HiBoost TS
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We took our project car to California Speedway yesterday night to test it in the mile for the first time. We had a hard time with a silicone hose that connects from the turbo outlet to the first intercooler pipe. It was getting loose since we have a prototype pipe without any beads. We ran three times, but only the first time we were able to go boosted all the way.
The car ran 14.0 at 12 PSI. The final speed was 106 MPH.
Since it was the first time we raced the car I know we can do better. The tires broke loose all thru first gear and after shifting to second it was really fast.(2.4 at the 60 foot mark)
The second time we did a lot better. It grabbed better, shifted to second and we thought 13s for sure. When shifted to third, the damn hose came loose and it was N/A to the finish line. At that run we did 2.2 at the 60 foot and at the 1/8 mile mark it was 2 tenths quicker. Still was a 14.7
The car felt really fast. In fact it was the fastest among the turbo imports. There were many WRXs, Neon SRT-4s, Eclipses and even a turbo Matrix.
The closest was a WRX with many mods at 14.1 @96MPH. The SRT-4 had 16.5 pounds of boost, slicks and did 14.1.
The eclipse did mid 14s and the Matrix high 14s.
We raced our car with the OEM tires. Just the way it comes from the factory. 2.25 cat back Bosal exhaust and an ACT clutch with organic disc. Stock internals, stock injectors, stock fuel pump and pressure. The boost was set at 12 Pounds.
I know that we will improve the times next time with some practice. We will race it again in two weeks with the same setup to see what we can do. After that we may use better tires or maybe some slicks.
I will let you know then.
Here are the results:
R/T .553
60 ft 2.401
1/8 9.379 @ 83.20 MPH
14.049 @ 105.99 MPH
Proteges are great!!!!!!!
The car ran 14.0 at 12 PSI. The final speed was 106 MPH.
Since it was the first time we raced the car I know we can do better. The tires broke loose all thru first gear and after shifting to second it was really fast.(2.4 at the 60 foot mark)
The second time we did a lot better. It grabbed better, shifted to second and we thought 13s for sure. When shifted to third, the damn hose came loose and it was N/A to the finish line. At that run we did 2.2 at the 60 foot and at the 1/8 mile mark it was 2 tenths quicker. Still was a 14.7
The car felt really fast. In fact it was the fastest among the turbo imports. There were many WRXs, Neon SRT-4s, Eclipses and even a turbo Matrix.
The closest was a WRX with many mods at 14.1 @96MPH. The SRT-4 had 16.5 pounds of boost, slicks and did 14.1.
The eclipse did mid 14s and the Matrix high 14s.
We raced our car with the OEM tires. Just the way it comes from the factory. 2.25 cat back Bosal exhaust and an ACT clutch with organic disc. Stock internals, stock injectors, stock fuel pump and pressure. The boost was set at 12 Pounds.
I know that we will improve the times next time with some practice. We will race it again in two weeks with the same setup to see what we can do. After that we may use better tires or maybe some slicks.
I will let you know then.
Here are the results:
R/T .553
60 ft 2.401
1/8 9.379 @ 83.20 MPH
14.049 @ 105.99 MPH
Proteges are great!!!!!!!
