"Ray's AKA demonfire's XR4Ti build up"

BeefFajitas · Post by **BeefFajitas** » Fri May 18, 2012 11:02 am

I went with VDO through egauges.com. I can dig out the part number if you want, shoot me an email.

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Mon May 21, 2012 6:18 pm

Had a little fun yesterday @ The Sun.

http://flic.kr/p/c2DFQ3

CARTCT 20Th May 153 by jumph4x, on Flickr

http://flic.kr/p/c2DFJE

CARTCT 20Th May 155 by jumph4x, on Flickr

http://flic.kr/p/c2DFEb

CARTCT 20Th May 156 by jumph4x, on Flickr

http://flic.kr/p/c2DFys

CARTCT 20Th May 157 by jumph4x, on Flickr

http://flic.kr/p/c2EvGs

CARTCT 20Th May 451 by jumph4x, on Flickr

http://flic.kr/p/c2Evzb

CARTCT 20Th May 452 by jumph4x, on Flickr

http://flic.kr/p/c2EvkY

CARTCT 20Th May 453 by jumph4x, on Flickr

http://flic.kr/p/c2Evao

CARTCT 20Th May 455 by jumph4x, on Flickr

http://flic.kr/p/c2Etb1

CARTCT 20Th May 488 by jumph4x, on Flickr

Not sure how to embed from flickr - if someone knows let me know.

Whole album
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jumph4x/se ... 238593166/

Bunch of other pics on cartct.com - new venue is 2.5 larger than the one we use most often, and has a view. Major props to Mohegan Sun for letting us run there.

whitelx · Post by **whitelx** » Mon May 21, 2012 6:25 pm

above the image is the 'share' button. Click it and choose 'grab the HTML/BBCode'. Select the size you want then copy and paste the text.

CARTCT 20Th May 155 by jumph4x, on Flickr

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Mon May 21, 2012 6:40 pm

Thanks

Post by **anglin** » Mon May 21, 2012 10:26 pm

Nice photos! BTW, the lathe should be running before Carlisle. I'll have some pieces done for you soon!

DSPXR4ti · Post by **DSPXR4ti** » Tue May 22, 2012 1:05 am

anglin wrote:Nice photos! BTW, the lathe should be running before Carlisle. I'll have some pieces done for you soon!

WHAT!!! new pieces, I want new pieces?.

Ben

Post by **anglin** » Mon May 28, 2012 10:14 pm

DSPXR4ti wrote:WHAT!!! new pieces, I want new pieces?.

Hah! When I get them done, Ray will post a picture and then you can decide if it's what you *really* want.

whitelx · Post by **whitelx** » Wed May 30, 2012 7:36 pm

Ray, what size tire and wheel are you running and what is the offset? It looks like you had to trim quite a bit to get it to clear.

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Thu May 31, 2012 4:52 am

275/40/17, 17 x 9 ET 20mm.

Yeah i had to trim a bit. I am considering going to a 255/45/17 or a 245/45/17.

whitelx · Post by **whitelx** » Thu May 31, 2012 10:48 am

Why so tall?

I'd really like to fit a 275/35r15, but I am sure I would have to cut a bit off the bumper. I have some 17x8 et38 wheels and I have been going back and forth between the 245/40r17 A6/v710, 225/40r17 A6 and 215/40r17 v710. Obviously wider is better, but I don't want to have to cut up the bumper becauase of the height. Just wondering if there was some benefit I was missing from a taller tire.

DSPXR4ti · Post by **DSPXR4ti** » Thu May 31, 2012 5:35 pm

whitelx wrote:Why so tall?

I'd really like to fit a 275/35r15, but I am sure I would have to cut a bit off the bumper. I have some 17x8 et38 wheels and I have been going back and forth between the 245/40r17 A6/v710, 225/40r17 A6 and 215/40r17 v710. Obviously wider is better, but I don't want to have to cut up the bumper becauase of the height. Just wondering if there was some benefit I was missing from a taller tire.

You could also look into the new BF goodrich g-Force R1-S tires, they have a 235 40 17 which is 24.2 tall & 9.3 wide and this would be for the front. Now the trick is the rear tire which I'm thinking the 255 40 17 which is 24.8 & 10.3 wide or the 275 40 17 at 25.5tall & 10.7 wide, for me this is going to be course dependant.

BFG is on it's way back.

Ben

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Thu May 31, 2012 7:58 pm

Tall for gearing, that's pretty much it. I'm running into the top of second gear now quite often, and if i can avoid a shift to third, it would make life much easier. I've already changed the rear ratio from 3.64 to 3.36 - i'm not lacking in torque at all, so i'd like slightly longer legs. A different row box isn't really in the budget right now, but neither is tires for the moment. (focusing more on family this season than anything).

DSPXR4ti · Post by **DSPXR4ti** » Thu May 31, 2012 8:45 pm

Ray wrote:Tall for gearing, that's pretty much it. I'm running into the top of second gear now quite often, and if i can avoid a shift to third, it would make life much easier. I've already changed the rear ratio from 3.64 to 3.36 - i'm not lacking in torque at all, so i'd like slightly longer legs. A different row box isn't really in the budget right now, but neither is tires for the moment. (focusing more on family this season than anything).

What T5 do you have Ray?

Ben

Ray · Post by **Ray** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 5:14 am

Turbocoupe one with the short ratio first gear - i forget the 4 digit number for it.

DSPXR4ti · Post by **DSPXR4ti** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:52 am

Ray wrote:Turbocoupe one with the short ratio first gear - i forget the 4 digit number for it.

Thats why I've be kicking myself trying to pick the right trans, you lose time shifting to 3rd and back down to 2nd.

Ben

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