A FEW WORDS OF WISDOM FOR TR.

[crisisjez]

For all those going have a great day. Sadly work precludes me from this one but I shall be there in spirit
For those running a few words of wisdom.

Never run with less than a 1/4 tank of gas.

Take your time with the 4th to 5th gearchange, if its giving you trouble abandon the run and either cruise down to a slow speed with the clutch in or select 6th gear and finish the run slowly.

Any noise/smoke from the engine you don't like...clutch in and coast. The overrun may cause more damage than the failure.

Check your tyre pressures/fluid levels and take spare oils. For the blower boys cable tie your dipstick in and take spare belts

Take the run back as an opportunity to cool everything down and dont put the handbrake on when you stop.

Have a great day all

Edited by crisisjez on Wednesday 16th May 12:14

[after_shock]

crisisjez said:

Never run with less than a 1/4 tank of gas.

That to prevent fuel starvation?

Good words all in though

[paul450]

after_shock said:

That to prevent fuel starvation?

Good words all in though

no, its just for monaro owners incase there car catches fire it will burn quicker

[ARAF]

crisisjez said:

Take your time with the 4th to 5th gearchange, if its giving you trouble abandon the run and either cruise down to a slow speed with the clutch in or select 6th gear and finish the run slowly.

Now you tell me!

I'd like to echo the above. I really wouldn't want anyone else to suffer as we did. If you do find a problem with getting 5th, try short-shifting on the next run, as I've never had a similar problem at lower revs. If you're cautious, then you can always have another run.

[paul450]

crisisjez said:

For all those going have a great day. Sadly work precludes me from this one but I shall be there in spirit
For those running a few words of wisdom.


Any noise/smoke from the engine you don't like...clutch in and coast. The overrun may cause more damage than the failure.

thanks, would not think to do that if it happens.

[paul450]

ARAF said:

crisisjez said:

Take your time with the 4th to 5th gearchange, if its giving you trouble abandon the run and either cruise down to a slow speed with the clutch in or select 6th gear and finish the run slowly.

Now you tell me!

I'd like to echo the above. I really wouldn't want anyone else to suffer as we did. If you do find a problem with getting 5th, try short-shifting on the next run, as I've never had a similar problem at lower revs. If you're cautious, then you can always have another run.

dont worry mate after being at the last one when you done it and finding out how much it cost you to fix i will be taken it easy into 5th

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paul450 said:

after_shock said:

That to prevent fuel starvation?

Good words all in though

no, its just for monaro owners incase there car catches fire it will burn quicker

Now now lol

[after_shock]

paul450 said:

ARAF said:

crisisjez said:

Take your time with the 4th to 5th gearchange, if its giving you trouble abandon the run and either cruise down to a slow speed with the clutch in or select 6th gear and finish the run slowly.

Now you tell me!

I'd like to echo the above. I really wouldn't want anyone else to suffer as we did. If you do find a problem with getting 5th, try short-shifting on the next run, as I've never had a similar problem at lower revs. If you're cautious, then you can always have another run.

dont worry mate after being at the last one when you done it and finding out how much it cost you to fix i will be taken it easy into 5th

Must admit I missed a change to 5th at a previous Thunder Road whilst following (notice not racing) Jez up the runway, just dropped into 6th and finished at about 120mph, was a nice drive out lol

[paul450]

after_shock said:

paul450 said:

after_shock said:

That to prevent fuel starvation?

Good words all in though

no, its just for monaro owners incase there car catches fire it will burn quicker

Now now lol

[MyM8V8]

Cheers Jez. It will be the first time in a manual for me!

But you wouldn't go up there with a full tank?

[Behold81]

I have been on a race track with just under a 1/4of a tank in my senny and on some corners the car would cut out due to fuel starvation. It meant I had to back off a lot.

Better safe than sorry as said.

[crisisjez]

MyM8V8 said:

Cheers Jez. It will be the first time in a manual for me!

But you wouldn't go up there with a full tank?

Absolutely I would. When I run and have spare fuel I top off the tank rather than wait till it empties. The weight penalty is irrelevant.

[007 VXR]

A/C on to help cool on run back.
And for S/C lads, after runs, bonnet up, engine off but turn key back on, lets charge cooler run on its own.

[DuncanDisorderly]

and if you are in Monaro be very careful of finding reverse when going from 4th to 5th, something I ended up trying to do on the Silverstone circuit. It wasn't a nice noise!

[ARAF]

007 VXR said:

A/C on to help cool on run back.

That will just give the engine extra work. Are you sure you don't mean 'Heater On' as that will use the heater matrix as an added radiator?

[ArnieVXR]

Turbo chargers need lots of oil to cool down, so you need to keep the engine running for a while. Switching it off too soon will carbonise (I think that's a real word) the oil on the bearings, shortening the life of the turbo.

Try looking at a well thrashed turbo at night, it glows like a horseshoe just pulled from the fire!

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007 VXR said:

engine off but turn key back on, lets charge cooler run on its own.

Do you mean the IC system will keep running with the ignition on?