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 Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 12:32 pm
Since there wasn't one up yet, I thought we could use a place to just throw around Q&A about parts and tuning. At the moment, I don't really have anything urgent to deal with in my car, but I was just kinda wondering what everyone else was up to.
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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 1:20 pm
Well you forgot SCCA and the SCCA GT. Those are what I like to watch and would most like to do. the SCCA is like the RSX's, BMW's, WRX's, Protges and s**t on a track road racing and the GT one is Vipers, corvettes, mustanges and stuff like that. But out of what you have there, I'd say drag (NHRA) would be my fav.
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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 1:26 pm
913 VGmaster337 Well I'm glad we talked about trannys and such and I hope you understand them a bit better. Anyway, for more torque I suggest maybe a bigger throttle body and also some underdrive pulleys. Those will put less stress on your engine thus letting up more power and torque. The cold air/ram air inducition and free flowing excuast will greatly help also, but doing all the above will make a huge differece if all done together. Not at the same time obviously, but you will notice a difference when they are all done. Actually, adding a larger throttle body and a cold air intake system will more than likely take away torque, although adding horsepower at the top-end of the band. A lot of newer cars are engineered specifically to optimize horsepower as as the engine is. That's why all these ricer boys are putting in stuff thinking bigger is better, only to find that they're going slower down the 1/4 mile. To get proper gains out of an intake, I would go with a ram air setup over a cold air setup. As for the throttle body, I wouldn't even consider putting in a larger one unless you're going for a supercharger or turbine setup. You gotta remember your engine is only 1.8L and adding unnecessarily large things will just jack up everything. I moved your post to here. Just to let you know. Anyway... Yes a ram air might be better for increased torque, however a cold air will still add a bit more. And I had a talk with a good friend that works at a parts store. Those new celicas come with nice size injectors stock so a bigger throttle body and some nice cold air would do it very good. Altho you have to think about what you plan to do in the future before doing the mods because some things go better with others. and thats my 2 gold. xd
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Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 7:58 pm
Well Im more into Rock cralling/Mud Raceing and stuff but I've alway's been a preaty big fan of Nascar.
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 5:56 am
VGmaster337 I moved your post to here. Just to let you know. Anyway... Yes a ram air might be better for increased torque, however a cold air will still add a bit more. And I had a talk with a good friend that works at a parts store. Those new celicas come with nice size injectors stock so a bigger throttle body and some nice cold air would do it very good. Altho you have to think about what you plan to do in the future before doing the mods because some things go better with others. and thats my 2 gold. xd Hmmm, learn something new everyday I guess. 3nodding
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Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:41 am
Hm...My Dads a fan of Nascar, But it only runs when I'm at work.
*Has worked every Sunday for the past three years*
So I'm not really sure what I would like. I'm not sure Monster Garage counts, so...
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:29 am
Super Tuned Rally action is my favorite. The skill level of Rally drivers is freakishly high. When they talk about the course the take into account all sorts of conditions. What gets insane is when they talk about techniques like ditch hooking. There are really drivers like Takumi Fujiwara.
What gets exciting to me is that Rally driving is not only dependant on the drivers skills, but on the navigator making acurate notes and spotting things that the driver might not. It seems more like a team effort more than any other kind of racing, because the cars will get wrecked at some point and if the mechanics are good they can get it fixed in a long night.
If I could choose any kind of motorsport to actively drive in, it would either be as a WRC driver, or next best thing the D1
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 4:42 am
Speaking of rallying and navigators, I was doing a little friendly racing on a clear stretch of road last night with my sc300 (my friends were running a G35 and an Eclipse). No one was really pushing it so it was pretty easy to stay in the lead. I would've had bragging rights too, but my navigator (my friend's 15 year old kid brother) pointed the wrong direction. We ended up coming in dead last xp
As for drivers just like Fujiwara Takumi, you might wanna check up on a kid from California named Ken Gushi. He's only 17 but he's already made top 30 of the D1 qualifiers with his sponsorship form team Rotora. Look for good things from him in the future 3nodding
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:42 pm
Well the other nicht I was watching some Drifting show and that was preaty damn cool. And last night I went to the Fair and Watched the Figure 8 and my Dad said "Why don't you enter your Mazda in this" So I think I will for next year. The only Problem is that since Its a truck and has a Frame I have to run with the Big 70's Car's.
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Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 10:08 pm
LOL that will be something to watch!
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Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:30 am
VGmaster337 LOL that will be something to watch! Oooh, count me in too! I'd pay some money to see that (although I only have like $5 now sweatdrop )
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 12:35 pm
Well I don't think were going to use the mazda now. My dad's going to get me a free Car from his boss. So I got to advertise for him. I'll keep you guy's posted on what end's up happening. And there will Deff. be pics. Dark_Stang said I should talk to a mod. and see if I can get some kinda sticker to put on it for Gaia.
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 9:21 pm
Toker Well I don't think were going to use the mazda now. My dad's going to get me a free Car from his boss. So I got to advertise for him. I'll keep you guy's posted on what end's up happening. And there will Deff. be pics. Dark_Stang said I should talk to a mod. and see if I can get some kinda sticker to put on it for Gaia. lemme know how that works out, i wouldnt mind putting a gaia sticker on my car once i get my new one. im going to most likely have audiobahn and concept sponsorships once i get it, so whats another sponsor? lol xd edit: im looking at getting a newer ('02) Tahoe... something i can really work with even though the gas is gonna suck if i do get it sweatdrop xp
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 11:36 pm
Rallying is called the WRC, or World Rally Championship. But there's CRC, ARC= Canadian or American. Lotsa stuff.
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Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 12:32 am
I think when I get my first car, and I bring it up to drift spec, then Im going to form a racing team if I can and have stickers made up.
I like the way the cars in inital D where sponcered. Even if the performace sponcers where made up they still had cool names.
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