I've never tried launching my car before, so it took me at least a dozen runs to figure it out. It started to feel best doing a 2nd gear launch @4000rpm, with a lot of clutch slip...never got out of the hole super clean but I was getting close! Finch said he is still getting more numbers in, so hopefully you're right! I saw on the board my best time was 23.07, exactly like you're saying.

I wore the R888's completely bald front/rear...they look like slicks now. I will probably go with NT05's next.

Kip with the 335i was making me feel especially slow, killing most everybody. Ended up with 21.1 best time.

Jon and I are playing Forza these days, honing our skills to prepare for the primer vs. painted carpocalypse.

Thanks Dave for the continued encouragement as well. The car doesn't drip a drop when running/idling...it's only when I turn the car off and the pan fills up do I get 2 or 3 drops when the oil is hot. When the oil is cold and thick, it doesn't leak. I hate it because engines shouldn't leak period, but everyone I show it to (including you) says it's normal and to suck it up and accept it! HAHA.

Well I thought I was going to park the car, but my road course time has me all pumped up again, haha. In my many thoughts, I will probably just fix the knockback for good, change the oil, and keep on driving!

primer vs. painted carpocalypse --- :lol:

Yeah these old Gen1's sure do have the propensity to leak more than the LS.. but we still love em. :D

Keep on driving - I like it! :thumbsup:

We have a saying............. "It ain't fast unless she leaks a little"

Haha, good to know! I will have to use that when the tech guys are giving me a hard time :cheers:

Haha Steven. I let you slide this time...:D

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I called my engine builder and they say "you probably just filled it 1qt too high" :rolleyes:


Doing research on which rear-end to buy... something semi-floater, aka pressed-on tapered roller axle bearing. The more I think about it, C-clips are pretty sketchy, particularly on a road course.

I'd conveniently lose that engine builders number. He's clearly not the brighest bulb. You may not be evacuating quite enough crankcase pressure causing your rear main seal to tinkle.

A tapered bearing will not prevent knock back. :unibrow:

Noted on all counts! I am done with them for sure.

I have a driver side breather and passenger side PCV...maybe I'll add another breather or change the PCV. That would be an easy fix thanks.

I hear you on the knock back; I have C5 floating calipers so that's half the battle...I am digging up all the threads including your videos of you playing with your rear end. I will post a measurement video too...the end play is ridiculous. It's going to get fixed before I drive the car again. I'm thinking Moser 12 bolt with ford ends :unibrow: and stepping down from 3.73 to 3.42 will get me another 10mph in 3rd which I will appreciate on the lower speed tracks.

One breather isn't enough for road racing. That PCV is useless under low vacuum conditions. If you want to retain a functional PCV on the street, you will need to put both breathers on the opposite side. Otherwise, it will not evacuate your crankcase. You want it to pull fresh air across the engine not through the same valve cover.

With a tapered bearing and floating caliper, you will be fine.

Good luck finding that video. ha ha

:_paranoid