Vetal

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First of all thanks to all members of this forum who helped me with the info, advises, pics of their projects and inspiration!
After 4 years of building (turbocharging and getting 4L80E in there) my TransAm is in good running state Go 200miles to the strip, race, and go back.
Best result, at 13psi, footbraking the car, was:
11.57@124mph
60': 1.88
1/8: 7.51@96mph
This was just old airfield, no glue. I run 12-bolt 3.73, relocating LCA brackets, Billstein shocks, WS6 springs. MT ET Drags 28x11.5 in the rear. 383ci with my own built turbo kit, with TC78. 3500 Circle-D converter.

Since this was basically my first time at the track with new setup I'm asking for opinions. How does it look? Is chassis "working"? I honestly expected better 60ft - I was racing my other car (Nissan 200SX 1.8L) and it got 60ft' of 1.72-1.75 on smaller tire. My best in TransAm was 1.83.
Unfortunately these were only 2 clips of my runs...
What can you tell from them?
Thanks! I know this was just first track day and I'll work out "bugs" with time, I think car should run at least 10.9x with TC78 turbo?

B18B1LS1

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You have the mph of a 10-second car, but it's way to lazy out of the hole. How much boost is it making off the line? A transbrake and 2-step would work wonders for you.

Vetal

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Hmm... Just checked. I had 6-7psi on the footbrake. Do you think I need more boost off the line? I was spinning like crazy already...

B18B1LS1

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Ahh ok, didn't think it was spinning, I thought it was bogging. I should have payed closer attention to that first video. Time for some more suspension!

heymoej

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first video,sounds like you were hitting the rev limiter.?.?

MillsMotorvation

I agree, you over rev, and your gear is most likely to short. You need a 3.55, hell maybe even a 3.08 thats what I run, but leaving at idle 2.20 60ft, my car mph 127. So my vote is suspention, and gear. Nice car!! Oh I run a cheap ebay turbo GT45.

Vetal

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Yepp the car was banging off the limiter in 1st and probably 2nd too. Gearchange set at 5500, rev limiter at 6200.
Still, do you think 3.73 gear is soooooo way too much? Hell I'm not leaving at 20 psi ) I would like to think gear is at least OK, but my 60ft suffer because of smth. else - either suspension or overall slowness when I start off the footbrake.
It looks to me like front end is not rising up much, and on the other hand rear raises a lot when I bring the revs up, is it how it should be?

nocooler

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No transfer - so it's not planting the tires.

Vetal

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I also left stock tranny tables so it shifted early into 2nd then back to 1st then 2nd then in a moment in 3rd already, also applied TC lock, crazy

coolmanvette75

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A bit off topic but how much clearancing did you have to do to fit those tires? I have the same exact ones I will be installing on friday. Any pics?

Vetal

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had to bang the inner fenders quite a bit. Also bend front lips of the rear bumper. And to get wheels perfectly centered in the wells I got my LCA's shortened few millimeters (cut and rewelded back near front bushing housing).
But back to topic What's wrong, what to try and what to test?

T6Rocket

Looks like you figured out some of the issue. If you have a 6200 rev limit, dont cut it off at 5500, let it eat!

I also agree with suspension work and 3.08 or other tall gears. That 4L80E has a low first gear.

Al

MillsMotorvation

Ok well you seem to know what you need, Good luck!

chasgiv3

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In watching the video I don't see much weight transfer at all to the rear tires. The rear end doesn't hunker down hardly at all and I don't see much lift from the front.

What shocks are you running? What are the settings on them? Are you still running a front sway bar?

Vetal

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Well 5500 is still too high because it still bangs into rev limiter!
Yes, suspension, but what exactly?
Hmm I don't know, I saw people put 4.xx gears in theirs and hook...

Vetal

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yepp, neither do I
I'm running Bilstein HD shocks and WS6 springs. Yes for front sway bar.
However I remember when I was N/A and had manual tranny (in 2008 I think), it lifted the nose pretty noticeable on launch, on 26" slicks

Vetal

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Few pics of 2008-2009 when it was non-turbo and M6 tranny. The nose was probably a bit lighter then, when it had no turbo or intercooler hanging there in front

chasgiv3

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I get much better travel with the front sway bar unlinked and to lesson the front end weight even removed. My front end is really heavy also so every little bit helps.

Vetal

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Looks like yours hooks "a little" better

heymoej

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i cant tell in the vids,do you have lighter rims & skinnies on the front?

how much air do you have in the ET Drags 28x11.5 on those runs?

pull the front sway bar off........