Installed new cam but not very good results
02-23-2009, 10:33 AM
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Installed new cam but not very good results Just installed new cam (230 /230 El Toro) but I did not have very good results at the track. I think I had a lot working against me tho. The DA at speedworld was about 2800 FT. SAT. It seemed everybody was off about 2 to 3 tenths.
The car only ran a 12.19 @112.4 W/ 1.72 60'.
I know the car is being held back with the exhaust. I will be getting a cut out and under drive pulley in the furture. I am sure this will help.
I put the car on the Dyno before I went to the track. Air / fuel was perfect. The car only put down 363 hp ( Bad DA and need cut out).
I dont plan on putting heads on the car ( budget). I do plan to restall the converter to 4000 stall when the tranny gets tune up.
Any other suggestions????
The car only ran a 12.19 @112.4 W/ 1.72 60'.
I know the car is being held back with the exhaust. I will be getting a cut out and under drive pulley in the furture. I am sure this will help.
I put the car on the Dyno before I went to the track. Air / fuel was perfect. The car only put down 363 hp ( Bad DA and need cut out).
I dont plan on putting heads on the car ( budget). I do plan to restall the converter to 4000 stall when the tranny gets tune up.
Any other suggestions????
02-23-2009, 03:47 PM
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Just installed new cam (230 /230 El Toro) but I did not have very good results at the track. I think I had a lot working against me tho. The DA at speedworld was about 2800 FT. SAT. It seemed everybody was off about 2 to 3 tenths.
The car only ran a 12.19 @112.4 W/ 1.72 60'.
I know the car is being held back with the exhaust. I will be getting a cut out and under drive pulley in the furture. I am sure this will help.
I put the car on the Dyno before I went to the track. Air / fuel was perfect. The car only put down 363 hp ( Bad DA and need cut out).
I dont plan on putting heads on the car ( budget). I do plan to restall the converter to 4000 stall when the tranny gets tune up.
Any other suggestions????
The car only ran a 12.19 @112.4 W/ 1.72 60'.
I know the car is being held back with the exhaust. I will be getting a cut out and under drive pulley in the furture. I am sure this will help.
I put the car on the Dyno before I went to the track. Air / fuel was perfect. The car only put down 363 hp ( Bad DA and need cut out).
I dont plan on putting heads on the car ( budget). I do plan to restall the converter to 4000 stall when the tranny gets tune up.
Any other suggestions????
Those are good numbers, I would not be upset.
02-23-2009, 05:53 PM
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I am not upset by the numbers. Just hoping for more for first time out. I only gained a tenth for my past best. But that was almost perfect running conditions that night (700ft DA in AZ is great).
I figure with a cut out and under drive pulley with same whether I might hit low 11.7s. Bump up to a 4000 stall and maybe 11.6s.
I was just wondering what others thought.
I figure with a cut out and under drive pulley with same whether I might hit low 11.7s. Bump up to a 4000 stall and maybe 11.6s.
I was just wondering what others thought.
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If he just slapped it on a dyno without any tuning software then the numbers are probably unlocked 363 unlocked is not bad at all for a mild/medium sized cam.
You would have been in the 385 range locked up. The flowmaster and XS Y pipe are holding you back quite a bit. A cutout would likely pick up 10-15RWHP.
Your mph isnt too bad but a 3600 conveter and 3.73 gears should be good for a 1.60-1.62 60ft at a bare minimum.
A 1.72 60ft is unacceptable for that converter/gear.... What tires do you run? Does that track not hook worth a damn?
Get the car out of the hole, add a cutout, and you should be good for mid 11s all day
You would have been in the 385 range locked up. The flowmaster and XS Y pipe are holding you back quite a bit. A cutout would likely pick up 10-15RWHP.
Your mph isnt too bad but a 3600 conveter and 3.73 gears should be good for a 1.60-1.62 60ft at a bare minimum.
A 1.72 60ft is unacceptable for that converter/gear.... What tires do you run? Does that track not hook worth a damn?
Get the car out of the hole, add a cutout, and you should be good for mid 11s all day
02-24-2009, 11:04 AM
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If he just slapped it on a dyno without any tuning software then the numbers are probably unlocked 363 unlocked is not bad at all for a mild/medium sized cam.
You would have been in the 385 range locked up. The flowmaster and XS Y pipe are holding you back quite a bit. A cutout would likely pick up 10-15RWHP.
Your mph isnt too bad but a 3600 conveter and 3.73 gears should be good for a 1.60-1.62 60ft at a bare minimum.
A 1.72 60ft is unacceptable for that converter/gear.... What tires do you run? Does that track not hook worth a damn?
Get the car out of the hole, add a cutout, and you should be good for mid 11s all day
You would have been in the 385 range locked up. The flowmaster and XS Y pipe are holding you back quite a bit. A cutout would likely pick up 10-15RWHP.
Your mph isnt too bad but a 3600 conveter and 3.73 gears should be good for a 1.60-1.62 60ft at a bare minimum.
A 1.72 60ft is unacceptable for that converter/gear.... What tires do you run? Does that track not hook worth a damn?
Get the car out of the hole, add a cutout, and you should be good for mid 11s all day
I know the flowmaster is hurting me ( previous owner) But why is the Y pipe hurting? ( I am not being a jerk. I just dont now?)
The 60ft was up a bit. Before cam I was doing 1.69 to 1.70 60s with MT ET Streets. I figured the bad DA of 2800ft. was part of that. I also did not come up on the converter as hard I normally(1800 to 2000 rpm) do because they normally dont prep as good as firebird.
02-24-2009, 05:32 PM
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Don't know much about that cam but you should have better bottom end then that. What rpm did you leave at? what tires and pressure are you running? I run at speedworld all the time so I know about the da up there
02-24-2009, 09:38 PM
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I ordered my cutout today. I will hit firebird on march 6. This will hopefully give me a better idea where I stand. I just hope we dont get a hot spell by then.
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I would like to see some low 1.6x 60's also but the track didn't seem to be holding it that day. Heck I was off by about .05 on my 60's and 2 tenths slower than I usually am. It was fairly warm, 80+degrees. I have the same combo except with a cutout and stock 3.23 gears. I dyno'd 383 through a locked converter and the cutout open. Mike is running 255/5016 MT ET Drag Radials.
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02-25-2009, 12:17 PM
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I was only coming up to about 1500 rpm. I was running 17 lbs on MT ET streets. A lot of the cars where spinning off the line. When I go to firebird I launch at 2000 rpm.
I ordered my cutout today. I will hit firebird on march 6. This will hopefully give me a better idea where I stand. I just hope we dont get a hot spell by then.
I ordered my cutout today. I will hit firebird on march 6. This will hopefully give me a better idea where I stand. I just hope we dont get a hot spell by then.
I'm thinking i might want to do this cam in my car, care to give me a ride some time?
02-25-2009, 03:20 PM
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