Mike Hoffpauir

I went to Hattiesburg Mississippi for some racing on Sunday.

My raceweight was around 3320-3330 I believe.
I ran full exhaust on the car and this is why it is heavier than on previous outings.

New mods include: Custom ram air setup, a bit higher shift points (around 6700, but I plan on trying 6800), and a new set of 26X10 ET Drags.

New Problems include: The ET Drags were improperly mounted by a local (reputable) Tire and Chassis shop. The bead on my right tire was off the lip of the rim by atleast 1.25". Secondly, the tires were slipping all over the rim <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> I watched them slip all over the rim for atleast the first 4 runs.

I made six passes at damn near 120 mph on these mis-mounted tires. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" />

Of 8 passes I ran the best 60' of the day when, in an effort to get the car to hook, I ran 3 times in 27 minutes.
On this third pass I ran a 1.53. The car remotely hooked. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />

Needless to say after noticing and fixing the tire the sixty foots still sucked. The car was simply spinning its way to high 1.5's. I Have some sorting out to do. Starting with remounting both tires and making sure they wont spin on the rim. And I think I'm going to add an SLP linelock too.

Passes include:
1.581
7.20@94.89
11.337@118.84

1.535
7.19@95.01
11.337@119.12 (3rd run in 27 minutes)

1.544 (fixed tire)
7.20@94.60
11.346@118.42

1.596
7.25@95.23
11.385@119.36 (New best mph in worse weather <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> )

1.608
7.27@95.28
11.403@119.27

GTS SS

Mike,
When you get the tires remounted have them glued to the rims.
I had mine glued to the rims and they havn't slipped at all.
Call Vic at Fishers Automotive and ask him what type of glue he used, or just have him mount and glue the tires for you.
Congrats on the new best mph in the heat!
Looks like that new ram-air mod works huh?

Gordon

95 Formula

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Good deal mike. I like your new setup..that was a good idea..hehehe..we were figuring out how we could do it to steves car using the fog light holes on the long ride home. They use the plug sealant to glue the tires..just have them spread it around the bead and it should work.

Congrats on the MPH

Tim98TA

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Hey Gordo, you been runnin lately? I haven't seen any times posted from you.

Tim

CHRISPY

Congrats!!
Scary about the slick though, you have ***** running it like that!
Cheers,
Chris

GeorgeC

Nice times, especially given the weather and your tire situation...

As far as gluing the tires to the wheels, that sounds all well and good, but how would you ever get them back off? I've never heard of anyone doing that before.

Traitor

Might want to try rim screws <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

GTS SS

George,
The tire mounting machine had no problems breaking the bead on my old set of ET Drags that I had glued.

Gordon

<small>[ August 06, 2002, 04:15 PM: Message edited by: GTS SS ]</small>

Sears

Congrats Mike, that is killer in this heat!

Justin

VINCE

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I like it.. Congrats..

NastySSoo

Nice!!! <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />

java

damn Mike, awesome MPH out of that auto ... up there with the M6's. I guess when I get down to a decent weight maybe I can get up to the low 120's and hold some honor for the M6's LOL

What is the ram air mod you did. E-mail me if you care to share <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

Tim, give it up .. you are just jealous haha

GeorgeC

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by GTS SS:
<strong>George,
The tire mounting machine had no problems breaking the bead on my old set of ET Drags that I had glued.

Gordon</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Did it leave a nasty mess on the wheel afterwards? If not, I guess that would be a pretty cool alternative to screwing the tire on the wheel.

...Wasn't trying to knock it or anything, just that I've never heard of it before. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

Mike Hoffpauir

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by java:
<strong>

What is the ram air mod you did.
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Whats up Steve! Here is my setup: https://ls1tech.com/ubb/ultimatebb.p...;f=24;t=002625

Thanks for the positive replies fellas <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

<small>[ August 06, 2002, 08:52 PM: Message edited by: Mike Hoffpauir ]</small>

Tim98TA

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by java:
<strong>I guess when I get down to a decent weight maybe I can get up to the low 120's and hold some honor for the M6's LOL</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">So I take it Jenny Craig should be getting a phone call soon huh? She will have her work cut out for her.
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by java:
<strong>Tim, give it up .. you are just jealous haha</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hey, I was dead serious. Really.

Tim

Mike Hoffpauir

What a gift to have tim-SLOW98TA troll the thread.
Keep your fun in ls1.com louisiana section eh tim?
BTW Where is your car? Whats it running in the heat? Is it even running? If so, Want to street race...Motor vs Motor for some $$ big daddy? We should atleast race for soem BBQ and Beer <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

<small>[ August 06, 2002, 09:40 PM: Message edited by: Mike Hoffpauir ]</small>

Candy

Great runs Mike!
The guy that weighed your car the other day said they need you to come back and give them more than a muffler shot. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />

GTS SS

George,
As far as a mess on the wheel I guess that depends on how careful the person was applying the glue to the bead.
If any glue did drip on the wheel it has to be cleaned off quickly or it will leave a mess and will be hard to get off once it dries.

Gordon

Futral

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Congrats mike on the the new best MPH. Glad to see the new mods and tuning helped. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

REALLY scary on the slicks <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />

StreetStalkerZ

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Those are some sick ETs for the heat mike! Your car is running awsome despite the weather conditions. I'm looking to set some new best 60fts. with the little vigilante along with a best ET this fall with the new setup as long as these ET Streets hook for me. What tire/gear combo are you running nowadays? I'm looking into a wider tire (26x9 Hoosier Drag) because the ET Streets are not hooking well without good track prep and my ETs are suffering from it.