Good night at the track last night! Video inside...
04-24-2003, 04:49 PM
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Good night at the track last night! Video inside... I had a blast last night! I found a little problem with a rocker arm, and wanted to see if the car would pick up a tad from what it's been running so far this spring...
I managed to click off three 10.09 passes @ ~132mph in a row, and I think I've got all the chassis bugs worked out of the car for now. The DA calculates to around +600ft. last night, which isn't too bad for springtime in Florida.
The new tires (29.5x10.5 ET Drags) don't seem to like as much pressure as my old 28x10.5's did. I seem to have found the best results @ ~12psi or so, rather than the 15psi I used to run.
Anyway, I have one video from last night up on my website under the "Multimedia" section, or you can just click this link to go directly to the video (~1mb file).
I managed to click off three 10.09 passes @ ~132mph in a row, and I think I've got all the chassis bugs worked out of the car for now. The DA calculates to around +600ft. last night, which isn't too bad for springtime in Florida.
The new tires (29.5x10.5 ET Drags) don't seem to like as much pressure as my old 28x10.5's did. I seem to have found the best results @ ~12psi or so, rather than the 15psi I used to run.
Anyway, I have one video from last night up on my website under the "Multimedia" section, or you can just click this link to go directly to the video (~1mb file).
04-24-2003, 05:01 PM
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Re: Good night at the track last night! Video inside... Nice video George. That wheelie is just about perfect. You need to go back to the glide to carry the wheelie a little further.
I wonder if the car liking lower air pressure is due to lowering the tire height.
I wonder if the car liking lower air pressure is due to lowering the tire height.
04-24-2003, 08:36 PM
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Re: Good night at the track last night! Video inside... <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[worship]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" /> .. SWEET video George! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
Nice times considering the weather. Looks like the rebuild is doing good, other than the diaper. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" />
Nice times considering the weather. Looks like the rebuild is doing good, other than the diaper. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" />
04-24-2003, 08:41 PM
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Re: Good night at the track last night! Video inside... </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Jason99T/A:
<strong>Nice times considering the weather. Looks like the rebuild is doing good, other than the diaper. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yep, the ARE powerplant refuses to miss a beat, even with a cracked block!
Once everything is absolutely 100%, I may lean on it a little harder. I still think there is some untapped potential in a few places here and there... <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />
Dug: The new tires are bigger (29.9" tall)... Usually a bigger tire requires less pressure, which is what I'm finding in this case...
<strong>Nice times considering the weather. Looks like the rebuild is doing good, other than the diaper. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_images/icons/tongue.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yep, the ARE powerplant refuses to miss a beat, even with a cracked block!
Once everything is absolutely 100%, I may lean on it a little harder. I still think there is some untapped potential in a few places here and there... <img border="0" alt="[evil]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_devil.gif" />
Dug: The new tires are bigger (29.9" tall)... Usually a bigger tire requires less pressure, which is what I'm finding in this case...
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Re: Good night at the track last night! Video inside... Nice launch , Nice pass , nice angle , and finally nice car...... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
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Re: Good night at the track last night! Video inside... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" /> awesome <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="gr_eek2.gif" />
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Re: Good night at the track last night! Video inside...
Are you still running the factory PCM? Who did your tunning?
04-27-2003, 07:02 AM
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Re: Good night at the track last night! Video inside... Congrats George, FAST FAST car you have there. You better hope I don't get LS1 edit George. I'll be calling you all the time for advice lol. Looks like you did a fine job tuning you own PCM. Good luck,
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04-27-2003, 02:16 PM
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Re: Good night at the track last night! Video inside... Nice runs! Going to do anything to speed it up? 
Tom: Hows it going? When does that new setup go in? I can't wait to hear about it.
Tom: Hows it going? When does that new setup go in? I can't wait to hear about it.
04-27-2003, 02:50 PM
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Re: Good night at the track last night! Video inside... Terry, I don't know that I'll really try to pick it up any more right now, as tracks around here are pretty strict, and I don't have the safety stuff for 9's (chassis cert, license, etc...)
JS12: I went to the 29.5 (measures 29.9") to try and help traction, and effectively take away some gear to get my finish line RPM down a little (both goals were accomplished).
JS12: I went to the 29.5 (measures 29.9") to try and help traction, and effectively take away some gear to get my finish line RPM down a little (both goals were accomplished).
04-27-2003, 02:52 PM
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Re: Good night at the track last night! Video inside...
Looks good!!!! Can't wait to see what you do with a good engine.
I don't think it'll run any better from fixing the oil leak...
