Tigawoods' 1995 Celica, Racing n Stuff Options

[Tigawoods]

i figured alot of people would have them. bf goodrich marketed them straight to the younger crowd as an aggressive tire for a cheap price. i know that it performs. but to me i think it is a sucky tire. more for drifting maybe. and srt4s

im kinda leaning towards the dunlops

[Stambo]

dunlops for sure. a lot of the guys in the milwaukee area are running them at autox.

[Tigawoods]

well after a night of research.
the dunlops are better for tracking and some daily driving
the potenzas are better for dding and occasional auto-x
ill risk the faster tread wear and get the dunlops

[Stambo]

why dont you just run the steelies dd? and autox the rims? Thats what i have to do right now before i can get another set of rims for dd

[Tigawoods]

daily drive my steelies??? you must be crazy. i cant hide my beautiful rims!
what i plan is to dd the grams and race the steelies until i find a cheap set of new lighter wheels to race with.
im just racing with the grams this one time to see how the tires handle

[Stambo]

I wish i could dd my rims, the azenis have terrible tread wear... Wouldn't even last till the end of summer i bet

[Tigawoods]

im nervous with these tires. they look like they will go down faaast.
so im going to drive it a bit less during the week.

stambo what class do you run in?


DIREZZZZZAAAS!!!!!


made a new air box. still needs some fine tuning. double layer aluminum hollow core that channels the heat out the side of the hood.

[Rusty]

wow nice choice on the tires, they're a new tire out aren't they?

Dunlop has a new Ultra High-Performance Tyre. The Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec is Dunlop's Extreme Performance Summer tyre developed for serious sports car, sports coupe and performance sedan enthusiasts looking for race tyre-like traction on the street or for use in autocross, drifting and track events. The Direzza Sport Z1 Star Spec is for drivers who don’t want to wait as long for their tyres to come in during initial runs, as well as drivers of lighter weight vehicles who are often confronted with the task of working tyre temperatures up to the point of generating peak grip. ... ...

great job on the airbox have you got anymore photos I need inspiration

[Tigawoods]

so far i like them and ive only driven them back to the house from the shop lol
ill have to get some update pics on the box.

i really screwed myself over because i was halfway through and thought to myself....wait....how am i going to access the filter!
it was too late but the batteryside and the fender side of the box are open. i wanted them to be closed but i had to have someway to get to the filter.
in the near future i want to build another and have a hinge on top where i can open the box.

[Stambo]

i used to run ST but now i have to do street mod, i'm gonna be in with the big dogs now...

i also could run fwd street tire, so i have a few choices but not much anymore

[whatthe]

i can see the orange bits!

ps. nice tyres, melt them fast and have fun.

[Tigawoods]

what put you in SM?

$365 im making them last! lol

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Jun 10, 2010 - 7:53 PM

[Tigawoods]

forgot to add they the provided my new tires with some nitrogen!
i will see how it performs at the auto-x tomorrow

[Alan]

OH LORD!!
is this good enough!
its crooked. just for you!

how come it looks crooked? :s

[Stambo]

i have a 3sgte now

[Tigawoods]

ahhh i assumed by the signature that it wasnt finished yet

[Stambo]

well about another week and it should, the next autox event is the 4th i think, i'm excited to see how the celi will work out.

[Tigawoods]

well i took first place. It was a hard course. took me 3-4runs before i got out of my funk and actually got a fair time. 4 other cars. avg of their times was 68 and my fastest was a 65.
ill post the times as soon as i get them

[808celica]

direzzas die pretty fast

[Tigawoods]

i dont want to hear it!

5 runs results. the other cars in the class where "noobs" so they werent included in our results

1T ST 610 Mike Thoma 1995 Toyota Celica GT
63.069+2
60.420+2
57.185
55.810
56.821+2
55.810
-


2 ST 77 Christine Nissan 240sx
60.841
58.150
57.442
57.442
58.914
58.976
1.632



3 ST 1 Dung Le Nissan 240sx
66.215
60.457
59.862
57.902
58.323
57.902
0.460

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Jun 19, 2010 - 9:37 AM