We took the FocusSport turbo cars to the track for the second part of the FOTB 2006 show at The Streets of Willow raceway in Rosamond, CA. It was between 105 and 111 degrees during the day while we were there. In our trailer it reached 117. :lol:
ZERO problems at the track for us. We had the 2.3 litre FS Project ZX3 and the 2.0 litre H&R ZX3 - both intercooled. Actually, the FS car's coolant got a little hotter than I would have liked and the clutch on the H&R car started slipping since it's currently stock. Paul Haskew's ZX4 ST was also on the track without any problems, but his clutch was also slipping at full boost with his FocusSport stage 2 intercooled kit.
The shakedown:
The FS car was detuned to 285 WHP from 350 WHP for maximum grip. We ran straight 91 octane for the first 2 sessions without any issue, but added a few gallons of 100 octane since we had access to it. We took out the back seat, but left everything else in the car including the spare tire. This car has a fully built, low compression engine. We pulled the quickest RAW time of the day @ 1.31.242 with Raffi driving.
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The H&R car was detuned to 190 WHP to keep the clutch from slipping all the time. This car has a completely stock engine and is totally gutted with a cage. We ran straight 91 octane all day without any issues. The street tires and stock clutch really held this car back, though.
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Paul Haskew's car was detuned to 197 WHP to keep the stock clutch from slipping all the time. This car ran straight 91 octane for the first couple of sessions without any issues and then added some 100 octane. The engine is completely stock. This car had full interior, also.
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When I say "detuned" I mean we turned down the boost, nothing more. These are the same ECU programs that we run on the street on 91 octane. The reason we went to this event aside from it being part of FOTB is to prove how well the FocusSport turbo kits perform on the track in 105 degree + weather. The FS and H&R cars were out on the track more than most cars there since we had access to all run groups - they didn't get "babied" around either. I think we've made it apparent that these kits are beyond safe in the heat. We're very pleased with the results.
ZERO problems at the track for us. We had the 2.3 litre FS Project ZX3 and the 2.0 litre H&R ZX3 - both intercooled. Actually, the FS car's coolant got a little hotter than I would have liked and the clutch on the H&R car started slipping since it's currently stock. Paul Haskew's ZX4 ST was also on the track without any problems, but his clutch was also slipping at full boost with his FocusSport stage 2 intercooled kit.
The shakedown:
The FS car was detuned to 285 WHP from 350 WHP for maximum grip. We ran straight 91 octane for the first 2 sessions without any issue, but added a few gallons of 100 octane since we had access to it. We took out the back seat, but left everything else in the car including the spare tire. This car has a fully built, low compression engine. We pulled the quickest RAW time of the day @ 1.31.242 with Raffi driving.
The H&R car was detuned to 190 WHP to keep the clutch from slipping all the time. This car has a completely stock engine and is totally gutted with a cage. We ran straight 91 octane all day without any issues. The street tires and stock clutch really held this car back, though.
Paul Haskew's car was detuned to 197 WHP to keep the stock clutch from slipping all the time. This car ran straight 91 octane for the first couple of sessions without any issues and then added some 100 octane. The engine is completely stock. This car had full interior, also.
When I say "detuned" I mean we turned down the boost, nothing more. These are the same ECU programs that we run on the street on 91 octane. The reason we went to this event aside from it being part of FOTB is to prove how well the FocusSport turbo kits perform on the track in 105 degree + weather. The FS and H&R cars were out on the track more than most cars there since we had access to all run groups - they didn't get "babied" around either. I think we've made it apparent that these kits are beyond safe in the heat. We're very pleased with the results.
