My First Two Runs at the Track with Denmah's Fairmont....
02-18-2013, 10:52 AM
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My First Two Runs at the Track with Denmah's Fairmont.... Took "Goldmember" out this weekend for some test and tune. I only made two passes as the track was packed, and I got warned after the first pass to slow it down or go home. I agreed, and then went faster. LOL.
First pass, right off the interstate was a 10.36 @ 134 with a 1.71. This was on wastegate alone, 13 psi.
Here it is inside:
And Out:
I was really impressed with that run and I was thinking 9's were available on my second pass. So, I put it on the boost controller for about 17 psi. I also decided I would try to build more boost with the anti-lag, so I leaned on it harder. Unfortunately, I tripped the beams and did not realize it, so I am not sure how much time I ate sitting there. I went 10.55 @ 136 with a 2.0. We packed it up and headed out for the day. Bummer as I think 9's were within my grasp. Next time!
In Car:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tsMW...ature=youtu.be
Out:
First pass, right off the interstate was a 10.36 @ 134 with a 1.71. This was on wastegate alone, 13 psi.
Here it is inside:
And Out:
I was really impressed with that run and I was thinking 9's were available on my second pass. So, I put it on the boost controller for about 17 psi. I also decided I would try to build more boost with the anti-lag, so I leaned on it harder. Unfortunately, I tripped the beams and did not realize it, so I am not sure how much time I ate sitting there. I went 10.55 @ 136 with a 2.0. We packed it up and headed out for the day. Bummer as I think 9's were within my grasp. Next time!
In Car:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tsMW...ature=youtu.be
Out:
Last edited by OldGold; 02-20-2013 at 10:01 AM.
02-18-2013, 10:58 AM
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Hell yeah man good times. Looks like your enjoying it. I cant wait to get my Fairmont to the track this year. Just waiting on the weather to get better here in Arkansas.
02-18-2013, 02:26 PM
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So, I have this friend who is a director. He mostly makes commercials and directs TV shows. He has "an awesome set of tools," LOL. He downloaded my 10.55 pass in-car into his editing software and went frame by frame. Aside from losing all of my rollout, I sat there dead with the beams tripped for 3 tenths. That 10.55 was a 9 second pass, blown because I rolled through the beams. Crap.
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02-18-2013, 03:47 PM
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That's why I like our home town track here in Arkansas they don't say nothing about safety stuff they just want your money when you come in the gate. Yeah its a dangerous track I thought I had junk till I started going there.Haha
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even if you trip the beams like someone else said. if they knew the rules they would remember the mph of when things are required. me and a friend got kicked out of a track for going 10.60s at 148 because of blowing the tires off for half the track
good passes
good passes
02-19-2013, 08:36 PM
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I didnt notice when we where there, but did you NT the car. Think alot of it had to do with the fact that everyone at the track was talking about what the car ran. lol
04-07-2020, 01:07 PM
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https://sites.google.com/site/sloppy...s/fairmont-2-0 This is the OP's car, Denmah built a bunch of them. They really are nothing special other than the motors and I guess that's what makes them so cool. Super affordable hotrodding with the same results as huge budgets at the time. You can see on there the 5 of these he built plus the trucks and everything else. He's like the messiah of junk yard hotrodding lol. Or the backyard mechanics national R&D department.
