Some of you may have seen this on au or ukstarlet club but ill share it here too. We just had Jamboree on over here which is a big ass drag event, so I decided last minute to enter.
I heading out to willowbank last wednesday for a test and tune night with the new tires and a little less weight. First run went 11.400 @ 127mph. (up 3mph just by new wheels/tires) Next run, the car developed a bad misfire and ran an 11.8. Third run the gearbox refused to go into 2nd. After that the throttle got stuck wide open. Further investigation found this. Again.....
The screw bent a valve and damaged another seat. I was ready to pull out of jamboree but Zuboo talked me into getting it fixed. I pulled the head off sunday, the head was rebuilt monday and another member M03 express posted me another std head gasket.
Replaced my cracked windscreen on tuesday night. Also added a visor. I couldnt find black contact anywhere so I used a kitchen drawer liner. Either way, kept the sun out of my eyes.
Managed to get it all back together in time. First qualifying pass it would go into second again and ran a 12.2 @ 120mph. Second qualifying run, the car launched alright and I managed to grind it into 2nd and 3rd for a 11.1 @ 126mph. The 60ft time is still over a tenth slower than when I ran the 11.2, This put me in top qualifier for my class.
Video - Me versus Zuboo. All the noise is Zuboo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A79nKDYwpZs...mp;feature=plcp
Sunday, first round eliminations, I nailed the reaction time with a 0.06sec but the car wouldnt go into second again and ran an 11.4 @ 124 and I got eliminated. They opend grudge racing up for us so I went back to try and grab a 10. I got through the burnout and then the accelerator dropped to the floor. I got pushed off the track only to find the throttle shaft had snapped in half
So a lesson for all, stay the hell away from mustang throttle bodies. As you can see on the window, confidence was high for a 10
Once I get a new throttle body on, ill head back out to try for a 10. Theres also a motorkahna that I wanted to enter that is the national championships in 2 weeks time though. Oh and the car is still running the same 246hp that its had for months and caused all the previous shit fights in this thread. I might even turn the boost up over 20 if it wont crack a 10 the way it is but I think it should. Weight is down to 690kg.