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First pass in the T-hawk powerd Skyhawk

Discussion in 'Race 400/430/455' started by Briz, Aug 12, 2023.

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  1. Briz

    Briz Founders Club Member

    1; Ideally yes. Having someone to help get ya strapped in and the door shut would be a big help but I've been doing it solo. Theres a order and if I stick to it it works ok. Can get strapped in under a min... Lower my fire suit padded butt into the seat and buckle the lap belts, reach around and grab / buckle the shoulder belts. Make sure the door is where you can reach it. Next do the window net and shut the door and latch the top hook. Put the steering wheel on. Grab the helmet and strap it on. Get the neck restraint - HANS in place and secure. At this point I should be about ready to roll into the water box cause its getting hot. Fire the car and make sure all switches are on. Put on gloves and drop it in gear. Hope the cars in front of you dont break or oil down the track If you do get delays ya better not have to pee.

    2; The suspension is what it is. Its old and outdated but still works, not much tuning there. Future plans are to redo the front with tubular lowers and double adjustable coilovers. Ive got it tuned for a middle of the road /track / weather conditions and only make adjustments to my dial in or tire pressure. Its gonna run what it will for that given days condition. I have a app on the phone for current weather and some of that data that will tell me what to expect and if it changes I adjust my dial in accordingly. The MSD grid is set up to control timing and pull some if needed based on drive shaft speed / RPM readings

    3; Its made its best passes to date @ 5.44 / 126 mph 1/8th and 8.44 @ 156 1/4 mile at sea level . Current conditions were around 1900' Alt density and 90+ grains of water. Im not sure I wanna go much faster as it gets really light when going that fast
     
    Briz, May 6, 2024
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  2. Dano

    Dano Platinum Level Contributor

    Thanks for the detailed reply! Doubt I'll ever have a dedicated race car but great info.! See you next week!
     
    Dano, May 6, 2024
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