Drag racing at PIR! March 23rd!

[klr142]

First night of the Late Night drags this year is this coming saturday!!! w00!

It's going to be really busy that night, so how about the 23rd, after the track day?!?!

I think Jonathan was expressing interested in getting out there towards the end of the month.

http://www.portlandraceway.com/drags.asp

If you haven't raced before, you'll be charged $10 for a race number(unless the price of that has gone up as well), and it's now $23 to race as opposed to the $22 of last year. So if it's your first time and you're buying a number, it'll be $33. I think Les Schwab might have a couple dollar off coupons because they're the sponsor for it this year, well, I hope so anyway.

Let's get this ball rollin! I'm going to run the 244 again, this time with a different camshaft(and possibly lamer exhaust) that might help me get off the line a little faster, we'll see if that makes a bigger difference than the lower peak power. Who knows! Cool

[DurableSwedish]

the v15 wasn't any good for the drags? maybe the automatic couldn't get to the powerband?

[klr142]

It was fine...?

[Husker4volvo]

PIR opened last weekend but its all good we need some more volvo guys to go down there i will be there to watch.

[klr142]

Watch!? Why? :-P

[Stereophile33]

my bosses are coming out in their Mini's so we gotta get some guys out there to take them on....as my NA car just won't whip them

[klr142]

Hahaha, kickass. Sadly, I can't say that I'll have a car that'll do any damage either...

[Renny_D]

My car is down fer now but hopefully to rise soon even faster...

I don't think I'll be done in time for this event though. I may come down to watch or maybe I'll even run the subaru just for the heck of it.

Thanks
Renny

[klr142]

maybe I'll even run the subaru just for the heck of it.
Dooo it! You know we'll be having some more drag days this year, so no worries on the turbo.

[klr142]

Bump!!!

[klr142]

Ttt :-D

[sk8daysaweek]

I'm there! I'll be the guy in the slow 145... But having a blast! ;-)

[Stereophile33]

I will be there running some slow NA times....so Kyle you might have a chance....

[Gregerivn]

Im going up on the 16th, should be fun, I just weighed in at 2800lbs with 1/2 tank and me not in it.

[Stereophile33]

damn boy. What did you do, acid dip your 740?

My 240 with no AC and a full tank of gas came in at 2920.

[klr142]

damn boy. What did you do, acid dip your 740?

My 240 with no AC and a full tank of gas came in at 2920.
Without you in it? I wonder what mine weighs... I'm thinking something heavy...

And some competition for me, eh? What'll be your setup?

[Gregerivn]

Well I got the boost figured out this time, and I'm running straight downpipe. I am hoping for mid 13s at least.

[klr142]

Renny's gotten bugged about having a cut out before his exhaust, by the way... They might whine about the downpipe only... :-\

[Gregerivn]

maybe i will just stop running at 10 if they give me a hard time

[klr142]

BUUUUMP! :) I wanna do the timing mod before I go... I gotta find out where the ICU or ECU or whatever I'm grounding is though!

[Stereophile33]

slot your sensor....

[klr142]

Huh? I've heard of swapping the wires that go into it, but definitely not that...

[Stereophile33]

slot the mounts for the sensor and you can advance/retard timing....just a thought

[2manyturbos]

I'll try to make it for the drags. There is an autocross in Salem that I plan on entering that day. I think Greg is going as well. It will be a busy day if I do both events.

2manyturbos

[klr142]

Busy days can be good for you sometimes... :) Hope to see you out there man!

[Renny_D]

I won't be making it as it looks like I'm going to be putting up a wall that fell down in my bathroom. My consolation is that my volvo isn't ready anyway and it may rain..

Hope you guys get some good times and start the West Coast to an 07 win..

Thanks
Renny

[klr142]

w00w00!

I'm going to try to be there as early as I can... Which may be 7, or may be 8... Probably about 8... And I'mma be running the balls off my 244 until they kick me out, or I can't go faster, or I break something(not).

So who's my competition?! Jonathan and I'll be lining up a few times in his newly aquired 245, who else?

[klr142]

:-p

[Renny_D]

I am consoled by rain. So when are we going to reset this up? How about two weeks from now ? Hopefully a better chance of having no rain?

Thanks
Renny

[klr142]

Two weeks from now I think is when Seth dyno tunes his car... The 7th. And that means, YES! Dyno and drags for him that day, oh man, Kenny's going to be in town, and it's going to be AWESOME!!!

Ok, so that's settled. April 7th we will be hitting up Wong's dyno to watch some tuning done by the master, then we'll go eat some BBQ at the V Shop, and we'll finish off with a night of racing at PIR... Sweetness! That's going to be one hell of a day...

[klr142]

So when do you guys want to hit up the strip next? http://ovtuners.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1574

[Renny_D]

Friday before the IPD meet? Hopefully my car will be back together by then.

Thanks
Renny

[Stereophile33]

Renny, how is your stuff coming?

[Renny_D]

Renny, how is your stuff coming?

I've got to come over and get the head gasket from you and I'm waiting for the header back from Tony. Do you have Erics number as I need to talk to him about helping out with the wastegate. Can you pm me with it.

Thanks
Renny