Too be honest, I loved my XX. Very quick for the weight, fantastic handling. But, the weight obviously hurts them, even though they are quick…but the reliability is what killed it for me.
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Zoom zoom...
Just waiting on a set of bronze valve guides and the spring/retainer kit to show up later this week and then it's all getting shipped up to Missouri for the build.
Due to the extended time frame needed to get certain engine parts custom made for the build I decided to go with mostly off the shelf parts and race fuel for next season so I don't miss any races at the beginning of the year. We still plan on bringing the car up to PPEI for dyno tuning and while it's there they will be adding the launch control feature so Slowpoke can get some holeshots next season. 😁
Other than throwing it on scales at some point this winter to make sure it meets the new 1700lb minimum weight rule I don't plan on changing much else.
Just waiting on a set of bronze valve guides and the spring/retainer kit to show up later this week and then it's all getting shipped up to Missouri for the build.
Due to the extended time frame needed to get certain engine parts custom made for the build I decided to go with mostly off the shelf parts and race fuel for next season so I don't miss any races at the beginning of the year. We still plan on bringing the car up to PPEI for dyno tuning and while it's there they will be adding the launch control feature so Slowpoke can get some holeshots next season. 😁
Other than throwing it on scales at some point this winter to make sure it meets the new 1700lb minimum weight rule I don't plan on changing much else.
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Same as a newer machine. My Talon was made before they released launch control as a stock feature.
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I hate to admit this but.... I haven't even tried this feature yet (-:
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You have WAY more self control than I do!
I probably would have tested that feature in the parking lot of the Honda dealer before loading it and taking it home if my 2019 came stock with it. 🤣
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I mean we as a dealer have to make sure every part of the machine operates properly....
Just Sayin.
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Our GMs racecar will boil the tires in 2wd on pavement if launched on boost.
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Brown santa brought Slowpoke all kinds of goodness today.....
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I thought you were going to wait a year?
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Ya, me too..... Some good things happened and plans changed again a few weeks ago, so here I am. 😁
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I hope you get things sorted out before the season starts! That's a pretty radical change! Reliability will be the question?
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The turbo Talons are not breaking at the HP levels we are shooting for, so I don't think we will have any issues as far as reliability goes.
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We've been told the engine side is good (with pistons) for over 275hp per hole.
Its the clutches that were the issue in the past, but i think guys have figured out how to make them last by removing the traction control functions in the pcm programming. It was seeing wheel spin and slipping the clutch causing it to fail.
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The new transmission/abs programing that's floating around the race scene pretty much solves all the clutch problems. I know Dr Powersports is running a highly modified Jackson kit along with the special trans tune on his race car and isn't having any clutch issues that I've heard about.
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Where are your shocks and spring? I only see the square tube there?
Also what was your ride height after getting your shocks worked on by George white? I want to get my lv done , but it is quite expensive.
I do rallycoarse now I only have their sway bar which works awesome, but the car still body rolls alot.
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