getting some traction for the Blurr

[Raider]

DaveH wrote:
Yeah, I couldn't decide if I could afford to do the whole works this year, so I kept changing my mind. Now I waited long enough that there isn't time to do it so it's getting done without the 25.5 this year. Just have to go slower than 8.50's I guess.

:icon_rendeer:

ok Im stupid what is a "25.5"

[karter_2_22]

Raider wrote:
ok Im stupid what is a "25.5"
rollcage maybe, not sure

[KA-T_240]

Its a cage. Now if someone could inform up on the specific details of one, that would be awsome.

[fallguy]

It's the rollcage certification needed to run up to 7.50's. You need cage surrounding driver plus slew of other bars under the car. Basically a jungle gym.

[DaveH]

25.5 is the SFI specification for the rollcage needed for 7.50 in a unibody car (as Fallguy said). It's basically a disaster of pipes running everywhere, lots of pipes in the floor, roof, etc.

[weshole]

Something tells me that even if it's only certified to 8.50's, there will be some low 8 high 7 passes ran by the blurr. And a few warnings to slow down will be given.:rolleyes:

[Turbo5Oh]

is the 25.5 the cool halo cage with like the little compartment between a zillion bars where u sit?

[DaveH]

This is one view of a 25.5 cage, you can't see all the crap in the floor.

[JN607]

That poor poor supra...lol

[treimche]

JN607 wrote:
That poor poor supra...lol

Not that poor supra, that supra will be happy its all fixed up and will have a much happier life now.

[Raider]

DaveH wrote:
This is one view of a 25.5 cage, you can't see all the crap in the floor.

damn thats why I like having a pair of frame rails under my fat ass

[Turbo5Oh]

i knew dave was a closet mustang fan. why else would he have a pic of a cage in a mustang

[musthavemuzk]

so with this cage certified to 7.50 how much more power is needed to make up for the added weight of it?

how much does it stiffen the car to better transfer power to the ground?
and any other info would be cool too.

Monty

[DaveH]

Turbo5Oh: I'd love to have a turbo'd 10.5w Mustang! I looked into it before I started with the black car, and it's just way too expensive. You can't use any of the stock Mustang parts, you have to replace basically everything. I don't like the idea of having to spend $15k+ on just the engine.

musthavemuzk: The cage is chromoly so it's not terribly heavy, bit still does add some weight, and a fair amount of rigidity as you said. How much extra HP to push that weight? I dunno.

As far as the Mustang goes, something like this would be really cool.

[RidinRails]

that car is sweet!

[XJHEAD]

DaveH wrote:
As far as the Mustang goes, something like this would be really cool.

Or this?Sorry about the caption to the easily offended

[Grr]

thats a sweet pic, and true as it gets. also i have read that it takes anywhere from 15hp for a regular bar, up to around 80-90hp to move a full cage down the track. BUT the side benefits are lowering your 60's 1 or 2 tenths and easily making up for the difference. At any rate, i dont see it being too hard to get an 8.50 et out of this car once its set up.
Gary

[DaveH]

The car is down on it's wheels! w00t w00t! The front end is sitting up high because there isn't much weight up there yet. It needs to come down about 3" or so.

[DaveH]

XJhead: That car in the pic will prob look like your car launching in the spring!

Gary: Interesting HP stats. I sure hope 8.50's will be in the ballpark this year.

[XJHEAD]

Dave, are those tubeless with the screws???