now.

1. Me.
2. Kevin
3. Scott
4. David

How's that? lol

I'll let you know dates sooooon.

 

231.62 g/s in 2nd gear today

 

What was the AIT and MAF voltage?

 

77 deg and 4.03V

 

It was also 8131 RPM and I came off throttle - still had room to climb so to speak. 3rd gear coming tonight, if I can get my car put back together somewhat. I have the interior gutted at the moment.

 

What are you up too now?

 

It's a toss up between sound proofing it, or welding in a half cage

 

half cage? why not just harness bar?

 

Because there's nowhere to safely install just a harness bar?

 

why not?

 

Nowhere to safely install one or just not safe at all?

 

Nothing to attach it to. You need a roll bar that has rear support legs and a roof hoops anyways to make it safe.

Last thing you want is a harness and no rollover roof protection.

 

ehh i dont know about that. the rx8 is great in a rollover, so what's the worry. why not build a bar in the back seat area that allows a harness but doesn't restrict so much area inside the cabin?

 

A harness doesn't allow you to shrink down in your seat at all...

So that inch of headroom you have above your helmet ( if you are lucky) is all you get before your neck becomes a doorstop to the roof

 

do the seats extend above the helmet though and does that help at all?

And what's Kev mean by a half cage??

 

Head is above the seats...

I assume he means a roll bar like I have in mine....though it basically removes the rear seat

I guess for me....I'm not willing to drive like I do any more without a Hans device....and I need a roll bar to do that....so for me it was a no-brainer.

I don't need a rear seat...hell I don't really need a passenger seat..none of my family want to ride in the car anymore anyway

Gave Kevin a ride at the Ridge...not sure if he wants to drive with me anymore either

 

haha you should bring that ride down here again so i can check out your roll bar then.

 

Can do...will be back to the Ridge for sure

 

ok let me know when and maybe i can join.

and now back to kevin's thread.

 

After the laps at Ridge with Dan in his race car, I immediately started my planning for a HANS, Seats, and Roll Protection.

 

No side rails extending past the drivers seat. Basically just the rear portion of a full cage only. I don't want to climb over a rail to get into the seat.

 

^ oh that makes a lot of sense. how many contact points would that be? and how would you all roll protection? hoops over the seats?

 

1.750 OD x 0.120 Cold Drawn 4130N at $7.68 per foot

 

There are 2 on the hoop and 2 that go to the rear quarter...on the wheel wells

 

Measure how many feet you have on yours for me, or take a guess