and risk of clicking on the wrong setting is not worth the small poss gains, esp if you click on the wrong setting just as you need to get both hands on the wheel entering a nasty turn etc. Besides, the auto setting is already pretty good all around for road race/Time attack. It may be worthwhile to find a way to simply and clearly toggle between 2 settings with a steering or shifter mounted switch etc. I just dont like reaching well out of view (HANS device makes it harder) to find a switch, much less a roller switch. I have not given up on trying to find some benefits with the DCCD, I just havent found the solution yet.



Sorry for the lack of setup info. I am still doing some final developements and testing. I will reveal everything when it's time and when we have the bugs sorted out. Hopefully this will be early March with two test days coming up next week. I know you all wont be bored with my car......

:D

I'd forgotten about the HANS device...toggling by braille might not be the brightest idea at the limit. :lol: And I'd also forgotten you run the '06, which has a much better front diff. In the '04, if you leave it on "auto" in high speed situations, the corner exit understeer is unfrigginbelievable; at lower speeds, "auto" seems to work fine...except for packed snow.

Update us after a few laps. :devil:

bump to find out whats in that car!

serious what is it running on? so far people think its 91 **** gas or tabasco :lol:


i picked tabasco.

Patience...let him some fun first. :lol:

am I the only one so far that thinks that was really dangerous? (And quite possibly pointless)
Apparently no one has seen one of those straps break.

i have...hahaha and yes this is completely ridculous. WAYYYY to much slack in those straps. i would not be standing next to this thing....nice car though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTEZAINx9fw

Tuning the HM Time Attack STI on our Mustang dyno. 500whp w/ Harman Motive GT35R Turbokit, Cosworth 2.6L Longblock, and 109 Oct Fuel.

8,500 RPM!!!!

JC,

did you get the billet crank?

I thought you were running the 2.5l? How's the 2.6 (now?)

^^

Yeah, you busted me.

We had a cam lobe flatten and a lifter (bucket) start to go bad during the filming of the Speed Channel show. Not a big deal but we had to remove the motor. We guess either a bad hardening or too low of rpms for the initial run in. Cosy suggests a min of 2000rpm for the first 20 mins and we may not have done that correctly. Oh well.

While it was out, Cosy offered to fix it for free and upgrade us to the just released stroker with the billit crank (I had the balanced OEM crank in the 1st one). This new one will touch 10k and can live at 9k all day.

BTW, this new setup makes the power with unleaded and a cat installed. :devil:



:D

:lol: Reminds me of the scene in King Kong.

Let me out and I'll rape ya.

^^

Yeah, you busted me.
While it was out, Cosy offered to fix it for free and upgrade us to the just released stroker with the billit crank (I had the balanced OEM crank in the 1st one). This new one will touch 10k and can live at 9k all day.


:D

what was our conversation before? ;)

i'm very glad you have the crank, your rod bearings with thank you also!

Im working on my billet crank in an S5 2.65 build ;) Damn those things are pricy!!!

wish you all the best this year!

Ryan