Draco-REX

Sorry.. lug nuts.

Nothing swappable between the two.

I am aware of that and even mentioned it in my post. This thread is about the car to carry the nut up the hill.

I could be persuaded right about now...

But can I justify keeping a car just as an engineering example/sentimentalism? I could do like Clay said and sell it to build an 818 for fun. Hmm, at that point, I could build a Mevabusa instead of an 818 if I didn't have to worry about making it pass PPIHC tech..

A car built for the PPIHC would pass tech for anything I can think of. The cage specs are similar to NASCAR. So I was thinking of Targa Newfoundland and anything else I could think of afterwards.

A little while ago, I decided I should have a big goal of some sort. I've never had larger goals in life beyond day-to-day stuff, so I thought I'd set one and see if I could achieve it. It had to be something big with a clearly defined end and feasibly within my capabilities (sorry, no curing world hunger for me). I chose crossing the finish line at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. I've given myself 3-5 years to give me a some wiggle room if my application is turned down at first and any other hiccups along the way. To achieve this there are a number of smaller goals that need to be met. One, obviously, is to have a car for this. Beyond a stronger than usual cage, and other safety requirements, the car has to pass visual muster as well. I can't just take someone's old beat up club racer and expect to get accepted. The organizers can afford to cherry-pick their entrants, so they want the best qualified and best looking field they can get. I've thought of a few options and figured I'd toss them out into the CR waters and see what bites. If nothing else, I'm sure I'll find this thread entertaining. Option #1: In both the BRZ and STI I have a couple great platforms for a hillclimb car. I think the STI might be a little played out, especially being an older generation, and it would make a better DD. The BRZ, while new, might be just as common come 3-5 years, but it's a newer look and I think it'd be more entertaining to drive up the mountain. So for this option I would remove the STI from "protected" status and start using it as a year-round DD. The BRZ would become the project car starting with the supercharger I posted in another thread. And Coltboostin managed to wedge the idea of compound charging into my head and I'm starting to think it would make a good hillclimb setup. Pros: I already own the chassis and can upgrade it slowly over the next few years as I grow my racing "resume'". The STI is a far better DD than the BRZ. I don't have to sell the STI. Instant gratification. I could start on the BRZ this year with the supercharger. Cons: The BRZ was purchased new so it will hurt to start stripping it eventually. As the BRZ becomes more and more race-prepped, it will lose its "fun factor" which I will miss. Putting miles (and salt) on the STI will drop its value quickly. If I DO end up wanting to sell it, I'll get much less than if I were to sell it now. Option #2: While both the STI and BRZ would be great places to start, they're both really nice, and it'd bea shame to strip one out. Since buying the BRZ, the STI feels sluggish and not quite as fun to drive. Granted, once it gets going, it's a fun ride. But there just feels like there's this soft cusion between what I do with the pedals and wheel and what the car does. One thing I was considering was building a Factory Five 818-R for hill climb. I could sell the STI and use the money to get an 818 kit and donor car. Then I could build it up over the course of a year or two and have a super light, super responsive, and super flashy car to enter. Pros: The experience of actually building a car. I'd have a true no-holds-barred race car with crazy performance. The 818 would BE a nice car, rather than a car that was once nice.. If I play my cards right, I could even get it registered for street use. Cons: I'd have to sell the STI, I love that thing still. No fun mods on the BRZ, best to save the $$ for the 818. I'd have to use my only car for HPDE's and other events until the 818 was done. No instant-gratification. I probably couldn't start in on the 818 until next year. Option #3: Forget the whole Pikes Peak thing, just be happy with dodging cones, and play with the cars I've got with no real goal in mind. I'd have more money for stuff and wouldn't have a looming deadline or pressure to get in as much racing experience as possible over the next few years. But I'd also kind of feel like a failure for giving up on this, which admittedly grew from a seed planted by "Wild World of Sports" when I was a kid and saw an episode on the PPIHC. Pros: Less pressure Can keep the STI More freedom in what I do with the cars mod-wise More money Cons: No grand adventure or "Thrill of Victory" No real direction with the cars mod-wise. So what would CR do? Run what ya brung? Start from scratch? Or forget the whole thing and go watch a movie?

Where do I send my check?

So... I'm supposed to jump in my car and hits the streets looking for this car from WV? I just don't see what's wrong with a silent notice that's waiting there when I get up in the morning and am about to go drive to work. So in the absence of even a simple notification customization, I have turned it off. Frankly, the lack of customization options throughout android/ios software just irks me.

I have no problem with the amber alerts. What I do have a problem with is being woken up by them. I highly doubt I'm going to be able to find a kidnapper's car from my bed with my eyes closed. Especially if he's in another state! So since the monkey who programmed the feature was too fucking lazy to give me options to tailor how the alerts are delivered, I had to turn all the alerts off.

1 alert at 630am for me... from West Virginia. ... I turned Amber Alerts off.

Boost control. I'm wondering if it's possible for the ECU to control both. Or is it as simple as controlling one and using a simple boost controller for the other? And in general I'm just pondering the actual construction. They will probably do it. FBM has said they're waiting for something to pop so they will know what the first weak link is.

I wonder what it would take to make that work....

23psi on an aluminum block 4 cyl running 12.5:1 compression and an open deck with factory internals? Sure it's no measure of long term reliability, but it certainly proves it's not a one-run-and-done build.

Thanks man. I'll look into these. The bike's in the shop getting the 5-year cobwebs removed and better tires fitted. If the weather is good this weekend we plan to go for a ride. I miss cycling, but have been too lazy/into cars to get back into it with any seriousness.

If his WRX is an '04 then he has 3 cats. One in the up-pipe (replace it with a catless UP from an STI or other 2.5L turbo Subaru for best spool) and two in the downpipe.

The GF and I are going to start riding this year. Now I used to ride A LOT when I was younger, but while she can ride, she never did it much and is kind of leery of riding on regular roads. So, I was hoping I could get some recommendations of good bike trails. Paved preferably, but easy dirt paths are ok too, our bikes are good for both. Franklin county area is good, but if there's a really good place a little farther out I'd like to know about it too. Thanks!

A 2 door rolls... Why?

Pull the valve stem cores and then replace them when the tires are flat. You could argue that while the job of the tire is to retain air, the air itself is not an integral part of the wheel. So there's no destruction of property or vandalism. :gabe:

Preaching to the choir here. This turbo kit would be a PITA to work with in anything but a roll race.

People like big numbers.

Econo tires too, so actual tread width is similar to a 195. Yeah, better tires would be a must. With the right offset, you can just about squeeze a 275 under the rear fenders.

I'm pretty sure I know what you're referring to. For the application I'm thinking of, sure.

As above, nearly 200 runs. Accelerated Performance's car is over 400whp (500+ crank hp) and is daily driven. I'd rather the lower, but flat, torque curve of the twin screw rather than constantly climbing the hill of this curve. I have two turbo cars, time for something else. I haven't had a supercharged car yet.

Stock block, internals, heads, and transmission. Just a sensor and fuel system uograde. Nearly 200 dyno runs on this engine developing this kit. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30737 http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p16/fullblown2k/6forty_zps4cbe6182.jpg