New best at the track......AGAIN!!!!
03-18-2001, 08:35 PM
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Not DAVEB the parts guy
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Join Date: Aug 2000
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The weather was pretty good (50s, slight wind, sunny) so I decided to head to the track. Unfortunately everyone and their uncle decided to go to the track too 
My first run was pretty decent, I got a good bit of wheelspin and left it in 3rd gear. I ran a 14.82@93mph with a 2.29 60 foot. What was cool was that I took out a nice looking early 90s 5.0 coupe that frequents the dyno shop I go to (he ran a 14.9@94mph). I decide to let my car cool off for about 30 minutes. I hop back into a very long line and end up sitting there for about 1 hour waiting for track cleaning, motorcycles, junior dragsters, and Pro-Mod runs. By now my motor is pretty hot. I stage and decide to wind up to about 3800rpms and launch. I got some pretty bad wheelspin and wheelhop. I was pissed and thought for sure the spin and hop ruined my run. This time I banged 4th at 5900rpms just to experiment. I pull up to the timeslip shack and I look at the timeslip:
14.73@93.80mph with a 2.25 60 foot!!!
I about crapped my pants. I thought for sure my launch killed my run. I think shifting to 4th actually helped me out. After seeing my timeslip I called it a day. I accomplished what I wanted to do (improve by a .1)
Just for fun I corrected my et to sea level and comes out to be a 14.51@95mph.
My mods are listed below. My next performance mod will be a set of Nitto drags.
Dave
My first run was pretty decent, I got a good bit of wheelspin and left it in 3rd gear. I ran a 14.82@93mph with a 2.29 60 foot. What was cool was that I took out a nice looking early 90s 5.0 coupe that frequents the dyno shop I go to (he ran a 14.9@94mph). I decide to let my car cool off for about 30 minutes. I hop back into a very long line and end up sitting there for about 1 hour waiting for track cleaning, motorcycles, junior dragsters, and Pro-Mod runs. By now my motor is pretty hot. I stage and decide to wind up to about 3800rpms and launch. I got some pretty bad wheelspin and wheelhop. I was pissed and thought for sure the spin and hop ruined my run. This time I banged 4th at 5900rpms just to experiment. I pull up to the timeslip shack and I look at the timeslip:14.73@93.80mph with a 2.25 60 foot!!!
I about crapped my pants. I thought for sure my launch killed my run. I think shifting to 4th actually helped me out. After seeing my timeslip I called it a day. I accomplished what I wanted to do (improve by a .1)
Just for fun I corrected my et to sea level and comes out to be a 14.51@95mph.
My mods are listed below. My next performance mod will be a set of Nitto drags.
Dave
