Hank

Okay, so I have a dilemma here. I'm ready for an alignment on the Megabusa, but I don't know what to do. I'd like to run an aggressive alignment for autox and roadcourse duties, but I don't want to kill my street wheels/tires. I do not own any of the track side alignment equipment like other grassroots racers own. And I don't want to go to the alignment shop before every race and then back afterwards. So, how do other Se7en owners deal with setting an aggressive race alignment and then drive your vehicle on the street for extended periods? Here's a fairly aggressive alignment from WSCC regarding the Megabusa. Your thoughts? ~950lb car 15" wheels, 205/50 tires 2 deg neg camber front 1mm toe out front 1 deg neg camber rear 1mm toe out rear I doubt the toe settings would stay the same if I decided to finish racing and dial the front camber back to 1 deg negative and drive on the street for a few days. I'd leave the rear alone. Essentially I'd like to run 1 deg neg all around for street use and the settings above when I race. Comments?

For the record she took 8.5 quarts. ouch!

Happy Birthday old fart. Now out with the pics!

Has the car been sitting up and field mice had access to it? They like to nibble on wiring harnesses. Check for mice poo around the perimeter of the car.

Tap the starter with a hammer?

Thanks for sharing. Very nice video.

Thanks for the compliments. Redline is 10,500 rpm Revlimiter is set at 11,500 rpm

SHE'S ALIVE! First crank (okay maybe the 2nd) of the MEGABUSA.

Congrats on completing the project and reaping the benefits of actually driving/racing it!

Instrument engineer returned from his cruise. He worked with me half a day today, but he had to leave because of a sinus infection. By God's grace and four (4) wiring diagrams I figured out the dash harness. I connected the entire dash, and I have 50% of the dash harness marked for removal (heater, wipers, tach, speedo, wiper pump, useless switches, etc). Completed so far: Engine bay harness ECU Test plugs (2) Dash harness Things left to do: Complete wiring for factory Hayabusa fuse box/relays Remove unnecessary dash plugs/wiring Must... be... patient...

That looks like a lot of surface area to dissipate the vertical force. I would hope some FEA went into designing that part. Since it is a Mercedes part I'm sure the Germans did the analysis. Where do they normally fail? The perch itself or does it fail at the interaction between the perch and the unibody?

Seems this turbo Se7en doesn't have any problem downshifting, boost lag, etc. Do you have more pictures, Bob?

Gorgeous car, Dino. I'd love to see on-board video.

Rhino liner probably.

Nothing is as bad as the fake drama at orange county choppers. I made it through a few episodes before calling it quits.

Should I even bother with a clear bra for my white Se7en? I hear they still tend to yellow on white colored vehicles.

Beautiful so far! Want to talk about low center of gravity? Try putting a 2.5L boxer motor out of a Subaru STi in a Se7en.

I got bored last night and decided to build a spec sheet like the famous Road/Track magazine test layout. Man this took a long time! The Photoshop PSD file is over 20MB. I will fill in the missing data when I finish the project and she hits the track. CLICK THE SPEC SHEET TO ENLARGE! http://www.hanksmegabusa.com/images/Megabusa-Specs-tn.jpg

jlumba81, did you include finishing the body in your prices above? I was told the Factory Five bodies come oversized and in need of many hours of labor even before painting. Local wanted $8000-10000 to finish the body for a Daytona Coupe I was going to buy. I was sold on the Westfield Megabusa due to no body work or paint (trimming is fine).

Has anyone ever put a DSM 4g63 turbocharged 2.0 L engine in a Se7en? An adapter plate would be required for a RWD application, but it has been done before by Buschur Racing as well as many other drag racers.

What is included with a refresh? What is required? I figured I'd change the oil every track day and put gas in it. I paid $3000 for my 2005 Hayabusa motor complete with wiring harness and ECU with 4000 miles on the clock.

As in Baton Rouge, Louisiana? Which restaurant? I live there.

By use of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS). See here: http://www.evworld.com/syndicated/evworld_article_1160.cfm Regenerative brakes store power in a highly efficient, dense battery pack. When you hit the "Go" button the electric motor adds the additional power. At least that's how I understood it. Checking in on the rules as follows: 5.2.3 The maximum power, in or out, of any KERS must not exceed 60kW. (60kW = 60,000 watts. 1 HP = 746 Watts, so 60,000/746 = ~81 HP.) Energy released from the KERS may not exceed 400kJ in any one lap.

Is that an LS1 powerplant? Oh no you didn't...

I bought my MEGABUSA for the ultimate track day experience with the budget I have. Although my car is not finished yet my FlatShifter paddle shift setup arrived today in the mail. Paddle shifting the sequential motorcycle tranny around the circuit without the clutch will be a big plus. I believe the sequential trannies offered for the Car Engined Cars (CEC) are expensive adders indeed (i.e. Quaife). Power to weight was my deciding factor and the Bike Engined Cars (BEC) have that stock. Now if you modify a Duratec engine then the BEC's power/weight doesn't shine as much. Longevity is an issue with modified BECs or so I hear. Turbocharged BECs are the worst. Maybe I will prove them wrong if I get bored with the stock Hayabusa power this fall. I'm ditching the factory reverse box for either an electric or manual reverse. More on that in the coming weeks. Take what I say with a grain of salt. My car has yet to hit the road (other than on the back of a 20' trailer). She's been up to 70mph though!