New best in 2820 Feet Density Altitude!!!

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Old 06-09-2005, 07:52 AM
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Default New best in 2820 Feet Density Altitude!!!

Had a fun night at the track last night. Met up with Andre at TMP.

Weather was absolute ***** but the track was well prepped

Track elevation: 700 feet
temp: 84.2
dew point: 66.2
baro: 29.86
Density Altitude: 2820

I ran a new best on street tires (actually tied my old 1/4 mile ET best from St. Thomas but the sixty, 330, and 1/8th ET was all better.

sixty: 1.91
330: cant remember
1/8th: 8.17
1/8th mph: 86.6
1/4 12.69
mph: 109.49

AT 2800 FEET DA!!

Corrected it comes out to approx 12.2X@112mph

I CAN'T WAIT FOR COOL FALL AIR!!!

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Old 06-09-2005, 07:56 AM
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I feel for ya. My SS ran 12.04 at 7800 DA last night, surging badly.
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Thanks man

7800 feet DA?! That's rough man...

Although the way I look at it, its better to race in shitty air than not at all
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Must be nice to be fast
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Our track is at 1200' and the DA is usually in the 3000' - 4000' range all summer. We think it is great when early fall comes and the DA is around 2000'
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haha that isnt good!

Normally we are 1000-2000 feet DA depending on the day of course.

I am just happy I ran a new best in 2820 feet. We sometimes get 0-600 DA days here so the car should really scoot on one of those good weather days

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Originally Posted by CHRISPY
Although the way I look at it, its better to race in shitty air than not at all
Amen Brother!!!!!!!!

Sweet, your having fun in your vette. have a great one.

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very nice times for such a mild street combo. funny what some consider "street setup" and others dont.

our track is 50 feet above sea level and are fighting 2000ft of DA right now and getting worse throughout the summer
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Can't get much more street than mine

160 stat
Halltech air intake
3000 stall
2.73 gears
TPIS headers
Stock Z06 catback
Trans/fan tuning (no dyno tuning)
Run on stock Goodyear runflats at 35psi
Bone stock 99 LS1 motor

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Nice run.




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