BA XR6T - 480rwkw+ - Currently @ 10.05. 9s knocking in Oct13

by **iCER** » September 29th, 2013, 7:21 pm

car looks different depending what light is hitting it. It is Vixen Red.

by **justa6** » September 29th, 2013, 7:50 pm : **Jayedxr6 Likes this post**

Bit of a trick. When you wash your car and tyre shine your tyres. Spray all up inside your wheels arch's with tyre shine. Won't look like you've been 4 wheel driving.

by **XR_Lightning** » September 29th, 2013, 8:20 pm

iCER wrote:car looks different depending what light is hitting it. It is Vixen Red.

I know what colour it is you spaz!

by **iCER** » September 29th, 2013, 10:05 pm

lol was just saying it always looks different!

cheers justa6.

by **iCER** » September 29th, 2013, 10:06 pm

mods plz change thread title:

BA XR6T - 480rwkw+ - Currently @ 10.05. 9s knocking in Oct13

will prob change it again next calder run!

by **Dansedgli** » September 29th, 2013, 10:10 pm

Done.

You can edit it yourself too, just edit the first post and change the title.

by **iCER** » September 29th, 2013, 10:43 pm

ah cheers.

Sorry i dont know much about the interwebz

**** I hope it runs 10.04.

by **iCER** » September 30th, 2013, 7:09 pm

eh? 10.04? why!!!!!

Wife jinxed car saying it will run a 10.0 like a year ago. now its her fault if i need to spend 2k on a nos kit lol.

by **nstg8a** » September 30th, 2013, 9:32 pm

I'd gut it before running nos... You still run it in full street trim yeah?

by **iCER** » September 30th, 2013, 10:13 pm : **nstg8a Likes this post**

ye full trim and ETs.

No missing headlights/extra weight removed etc.

And car dont need to do anything else to break in the 9s. Just another run or 2!

by **Mr. CVE** » October 7th, 2013, 3:35 pm

And...............................
Update time please.

by **needfordspeed** » October 7th, 2013, 5:13 pm

iCER wrote:
And car dont need to do anything else to break in the 9s. Just another run or 2!

Saw it run 3-4 times last Friday, no 9

by **NUT347** » October 7th, 2013, 5:35 pm

What was it running?

by **needfordspeed** » October 7th, 2013, 5:38 pm

Pretty sure the best it ran was another flat 10, was running 10.0 - 10.1 and according to the commentator at Calder Dion was driving again.

by **Dansedgli** » October 7th, 2013, 5:41 pm

Who gets shotgun when it goes on the highway now?

by **NUT347** » October 7th, 2013, 5:44 pm

It's going to need more MPH.

I lol'd when he ran a 140 something and he said "good enough for a 9" then someone mentioned his MPH would go down if his 60 went up.

Nek minnet 10.0@136 lol.

Still a fast car though, would be mint with a modest owner.

by **nstg8a** » October 7th, 2013, 6:01 pm

How does that work?

Run 140 mph at whatever it was, but then a slower speed to get a quicker time?

Seen it in lots of threads, but it doesn't seem to make sense.

by **justa6** » October 7th, 2013, 6:23 pm

Haha well, what do ya know.

nstg8a, exactly what you said, quicker time means less time to build speed. Need more power. My thoughts anyway.

by **67rce** » October 7th, 2013, 6:32 pm

Power on a dyno =/= power on road. The fact that it's down 4-5mph means it has more traction, which is shown in the 60ft.

by **iCER** » October 8th, 2013, 11:32 am

ran 10.07 and auto started flaring a big in 3rd. we got warned so then he did half passes till got a good 60'. last run flared all gears. Dion's burnouts are half track powerskids. Great to watch...when someone elses car lol

Car does pro burnouts lol

so need to rebuild auto again! Last run was a 10.1. We have dropped mph from going from drum 85 to pump united e85. Even though we got more power, seems we have lost about 5mph. Still no clean pass with shit not breaking. Car should run 138-140mph on a full clean pass. Wont get the 142.5's i was getting at heathcote. Car 60's like a champion!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlNNzNNaG1I

Unlike 90% of people building cars, ill keep going as I have been for a while now till the car runs a 9 which at least is achievable

by **ClassicAU** » October 8th, 2013, 11:55 am

Haha, Dion is a champ!! Still, I dunno, kinda feels pointless to me if someone else is piloting your car. If it were me, I wouldn't be happy unless my car ran the times I was after with me behind the wheel. Nice effort anyway!

