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Hi everyone.
I've been viewing this forum for hints/tips for years but never got round to signing-up. Well, here I am.
I've been into cars since i can remember - had a wide variety of cars over the years, but in a nutshell ot goes; classics, minis, bland, a bit max-power for a few dark years and v-dubs.
I've been a member of the VWDRC 'Volkswagen Drag Racing Club' since 2008, and I race in the VW Sportsman class - Runner-up in 2009 and Champion in 2010
Here's my '74 Karmann Ghia Coupe.
She's changed a fair bit since I bought her in 2005. She's gone through various engine specs, suspension, wheels, tyres, gearbox, body mods etc over the years.
Current Spec:
Engine & Fuel: 1914cc
Stock VW crank, balanced with 8-dowel flywheel.
Mahle B&Ps
Modified 043 heads, CB double springs, 40x35.5 stainless valves
Bosch 009
Facet competition silvertop, 8mm lines
Holley fuel regulator
CR set to 9.3:1
Engle W125, 1.25:1 rockers
Twin 40DRLAs, 34 venturis
1 5/8 merged header
twin custom Stainless silencer by StainlessTill Exhausts
Full-flowed
1 litre breather by StainlessTill Exhausts
Gearbox:
Stock AM code IRS (4.375 r&p)
Eurethane nose mount
Bugpack Intermediate strap
Solid rear mount.
Suspension: Front:
3" Narrowed BJ Beam, set at -6"
Stock disc/calipers
Short Empi oil shocks
Rear:
Stock height
Type 2 snubbers
KYB GR2 Gas filled
Wheels/Tyres:
Original 5x15 ET35 'thin-lip' Rivieras
165/50 Nankang, 205/60 Federal
Body:
Large Engineering 8pt cage built to 8.50s, MSA tagged to 10:00s
Fibreglass flp-front end
Fibreglass rear end by HRC Body & Paintshop
Removable rear engine tray
Shaved side-trim
Kirkey lightweight ali seats
Schroth 6pt harness
TRS Window net
Tacho & oil pressure guage
Regulator/coil relocated to luggage area
Finished in VW Riviera Blue by HRC Body & Paintshop
Performance:
Not been dyno'd/run since fuel upgrade but last run:
16.01 off the gas at 1000ft (carbs emptied)
Before that she was 122bhp @ flywheel.
Hoping for 15.4 @ 85mph and 130bhp
I've been viewing this forum for hints/tips for years but never got round to signing-up. Well, here I am.
I've been into cars since i can remember - had a wide variety of cars over the years, but in a nutshell ot goes; classics, minis, bland, a bit max-power for a few dark years and v-dubs.
I've been a member of the VWDRC 'Volkswagen Drag Racing Club' since 2008, and I race in the VW Sportsman class - Runner-up in 2009 and Champion in 2010
Here's my '74 Karmann Ghia Coupe.
She's changed a fair bit since I bought her in 2005. She's gone through various engine specs, suspension, wheels, tyres, gearbox, body mods etc over the years.
Current Spec:
Engine & Fuel: 1914cc
Stock VW crank, balanced with 8-dowel flywheel.
Mahle B&Ps
Modified 043 heads, CB double springs, 40x35.5 stainless valves
Bosch 009
Facet competition silvertop, 8mm lines
Holley fuel regulator
CR set to 9.3:1
Engle W125, 1.25:1 rockers
Twin 40DRLAs, 34 venturis
1 5/8 merged header
twin custom Stainless silencer by StainlessTill Exhausts
Full-flowed
1 litre breather by StainlessTill Exhausts
Gearbox:
Stock AM code IRS (4.375 r&p)
Eurethane nose mount
Bugpack Intermediate strap
Solid rear mount.
