my ex lancer

S0LJAH · Post by **S0LJAH** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:22 pm

yea w5* is on the cards if i start popping them

big $$ though so maybe over winter, i promised the mrs a trip away once the car was done so :x

wish id bought the bellhousing last year when the $ was better

iXNAY · Post by **iXNAY** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:26 pm

its proabbly worth getting everything else ready for it and leave the bell housing to last when maybe the dollar will be better!

FST4RD · Post by **FST4RD** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:27 pm

I'm sure Merv was producing W5* to narrow block bell housings... and they weren't overly expensive. Ask JAS he knows him alot better and what he was doing, but i'm sure he was doing them for his rally starion which i thought had a narrow block motor in it....

JAS · Post by **JAS** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 7:12 am

FST4RD wrote:I'm sure Merv was producing W5* to narrow block bell housings... and they weren't overly expensive. Ask JAS he knows him alot better and what he was doing, but i'm sure he was doing them for his rally starion which i thought had a narrow block motor in it....

Yeah he was looking at doing them but has not as yet. Last I spoke to him he was going to make something that fitted onto the front of the W5* boxes so it made it easier to bolt on any other belhousing. Like one from a 4G63 FWD belhousing. Im sure must of those unbolt fron the boxes.
But as of yet hes been to busy doing other things.

The motor in his rally car is all starion :D

S0LJAH · Post by **S0LJAH** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:37 pm

ok got offered a 3.9 diff from a guy at work
thinking of maybe swapping out my 4.3 i have in there

i know the deal - 3.9 higher top speed (lower cruising revs), 4.3 more acceleration

question is is the 3.9 guna make my car faster down the 1/4mile?

i guess its a matter of if the 3.9 reduces my wheel spin enough to make up for the lesser acceleration?

FST4RD · Post by **FST4RD** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:40 pm

S0LJAH · Post by **S0LJAH** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:05 pm

nah open but thats what i want
they all become lsd of the welded kind

ive got a 4.3 lsd here but i wasnt happy with the performance of it
so swapped it out the 4.3 locker i have in there now

alos thinking bout launching in 2nd at the drags on the weekend, worth a shot i guess?

RiceThief · Post by **RiceThief** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:45 pm

Whats the 4.3 like to drive soljah? What revs are you on at highway speeds?

S0LJAH · Post by **S0LJAH** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:06 pm

haha so had a look at the diff today
turns out its a 4.3 aswell but for 50 bucks i grabbed it anyways and ill sell my lsd to help pay for some cams and cam gears

um rice id say im doing about 3500 at 100ks (not sure as my speedo isnt 100% correct)
not terrible but not great, highway drving is the last of my worries, going fast is the first :beer

the one problem i do ave with it is 1st gear is basically no existent, take off give it some berrys and shes all spin and then its hitting limiter as fast as you can grab second almost, so i dont really go anywhere, hence why i was liking the thought of a 3.9

iXNAY · Post by **iXNAY** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 4:31 pm

3.9 is the one you want :D

also doing 100 with a 4.3 would probably be more like 4000rpm

OLD FART · Post by **OLD FART** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:25 pm

Ive got a 3.9 with the correct speedo drive gear and 100kph=app 2750rpm and 110=spot on 3000revs

RiceThief · Post by **RiceThief** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:41 pm

Thanks soljah and old fart, i might keep with my original intention of getting the 4.22 gears then, shouldnt be too bad for highway driving then.

quest · Post by **quest** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 4:02 am

wrong gear ratio = dissappointing ETs. Often overlooked. Makes a huge difference.
That is why from page 1, I asked what is a 4.3 doing in such a torquey light car. Leave that for the gutless high revving normally aspirated hondas. They need it.

This VR4 powered lancer should go low 11s on slicks with an unopened motor.

Our quickest 2.6 starquests all run stock 3.54, right down to the 10.4 street car.
4.3 would only be better for acceleration here, if the race only lasted 50 feet.

S0LJAH · Post by **S0LJAH** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:00 pm

quest wrote:wrong gear ratio = dissappointing ETs. Often overlooked. Makes a huge difference.
That is why from page 1, I asked what is a 4.3 doing in such a torquey light car. Leave that for the gutless high revving normally aspirated hondas. They need it.

This VR4 powered lancer should go low 11s on slicks with an unopened motor.

Our quickest 2.6 starquests all run stock 3.54, right down to the 10.4 street car.
4.3 would only be better for acceleration here, if the race only lasted 50 feet.

yea i had another disapointing drag day yesterday
got my 60fts down to 2.0 which is the best they have been
but only running low 14s at around 100mph
couldnt get within .5 of my best et

wat ratio would you suggest?
try and find a 3.9?

RiceThief · Post by **RiceThief** » Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:36 pm

Soljah, i think the issue you have is that you have such short gearing for such a responsive turbo, hence why traction is such as issue, especially with such a lightweight car.

As for the best gearing see what gear you are in and at what revs when you cross the line, then compare that to what the guys in the states are doing with the 3.55 gears. Also what tyres are you using, tyres are one of the biggest factors in any racing whether is drag or circuit.

Only reason why i picked the 4.2 gears is i wanted extra drive out of corners as most of the tracks i go to or plan to go to have short straights.

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