ArmstrongRacing 2018 Season

[ArmstrongRacing]

I'm gonna make 1 thread here to put all of my racing shenanigans in, and to start this off check out our goals for this year:
http://www.armstrongfamilyblog.com/armstrongracing/2018-objectives

First event is on Jan 28th. Lets do this.....again lol

[deng]

Awesome, looking forward to the progress! :w00t:

[NYC-SE]

Kick ass and take names.

[tmontague]

Awesome!

[ern-diz]

Kick ass and take names.

+1

[ArmstrongRacing]

Kick ass and take names.

haha yes.

So far Ive pulled the passenger seat out and started removing the dash and chassis harness. Going to remove all of the non-essential crap

[ArmstrongRacing]

Awesome, looking forward to the progress! :w00t:

Got all of the extra weight I can find out of the car, put the seat, wiring, door seals, brackets, and lower dash on a scale...

68lbs!!! This is gonna be a fun year!

[ern-diz]

Got all of the extra weight I can find out of the car, put the seat, wiring, door seals, brackets, and lower dash on a scale...

68lbs!!! This is gonna be a fun year!

That is significant.

[ArmstrongRacing]

That is significant.

Your are correct sir.

I took it for a spin and it feels so much faster already, cant wait to race it this weekend!

[ArmstrongRacing]

Well, not much more to say here. I got beat by being to conservative...again lol. We kinda knew already, but this gearbox desperately needs an LSD, I wanted to be sure the C60 swap would work before spending $1000 on a LSD. Oh boy its was tough going back to an open diff, aside from that the car handled amazingly!:burnrubber:

https://youtu.be/920rcw0FLoY

[ArmstrongRacing]

Ok guys, now I should be under 2000LBS!

http://www.armstrongfamilyblog.com/armstrongracing/weight-reduction-down-the-rabbit-hole-part-2

[ArmstrongRacing]

I'm slowly starting to re-learn how to drive an open diff car haha.
https://youtu.be/N_UPGUl6OGk

[Runethecursed]

Much excited for this, I just got myself a yaris and am also in San Diego, shoot me a message when stuff gets going on, I gotta balance between sleep, work, yaris, and house (adulting...)

[ArmstrongRacing]

Stuff is always going on in SD, next one is March 18. PM sent

Also, here is the recap from Round #1 where we explain how it all went and our future plans.
http://www.armstrongfamilyblog.com/armstrongracing/toyota-c60-transmission-testing-part-1

[Runethecursed]

Sadly March 18th Ill be working the midnight shift, I might sneak out and not sleep the day prior tho

[ArmstrongRacing]

You can attend the practice on March 17th if you want

[Runethecursed]

I'll be there!

[ArmstrongRacing]

Round#2 recaps up, relearning the car and getting faster
http://www.armstrongfamilyblog.com/armstrongracing/toyota-c60-transmission-testing-part-2

[Runethecursed]

car looks wicked from what Im seeing, the power seems really consistant too, while driving the 1nz yaris more im noticing theres sort of a spike in power above 4500 but it tapers off quick

[tmontague]

I can't remember feeling that in the 1nz but at about 4200 rpm on the 2zr there is a very noticeable increase in torque that really kicks in. Very similar in feeling to vtec

[ArmstrongRacing]

I can't remember feeling that in the 1nz but at about 4200 rpm on the 2zr there is a very noticeable increase in torque that really kicks in. Very similar in feeling to vtec

If you look at my dyno results https://youtu.be/s85EyjhEmrcyou’ll see the 2zr puts out about 120ftlbs of torque until the 4000rpm mark, then it bumps up to 130!

Then at 5500rpm there’s the crossover and horsepower takes it up to 140 at 6000rpm

[ArmstrongRacing]

https://youtu.be/GQYJJLQQ8soHere’s the video from round #3. A really fast course indeed, watch the speedo lol

[ern-diz]

When cometh thy new LSD? :burnrubber:

[ArmstrongRacing]

When cometh thy new LSD? :burnrubber:

Well unfortunately Cusco Japan has a production set back and all LSD’ have been delayed. Won’t see mine until end of April or May...

[Dliverance]

Oh man. I just realized which car this was. I’ve been watching your YouTube videos like mad.

[tmontague]

If you look at my dyno results https://youtu.be/s85EyjhEmrcyou’ll see the 2zr puts out about 120ftlbs of torque until the 4000rpm mark, then it bumps up to 130!

Then at 5500rpm there’s the crossover and horsepower takes it up to 140 at 6000rpm

missed this post you put. definitely an interesting torque curve on the 2zr and it sure can be felt. I'm hoping to get my car on the dyno over the next couple of months to get a graph to compare to yours.

sorry to hear about the delay on the lsd, that's a pita but will be that much better when it's installed

[ArmstrongRacing]

Oh man. I just realized which car this was. I’ve been watching your YouTube videos like mad.

That’s good! I’ve always made it a point to make videos that help people or document results. None of that “Tom foolery” just to get views.

[ern-diz]

Well unfortunately Cusco Japan has a production set back and all LSD’ have been delayed. Won’t see mine until end of April or May...

:cry:

[ArmstrongRacing]

:cry:

I know.

