The Project Pad

SEStone wrote:
BBQ is not going to happen this year. FML.

Sam

Dude, that sucks Sam! I hope you get to make it out here next year!

Totally lame... when it rains it pours.

Although, I hope to be there next year so... there's that!

Sam, I saw your twin at Del Taco. I wanted to get a selfie and send it to you but meh.

So how was it!? Where'd ya'll go, what did you eat, who had the fastest car, etc.? Some of us need to live vicariously here.

I believe Sean and Jim had the fastest cars.

There was some fantastic cars this year, and we were not the only ones above 500 wheel! Nate's CQ fly by was pretty awesome. Love that CQ. I saw a vid at the BBQ BBQ of it

Poop. I'm technically ~12hp shy of the 500whp club.

85oceanic wrote:Poop. I'm technically ~12hp shy of the 500whp club.

Good enough! lol. Hank's dyno right? 500whp all day long

Yeah, poor choice of words on my part. I don't mean to take anything away from the power level of any project car. That's not the point, I should have said there were a bunch of really nice and fast cars this year and it was nice to see others making great power numbers!

Leaving the hotel for Cars and Coffee
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS6Pkccu7oM[/youtube]

Mark and Hank working magic on der S6
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVi07A53BR0[/youtube]

You have to have the youtube.com/watch blah blah link in there, not the shortened youtu.be

What'd the ol' girl make?!?! when do we get to see everyone's graphs!?

480 somthing whp... I think ... Ill have to contact hank for the exact numbers, the dyno wasn't measuring torque corretly

Your runs were the last of the correct runs before the rear strain gauge took a dump. Based on your fuel consumptions/min, I think the 480whp is very, very accurate. I'll load up graph in the morning

So Jim and Sean's cars were the fastest huh? That might be a fairly accurate statement and for sure Jim's Vomit Comet is faster than my Urq. I bought him coffee when we stopped for gas, lined up side by side at the turn signal leading into the 215 onramp. I figured that with him having to juggle coffee, steering, and shifting I could get the jump. I wasn't doing too bad until I thought I might be able to coax 2nd all the way to where the lanes merged. While on his back corner and 20 yards from the merge, I bounced off the 7800 rev limiter and it was over. Jim says he was driving with a cup of coffee in his had and a finger hung out to steer with. He must have been trying hard huh?

You're on a HTA3076 right John? Slightly different turbos

the cq flyby was pretty awesome. I couldn't even keep up thru the valley with my cars issues limiting me to 80mph but just making it there and back home was all I could ask for. the new setup worked well all things considered and I cant think of a better way to shakedown the car. thanks again to everyone who helped me with my shift linkage. I already cant wait to go back.

Had such a good time again this year. Great meeting so many new people!
I promise I will bring an Audi next year...
So many pictures and videos coming in a week or two.

I still can't get over how many people came! It was hard to talk to everyone, but great to meet new faces.

John, your car is a riot with that turbo, e85 and the weight of the urq I really had to rev it out to stay ahead of you.

It proves HP isn't everything. BTW, thanks for the coffee. Although I suspect it was all part of a plan by you Hank and Mark to make sure I had caffeine before going out in public.

audifreakjim wrote:I don't mean to take anything away from the power level of any project car.

Oh I know I have to say, I did have a great time this year! I'm already looking forward to next year. I will post up footage as soon as I have some time to go through it.

I'm sorry I missed it. I'm glad my car was in attendance and that it got up and running. I can't wait to see the video of it doing donuts....or was that supposed to be kept on the down low? I made a last minute decision to fly to Missouri, do some bass fishing and catch the Royals game on Monday night. The game got rained out and the fishing was lousy except for one day so I made the wrong decision. I'll be there next year again....with my car.

the bbq was great. Not much donuts other then Hank and Mark was doing it with that black 80 or 90 sedan w/ utah plate they were tuning, huge burn out, was super nice
They were drifting it like they stole it, and only hitting the curb once. tires are toasted btw
just got home, i will post the video later on

Alex-just loaded up next years project (Sean's ex Red URQ- and yes will go with EFI on this one Josh) and heading North. Should be thru your way tomorrow or early Monday. Great time, great meeting everyone. Next year...
Thanks everyone-Keith

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Highlights:
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So sorry to not have been there for any of the festivities. Especially at the Iroz homestead! Nice work (AGAIN) to all those who hosted!