ACE set new BA XR8 record with 12.14 - Page 2

qwigybo · 30-10-2006, 01:51 AM

well done craig, just need to push that little bit more out of it, I was going to come but was disheartened after last nights efforts

MYV8 · 30-10-2006, 09:50 AM

Well done Guys, what a team. With the dedication you two (Craig & Chris) have it won't take long to get where you are going time wise.
See you in about a month or so.

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GT595 · 30-10-2006, 10:24 AM

Just seeing you run low 13s just over a month ago to over a second quicker - unreal - you guys are a killer combo.
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GT 8888 · 30-10-2006, 10:58 AM

well done Craig and Chris.....top effort.

Brad

PhantomXR8 · 30-10-2006, 11:32 AM

Good work guys, go the baby Boss 260!

Laminge · 30-10-2006, 11:41 AM

Another nice number against the name, well done Craig and Chris.

Will have to pop over this morning with some donuts to celebrate

**Bluepower** · 30-10-2006, 12:19 PM

Congratulations Craig, on an awesome car, the bolt-on enhancements and tuning being the critical key to your success

It is of no surprise to me that our first effort at the manual record ended with us taking the "w". Having been a keen Boss enthusiast from day one, I have lobbied hard for the cars being run with the correct Bolt-ons, and yesterday we proved you dont need aftermarket camshafts at a large cost to maintain RELIABILITY as well as grunt to burn. Craig needs his car everyday, intact, so this is why we went down this path (also saving our clients a bunch of $$$)

And burn down the strip it did, blistering 114mph in heat of day, this car will run 116 @ calder no probs.

Driving these manual cars is a real buzz, I look forward to my second ride.

I would like to further put down a few key points to answer any questions.

Difilippo 1 7/8 headers
Bluepower airbox
stock cams, gears, valvesprings - only internal mod being pump gears
stock rear suspension, 90/10's up front
pass seat removed, drivers seat original
slicks and front runners
98 octane ulp with NO additive
Craig knows the weight - 1625 plus 87kg driver
Drivers 1st time out on slicks with manual
4.10 diff (now with one axle less)
80mm TB

We only decided to race this car recently, as it was a record we had not had a shot at yet, and was probably the only vehicle in our inventory we hadn't had a serious go at racing. Craig showed in sydney that it was a contender, so i thought it might be nice to pinch this one, and being a manual made for a fun day.

Well done Craig, brilliant result from a brilliant workshop, thanks also for your guidance on the startline, gave me a bunch of confidence.

BOSS MOTORS ROCK!

dute · 30-10-2006, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Laminge

Will have to pop over this morning with some donuts to celebrate

lucky Chris is doing the driving.

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Redrum · 30-10-2006, 05:29 PM

These sort of results have me thinking about a boss.............. :king:

F6 UTE · 30-10-2006, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig@ACE

Weight, traction and 6000RPM launches.....

Cheers Craig

How much torque is it making at 6000rpm??

Cheers.

Quadcams · 30-10-2006, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by F6 UTE

Just a question, Why do you guys need Slicks and Front runners??

Just curious. I've never hand my MT ET streets let go on a 4500rpm launch??

With a good clutch (ie: no slip) in a "heavier" manual boss powered car anything over about 4000rpm you will blow the tyres away with MT streets.

Running slicks/frontrunners has two advantages there about 50kg which means lighter less rotating mass (worth about .15 tenths) and you can launch harder so better 60ft obviously better ET.

Craig · 30-10-2006, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Redrum

These sort of results have me thinking about a boss.............. :king:

You know you want to Jase....

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sfr rob · 30-10-2006, 10:37 PM

wow, thats getting quick in a manual boss, with only those mods to boot!
whats it like dropping the clutch at 6000rpm with sticky tyres?!

any video footage of the runs btw?

F6 UTE · 30-10-2006, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Quadcams

With a good clutch (ie: no slip) in a "heavier" manual boss powered car anything over about 4000rpm you will blow the tyres away with MT streets.

Running slicks/frontrunners has two advantages there about 50kg which means lighter less rotating mass (worth about .15 tenths) and you can launch harder so better 60ft obviously better ET.

Also the smaller brakes you need to fit to run a 15" rim would be lighter aswell I suppose..

Less resistance from the skinny front runners too..

Damn, If I could be bothered going to all that hassle, i'd drop .5 of a second??

Craig · 30-10-2006, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sfr rob

wow, thats getting quick in a manual boss, with only those mods to boot!
whats it like dropping the clutch at 6000rpm with sticky tyres?!

any video footage of the runs btw?

Got the video footage of the 12.15 but have no idea how to post it up here??

ratter · 30-10-2006, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by F6 UTE

Damn, If I could be bothered going to all that hassle, i'd drop .5 of a second??

I guess that it shows the extra attention Craig goes to, to make sure his car is performing at it best, with no Bull5h1t excuses to why it doesn't perform. It's probably also the reason he is resetting existing records

Craig · 30-10-2006, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Bluepower

Congratulations Craig, on an awesome car, the bolt-on enhancements and tuning being the critical key to your success

It is of no surprise to me that our first effort at the manual record ended with us taking the "w". Having been a keen Boss enthusiast from day one, I have lobbied hard for the cars being run with the correct Bolt-ons, and yesterday we proved you dont need aftermarket camshafts at a large cost to maintain RELIABILITY as well as grunt to burn. Craig needs his car everyday, intact, so this is why we went down this path (also saving our clients a bunch of $$$)

And burn down the strip it did, blistering 114mph in heat of day, this car will run 116 @ calder no probs.

