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by therieldeal
May 5th, 2010, 8:32 pm
Forum: Drag Strip/Track Racing
Topic: MX3.com quarter mile time list
Replies: 273
Views: 72556

Re: MX3.com quarter mile time list

update, 11.87 @ 117.6

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqyROM7SMUA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.dragtimes.com/images_timeslip/13346-1995-Ford-Escort-Timeslip.jpg

hoping to hit 11.49 soon... adding boost control, launch control, and some other features to my Megasquirt ...
by therieldeal
July 18th, 2009, 2:34 am
Forum: Transmissions
Topic: weird bp tranny problem, need an hint
Replies: 12
Views: 1374

Re: weird bp tranny problem, need an hint

check your clutch linkage, master and slave cylinders
by therieldeal
July 11th, 2009, 8:14 pm
Forum: Transmissions
Topic: LSD for klze?
Replies: 6
Views: 646

Re: LSD for klze?

the price point on the MFactory lsd is what led me to set up the group buy with them initially. i already had a quaife in my car, so i set this up purely for the rest of you guys :)

i've seen/installed/driven a quaife, and i've seen/installed (to test fit) the MFactory prototypes. the quality of ...
by therieldeal
July 11th, 2009, 2:01 pm
Forum: Drag Strip/Track Racing
Topic: MX3.com quarter mile time list
Replies: 273
Views: 72556

Re: MX3.com quarter mile time list

i need to stop by here more often, my time is outdated! =o

my current PB is 12.28 @ 117.2 on drag radials

http://www.dragtimes.com/Ford-Escort-Timeslip-13346.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

i should be in the 11's no problem once i finish my transmission conversion and hit the ...
by therieldeal
February 11th, 2009, 6:55 pm
Forum: MX-3 Related Items For Sale/Trade
Topic: FS: drag radials, seatbelts, BP ecu
Replies: 2
Views: 331

Re: FS: drag radials, seatbelts, BP ecu

here are some pics of the tread on the DR's. yes the Hoosiers are nearly "on the bars" but they come with hardly any "useable tread" anyway. you can run them until the grooves are gone. the wear bars are only there because they are DOT approved.

Hoosier
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e101 ...
by therieldeal
February 11th, 2009, 1:57 pm
Forum: MX-3 Related Items For Sale/Trade
Topic: FS: drag radials, seatbelts, BP ecu
Replies: 2
Views: 331

Re: FS: drag radials, seatbelts, BP ecu

belts and ecu SOLD

both sets of tires and the piping is still available
by therieldeal
February 5th, 2009, 9:41 pm
Forum: Drag Strip/Track Racing
Topic: 13.7 @ 106.88
Replies: 7
Views: 1597

Re: 13.7 @ 106.88

mazdax3speed wrote: I'm going with a SPEC 3+ in the next few months
conveniently i'll be selling a spec 3+ disc in a few months.... 3k miles on it...
by therieldeal
February 4th, 2009, 5:31 pm
Forum: MX-3 Related Items For Sale/Trade
Topic: FS: drag radials, seatbelts, BP ecu
Replies: 2
Views: 331

FS: drag radials, seatbelts, BP ecu

i have a big thread full of parts for sale over on clubprotege. here's some of the stuff thats mx-3 pertinent:

fancy blue "VOLO" 4 point harnesses (pair) $50 shipped
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e101/therieldeal/Garage%20Sale/IMG_0004_640x480.jpg

assorted 2.5" mandrel bends, some aluminum ...
by therieldeal
July 27th, 2008, 7:03 pm
Forum: Drag Strip/Track Racing
Topic: damn 60'
Replies: 22
Views: 3883

Re: damn 60'

are you spinning off the line? bogging?
by therieldeal
July 27th, 2008, 3:02 pm
Forum: Drag Strip/Track Racing
Topic: MX3.com quarter mile time list
Replies: 273
Views: 72556

Re: MX3.com quarter mile time list

times are in my sig :)

engine is a GTR bpt...
by therieldeal
July 27th, 2008, 3:00 pm
Forum: Drag Strip/Track Racing
Topic: damn 60'
Replies: 22
Views: 3883

Re: damn 60'

i have BFG drag radials... 205 50 15. last fall i was cutting fairly consistant 1.9x - 2.0x 60' times with the tires at 15 psi and no two step. i'd launch at ~5500 and slip the crap out of the clutch... ride out 1st all the way to the revlimiter, the gap between 1st and 2nd on these trannies is ...
by therieldeal
July 24th, 2008, 5:51 pm
Forum: Drag Strip/Track Racing
Topic: Tips on racing with slicks?
Replies: 5
Views: 4709

Re: Tips on racing with slicks?

i'm on drag radials but the same ideas apply... here's how i do a burnout:

roll into the water, set the handbrake

give the tires a quick, short spin. you only need them to turn around once, you are just trying to get the whole tire wet.

pull up a couple feet, just out of the water, set the ...
by therieldeal
July 24th, 2008, 5:34 pm
Forum: Transmissions
Topic: bp tranny lsd
Replies: 9
Views: 782

Re: bp tranny lsd

no, you will need both axles and the intermediate shaft from a 95-97 kia sephia 1.8 dohc 5 speed

sounds crazy, i know.. but trust me on this.
by therieldeal
June 12th, 2008, 6:53 am
Forum: MX-3 Related Items For Sale/Trade
Topic: [FS] awd trans, hatch, bumper, b6
Replies: 15
Views: 791

Re: [FS] awd trans, hatch, bumper, b6

nobodyhere671 wrote: Image
50$ obo
interested
by therieldeal
April 7th, 2008, 1:26 am
Forum: 4-Cyl. Technical/Performance
Topic: 1993 MX3 Starts, runs 3 seconds, stops
Replies: 5
Views: 436

Re: 1993 MX3 Starts, runs 3 seconds, stops

check to see if the VAF is plugged in... this is usually how they behave when its not.

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