Track Times
03-04-2009, 11:30 PM
#121
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those cars are completely unalike. the c5 vette could run a 11.27...just as fast as the 67 but would have lets say a 135+ mph. same et, how does that prove anything about relationship of 60'/et and mph? it doesnt. and thats comparing two different set ups. i dont see how that proved anything or refuted any point made by anyone yet
this is geting out of hand anyways, im goin to bed
this is geting out of hand anyways, im goin to bed
03-05-2009, 01:46 AM
#122
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I'm certainly no track expert but please explain this to me. Let's say a driver gets out of the hole horribly spinning 1st badly but hooks 2nd perfectly. He's now wasted a good portion of time but is now in a taller gear in the perfect powerband with more track left than he would have if 1st had hooked. I can't see how that scenario wouldn't net a higher trap and lower ET. Your thoughts?
Granted this is a different senario for cars that have autos with non factory or near factory converters(for those of us who dont seem to get this)
Last edited by Slo5oh; 03-05-2009 at 01:48 AM.
03-06-2009, 09:16 AM
#123
Track Times *UPDATED*
Ok so yesterday I was able to make 4 passes and what a huge difference the slicks made.
First pass I messed up a little, I was kinda freaked out by the difference that the slicks made and It felt a little different so I was more or less feeling it out, 14.051 @ 99
Second Pass is where it started to get good. I was shifting at 5300-5500 RPM launching at 3500 in first. 13.950 @ 100
Third Pass I was racing a buddy of mine, he has a notch with a 306, AFR 165's, Comp Cam, BBK Shorties, and a Edlebrock Performer RPM intake, 3.55 gears, Alum Driveshaft, 5 speed, Street Tires. This is where I ran my best pass, Launched at 3700 RPM, hammered through the gears, shifted at 5000-5200 RPM:
RT: .056
60': 1.819
330': 5.873
1/8: 8.989
MPH: 81.439
1000': 11.081
1/4: 13.297
MPH: 105
Then The last pass my buddy and I were racing again and I missed third and ended up with a 14.1.
All in all it was a good time, I had alot more fun this time than I did a week ago, I think this car has the potential for 12's with a little more tuning, I am going to get a Tweecer RT This week and start doing a little logging and watching the A/F to get it set perfect. I am venturing to say I can see a 12.9 out of this car.
Mods I will do before the end of march:
Tube K-Member With Tube Control arms and spring perches
Drag Lowering Springs
Tweecer RT
Rebuild front end suspension of vehicle, new bushings, etc.
Ohh and I NEVER lost a race, Ran a 94 gt, my friends 05 Tiburon Tuscani, and my buddies notch.
First pass I messed up a little, I was kinda freaked out by the difference that the slicks made and It felt a little different so I was more or less feeling it out, 14.051 @ 99
Second Pass is where it started to get good. I was shifting at 5300-5500 RPM launching at 3500 in first. 13.950 @ 100
Third Pass I was racing a buddy of mine, he has a notch with a 306, AFR 165's, Comp Cam, BBK Shorties, and a Edlebrock Performer RPM intake, 3.55 gears, Alum Driveshaft, 5 speed, Street Tires. This is where I ran my best pass, Launched at 3700 RPM, hammered through the gears, shifted at 5000-5200 RPM:
RT: .056
60': 1.819
330': 5.873
1/8: 8.989
MPH: 81.439
1000': 11.081
1/4: 13.297
MPH: 105
Then The last pass my buddy and I were racing again and I missed third and ended up with a 14.1.
All in all it was a good time, I had alot more fun this time than I did a week ago, I think this car has the potential for 12's with a little more tuning, I am going to get a Tweecer RT This week and start doing a little logging and watching the A/F to get it set perfect. I am venturing to say I can see a 12.9 out of this car.
Mods I will do before the end of march:
Tube K-Member With Tube Control arms and spring perches
Drag Lowering Springs
Tweecer RT
Rebuild front end suspension of vehicle, new bushings, etc.
Ohh and I NEVER lost a race, Ran a 94 gt, my friends 05 Tiburon Tuscani, and my buddies notch.
good job
03-06-2009, 03:05 PM
#129
Photos are taken on the weekends only and I work 7 days a week so I cant get out there on sat and sun. The Site is http://www.carolinadragway.com if you would like to check it out. I was running the slicks at 20 psi to start and bled them down to 15psi. I cant believe it was hooking at those high rpm launches. I need to practice the launches i think because three of the 4 passes the motor bogged when I dumped the clutch, so i think that with a little trial and error, I can get it to rocket out of the hole.
The downside to the whole event is that I will need a new water pump after last night. which bothers me because of all the work i just put into this motor. When I rebuilt it completely a year ago I put a new pump on it, I drove it here and there over the course of a year and put 500 miles on it, then i pulled it out again to put the heads, cam, roller rockers, etc in. When I had everything apart and was cleaning everything, I pulled the back plate off the water pump and destroyed the gasket that goes between the water pump and the plate. I had the gasket that goes between the plate and the timing cover so I decided that I would just silicone the plate back to the pump, well now its pissing out a little bit of coolant when it gets pressure in there. Its just one of those things you have to deal with when doing an engine I guess.
The downside to the whole event is that I will need a new water pump after last night. which bothers me because of all the work i just put into this motor. When I rebuilt it completely a year ago I put a new pump on it, I drove it here and there over the course of a year and put 500 miles on it, then i pulled it out again to put the heads, cam, roller rockers, etc in. When I had everything apart and was cleaning everything, I pulled the back plate off the water pump and destroyed the gasket that goes between the water pump and the plate. I had the gasket that goes between the plate and the timing cover so I decided that I would just silicone the plate back to the pump, well now its pissing out a little bit of coolant when it gets pressure in there. Its just one of those things you have to deal with when doing an engine I guess.
