Lloyd wrote:
I went out to SIR today to get some seat time with ProFormance.
If you ever get the chance you should do this. They run the front
straight wide >open (yes, toto, you can hit turn one doing in excess of 120
MPH).
Talk about some serious G's, I don't know if I'd have the kahuna's to stick
turn one, I could see myself flying into the tire wall at turn two.
That was the good news and what I found out in the first session and last
session >of the day. I was coming out of turn 5a going into 5b when then
engine developed >rod knock and I shut it down.
Any ideas as to what caused this, higher shift points maybe? At the last
DE, I happen to look at my shift point on the short straight between turn 2
and 3A. I was shifting to "3" at 6500 rpm (!) It's such a short straight I
didn't even bother to watch my gauges, I was too focused on setting up for
the turn. That could have been my stroker kit right there, I didn't pick
pick up on it until the second session.
If you use AAA don't call them to tow from the track.
Do they ding ya?
Saturday, when Leif gets back into town I'll find out what the damage is.
The only >way I can think to make this better is when the motor is opened
up turn it into a 6 >liter ....
Oh yeah! The "Tom Middleton Postulate"
or
Dang this hurts, I had another track day scheduled with the Porsche club
on >saturday.
I'll be there Lloyd, although I think its on Sunday. If you're not out
pricing stroker kits, why don't you drop by. I'd like to chat about the
ProFormance day and what's up with your GT. Who knows, after the Shark
Drags we may have to do a group buy on those stroker things. :)
-Adam - "We can rebuild it, make it stronger, faster........"