Driving these manual cars is a real buzz, I look forward to my second ride.

I would like to further put down a few key points to answer any questions.

Difilippo 1 7/8 headers
Bluepower airbox
stock cams, gears, valvesprings - only internal mod being pump gears
stock rear suspension, 90/10's up front
pass seat removed, drivers seat original
slicks and front runners
98 octane ulp with NO additive
Craig knows the weight - 1625 plus 87kg driver
Drivers 1st time out on slicks with manual
4.10 diff (now with one axle less)
80mm TB

We only decided to race this car recently, as it was a record we had not had a shot at yet, and was probably the only vehicle in our inventory we hadn't had a serious go at racing. Craig showed in sydney that it was a contender, so i thought it might be nice to pinch this one, and being a manual made for a fun day.

Well done Craig, brilliant result from a brilliant workshop, thanks also for your guidance on the startline, gave me a bunch of confidence.

BOSS MOTORS ROCK!

Dude there were two key items that you left out in your list of goodies in my ute and that is the clutch and shifter.

I have been the test guinea pig for Textralia (The industry leader in tough clutches) now for almost 12 months. We have been developing a clutch program for these BOSS motors using all different sorts of combinations.

The clutch that is in the ute has copped some punishment like you would'nt believe over the last month with close to 50 1/4 mile runs a melbourne to sydney and back trip and some serious canning on the street. I have to say that i reckon we have got it right with this current combination as our timeslips seem to back it up and a few of my customers who have driven my ute over the last month will probably agree, Wade liked it, i get the feeling Chris liked it.

Rip Shift......what can i say, what an amazing shifter, these are without a doubt the best manual shifters going around today all of the quickest and fastest Fords and Holdens run these.

To Peter at Textralia and Phonsy at Rip Shift congratulations on producing 1st class products. :eclipsee_ :eclipsee_ :eclipsee_ :eclipsee_

Cheers Craig

SpoolMan · 30-10-2006, 11:28 PM

I seen 1st hand how much sh#t that clutch took, defiantly a clutch that stood up to some serious racing.

qwigybo · 31-10-2006, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Craig@ACE

Got the video footage of the 12.15 but have no idea how to post it up here??

if it's under 60mb you can sign up on www.savefile.com and have it hosted for free then just post the url here

F6 UTE · 01-11-2006, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ratter

I guess that it shows the extra attention Craig goes to, to make sure his car is performing at it best, with no Bull5h1t excuses to why it doesn't perform. It's probably also the reason he is resetting existing records

That's one way of looking at it.

Plan B · 09-11-2006, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Tri Power 289

and a 1.66 60ft.

Congratulations Craig;

I’m pleased to see you are now using the clutch correctly by riding it out of the hole at high RPM and not just dumping it. As you know, Textralia actually condones this as not only is it the best thing for your drive train whilst delivering the power gently, but it also helps with the co efficiency of the frictional material against the chosen materials in the pressure plate and flywheel, therefore giving decent drivability on the street between track meets.

Realistically a 1.66 to the sixty foot mark is where it should be given your power, smallish and well worn tyre size as with the weight of the car and overall basic set-up. From experience, you’re driving the car very well.

Awesome stuff for a basic package and again, well done.

Craig, we can’t thank you enough for all of your help in the development of a decent clutch system for the Ford gang. It’s been a long road as you know and we really appreciate it.

Cheers

Pete.

MYWPN · 10-11-2006, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by F6 UTE

Also the smaller brakes you need to fit to run a 15" rim would be lighter aswell I suppose..

Less resistance from the skinny front runners too..

Damn, If I could be bothered going to all that hassle, i'd drop .5 of a second??

i have run with front runners and my 18 inch wheels on the front, and it made no difference to et or MPH, just didn't skate all over the track with the front runners. hope that helps

**Bluepower** · 14-11-2006, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Plan B

From experience, you’re driving the car very well.

Pete.

Yee - Haa!!! :eclipsee_

Craig · 24-11-2006, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Plan B

Craig, we can’t thank you enough for all of your help in the development of a decent clutch system for the Ford gang. It’s been a long road as you know and we really appreciate it.

Cheers

Pete.

And soon the turbo boys can enjoy Textralia clutches.....

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BOSSFAN · 12-01-2007, 04:54 PM

Did i see this car on the back of a trailer today in race set-up heading to calder?

WOLF · 12-01-2007, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BOSSFAN

Did i see this car on the back of a trailer today in race set-up heading to calder?

you may as well pencil in a new pb then

Craig · 12-01-2007, 09:50 PM

Not me man i'm at home with the feet up watching the cricket with a nice cold Jim Beam in hand.

Cheers Craig

**Chris** · 13-01-2007, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by BOSSFAN

Did i see this car on the back of a trailer today in race set-up heading to calder?

No, that is a DIFFERENT car coming from ACE to Bluepower............(it has a manual as well)

**Chris** · 05-02-2007, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris

No, that is a DIFFERENT car coming from ACE to Bluepower............(it has a manual as well)

And it did well too!!!!!

superpursuit83 · 06-02-2007, 03:30 PM

Is there a record for a SUPER PURSUIT? You rev heads just keep moving the goal posts... lol. (Im serious)

Well done on the time, superb.