Full-Race R14 -> 2010 Modified Tuner Shootout

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mattblancarte
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That's one mean machine. The setup for that video is great at Bondurant, too.


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pauliedrft
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hope you do well at the time attack keep us updated . loved the vid

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Sounds awesome, any updated pic of the rear diffuser Geoff?

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will have plenty more pics coming soon, dont have time to post got to work on the car!

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AMAZING build, can't wait for an update!

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full-race geoff wrote:will have plenty more pics coming soon, dont have time to post got to work on the car!
Atta Boy.

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Seeing the under tray work I was reminded of Sasha's old S14. Saw the motions thread on ziptied, things look awesome.

Love the fab work on the car. Also fond of your manifolds after seeing one on a friend's MR2. Best looking collector I've EVER seen. The engineering work you guys do on your manifolds is also top notch.

But where are your brake ducts hiding?

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sooooooooooo hot!

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so we managed to snag 2nd place in AWD!! this is one of the most grueling events that can be run and unfortunately the auto-x at 690whp blew out the stock GTR rear diff. It is a clutch type diff, but at this power level, it just let go. For the rest of the event we were running a blown rear LSD so it was just not handling right. In the future i will either be using an ATS or OS Giken LSD.

got some CRAZY vids and pics coming soon

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crakin wrote:Is the R14 diy kit legit because all ive found is 12800for steel kit and 14,600 for the alluminum "turn key". also is the whole drop it off and pick it up in 8-12 weeks true??
the website is way out of date, we are not installing the R14 kits any longer. However we are wrapping up development on the DIY kit and will be selling the kits for wayyy less than before

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full-race geoff wrote:got some CRAZY vids and pics coming soon
Must...............be..................patient............aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!

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full-race geoff wrote:so we managed to snag 2nd place in AWD!! this is one of the most grueling events that can be run and unfortunately the auto-x at 690whp blew out the stock GTR rear diff. It is a clutch type diff, but at this power level, it just let go. For the rest of the event we were running a blown rear LSD so it was just not handling right. In the future i will either be using an ATS or OS Giken LSD.

got some CRAZY vids and pics coming soon

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e2blade wrote:
Happy I could be there to help with the tuning end of track support.

So many people came together to make this happen not to mention the MANY long hard sleepless nights put in by Geoff. GREAT WORK to everyone involved, can't wait to be a part of the next upcoming R14 track event.

I'm sure we will be waist deep in photos, vids and write ups very soon

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some video of our final lap of the day (fast lap) and the cooldown lap:

http://www.full-race.com/r14-fire-video.html

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You can hear the exhaust break around 1min 25secs, and thats when things start to get scary..

the culprit: exhaust failed, ruptered high pressure p/s lineand p/s fluid ignited. We used a 22" long stainless DP, followed by the long aluminum exhuast. We used header wrap at the front of the exh, to protect the p/s hoses from heat, and this likely shortened the exhaust's life.. This aluminum exh has seen a lot of abuse, many hours of dynoing, street driving and practice sessions. The heavy loads during the time attack event were just too much and it gave up

fortunately it was an easy cleanup, the car is already back to blingin! needs a little work this weekend, but will be 100% by monday.

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here she is during some street driving
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I cried when I heard about this last week.

Glad everyone was OK, and I hope to see it all back together and running soon :fistpumping:

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That's nuts Geoff, glad to hear nobody was hurt and it didn't do much damage! I still request better pics of the rear diffuser!!!

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Wow great job getting 2nd!!!

The video of the fire made me so anxious that I was yelling at the driver to get out faster. lol

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thank you guys, will take some diffuser pics for you tomorrow.

Please post the video link http://www.full-race.com/r14-fire-video.html on any forums or social networking sites you visit!! we need a lot of video views to make sure our sponsors stay with us for next year - you wouldnt believe how hard it is to get sponsorships these days, even for us

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Awesome build and vids makes me with mine was finished .

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I just watched the footage of the fire.. thank god for fire proof racing suits!

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mc-love this car(to the 17th power) youre c*** is the biggest in az because you actually pulled this off.. wow

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thanks guys .. fireproof Nomex suits FTMFW!!

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Did the car clean up well after the fire? The interior looked like quite the cleanup job!

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yes i know a very dedicated detailer :) also i just threw the old carpet out (it was nasty to begin with) and got a fresh one from my friends 98 s14 drift car. also that seat is a racing bucket so comes apart with 1 wire very easily. all is clean now, just sorting out the electric p/s design i want to go with

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this is a very nice build. my friend has one of your rb25 t3 twin scroll manifold and its amazing.

was the exhaust really aluminum? like light weigh aluminum lol. i have never seen an aluminum exhaust or heard of one...

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Asmar wrote:More pics of that R34 please... Lol.

+1

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luckily it happened on the track and not on a public road, otherwise the car could have been a total loss. glad to hear it'll up and alive soon.

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if this car was driven this fast on a public road, the fire wouldnt be the problem..definintely never ever use aluminum on a street car exhaust. it saves 60lbs, however it is very dangerous. We had to do it for the race, since our car was the only streetcar in the event, had to save weight everywhere we could..


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