santa pod, DT vs. TDI

[Ricky]

Mines currently at 16psi and not at full throttle (stop screw wound in a few turns) and its, well slow. I need to get out there and tune it properly and see what it can do

[Ben]

I reckon he'd still pull away from you on the straights though....

This could be quite bad at Santa Pod

[Toms306]

Tbf I don't know anything about Santa pod except that its a race track haha....

[strictly_perv]

Yours would win fo sho! The little 205 has embarrassed many 200+ bhp cars

[burnmw]

Tbf I don't know anything about Santa pod except that its a race track haha....

Santa Pod is a drag strip, kinda straight...

[Piggy]

ask them to pop a chicane in for you....defo win then!!! haha!

[C.A.R.]

Can you not put loads of ice cubes on the top mount before taking your run? I'm sure I've seen that done before on Impreza's!

[Ricky]

It depends how soon before I do the run that I can put them on, too early then they will melt and probably make the heatsoak worse.

[4WayDiablo]

It depends how soon before I do the run that I can put them on, too early then they will melt and probably make the heatsoak worse.

Yeah but too late and you won't get the full cooling effect haha. Have to have a good guess

[Piggy]

dry ice ftw

[Poodle]

Ice on the tmic would work, as would a spray as suggested by the rev.

Tbh i think it'll be a close-run thing, VNT means he's got a massive area under the curve, whereas the dt's power band will be more peaky. That difference will also make it harder for you to get the power down in the first three gears. Am i right in thinking cupra's came with traction control and lsd...? Or did they not do a diesel cupra for this gen...? Can't remember, either way he's going to find it a lot easier to get the power down.

That's all marginal really though, as others have already said - the rest is going to come down to how well you can drive your respective cars.

[Dum-Dum]

just throw some ice on it just before you go. cool it down nicely!

Can you not put loads of ice cubes on the top mount before taking your run? I'm sure I've seen that done before on Impreza's!

This is an absolutely amazing idea and if you were on the road or a track day id say do it.

However is santa pod see the water dripping under our car from melting ice they wont let you run. The surface at santa pod is not tarmac and once wet becomes like an ice rink.

[Ricky]

Judging by my speedo video, I don't think I stand a chance. This is part 2nd, mainly 3rd, at around 17psi. And only bout 40 to 60 as there was a car in the way..

[4WayDiablo]

i think we need a more balls out no excuses video t ocompare better tbh

[Ricky]

From speaking to him today, I am 90% sure he's going to pull out anyway!

[Toms306]

Pfft tell him to man the f*ck up, I'd race you in my golf.

Well, if it wasn't in a million pieces now anyway.

But seriously, I wanna know the result of this!

[Ricky]

The main reason he will pull out, is because he's scared of losing. Couple of people at work have put money on me winning! So he's getting worried.

Another person I wanted to race is my dad with his BMW 320d coupe, he thinks it's the fastest and best looking car in the world, but at 150hp and over 1300kg he wouldn't stand much chance i don't think.. But again he wont do it because he's scared of losing to a 15 year old rattly diesel..

[Toms306]

Scared of losing? What's the point playing then? Someone has to lose for another to win....obviously. Can't stand people that are all talk like that.... It's not like you'd be playing for pink slips lol.

[4WayDiablo]

make up some bull about other people betting on him
big his ego up a bit, maybe say your best estimate is about 140 or something

you gotta get him to do it anyway!

[ozonehostile]

The main reason he will pull out, is because he's scared of losing. Couple of people at work have put money on me winning! So he's getting worried.

Another person I wanted to race is my dad with his BMW 320d coupe, he thinks it's the fastest and best looking car in the world, but at 150hp and over 1300kg he wouldn't stand much chance i don't think.. But again he wont do it because he's scared of losing to a 15 year old rattly diesel..

this pretty much sums up all that is great about boosted xud ownership. people know its quick but never sure just how quick or how worried they should be when you pull up alongside at traffic lights

[4WayDiablo]

this pretty much sums up all that is great about boosted xud ownership. people know its quick but never sure just how quick or how worried they should be when you pull up alongside at traffic lights

its awesome when they look at it all smug had some guy in a mk4 golf gti look the car over, see the dturbo badge then chuckle to himself, i bet he wasnt chuckling when i was pulling away nicely! lol

[ozonehostile]

i like seeing all the confidence instantly disappear from blokes faces as soon as they here my turbo spool and are left choking on the coal left behind

[Ricky]

Scared of losing? What's the point playing then? Someone has to lose for another to win....obviously. Can't stand people that are all talk like that.... It's not like you'd be playing for pink slips lol.

I keep playing it down, I do believe he will win, and I keep telling him that, but then everyone else keeps winding him up lol.

[Matty]

i like seeing all the confidence instantly disappear from blokes faces as soon as they here my turbo spool and are left choking on the coal left behind

Watch out, we got a badass here.

haha

[the milkman]

Way I see it ricky is get the fuel/boost up get it on the rollers aand give us abit more to go off

[Dum-Dum]

I have the same issue with people at work, keep talking about organising a track day for ourselves but I think they're scared I'll ra*e then once my new turbo is on.

[Ricky]

Way I see it ricky is get the fuel/boost up get it on the rollers aand give us abit more to go off

Can't get it dyno'd as I have no rev counter.

[DaveW]

Water spray on the intercooler? or buy an old bonnet and hack a hole into it for the run?

[Ricky]

Or run with no bonnet!? Be awesome, always wanted to try a car with no bonnet!

[DaveW]

Ha that could be a plan...