2014 Thunder Road confirmed Sat 9th August Woodbridge
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mikeyb1987 said:
My money is on Paul (Pah250).
Cheers for the confidence vote mate, but the gearbox swap I had to do means I have the regular 5th gear ratio once again, which means I'll hit the limiter in 5th before I cross the finish line. I don't think changing up to 6th will do much.R8Black - looking at your mods (cam, full exhaust, OTR, custom tune) then I'm guessing your N/A setup is fairly similar to mine, albeit that I have only the 5.7 and I guess your cam is more extreme and your headers are 4-1 as opposed to my tri-Y. Maybe a few side by side runs could be entertaining and hopefully I'll be able to stay close to you along the mile as neck and neck racing is always more fun.
pah250 said:
Cheers for the confidence vote mate, but the gearbox swap I had to do means I have the regular 5th gear ratio once again, which means I'll hit the limiter in 5th before I cross the finish line. I don't think changing up to 6th will do much.
what happened to your gearbox mate ?TheLeatherman said:
R8Black - looking at your mods (cam, full exhaust, OTR, custom tune) then I'm guessing your N/A setup is fairly similar to mine, albeit that I have only the 5.7 and I guess your cam is more extreme and your headers are 4-1 as opposed to my tri-Y. Maybe a few side by side runs could be entertaining and hopefully I'll be able to stay close to you along the mile as neck and neck racing is always more fun.
Sounds similar to mine, what cam are you rocking?pah250 said:
Cheers for the confidence vote mate, but the gearbox swap I had to do means I have the regular 5th gear ratio once again, which means I'll hit the limiter in 5th before I cross the finish line. I don't think changing up to 6th will do much.
Ahhhh 
explains a thing or two
ETA: Sorry to hear you're on a loan gearbox though Paul
Edited by EmmaJ on Sunday 3rd August 22:33
pah250 said:
Cheers for the confidence vote mate, but the gearbox swap I had to do means I have the regular 5th gear ratio once again, which means I'll hit the limiter in 5th before I cross the finish line. I don't think changing up to 6th will do much.
That's rubbish for you mate- I'm really sorry to hear that . I was genuinely looking forward to seeing how you came on with your set up.mikeyb1987 said:
pah250 said:
Cheers for the confidence vote mate, but the gearbox swap I had to do means I have the regular 5th gear ratio once again, which means I'll hit the limiter in 5th before I cross the finish line. I don't think changing up to 6th will do much.
That's rubbish for you mate- I'm really sorry to hear that . I was genuinely looking forward to seeing how you came on with your set up.
Ah got ya. Just did some googling - the E3 5th ratio is .71
(I'm using a Camaro ZL1 5th, which states it's .709...which I'd wager is the same!)
But you're still coming right? Want to see the Banana (if I dont see it sooner - it's at WP this week Paul?)
ETA - Yes Rich Tremec were very helpful. Proved it worked last year - was a few mph down on terminal speed compared to bouncing off the limiter in '12, but nowhere near the limit (and didn't have the legs to get there)
(I'm using a Camaro ZL1 5th, which states it's .709...which I'd wager is the same!)
But you're still coming right? Want to see the Banana (if I dont see it sooner - it's at WP this week Paul?)
ETA - Yes Rich
Tremec were very helpful. Proved it worked last year - was a few mph down on terminal speed compared to bouncing off the limiter in '12, but nowhere near the limit (and didn't have the legs to get there)Edited by Gary H 2008 on Sunday 3rd August 23:35
Edited by Gary H 2008 on Sunday 3rd August 23:38
Gary H 2008 said:
Ah got ya. Just did some googling - the E3 5th ratio is .71
(I'm using a Camaro ZL1 5th, which states it's .709...which I'd wager is the same!)
But you're still coming right? Want to see the Banana (if I dont see it sooner - it's at WP this week Paul?)
ETA - Yes Rich Tremec were very helpful. Proved it worked last year - was a few mph down on terminal speed compared to bouncing off the limiter in '12, but nowhere near the limit (and didn't have the legs to get there)
Yeah I'd guess they are probably the same cogs (I'm using a Camaro ZL1 5th, which states it's .709...which I'd wager is the same!)
But you're still coming right? Want to see the Banana (if I dont see it sooner - it's at WP this week Paul?)
ETA - Yes Rich
Tremec were very helpful. Proved it worked last year - was a few mph down on terminal speed compared to bouncing off the limiter in '12, but nowhere near the limit (and didn't have the legs to get there)Edited by Gary H 2008 on Sunday 3rd August 23:35
Edited by Gary H 2008 on Sunday 3rd August 23:38
I'm definitely going. Hotel booked, leaving work early on the Friday. Even if I have to take the Enterprise Corsa 1.2 I'll be there
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