Another night of racing in Thunder Trim- 11.38 Cam Only, Nitto's, 3500 lbs
10-18-2002, 11:31 PM
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Another night of racing in Thunder Trim- 11.38 Cam Only, Nitto's, 3500 lbs I went to State Capital Dragway tonight to try and dial in my setup for the upcoming Thunder shootout on Nov 2.
The car had a raceweight very close to 3500 pounds (within 20 pounds for sure), drag radials, and open borla exhaust. Allan@FMS bumped up my shift points earlier in the week and everything seems good now.
Running against my sister I ran a new Drag Radial best:
1.568 11.381@118.23
The second best pass of the night was:
1.61 (spun at the top of 1st) 11.44@118.34
I'm happy to say the least. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
118 mph at 3500 pounds proves the power my setup is making, and it also proves to me that I dont have to gut the car to run killer times <img border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" title="" src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" />
<small>[ October 19, 2002, 02:04 AM: Message edited by: Mike Hoffpauir ]</small>
The car had a raceweight very close to 3500 pounds (within 20 pounds for sure), drag radials, and open borla exhaust. Allan@FMS bumped up my shift points earlier in the week and everything seems good now.
Running against my sister I ran a new Drag Radial best:
1.568 11.381@118.23
The second best pass of the night was:
1.61 (spun at the top of 1st) 11.44@118.34
I'm happy to say the least. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
118 mph at 3500 pounds proves the power my setup is making, and it also proves to me that I dont have to gut the car to run killer times <img border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" title="" src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" />
<small>[ October 19, 2002, 02:04 AM: Message edited by: Mike Hoffpauir ]</small>
10-18-2002, 11:44 PM
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Re: Another night of racing in Thunder Trim- 11.38 Cam Only, Nitto's, 3500 lbs Damn good times on DRs and your raceweight Mike!! You are going to be tough to beat at the Shootout.
How did Jessica do?
How did Jessica do?
10-18-2002, 11:52 PM
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Re: Another night of racing in Thunder Trim- 11.38 Cam Only, Nitto's, 3500 lbs Congrats M,just think how good its gonna run once out of Thunder Race mode -10sec camshaft ONLY A4 <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />
Nice 60' on DR's <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
Nice 60' on DR's <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
10-18-2002, 11:58 PM
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Re: Another night of racing in Thunder Trim- 11.38 Cam Only, Nitto's, 3500 lbs Sweet M!
Congrats! <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
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Congrats! <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
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10-19-2002, 02:06 AM
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Re: Another night of racing in Thunder Trim- 11.38 Cam Only, Nitto's, 3500 lbs Thanks Guys.
Jason, Jessica ran an 11.2x@120 or 121 on the pass against me. Of course the printer was messed up so we got single hand written slips instead of printed ones. When I left she was in the semi finals of Bracket Racing.
Jason, Jessica ran an 11.2x@120 or 121 on the pass against me. Of course the printer was messed up so we got single hand written slips instead of printed ones. When I left she was in the semi finals of Bracket Racing.
10-19-2002, 04:25 AM
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Re: Another night of racing in Thunder Trim- 11.38 Cam Only, Nitto's, 3500 lbs Congrats.You have your car dialed in great.10s on cam only for sure.
How do you like the 4:10s? I need a carrier and a gear swap and would like your opinion.
I lost your e-mail addy or I would have sent you some gear ration Qs.TIA
How do you like the 4:10s? I need a carrier and a gear swap and would like your opinion.
I lost your e-mail addy or I would have sent you some gear ration Qs.TIA
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Re: Another night of racing in Thunder Trim- 11.38 Cam Only, Nitto's, 3500 lbs damn <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> killer times man!! You're my idle on the cam only list <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" />
i need to get the shift points figured out.. i may actaully have been shifting to high last night
congrats and good luck
i need to get the shift points figured out.. i may actaully have been shifting to high last night
congrats and good luck
10-19-2002, 08:34 AM
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Re: Another night of racing in Thunder Trim- 11.38 Cam Only, Nitto's, 3500 lbs That is so cool, congrats!! You cant ask for much better than that with the added weight and nittos... I think 10's cam only will be yours.
10-19-2002, 09:08 AM
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Re: Another night of racing in Thunder Trim- 11.38 Cam Only, Nitto's, 3500 lbs way to go mike. Thats just kick ***. Gonna be fun watching you kick butt at the event.
you got beat by your sister? ouch <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
you got beat by your sister? ouch <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" />
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Re: Another night of racing in Thunder Trim- 11.38 Cam Only, Nitto's, 3500 lbs Congrats Mike on the runs ..Like Tim said your car is going to be hard to beat at the shootout..If you don't mind me asking how much air were you running in your BFG's..I'm running the same tire now (275-50-15) and I'm not going to get a chance to run before the shootout so I need to get a starting point once I get there on the 2nd...
Congrats again..
Congrats again..
10-19-2002, 01:05 PM
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Re: Another night of racing in Thunder Trim- 11.38 Cam Only, Nitto's, 3500 lbs Congrats Mike, Your family just has that nack for fast cars and good racing <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" /> I can't wait to see how you do at the Shootout! <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
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Re: Another night of racing in Thunder Trim- 11.38 Cam Only, Nitto's, 3500 lbs Thanks for the kind words <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
jfm, I think you should go with 3.73's or 4.10's for your new combo. I'm happy with my 4.10's by all means.
Tim Legross, I'm running nitto 275/60 15. I have no experience with BFG's. None the less, I had 17 psi in them on the 1.56 60 foot pass. When I dropped the pressure to 14 psi last night the car spun at the top of 1st gear. I'm not sure about your BFG's, but I am finding less pressure isnt necessarily the key (on my car with my setup).
jfm, I think you should go with 3.73's or 4.10's for your new combo. I'm happy with my 4.10's by all means.
Tim Legross, I'm running nitto 275/60 15. I have no experience with BFG's. None the less, I had 17 psi in them on the 1.56 60 foot pass. When I dropped the pressure to 14 psi last night the car spun at the top of 1st gear. I'm not sure about your BFG's, but I am finding less pressure isnt necessarily the key (on my car with my setup).