Dansedgli wrote:Who gets shotgun when it goes on the highway now?

Probably iCER, with Dion driving

by **iCER** » October 8th, 2013, 11:58 am

hah yeah and wife in the boot

Classic, as dion is pro driver, i want him to get the best out of the car, then for me to have a goal of trying to match it. On the hwy obviously im the only one who drives it

There is only 1 king!

by **ClassicAU** » October 8th, 2013, 12:04 pm

But why have Dion do it at all, when you say you want to match it anyway? Why not just go out yourself from the start? Seems like a waste of Dion's time to me to be honest.

iCER wrote:Classic, as dion is pro driver, i want him to get the best out of the car, then for me to have a goal of trying to match it.

Makes me think of this:

by **ClassicAU** » October 8th, 2013, 12:14 pm

LOL! Dave knows exactly what I am on about! All sounds like flashy bragging rights to me!

by **iCER** » October 8th, 2013, 2:31 pm

it is all about bragging rights lol

He doesnt always drive it. He has only taken it to the last 2 times to the track andf ones year or so ago at heathcote. When i am overseas i let him take it out.

Not that i need to explain myself to anyone, but i still own it and rape people on the hwy

This aint no 11second shitbox easy to achieve car. We chasing 9s in a 4000lb boat

by **markr154** » October 8th, 2013, 3:06 pm

I wish I had an 11 second shitbox, haha.

I get where you're coming from, at least this arrangement is proving what your CAR is capable of ...and Dion is merely the 'interface' that allows it to happen. I'm sure the tips you will get from him when you finally take the keys down the strip will be valuable in YOU achieving the best result in the safest way possible. I mean, all the top racing teams have a dedicated (and paid) driver in their cars, lol.

I'm sure Dion gets his thrills out of the whole thing too..

by **NUT347** » October 8th, 2013, 8:18 pm

6 passes on an auto is good value!

by **private9** » October 8th, 2013, 8:33 pm

NUT347 wrote:6 passes on an auto is good value!

Because race car.

by **Parfrey** » October 8th, 2013, 9:11 pm

Because BTR!

Icer, how do you think Dion became a good driver? Maybe he practised and got better and drove his own car until he was good at it?

Any plans to ditch the BTR and go for something reliable? I wonder if its lost mph from a slipping auto or just a good launch?

by **iCER** » October 8th, 2013, 9:47 pm

bit of A and B for the auto.

Will look into a t400 next year. If i dont keep going track then the auto is fine. But lets face it, i race it alot at the track too. If i ran the 9 then i can stop going to the track till the next round of mods at least

It's an awesome arrangement. You pay Dion to work on your car. Dion gets to race and break your car at your expense. You pay Dion more to fix your car.

1 of the 2 people in this is a very smart man.

by **tx5_brent** » April 1st, 2014, 5:48 pm

How is this thing going?

by **braad** » April 13th, 2014, 11:30 am

9's in 2014?

by **iCER** » April 27th, 2014, 12:34 am

still going. Well hwy anyway...havnt been at the track since start of year. Converting 400 people to Google Apps/Drive by myself has been a ball breaker.

Google Drive? Isn't that the autonomous car project? Have you fired Dion as a driver & placed your trust in Google?

by **Mr. CVE** » April 27th, 2014, 8:40 pm

weight saving :grin:

by **NUT347** » April 27th, 2014, 10:12 pm : **dylby1 Likes this post**

It's going to need something to get that mph up lol

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