LB Lancer Track Car

[RESON8]

Good work on the weekend Casey

Cheers John

Here is the video from the race2, the car died in the arse around the 6:50 when the turbo manifold cracks and I cannot make boost. Really need to grow some balls under brakes.



It wasn't a to bad first meet I got my OLT signed off and all I need to fix on the car is
- Cracked Manifold
- Rebuild front shock, no rebound on RHF
- Stiffer front springs
- Lower the back end

And my wanky new front air dam survived.

[Guido]

What spring rates are you running in the front?

[RESON8]

At the moment only 280lbs I will go for something firmer

[RESON8]

Well it looks like a stock 4g with 140,000km's on the clock can only handle making 350hp for a limited about of time. The headgasket let go between a few coolant passages and cylinders on saturdays practice. Still happy that I managed a PB of 1:20.3 with a compression ration spread of 120, 95, 120, 145.
Dropped the head off to get cleaned up this morning hoping to get it back early next week so I can get it all back together for round2 on the 2nd of June.

The engine bay looks nice and roomy with no head and bolt ons.

[morerevsm3]

I have an oringing tool...

[RESON8]

I have an oringing tool...

Do people still do that I thought it was old school???
I think a good gasket should fix this one, maybe I have got to look more into it for when I build the forged motor that will see more boost.

[morerevsm3]

car looks awesome in the flesh, and goes well too, a real credit to you

[RESON8]

car looks awesome in the flesh, and goes well too, a real credit to you

Cheers, I was impressed with the times you were getting with your car (and more so your sons time ) when you have so many restrictions power and brake wise

[tim510]

studs and gasket = fixed?

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Studs sorted, ended up adding a lot of free play to the exhaust by cutting the dump pipe off just after the 90deg downwards bend and welding on some convoluted stainless flexi tube that the rear exhaust section slides up into meaning the manifold doesn't cop anymore knocks from the rear section and a lot less weight on hanging off the turbo. For the studs I ended up using 80mm long high tensile grub screws with k-nuts on both ends then tack welded the nuts to studs and nuts to manifolds, no issues yet.

Head gasket replacement has made a huge improvement on the weekend the car hardly went over 80degs, and it has heaps more punch even enough to get me into the 1:18's around Mallala.