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[Jason@SportsCar]

24mm bar



23mm bar

[ilikerice]

this is awesome info to know.. thanks jason

[ilikerice]

will be there via web, hopefully. good luck

[Jason@SportsCar]

These are supposed to be the timing links for this weekend. I don't know if they will be active on Sat, but they will be on Sun.

SOUTHERN PACIFIC SUPER TOUR
BUTTONWILLOW RACEWAY PARK

LIVE TIMING
Live Timing & Notes: http://www.scca.com/sccalive
Live Timing Only: http://www.livetimin.../scca/supertour
Mobile Devices: http://www.livetimin...ertour/html.asp
Web Devices: http://www.livetimin...pertour/wap.asp

[Jason@SportsCar]

Took yesterday off to finish up a few details for the upcoming weekend... Purged more of the unneeded wiring harness, set the alignment and installed some brake cooling ducts.

We have never had an issue with the brakes, but the 13" wheels make for such a tight fit (I literally can not use a tape weight on the inside of the wheel, the caliper will hit it), and it everything is getting hotter. I am concerned both about brake temps, and the seal material in the three-piece wheels.

I did not want to open another path for air into the front of the car, so I squeezed the hoses into the grill opening. I would have liked to run the hose all the way to the caliper, but again the small wheel/tire package made this impossible - there is just to much going on with the CV boot, strut and tire clearance. So I attached the end of the hose to the swaybar link. When the suspension is at static ride height the hose lines up just behind the caliper - the suspension can move up and down freely, and the hose stays in the same location.

It's not as good as feeding the air right on to the brakes, but I am happy to have some airflow in the general area, it should help keep all the parts happier.

[cali yaris]

This looks like it will work pretty well. Does squeezing the hoses restrict airflow? Can you have them terminate right behind that grill? Does that grill have to be there?

[Jason@SportsCar]

Originally Posted by cali yaris

This looks like it will work pretty well. Does squeezing the hoses restrict airflow? Can you have them terminate right behind that grill? Does that grill have to be there?

I tried to squeeze them as little as possible, which is why the grill is a little deformed in that area, but the volume should be the same.

If I would have put them behind the grill, which was my original plan, the grill would have blocked some of the tube.

The front bumper has to "resemble" the stock one, so I would say that it does need to have the beams.

[HTM Yaris]

Kool .

The Mitsubishi EVO VIII had channel like ducts that attached on lower control arm . Don't know if it would be legal for your app , just an idea .

Here is a link

http://www.maperformance.com/mitsubi...uides-evo.html

[nemesisz]

Originally Posted by HTM Yaris

The Mitsubishi EVO VIII had channel like ducts that attached on lower control arm . Don't know if it would be legal for your app , just an idea .

Just to expand on this idea. I was tossing this around for a little while. It seems to be popular with the newer EVO guys to retrofit these on their control arms.

Porsche 996 GT3 brake ducts (See posts 23 and 27)

Although I have found that the 993 brake ducts are a bit better fit size wise and not too expensive. You can get them from Pelican Parts for about $28. The part number is 993.341.083.00. A pair of these, maybe an xacto knife and some zip ties and you should be good to go.

Just an idea.

[YarisPR]

Is it allowed to use the foglight's base (the ones that hold the fog lights) to put the hose for the air ducts? Or does it have a negative effect?

[Astroman]

I had the foglight housing modified on my original OEM front bumper (drivers side), cutting out the "blocked" area for my AEM intake. Made a -10 degree (f) difference according to the intake temp on my scangauge.

PS- I love this thread!

[Jason@SportsCar]

http://www.scca.com/newsarticle.aspx?hub=1&news=4096

This past weekend we took the Yaris up to Buttonwillow for the Cal Club Double National and BFGoodrich Tires Super Tour, the results: One pole, two wins and the H Prod track record (2:10.683) now belong to the Yaris.

The weekend was not without excitement... In Sunday qualifying I pushed a little to hard, resulting in an off that took out the belly pan and part of the bumper support. A bit of thrashing before the race and everything was back in shape. Starting second I got a great jump on the pole sitter, Gary Wittman, and never looked back. On Lap 8 I went a bit to hot over Phil Hill, launching the car off the track at the turns exit, the nose dug in the dirt but the car was able to motor on to the win by 12 seconds over Wittman.

So far in 2011: five poles, four wins, two runner-ups. Things are looking great for repeat of the Divisional Championship.

Not much excitement on Saturday, started from the pole and never really had to race anyone. I will post a Sunday video as soon as I get it together.

[cali yaris]

Great results! Do these races have a rolling start, or from a complete stop?

[Jason@SportsCar]

Originally Posted by cali yaris

Great results! Do these races have a rolling start, or from a complete stop?

Rolling start, typically around 40-50mph, depending on who is setting the pace.

I really thought with all the slow turns Buttonwillow was going to be a terrible track for the Yaris, but with xB gear and 13" tires the car was always in the power.

[Jason@SportsCar]

A few laps from Sunday's race: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_lUGIH_WSY

[thebarber]

congratulations jason!

[SailDesign]

Congrats, Jason- great article in the latest SportsCar, too (finally arrived....)

[Bluevitz-rs]

Jay, you need to lower the camera a bit. You can't see anything.