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My old man had a whine in his 4-speed and Ford replaced the trans under warranty

This turned out to be a hoax - http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23054392-38200,00.html

I asked him about that, and he's got hold of some Teflon-lined hose to get around that problem.

So based on this paragraph, we should be seeing manufacturers building dragsters already, because drag races are a standing start.

If they were, it wouldn't be for long. I think iTec is though

Could do what bcl is doing, mount it in the boot up by the rear seats, not ideal though if you value boot space.

Yeah, that's something I should have added in my post - it was a great day, and Jim is very proud of his shop and dyno cell (and rightly so). Big thanks John and Jim for organising and hosting I reckon Ernie has some stiff competition with the BBQ (thanks Jim - BFF6, and the others) - the souvlaki were tops!

Those silver rims on your car FTW!!! Looking hot, a real good look should someone want to do a show car I reckon.

My car made 209 (point 2) kW ... bog stock except for an F6 intake and BMC filter. No wonder these cars go so well with nothing more than a tune, they run so rich, and boost control (if you could call it that) is very ordinary.

That's the whole idea Kimmy, it's not about drags. Launching a car properly requires a certain finesse, and it's bloody unlikely to be the same between a RWD and AWD, and certainly different to a FWD. Having a rolling start allows the average mug journo and/or punter to pretty much discount the actual launch from the equation. You also talk about never having launched a car with more than a handful of revs. A rolling start from 10km/h is just a smidgin in pretty much most vehicles! 80-120km/h tests would also be good to show the overtaking capabilities of a vehicle.

You really should try and use punctuation ... it makes posts much easier to read!

.. and it sounds horn too

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Victoria_Hervey

Wheel sealer is not a replacement for clearcoat, I haven't used the Autoglym stuff myself (stocker wheels, not worth it the way my missus drives :( ) but it comes in a spraycan

Make sure you get some sealer for the alloy, otherwise the brake dust can pit the metal surface. Autoglym do a sealer, bout $25 bucks or so a can.

So it is

Gawn :(

Nice work!

Nice .. Good to see Polk making some decent speakers again. I had (many moons ago, before Polk went cheap and nasty) a set of 51/4 splits in my R30 Skyline - awesome clarity and solid bottom end. Found that I had to drop the tweeter levels a fair bit though, the titanium domes jobs could get a bit shrill.

You're absolutely right ... it's the sudden stop that does the damage.

OMG!!

Got the DT's?

I reckon we'd know if they were

Hope none of it was scroungable .... I'm always on the lookout for stuff!

Saw Saleen about 3 times in the last two months ... rude bastard never waves though