Thoughts on "Race Gas" Octane Booster

[sakimano]

Luckilly I’m at the coast, Cape Town. Track prep is fairly shity compared to the one’s up in Johannesburg.
It’s winter time so temps are good.
The downfall with our track is that the 1st 350 meters you go uphill, then levels out and the last bit feels like downhill.

Here’s a vid of track from the side, doing a friendly at Subaru track day. I had Miltek resonated + APR intake only. Scooby was modified.
http://youtu.be/991_1DNy3Yw

For further mods i’m thinking of removing the APR intake cover + Airbox and using the snorkel for the next event. Going to build a guard to shield off the engine temps. Hope it helps with breathing.
After 2nd gear, do you guys run it to red line and let the box shift, or is it better to short shift at slighlty lower rpms ?
What we wouldn’t do for that 0,1 of second ;D

I think on the 3.0T the 1320 has shown to be pretty efficient and does well right to redline, so most guys let it run out and shift itself. Lots of them actually run it in Drive if I’m not mistaken, rather than Sport.

[Jones2012s4]

Luckilly I’m at the coast, Cape Town. Track prep is fairly shity compared to the one’s up in Johannesburg.
It’s winter time so temps are good.
The downfall with our track is that the 1st 350 meters you go uphill, then levels out and the last bit feels like downhill.

Here’s a vid of track from the side, doing a friendly at Subaru track day. I had Miltek resonated + APR intake only. Scooby was modified.
http://youtu.be/991_1DNy3Yw

For further mods i’m thinking of removing the APR intake cover + Airbox and using the snorkel for the next event. Going to build a guard to shield off the engine temps. Hope it helps with breathing.
After 2nd gear, do you guys run it to red line and let the box shift, or is it better to short shift at slighlty lower rpms ?
What we wouldn’t do for that 0,1 of second ;D

I think on the 3.0T the 1320 has shown to be pretty efficient and does well right to redline, so most guys let it run out and shift itself. Lots of them actually run it in Drive if I’m not mistaken, rather than Sport.

Saki,

Sport mode is “drive” per say. The only way to select manual is throwing the shifter over.

Sport/Dynamic Mode - Non manual shifting selected
Traction fully disabled - hold traction button for 5+ seconds
Launch control or not, your choice.

If not using launch control, depress brake just enough to hold car, when about to go, simultaneously release brake while mashing gas. I.e when left foot is coming up from brake your right foot should be mashing gas at the same time.

[sakimano]

Luckilly I’m at the coast, Cape Town. Track prep is fairly shity compared to the one’s up in Johannesburg.
It’s winter time so temps are good.
The downfall with our track is that the 1st 350 meters you go uphill, then levels out and the last bit feels like downhill.

Here’s a vid of track from the side, doing a friendly at Subaru track day. I had Miltek resonated + APR intake only. Scooby was modified.
http://youtu.be/991_1DNy3Yw

For further mods i’m thinking of removing the APR intake cover + Airbox and using the snorkel for the next event. Going to build a guard to shield off the engine temps. Hope it helps with breathing.
After 2nd gear, do you guys run it to red line and let the box shift, or is it better to short shift at slighlty lower rpms ?
What we wouldn’t do for that 0,1 of second ;D

I think on the 3.0T the 1320 has shown to be pretty efficient and does well right to redline, so most guys let it run out and shift itself. Lots of them actually run it in Drive if I’m not mistaken, rather than Sport.

Saki,

Sport mode is “drive” per say. The only way to select manual is throwing the shifter over.

Sport/Dynamic Mode - Non manual shifting selected
Traction fully disabled - hold traction button for 5+ seconds
Launch control or not, your choice.

If not using launch control, depress brake just enough to hold car, when about to go, simultaneously release brake while mashing gas. I.e when left foot is coming up from brake your right foot should be mashing gas at the same time.

yeah, I get that (I own a B8 A4 Avant with the same transmission control options), but I was just pointing out that some people use D rather than S (almost nobody uses the manual mode)

[Jones2012s4]

Luckilly I’m at the coast, Cape Town. Track prep is fairly shity compared to the one’s up in Johannesburg.
It’s winter time so temps are good.
The downfall with our track is that the 1st 350 meters you go uphill, then levels out and the last bit feels like downhill.

Here’s a vid of track from the side, doing a friendly at Subaru track day. I had Miltek resonated + APR intake only. Scooby was modified.
http://youtu.be/991_1DNy3Yw

For further mods i’m thinking of removing the APR intake cover + Airbox and using the snorkel for the next event. Going to build a guard to shield off the engine temps. Hope it helps with breathing.
After 2nd gear, do you guys run it to red line and let the box shift, or is it better to short shift at slighlty lower rpms ?
What we wouldn’t do for that 0,1 of second ;D

I think on the 3.0T the 1320 has shown to be pretty efficient and does well right to redline, so most guys let it run out and shift itself. Lots of them actually run it in Drive if I’m not mistaken, rather than Sport.

Saki,

Sport mode is “drive” per say. The only way to select manual is throwing the shifter over.

Sport/Dynamic Mode - Non manual shifting selected
Traction fully disabled - hold traction button for 5+ seconds
Launch control or not, your choice.

If not using launch control, depress brake just enough to hold car, when about to go, simultaneously release brake while mashing gas. I.e when left foot is coming up from brake your right foot should be mashing gas at the same time.

yeah, I get that (I own a B8 A4 Avant with the same transmission control options), but I was just pointing out that some people use D rather than S (almost nobody uses the manual mode)

Hmmm, never heard of anyone running in “D/Auto” mode at track before. I imagine it would “auto” detect full throttle and make the shifts as crisp as S mode.