Judge Ito

My first run I ran 93 octane from a Mobil gas station. I started with 27psi of tire pressure and had a horrible 60 foot times. I still pulled a 14.32 @ 95 mph. I have a video showing all the tire spin. The weather was extremely kool and the car was feeling awesome. My second run I lowered the tire pressure to 20 psi and did a blazing burnout. I staged launched and SADLY granaded, destroyed, chewed up my transmission first gear. I'm lucky I was able to drive home using my second gear to start driving. I broke it worst then last time. This time I'll be fixing the tranny myself and making some homemade braces. My last 14.5 run I had a 2.0 60 foot times, on this first run I had 2.4 I.m not going to predict what the car would have ran today but I would say 14.20 was in the bag. I only got one run. I have the time slip and a video. This was done in Atco raceway NJ in atco NJ today sunday the 21 of december. and yes still bone stock and used 93 octane.

car # 223
R/T .365
60 .2.409
330 .6.403
1/8 .9.073
MPH .75.42
990 .12.388
1/4 .14.324
MPH .95.77

syntrix

Good stuff Judge Ito! First gear was sacrificed well.

I'm going to unsticky the other post, and sticky this one

Kids, let's play nice with each other when posting, too! :D

EDIT: Old Judge Ito thread is here

OverLOAD

How about that video?

Judge Ito

I don't have the slidest Idea how to install the video to my pc. During the week I'll call my Computer expert and have him walk me step by step in loading the video to my pc and linking it here.
I haven't found the Rx8 true potential(only because this is my second gearbox I have shattered) but I know it has a better ET bone stock. But at what price? Im not upset. I drive the car really hard and this was expected.

syntrix

Was there wheel hop? If there wasn't, that would be hard, unless you are in the water beforehand and not burning out.

Wheel hop ownz joo in the rx8 when launching.

You did mention bone stock, so stock rubber is the bridgestone 040's, and they are actually a pretty lame tire for any sort of serious hookup.

Judge Ito

Yes using the original tires. All I could tell you is that I do aggressive burnouts.(not your average driver) When I had my first run I was ok with the 2.4 60 ft times because I was trying to dial in my 60 ft times one run at a time. On my second run after my long and hard burnout I staged the car,rev the engine,let the clutch go and instant chaos. No wheel hop no movement. First gear destroyed. I'll say the Rx8 has a better ET in it bone stock. This is my second gearbox I have shattered, I'm not upset, I drive the car Xtremely hard......

syntrix

Agreed, I've had a lot of failures in other new cars, and they have been down for weeks while waiting for parts. The wait is the worst part!!!! Almost as bad as the labor that goes into them!

Judge Ito

Lucky I have a shop I could fix it right away. I would say I'm a little upset only because I was left with a bad taste in my mouth. I saw better times in the car today and it wasn't possible do to my tranny failure.

syntrix

I agree with you! You only cut a 2.4 on the one run and hit that time!

Imagine if you were on good tires and cut a 1.9 60'

I don't think that too many people have any drag strip experience on this board. I have substantial, but I hate to run the street cars on the 1/4.

This is off topic, but here's one of my best in a street car on street tires:



Edit: but IKEwrx would have loved to see that run, ie, NOT an rx8, but a wrx that I had and gladly got rid of!

Judge Ito

nice 1.8 60 ft times on street tires it doesn't get any better then that. Talking about my off 2.4 60 ft times today I would aggree. The second to last time I was at the track after 3 runs I dialed in my 60 ft times to 1.9 I was hoping for the same today. I just feel I would have to upgrade or modify the car with braces and I still don't want to do that. But I keep breaking trannys. I going to have to think things hard.

Digisan

Ito, ask vosko for some video assistance . I've been to Atco many times (used to live in Philly), always a good time.

Judge Ito

Thats my pc expert buddy. Ill ask him to help me load this video.

brothervoodoo

Yeah, tell vosko I want to see a rematch between him and that skinny dude, I think I know what I'm talking about. Vosko only out weighed him by 75lbs.. what took him so long!

Ike

Very nice Ito, grats on the runs!

So what's your take on the tranny, do you think it's a possible weak link in the car or just bad luck combined with overly aggresive driving? I'm guessing there is no aftermarket gearset available... so what now, just install a factory set and drive like a sane person or just keep replacing factory gears?

Genom

I think it's cause ito is one big mofugga! Have any of you seen him? He's like a bear man!

:D

racerdave

Yeah, I'm wondering about 1st gear too... sounds strange to have so many failures, even though you beat on it.

RX8-TX

Dude, we should open a collective fund for Ito...!!

Judge Ito

After fixing the tranny this time I'm going to relax over the winter. In the spring time I'm going to have to think it over. The car needs some type of tranny brace with rubber mounts to help reduce the shock load!

Judge Ito

It wouldn't seem that strange to you if you consider that the car is 3,250lbs and I launch with no mercy. combination of a heavy car and a heavy foot = broken parts. The bad point is If I launch hard I coud break something but If the car does not break and I get my 1.9 60 foot times like my previous time I would land a low 14 second run. Drag Racing is all about a perfect launch.

neit_jnf

3250 ??

Is that with you in the car and a full tank of gas or what?

And breaking TWO transmissions! wow, and people complain of the low torque hahaha! :D

I wonder what's going to happen when people start modding these cars

racerdave

Yeah, that "low torque" is what has me wondering.

Mustangs/Vipers and Vettes don't start shedding Tremec parts once they start beating on them. And they've got like 4x the torque.

O.R.A.

They don't have to do 8k rpm clutch drops either.

Omicron

What O.R.A. said ^^^^^^

RX8-TX

Yeah, but most get 90% available tq. from low rpm's....

racerdave

And they have 500 ft/lbs.

Doesn't that make just a little difference, RPM's or not?

The higher RPM clutch drops are harder on the clutch for sure, but 1st gear should be burly enough to handle it -- especially 162 ft/lbs.