hi all,

basically, i'm in competition with one of my friends who owns an ST205 GT4, we've both run at pod before, i'm the quickest so far, but only by .05 of a second.

now, he's willing to spend whatever it takes just to beat me, but i can't have that! so now i need some professional advice on a)my engine and b)my car/sus setup.

he's now fitted a new exhaust, underdrive pulley set and a new clutch (which was his major let-down last time). he's even talking about gas just to beat me!

from what i can remember from his times, his 60ft were 1.7s and his terminals were all 100mph ish.

now, what can i do to improve on my times??

my car is a 2wd saff with greens, 2wd t3 (standard, apart from 360 thrust), -31, pro-alloy cooler, unknown chip, ramair filter, scorpion exhaust and blitz dual SBC boost controller. it has koni's and currently runs yoko a539's.
i also have the option of a straight through-side exit exhaust.


now some questions for you tuners and strip regulars

tuners:

a)would you use the side exit (it seems to spool really quickly with this on)
b)what is a safe boost level to peak at with greens?
c)what is a safe boost level to hold with greens?
d)worth considering nitrous?
e)any other simple mods going to give me much of a gain?

strip regulars:

a)slicks? good idea to get my 60ft times down? if so, what pressure would you run them at?
b)suspension, wouly you try to set it soft or hard?
c)launch techniques: any good ones? i tend to make the car tug on the handbrake to put it under a bit of load, drop it and go!

any help is appreciated, i can't loose this one!

cheers,
martin.