Suspension: Front:
3" Narrowed BJ Beam, set at -6"
Stock disc/calipers
Short Empi oil shocks
Rear:
Stock height
Type 2 snubbers
KYB GR2 Gas filled
Wheels/Tyres:
Original 5x15 ET35 'thin-lip' Rivieras
165/50 Nankang, 205/60 Federal
Body:
Large Engineering 8pt cage built to 8.50s, MSA tagged to 10:00s
Fibreglass flp-front end
Fibreglass rear end by HRC Body & Paintshop
Removable rear engine tray
Shaved side-trim
Kirkey lightweight ali seats
Schroth 6pt harness
TRS Window net
Tacho & oil pressure guage
Regulator/coil relocated to luggage area
Finished in VW Riviera Blue by HRC Body & Paintshop
Performance:
Not been dyno'd/run since fuel upgrade but last run:
16.01 off the gas at 1000ft (carbs emptied)
Before that she was 122bhp @ flywheel.
Hoping for 15.4 @ 85mph and 130bhp
Edited by RUSS74GHIA on Monday 1st October 23:13
Slink said:
Hi, nice looking car, but seriously, if your drag racing it you should super/turbo it.
or put some serious mods, 85 mph at a quarter of a mile, i recon I could do better on a 2 stroke 125 bike.
You're probably right. Let me explain things a little.or put some serious mods, 85 mph at a quarter of a mile, i recon I could do better on a 2 stroke 125 bike.
There are many classes of drag racing, some are about out & out speed (heads-up), some are about consistency and hitting a target time(bracket or ET).
All of the heads-up classes pretty much require (if you want to be competitive) a car that will run under 10 seconds; it starts with Outlaw Flat Four (low 9's), Street Eliminator (low 7's), so let's not even get into Pro Modified, Super Modified etc. Getting a street car with the flat-four air-cooled engine down to those times requires a fair amount of investment.
I've always been a VW nut at heart, and the VWDRC have been around for 25 years and are a great bunch of people to go racing with. It fits in perfectly with what I enjoy about the VW scene
With regards to performance, a standard 1600 Ghia will travel from 0-60 in about 16 seconds, mine's in the low 8's. On the strip a stocker will do something like 20.5@65mph. So by comparison I'm fairly happy with what I've managed with a pocket-money budget.
The racing and the performances might not be everyone's cup of tea, and I respect that, but I thoroughly enjoy it.
RUSS74GHIA said:
You're probably right. Let me explain things a little.
There are many classes of drag racing, some are about out & out speed (heads-up), some are about consistency and hitting a target time(bracket or ET).
All of the heads-up classes pretty much require (if you want to be competitive) a car that will run under 10 seconds; it starts with Outlaw Flat Four (low 9's), Street Eliminator (low 7's), so let's not even get into Pro Modified, Super Modified etc. Getting a street car with the flat-four air-cooled engine down to those times requires a fair amount of investment.
I've always been a VW nut at heart, and the VWDRC have been around for 25 years and are a great bunch of people to go racing with. It fits in perfectly with what I enjoy about the VW scene
With regards to performance, a standard 1600 Ghia will travel from 0-60 in about 16 seconds, mine's in the low 8's. On the strip a stocker will do something like 20.5@65mph. So by comparison I'm fairly happy with what I've managed with a pocket-money budget.
The racing and the performances might not be everyone's cup of tea, and I respect that, but I thoroughly enjoy it.
fair enough, dont really know much about drag racing other than going really really fast in a straight line, didnt actually think there was lower power classes, and I was pretty drunk last night when posting that.There are many classes of drag racing, some are about out & out speed (heads-up), some are about consistency and hitting a target time(bracket or ET).
All of the heads-up classes pretty much require (if you want to be competitive) a car that will run under 10 seconds; it starts with Outlaw Flat Four (low 9's), Street Eliminator (low 7's), so let's not even get into Pro Modified, Super Modified etc. Getting a street car with the flat-four air-cooled engine down to those times requires a fair amount of investment.
I've always been a VW nut at heart, and the VWDRC have been around for 25 years and are a great bunch of people to go racing with. It fits in perfectly with what I enjoy about the VW scene
With regards to performance, a standard 1600 Ghia will travel from 0-60 in about 16 seconds, mine's in the low 8's. On the strip a stocker will do something like 20.5@65mph. So by comparison I'm fairly happy with what I've managed with a pocket-money budget.
The racing and the performances might not be everyone's cup of tea, and I respect that, but I thoroughly enjoy it.
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