April 11th Friday, Mopac Performance Street Legal #2

[Jamie Oswald]

April 4 Friday, Mopac Performance Street Legal #1


Racer $30
Spectator $5
Gates 5:30pm

Anyone going.. Ill put the SLR to the TEST.
Hope this time it does not rain :@

[Matt Fredrikson]

I would if Kevin would get my clutch in, been on back order for a month!

[Jamie Oswald]

Wtffff serious...what you puttin in?

[Drew Sale]

where is this happening?

[Mark Guthrie]

where is this happening?

uhhhhhhh? mission?? at mission raceway park?? lol come on drew just take a second and read the whole post eh buds! lol

[Kristopher Rozon]

I've already got this in my PDA
 

Not sure if the car will be track-ready by this date but I'll at least be spectating (might be best to gauge the competition first LOL )

[Mark Guthrie]

seriously kris??? what competition ur car is bad ass man!!!!

[Mike Schmid]

Drew,

http://www.missionraceway.com/
http://www.missionraceway.com/mrprules/08fridayrules.htm

Read all about it.  Basically a place to race your street car off the street.  If you go try to show up as early as possible.  If you show up early (4:30-5) you can sometimes get 6 runs in.  Show up late (6 or 7) and you might get 3.  You want to get thru tech ASAP and get some runs in before all the cars show up. 

Make sure your car is safe (good tires, good general condition, no leaks, battery is bolted in securely), 1/4 tank of gas is good, you need to drain your coolant and refill with water (should have some water wetter from redline in there too).  If you have a 95+ you can run regular antifreeze but check the rules on that link to confirm.  When you go in tell them it's your first time, they'll point you to tech inspection, then tell the tech guy it's your first time and he'll give you a run thru of the rules and procedure and stuff you need to know. 

Do a search in this forum too, there's some write ups for new guys at mission from past years. 

[Zach Holt]

Im in going up with my buddy with a nice WRX and maybe a nother with his N/A civic

[John Hartman]

Why not drive yours Zach?  Nothing like experience.  You HAVE to do it the first time sometime, and you never know, you might surprize yourself!  I know I did, managed a 14.0 second pass ever.

[Zach Holt]

huh? Iv been before. I ment They wanted to go with me, I need to figger out this no BCS action so I dont hit 26 psi and Also Get a tune form lowell. Im wonding what I would run, My car is franken car right now 25% done over all. So if all fails I wont be there But im hoping to get my ass in gear out there.

[John Hartman]

just run a line from your boost source(anywhere, BOV line works well, t into it) and then put the other end of that line to the wastegate actuator.  You will be on whatever boost the actuator is, but it won't go past that anyways.  Then put a manual boost controller into that line.  Simple, simple

[Zach Holt]

yes sir I think im just running the same pipiing line for the MAF! Thats what it is damn it lol thanks john  lol

[Kristopher Rozon]

you need to drain your coolant and refill with water (should have some water wetter from redline in there too).  If you have a 95+ you can run regular antifreeze but check the rules on that link to confirm. 

This would be a hard-and-fast rule then, eh?
I was a little bummed but running water makes sense.

[John Hartman]

yep, you have to.  But you just flush out all your coolant now, do a nice job.  I put a garden hose T in my heater hose and then open the drain on the rad.  Then flush it till only clear water comes out when its running.  You turn the hose on just enough to keep the system full, but be careful not to over pressure the system with the household water supply.

Day before, toss in a bottle of system flush chemical.

Then, when its clean, drain a liter or so and put in the water wetter. 

Also clean out your overflow bottle real well too.

Then in the fall, just dump half the system and refill it with coolant.  That step is easy.

The added benefit is that you for sure get a coolant flush once a year.