Well there is nothing anyone can do about it, so I’ll focus on something else. I dropped the car off at Yawsport for a full suspension evaluation and corner balancing

[ArmstrongRacing]

The recap from round #3 is up and the 6-speed testing phase is over. Is it faster? The numbers show....

http://www.armstrongfamilyblog.com/armstrongracing/c60-testing-complete-whats-next

[ArmstrongRacing]

The video from the Match Tour is up! I got wrecked by the Hoosier guys lol
https://youtu.be/i6Vr4BxrE4M

Here is the event r-cap as well:
http://www.armstrongfamilyblog.com/armstrongracing/2018-scca-san-diego-match-tour

[Dliverance]

Just curious, do you do track days as well as autox? I only ask because I see you hit third gear and that almost seems counterproductive in autox.

[ArmstrongRacing]

Just curious, do you do track days as well as autox? I only ask because I see you hit third gear and that almost seems counterproductive in autox.

Yes I try to run with TRD Cup a couple time a year, and that's mainly what I focus the car towards. Autocross is just practice and suspension tuning for me.

I know it may seem like the C60 gearing is not the best for autox, but that's because I don't have an 8000rpm rev-limit like the 2zz it was designed to be with.

[ArmstrongRacing]

check
it
out!
https://youtu.be/Yk5alrP_GmI

[ern-diz]

:headbang:
:clap:
:burnrubber:

[ArmstrongRacing]

:headbang:
:clap:
:burnrubber:

This is the last video where I'll be spinning a tire everywhere!
https://youtu.be/kxaaeKWM_pY

[ern-diz]

This is the last video where I'll be spinning a tire everywhere!
https://youtu.be/kxaaeKWM_pY

Saw that...

Bye Felicia! :biggrin:

[Runethecursed]

Cant wait to compare times, Been tweaking my car as well.. and no more blue tape

[ArmstrongRacing]

I may need to drive your car since my LSD install tutorial video is making the whole process take longer

[atomic_hoji]

Loving the videos this season! :thumbsup: Can't wait to see the LSD install and how it makes a difference on the track in the current setup.

-- Adam

[Dliverance]

Can’t wait to hear some feedback on the Cusco

[Runethecursed]

I may need to drive your car since my LSD install tutorial video is making the whole process take longer

I got reserved seat time on June 9th. I also work that day so if I dont get out of that you might have to sort out the car yourself

the seat can be moved with an allen key and some time

[ArmstrongRacing]

We are back!

https://youtu.be/yOcHDqjrsj0

[ern-diz]

:headbang:
:burnrubber:

[ArmstrongRacing]

We used our second event with the new LSD to do suspension tuning. We’ve got the car sliding well again, but it took me a while to adapt :iono:

https://youtu.be/7BGuVNLgg6I

[ArmstrongRacing]

The season is over, but the fight for speed continues!
https://youtu.be/IvpXRUvnWeM

[atomic_hoji]

Looking forward to see what you do with the car for next season.

In terms of further weight reduction, have you looked at composites at all? I recall you were changing the glass for lexan, but what about fiberglass body panels? I assume carbon fiber is out for a Yaris.. lol Have you cut into the doors yet?

-- Adam

[tmontague]

Good video, looking forward to next year. I'm curious if you ran some other tires that are well known in the autox vircuit, to see how you find they compare to the Achilles

[ArmstrongRacing]

In terms of further weight reduction, have you looked at composites at all? I recall you were changing the glass for lexan, but what about fiberglass body panels? I assume carbon fiber is out for a Yaris.. lol Have you cut into the doors yet?

I have a couple blog posts on my website showing everything I have done. I have cut a LOT of metal out of the car already. Stock the car was 2360, light weight reduction got me down to 2150, serious cutting got me down to 1950...

It’s gonna be hard to get down to the 1800’s

[ArmstrongRacing]

Good video, looking forward to next year. I'm curious if you ran some other tires that are well known in the autox vircuit, to see how you find they compare to the Achilles

I have tried the Dunlop Z2, Hankook RS3, Hankook Rcomp, BFG R1s, and the Achilles ATR Ksport. I can’t afford the Hoosiers at $1000 per set, so getting faster in other ways.

[atomic_hoji]

I have a couple blog posts on my website showing everything I have done. I have cut a LOT of metal out of the car already. Stock the car was 2360, light weight reduction got me down to 2150, serious cutting got me down to 1950...

It’s gonna be hard to get down to the 1800’s

Aha! I flipped through YW and hadn't found it, but it was the blog where I'd have read it a while ago.

Had a re-read and ya, you've gone to task on the metal work already, lol. Shaving another 50+ pounds is going to be a challenge for sure.. we look forward to your creative solutions. :biggrin:

-- Adam

[06YarisRS]

Enjoyed the video! :thumbsup: You'll get that Beamer eventually. I'm glad to hear that the Yaris will see another season of racing. Knowing little about autocross, is it down to weight and handling only now for your Yaris, or would extra power and torque be much of a benefit to you? It's a major pipe dream for me, but I keep finding myself returning to Monkeywrench racing and staring longingly at the TKC turbo kit. In the very, very remote chance that I did somehow decide to go that route down the road in the distant future, I'm not even sure if my transmission could handle the extra stress.

[ArmstrongRacing]

The car really needs a turbo kit and hoosiers to be a class winner, but thats a lot of money just to win some plastic trophies. I would love for all of us in P1 class to run the same tire, so I can gauge where the car actually stands.

But thats not likely, so I'll just keep taking "L's" andhaving fun. lol

[ern-diz]

...so I'll just keep taking "L's" andhaving fun. lol

"L's" as in, Lessons! :biggrin: