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Hi all. I guess I'm a 'new' member, finally participating since there seem to be a lot of 991 911 Turbo owners around here that actually race.
It took me awhile to find the right car because I had a few options in mind that I wouldn't budge on including: carbon fiber, Burmester, centerlock, entry and drive, heated/cooled seats, etc. I finally purchased the car in late Feb, which left me with a somewhat tight deadline for getting it ready for tx2k16.
I installed Kline catless exhaust, switched to PSS tires, and got COBB and a tune from RobTuned.
My best pass in Texas was 10.3 @ 132 on MS109 which is really good for just exhaust and tune, and is also my personal best. It was extremely helpful having Rob there to provide track-side support, and getting to test out new and different maps based on track conditions. Despite having a dozen 7 and 8 second GT-Rs to attend to during this event, he still paid plenty of attention to my slow Porsche .
The next round of upgrades will include intercoolers, turbos, maybe meth. I'm planning to continue to do all the install work on this myself, so I may not have enough free time until winter.
Glad to see other people modding and racing these cars, maybe I'll get to meet some of you at upcoming events. I'll be at the GA 1/2 mile... not sure what I'm doing after that. The PCA has been sending me ~5 e-mails per day, so maybe I'll make it out to one of their events.
You forgot to post your best time slip! The pro-driven one
Welcome to my thread and thanks for trying to show me up.
About that... we went to Montgomery Motorsports Park the weekend following tx2k16 and eventually I got distracted by free beer, so let my tuner take a few passes, he lucked out with a SLIGHTLY faster time than my run in Texas.
Just gives me motivation to go do a private track rental sometime soon.
Haha welcome Kristi-anna! Awesome pics and great runs so far girl you are hitting it hard! Can't wait to see you chip away at those times and continue to enjoy the car. Your in great hands
Congrats on finding the right optioned car. I too needed all of those boxes checked along with a few others in searching for my car so I know the feeling. Looks like you have the right mindset! Looking forward to following your progress!
Congratulations on your new car and your mods these cars are amazing at what they can do, take your car out to a road course and see what it can do there as well Cheers
Scott - it was nice meeting you in Texas. Did you ever get lined up against a GT-R? I think our cars would be very competitive against a FBO E85 GT-R. Unfortunately, the only one I got paired with was my friend Spachman who is running Alpha 16.
Mark - you have a great point. I should run Road Atlanta since it is nearby. I signed up for a track day there with my R8, but opted to take it in for turbos during that time, so I still haven't actually raced at Road A yet. I don't think I'll ever like road racing more than 1/4 and 1/2 mile, but it's worth a try. And this car will probably make me look like a professional.
Scott - it was nice meeting you in Texas. Did you ever get lined up against a GT-R? I think our cars would be very competitive against a FBO E85 GT-R. Unfortunately, the only one I got paired with was my friend Spachman who is running Alpha 16.
Mark - you have a great point. I should run Road Atlanta since it is nearby. I signed up for a track day there with my R8, but opted to take it in for turbos during that time, so I still haven't actually raced at Road A yet. I don't think I'll ever like road racing more than 1/4 and 1/2 mile, but it's worth a try. And this car will probably make me look like a professional.
I don't recall if I raced an FBO E86 GTR at this event but I have in the past. I can beat them in the quarter-mile from a dig but have not been able to beat them from a highway speed role. They are stronger on top than our cars are.
I just worry about that Titos. You have to do better than that around here
A lot of the work you mentioned is pretty straightforward, short of the methanol injection. Wiring up and creating all the "conditions" that need to happen before meth is injected is one of the more complex things I've done, and I've done my share of engine swapping. The meth also is additional fuel that the computer doesn't know is being injected... so a close relationship with a dyno tuner and a crap-load of logging is advised.
I, personally, would go the full stage 4 and see how things were before I bought a meth kit. Just my own opinion.
I just worry about that Titos. You have to do better than that around here
A lot of the work you mentioned is pretty straightforward, short of the methanol injection. Wiring up and creating all the "conditions" that need to happen before meth is injected is one of the more complex things I've done, and I've done my share of engine swapping. The meth also is additional fuel that the computer doesn't know is being injected... so a close relationship with a dyno tuner and a crap-load of logging is advised.
I, personally, would go the full stage 4 and see how things were before I bought a meth kit. Just my own opinion.
Haha re: Titos... I am a fan of scotch and bourbon but not for day drinking or mixing with Red Bull, that's why I brought it to Texas with me.
About the meth... it may end up getting pushed to the backburner, I'm fine with mechanical work but I HATE electrical. Your comments only reinforce my hesitation. And I'm sure I should have done the turbos and intercoolers when I already had it torn apart for the exhaust, I just didn't want to run the risk of it not being ready for Texas. Also, I typically try to do too much, too fast to a car, netting poor or mixed results. So maybe I'm finally learning. I mean I clearly haven't learned enough to just leave the poor car alone, but what fun is that.
I've learned over the last 30 years to be the guy lagging behind, but always using the true-tested stuff. I pop fewer long-blocks that way.
As a rule, I always try and optimize the chassis for whatever I'm doing before I jump into the power mods. That doesn't seem very popular here, since most of these guys can afford almost anything and the AWD masks most chassis problems until it's further down the road.
If you plan on more 1/4 mile racing, I would *highly* encourage you to talk to Sambo about drag radials on rear 19" wheels. He has the hot setup. Otherwise one or two more mods and you'll just be spinning all four wheels and launch variation will make power mods worth much less.
I have to travel to Texas on occasion myself, and usually pick up Monopolova to mix with my full-sucrose RB. We gotta have out RBVs. Especially in Texas
I've learned over the last 30 years to be the guy lagging behind, but always using the true-tested stuff. I pop fewer long-blocks that way.
As a rule, I always try and optimize the chassis for whatever I'm doing before I jump into the power mods. That doesn't seem very popular here, since most of these guys can afford almost anything and the AWD masks most chassis problems until it's further down the road.
If you plan on more 1/4 mile racing, I would *highly* encourage you to talk to Sambo about drag radials on rear 19" wheels. He has the hot setup. Otherwise one or two more mods and you'll just be spinning all four wheels and launch variation will make power mods worth much less.
I have to travel to Texas on occasion myself, and usually pick up Monopolova to mix with my full-sucrose RB. We gotta have out RBVs. Especially in Texas
Ah, I just realized you are the person who posted the detailed bumper removal tutorial on Rennlist. Thanks for that, it helped me a lot. I don't have the tool I need to remove the centerlock wheels yet, so I had to get the wheel well bolts with the tire in the way... that was a memorable experience.
I see a pair of 19" wheels in my future... Rob showed me some today, but they are orange and I don't want the car theme to be HAPPY HALLOWEEN. I know they can be powdercoated, we'll see.
You had a list of particulars that you needed on your car... mine almost matched perfectly, except that I "required" adaptive cruise and 5-lug wheels. In my personal opinion, the center-bolt wheels are an unnecessary pain in the ***.
I'm glad you liked the bumper removal tutorial. I also left the rear tires on, and yeah... sore hands. I got some 200-cell HJC cats on the way, so I'll be going through all that again in a couple weeks (with the wheels off).
Nice times. Your car does have the potential to be the fastest car out there because... well, because it's black. Black cars are always the fastest. ;-)
Car looks amazing and runs very well. I got mine sorted out yesterday. Ended up being the signal line to the diverter valve waving in the breeze. It's good as new now. Great to meet you the other night.
03-30-2016 | 08:01 AM
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