Racing tips?
 

hey guys so far i have only raced a ford contor zetec and i beat him twice. i have a 93 pro dx its takes 6,500 rpm at the most. i was just wondering what is the best spot to shift? the redline is at 6,000 and thats were i shifted . n e tips would be great

alex

i'm just starting out and any tips would be apreciated by me to.

take it to 6500 if youre not satisfied. you'll be fine.

If it redlines at 6000rpm the nwouldnt 6500rpm be over revving a little bit?? and if that is the case i thought that was bad and could
blow your engine..???

The only azda 4 cylinder engine that is an interference fit is the F2. You can rev right to fuel cut off and not really worry about valve float hurting you.

before the swap (dx) i would take it up to 6k in first, then to 6500 in 2nd, and the same with third. then shut it down. it seems to give you a little extra "push" after the shift instead of that feeling of bogging" and then engaging. but it always worked out best that way. well, for me. i was always afraid of taking it past 6500

when I use to run my 94 lx I would take it to I think the fuel cut is at like 7400 rpm and the redline's at 7 in all gears but 5th

when i race i take my rpm to 6000 but after that your reving for nothing cause your not in the torque range ( you can feel this when shifting form 2nd to 3rd ) and by overreving your lossing speed

Its actually about 7200 RPM.
Our tachs are slightly inaccurate. Mine is the same way.

racing tips.......
roll up ur window
(if the race is scheduled) lower down the front tire pressure.
turn off all the accesories even the radio.
put the vent to hot but dont turn on ur fan
launched at 3,500 rpm
shift at ur redline, there's no point of going all the way till u hit the fuel cut off ( u'll loose time by doing that) and hp curb line drops after redline. ( on some cars)

hope this helps...

thanks a lot man, but did u mean by launched at 3,500 rpm?

hey, i launch my car NOW at about 2500rpms. does just as good as 3500rpms. but i go to 7500rpms in 1st. 2nd is 6000rpms. then i hold 3rd to the winners lane.:shift:

The FS-DE redlines at 6500.
I'd imagine that fuel cutoff is no more than 7000.

my bad, i had to go look to be sure, and it does redline at 7000rpms. i mean it starts going crazy at 7000rpms. it use to be 6500rpms, then i put that cam in, so now its 7000rpms. thanks for see my mistake. :wee:

i can't find anyone around here to race me...other than my good friend with a mazdaspeed...i want to see what i can do against other p5's...any takers?

i got something for you come on over here!

where?

arkansas. what you got. you better bring some bread.

lol...well, considering i'm around 12 hours away, i don't see it happening...although, by your list 'o mods, you wouldn't stand a chance.

oh, and happy birthday.

hey just bring the bread, cause iam going to give you some LINKS. lol. oh and did you see the part about some goodies in that list. THANK YOU..... am getting old. my wife want to know when iam going to grow up. go figure.

what are these said "goodies?"

well first to see if my goodies would matter what are you rolling in.

oh lord.

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/523852

so i'll bring the bread. you MIGHT take me. nice. have you seen my pic?

nope...got a link?

nope. not that smart..... pic in the photo section.

cool

There is one more thing. when shifting from 1st to second to third... only push the clutch in a little tiny but. On my protege i only have to push it in about a inch and it wont grind the gears. doing that helps keep the revs high and it doesnt jerk as mich when ingaging the next gear which makes the car lose some momentum.

would that work on the 1st gen?

it will work on any car, as long as you know whare the catchpoint is push the clutch into that point and shift.

how bout u guys come up here to LI and show what the p5 is made of to some of these kids up here... i dont have enough mods yet to really do too much and im the only mazda in my car club, i need some backup!

Heres a tip; drag racing is pointless. Go autocrossing or break into a local racetrack some night. That's the only way to have real fun in our cars.

I like drag racining in my P5. While I'm not fast(er) than most by any means I do catch a lot of faster cars off guard and show them my taillights on occassion.

For instance: I went to the track and on my first pass ran a 10.4s 1/8th. During the course of the night 2 S14's kept going at it and got slower and slwoer to the point where when I ran one of them (the faster of the two) I ran a 10.5s and he ran a 10.7s....in his RWD 2.4(I think).

Practice makes perfect no matter what you do.

Not real s-14's? They're faster than that I thought. They are 2.4's though.

these were the last model 240's sold here...with the cool sleek lookng headlights...yeah the guys couldn't drive/launch for the life of them....experience beat out power.

another undead thread...monster reborn!! :bat: